Bowerbirds 2007 album Hymns For A Dark Horse, was unanimously applauded by forward listening music audiences everywhere. “In Our Talons” – one of the many standout tracks on their debut album – throws mediocrity out the window as the South Carolina trio experiments with their folk-inspired sound.

“In Our Talons“ (play/download mp3)

Checkout: the Bowerbirds’ official site

Brooklyn by way of Boston, Bishop Allen is a quartet named after the street in Cambridge MA where the two founding members, Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, started writing songs. And like any hip young band on the East Coast, they relocated to Brooklyn. “Dimmer” is the opening track on 2009′s album Grrr…, and is everything indie rock represents: sweat lyrics, soft acoustics, and hipster accessible.

“Dimmer“ (play/download mp3)

Visit BA’s website to see what comes next.

Brooklyn’s Infernal Overdrive sound as if they were raised on a steady diet of Grand Funk Railroad. Their timing couldn’t be better with Van Halen recently touring and releasing and a new album, the public’s ears are tuned back into the 70′s rock channel. “Duel” is a rambunctious tune with big drums and plenty of power chords – so turn it up!

Infernal Overdrive
“Duel” (download mp3)
from “Last Rays of the Dying Sun”
(Small Stone Records)
“Duel“ (play)


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In the April 2012 issue of PC Pro – one of the UK’s leading computer magazines – Livedrive came out on top in their cloud storage lab test, winning the “A-List” award.

As Livedrive resellers, we are pleased that in an increasingly crowded market for online backup solutions, Livedrive continues to stand out for its powerful features and ease of use. You can learn more about this and other awards Livedrive has won, at the official Livedrive blog.

Elephant Backup sells Livedrive Unlimited Backup accounts at a considerable discount – just $36.00 a year, or $3.99 a month. These prices wont last forever, but, if you purchase an account now you will lock in that current price, for the life of your account. Pretty sweet deal. Ordering is easy, setup is fast. To get started, hop on over to our Deals page and we’ll get you set up.

And if you have any questions for us, as Livedrive users and resellers, feel free to drop us a line.

Maybe it’s all this beautiful weather that we’ve been having in the Bay Area, but I feel like laying in the park and watching the birds and bees dance. “Summer’s Shown” is the perfect track to accompany me on my daydream. With just enough late-60′s melodies, wrapped around blissed-out harmonies, Liftoff’s “Summer’s Shown” may be accompanying you on all of your summer adventures, or at least the ones detected to peace and love.

Liftoff
“Summer’s Shown” (download mp3)
from “Sunday Morning Airplay”
(Fort Knox Recordings)
“Summer’s Shown“ (play)
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Hello fellow Elephant Backup / Livedrive users,

We have exciting news today, there’s a new version of the Livedrive software available now, with some significant improvements:

• Faster syncing of files.
• Lower memory and CPU usage.
• Backup files with exceptionally long paths.
• Improved restore software, which supports long paths, and deals with network failures more efficiently.
• A number of background performance and stability improvements.

You can read more about Livedrive version 1.7.0, and download the software at Livedrive’s blog.

This update is good whether you are a free 11GB account user, or have a paid Unlimited Backup account.

For our free 11GB users – please also note you can still upgrade to unlimited storage for just $36 a year,
or $3.99 a month with the first month free. You can purchase the upgrade here.

Not sure what you can do with a Livedrive Unlimited Backup account?
Check out this diagram and blog post from our tech guru, Lou.

Enjoy the music at funfunfunmedia.com and mp34u.fm.

And please forward our great backup deals and music pages to your friends!

Rio de Janeiro’s instrumental band, Paraphernália play a refreshing blend of diverse musical genres. “22 De Setembro” is a groovy number that swings between jazz, funk, cumbia and ska. If The Uptones were from Brazil I think they would sound like Paraphernália.

Paraphernália
“22 De Setembro” (download mp3)
from “Ritmo Explosivo”
(Pimba)
“22 De Setembro” (play)


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OK Go always seem to come up with the catchiest hooks that accentuate their longing-pop melodies and noisy-guitar tones, all placed over a steady rockin’ beat. The energetic chorus of “Here Comes the Fire” stays in your head long after the song’s final over-charged note. In other words: The perfect pop song.

OK Go
“Here Comes the Fire” (download mp3)
from “adidas / MLS Represent – Rock The Pitch”
(Adidas/MLS)
“Here Comes the Fire“ (play)
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Formed in 1985, The Wedding Present have had a tumultuous ride on the music roller-coaster. From success with their DIY-self-releases, to “selling-out” to BMI in the late 80s, The Wedding Present is still here kicking out radio-ready pop, spiked with post UK punk attitude.

The Wedding Present
“You Jane” (download mp3)
from “IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2012″
(ioda)
“You Jane“ (play)
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Horn driven, bass heavy, Jamaican dub. Abassi All Stars are a collective of German reggae roots and dub practitioners. Abassi, keeping the heavy sounds of instrumental dub alive!

“Heavy Load“ (play/download mp3)

Visit Abassi All Stars’ label to hear more!