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What's HOT on SWELL Radio_June 5th, 2014

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Child presents solution to environmental crisis - cash savings!

Plus, an in depth report to the world's most sensational news story. 

Bugle 265 - Cup 'em and Cough

There's gold at the bottom of the ocean and a mountain for sale. Let's team up.

Bugle 268 BrokeSadleBack Mountain

Don't tell Vladimir Putin what you think of him, it could be a £40 fine. Plus, why are Brazilian football fans scared?

Bugle 269 - Fiddlesticks to Russia

Some stuff that happened in May, before this May (but since 2007).

The Bugle - Maychive II

Farage and Le Pen lead the charge to bring Europe back to the good old days, assuming bloody and broken is considered good.  Plus, wasp news, and the outcome of the Zaltzman v Oliver Pool Championships

Bugle 270 - Fruitcakes and Loonies

Tim Cavanagh celebrates the NBA finals with a new song, and a few NBA classics.

I Hate the Heat by Tim Cavanagh

Andy and John discuss the unexpected retirements of a batch of royal monarchs, and why THE QUEEN won't be following

Bugle 271 - Abdicupdate

The news is: There is no news! WORLD CUP!

Bugle 272 - WORLD CUP!

Andy presents Andy and John presenting Political Animal

The Bugle - Summer Break #1

Andy presents more highlights from Political Animal

The Bugle - Summer Break #2

Nish Kumar joins Andy this time to discuss Britain post-Brexit, the refugee crisis and the Chicago Cubs

Bugle 4002 - Where's My Knighthood?

Andy is joined by Wyatt Cenac to discuss the final days of the US elections - what would Trump do in his 1st 100 days, and why is Hilary 'an' Antichrist? Plus, sleep news.

Bugle 4003 - Vote Rochelle

Hello Buglers, if this has turned up in your iTunes folder or similar device for downloading then it means the changeover has worked...

Hello Buglers!

This week - oh PIPA, Republican't candidates and Craptain Italia. Remember to #savethebugle at http://www.thebuglepodcast.com

Bugle 179 - Playas gon play

Syria slips further, Mitt the Mighty, and Sir Fred is dead. Well, not dead, just Fred.

Bugle 181 - A Knight's Fail

Maldiviacs revolt, Capello quits, Syria sinks, and Dickens dives.

Bugle 182 - Stockpiling Humanity

It's been a bad week if you are of the opposite gender to Andy and John, so The Bugle shows some sisterly solidarity.

May contain mentions of the Taleban, and Rick Santorum 

Bugle 183 - Bugle Lady Special

Following the Lady Special, now The Bugle presents a Man Special. Except the latest hot news on the 'Y' chromosome, and other droobler based stories.

Bugle 184 - Wangderlust

This Bugle sounds like what a Bugle would sound like if Andy and John had spent the last watching the Olympics and nothing less.

Bugle 203 - No medals for Syria

The UV Race - Unknown Pleasures

It seems odd that the four-piece Wax Idols reside in Oakland, California. Especially considering the fact that the band’s sophomore LP "Discipline & Desire," out March 26th on Slumberland Records, embodies a dark, full, twisted sound: something that feels more appropriate to the foggy, damp British climate than that of sunny California. But that's Wax Idols -- zigging where other might zag, and always going their own way.

Compared to Wax Idols' debut LP "No Future" (a raw, hook-heavy punk effort written and recorded primarily by Fortune in 2010/2011 and released on Chicago's Hozac Records), "Discipline & Desire" is more a group effort as the band -- Jen Mundy (rhythm guitar/vocals), Amy Rosenoff (bass) and Keven Tecon (drums) -- contributed to the recording and writing process. Fortune dedicated herself to this record for over a year and the band were right there with her, playing with pattern, melody and stretching themselves beyond the comfort of unassuming hooks and into a darker, new wave territory. "Discipline & Desire" was produced and engineered by Monte Vallier (of Half Church and Swell) and co-produced by Fortune. Mark Burgess (of the British outfit The Chameleons) worked alongside Wax Idols & Vallier as an extra pair of ears and even played bass on the album closer "Stay In." Together they've crafted an album that's sleek and focused without being slick, and dark and intense without being at all humorless.

"Discipline & Desire" builds on Fortune’s debut full length effort in almost every way, rounding out as a far more complete record. The melodies are stronger, the vocals echoed and haunting, and the playing is at an unflagging level of intensity. First single “Sound of a Void” is a storming, full-throated late night anthem, while “Dethrone” and "When It Happens" shimmer and throb, perfect examples of Wax Idols' unique take on pop. Slower numbers like "Scent Of Love" and "Elegua" mesmerize and entrance, and the feedback-laced "AD RE:IAN" is nothing short of a masterpiece, punctuated by bursts of special guest Kristin Dylan Edrich's noise viola. Album closer "Stay In" wraps the up the album perfectly -- a mid-tempo melodic gem with a killer bassline and an uncanny balance of melody and atmosphere.

This is an inventive, brilliant record which solidifies the fact that Fortune is one of the best songwriters hiding in the shadows of the other California, where the sun doesn't always shine. But, judging by this fantastic album, she and her Wax Idols won’t be hiding for long.


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Wax Idols - Sound of a Void

'The Hardest Part' is the first single from Kids in LA, Kisses second LP. The album was co-produced by Pete Wiggs and Tim Larcombe.

Album preorder: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kids-in-la/id629968054

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Kisses - The Hardest Part

"Crawling On Bruised Knees" appears on Abandon, out now. 

LP/CD: http://bit.ly/1X1wvNi
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/abandon

Website: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/pharmakon
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmakonnn/

Tour dates: http://bit.ly/1MGs31u

Pharmakon - Crawling On Bruised Knees

From their forthcoming record "Hanging Gardens"

All You're Waiting For

Classixx - All You're Waiting For

Carnatic music songs and shruti box files for karnatik.com 

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The Bugle is the ultimate pan-global audio home of international satire. The show is a weekly eruption of comedic comment about the world’s most, and least, important news stories.