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Current Priorities: February 10-24, 2009

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252631 72 Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 Easy Star All-Stars
“With a Little Help from My Friends”
Easy Star Records
Reggae : Dub
UPC: 657481300213
Territories: World
The first single from the upcoming release EASY STAR’S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND. This album is a complete reggae re-invention of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album, following the Easy Star All-Stars’ celebrated DUB SIDE OF THE MOON and RADIODREAD releases. This single includes a non-album b-side dub version.

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254096 72 Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 Beirut
“March of the Zapotec & Holland”
Pompeii
Indie : Folk
UPC: 8235664887722/ 600197220122
Territories: World
Zack Condon returns with not a single, but rather double dose of EP goodness for your listening pleasure! Entitled March of the Zapotec, the first EP consists of songs written by Beirut and recorded in Mexico with the help of Oaxacan march masters, The Jimenez Band. The second EP, Holland, showcases Zach’s latest bedroom-style recordings under his former moniker Realpeople.

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247532 72 Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 Faunts
“Feel. Love. Thinking. Of.”
Friendly Fire Recordings
Electronic : Indie
UPC: 844185024792
Territories: World
With its effervescent guitars, mathematic loops and synthesizers, surging drums, and seemingly nomadic bass lines, Feel.Love.Thinking.Of., the second full-length from Canadian up-and-comers Faunts, is both more ambitious in its conception and more focused in its execution than anything the band has done before.

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251414 72 Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 The Bran Flakes
“I Have Hands”
Illegal Art
Electronic : Indie
UPC: 751937345121
Territories: World ex-EU
Six years since their last full release, Otis Fodder and Mildred Pitt return with the thrillingly fun I Have Hands on Illegal Art. Formed in 1992, The Bran Flakes have already put out 7 releases of zany mashups and poppy audio collages that are more likely to cop a riff from Evel Knievel than anything on the current radio dial.

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253019 72 Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 Gentleman Reg
“Jet Black”
Arts & Crafts
Indie : Pop
UPC: 827590400023
Territories: World
Gentleman Reg’s latest work, Jet Black, features Bryan Webb of Constantines, Elizabeth Powell of Land of Talk, Katie Sketch of The Organ. “Sincere and memorable, the melodies and lyrics make this a front runner for most exciting record of the year.” – Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara)

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iodasxsw albumart small Current Priorities: February 10 24, 2009 Various Artists
“IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2009”
IODA
UPC: 844185034005
Territories: World
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IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel

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247532 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelFaunts
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.” (mp3)
from “Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)

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250549 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelMichna
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Triple Chrome Dipped” (mp3)
from “Ghostly Swim”
(Ghostly International)

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250585 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelWillie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Hesitation Blues” (mp3)
from “Willie And The Wheel”
(Bismeaux Records)

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247413 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelThe Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Young Adult Friction” (mp3)
from “The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart”
(Slumberland)

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254916 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelThe Monks
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Monk Time” (mp3)
from “Black Monk Time”
(Light In The Attic)

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250196 72 IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the WheelThe Hylozoists
download icon IODAcast 51: Featuring Faunts, Michna, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel “Bras d’Or Lakes” (mp3)
from “L’Ile De Sept Villes”
(Outside Music)

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2009 Grammy Winners Distributed by IODA

Congratulations to all the winners!!

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand [Rounder]

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read the Letter” [Rounder]

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman” [Rounder]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Killing the Blues” [Rounder]

Best Pop Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All The Way [Rounder]

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand [Rounder]

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John and the Lower 911, City that Care Forgot [429 Records]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Randy Brecker, Randy in Brazil [MAMA]

Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger, Bring Me Home [Appleseed]

Best Native American Music Album: Various Artists, Come to Me Great Mystery [Silverwave]

Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Bill Harley, Yes to Running! [Round River Records]

Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost [CSO Resound]

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Traditions and Transformations- Sounds of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]

Best Orchestral Performance: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Traditions and Transformations- Sounds of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]

Best Chamber Music Performance: Pacifica Quartet, Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 [Naxos]

Best Classical Vocal Performance: JoAnn Falletta, Corgliano, J.: Mr. Tambourine Man / 3 Hallucinations [Naxos]

Best Classical Contemporary Composition: JoAnn Falletta, Corgliano, J.: Mr. Tambourine Man / 3 Hallucinations [Naxos]

View all winners here.

Plant and Krauss take home 5 Grammys including Album of the Year

plant and krauss Plant and Krauss take home 5 Grammys including Album of the Year

Photo: Macon/AFP/Getty

The duo, along with the production talents of T. Bone Burnett, raked in 5 statues including, Album of the Year for Raising Sand, Record of the Year for “Please Read The Letter”, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Rich Woman”, Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Killing the Blues”, and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. Congratulations!

194800 72 Plant and Krauss take home 5 Grammys including Album of the YearArtist: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Title: Raising Sand
Label: Rounder
Release Date: 10.23.07
UPC: 011661907522
Genres: Rock : Pop
Territories: North America

Just Encoded: Filastine – Dirty Bomb

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253099 72 Just Encoded: Filastine   Dirty BombArtist: Filastine
Title: Dirty Bomb
Label: Jarring Effects/ Post World Industries
Release Date: 2.1.09 / 2.17.09
UPC: 3700426907163 / 811063010499
Genres: Electronic : World
Territories: World

By: Michael Madavi

Filastine’s new album, Dirty Bomb is a gritty combination of urban rhythm with the sounds of modern conflict. The album’s title says it all: thick, tribal hip-hop beats provide a soundtrack to the chaos of a battlefield in any part of the world. Grey Filastine, the mastermind behind the project, is no stranger to the ways of industrial and urban thunder; his previous work in ¡Tchkung! was notorious for its use of indigenous instruments blended with multiple drummers that spawned  unique and powerful live shows that occasionally ended in police raids, riots (particularly Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival in 1994,[1]) and impromptu street parades. His new work is not inapplicable to the same conditions of dissent, but it could just as easily fuel the anger of a powerful rebellion and bang in an intense warehouse show. Utilizing political sound clips and featuring very talented MC’s from all over world (Rabah, Wire MC), Filastine  has created a fantastic album that is sure to please anyone looking for something to inspire or bang. The live show is sure to please: catch Filastine on his US tour beginning in March 14.

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