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To be perfectly honest, I’d never heard of AXWY until I received an email notification that their debut album has now been officially released. You can get it on iTunes or preview it on their Myspace page. They’ve even got a video for “Loving A Ghost.”

The duo splits their residence between Nashville and LA, a fact that is reflected in the music as I’ve yet to encounter a local band making electronic pop music in this vein. It’s well produced, laid back, atmospheric but is still grounded in pop music essentials. Give it a listen and form your own opinions.. maybe they’ll play a Nashville show sometime.

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As promised, the mighty Superdrag are back and have a brand new album for your eardrums. The long-awaited Industry Giants (Superdrag Sound Laboratories/Thirty Tigers) hits shelves on March 17 and John, Tom, Brandon & Don have lotsa goodies for us surrounding its release.

First of, WOTT is proud to offer you an exclusive track from the record. Slow to Anger is an amped-up punk rock anthem that should whet your appetite for what’s to come. Download, turn it up and play it on repeat. Enjoy …and you’re welcome!

On the live front, John Davis and WHIP! (Tom Pappas‘ new rock outfit) will be joining forces to rock The Rutledge on Friday, February 13. Word on the street is that if you show up in a Jason Voorhees-style hockey mask, you’ll receive a free John Davis T-shirt of your choice. I wonder if he’ll honor that Freddy Krueger sweater I have in the back of my closet?

Fast-forward one month and one day, and get ready for the first Superdrag show in these parts since their excellent set at Next Big Nashville back in September. It all goes down Saturday, March 14 at Exit-In, along with Mic Harrison & The High Score. In late March & April they’ll be hitting the road again, heading out to SXSW and then up and down the east coast. Let’s be sure to give them a proper send-off.

Finally, be sure to check out both Lake Fever Sessions & Daytrotter in late March and early April for some killer live jams from Tennessee’s finest.

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Hot on the heels of the news that Denis Deck is cordially parting ways with How I Became the Bomb, the band unveils their latest video and usurps any nay saying that they’re going anywhere. This time around it’s for “Mothership” – the second track from the recently released free digital EP Foremost Sentinel. The video was directed by Travis Nicholson, animated by Pete Mitchell and shot by Blake McClure. While I’m not entirely clear on what the storyline is to the whole thing I must admit I was entertained the entire time. Watch it in the embed above or go comment on it here.

The equation is simple; take one part Mike Sheperd (from Apollo Up!), add in a bunch of Noise and you get Taihen Ziko. The project may have been laying around dormant for a few years but it wasn’t until recently that eight albums worth of material was uploaded over at Amie Street for free download.

My knowledge of noise music is sparse to say the very least so hopefully someone a bit more learned can weigh in on how and where this music fits into the general archetype of said genre. Regardless, if you like noise music (or just like keeping tabs on Mike Sheperd) you should be set for awhile.

• Brinx Lullaby
• Sixty Seconds
• (Dr Regison Sez) Fuck The Music City Mix Factory
• The Filthy Rich
• Untitled
• Remainders
• Sevin
• Lambcannon