The lush beauty that envelops you from the opening track of King Radio’s Are You The Sick Passenger is the kind of rare treasure that keeps me listening to music: the constant hope of finding something original and wonderful, truly rewarded. It is a timeless Ben Folds meets Grandaddy; a mellow reflection of the past made modern and real.

JESUS IS BORD.
I leaned back to admire my handiwork, rubbing my thumb over the spot where the letter \"L\" used to be, before slipping my knife back into the sheath on my harness, and rubbing my bloodshot eyes. The glowing dots on my watch read 0530. I had about three hours left.

So Long (Everfine Records) opens with \"Perique\"-- a cool night, dreaming. A beat so laid back, the snare drum is tripping over itself. The organ wraps around your head thick like milk, and Louque’s (pronounced \"Luke\") voice comes through like Bono and Damien Rice, singing each other life stories through strung-up tin cans.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE DJS IS ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITE LABEL HEADS, PROMOTERS, AND ALL-AROUND PEOPLE. THE WORLD KNOWS HIM AS WHY B, AND IF THERE’S A GOOD TIME TO BE HAD IN MILWAUKEE, CHANCES ARE HE HAS A HAND IN IT. VINNIE BAGGADONUTS SAT DOWN WITH THE BLENDMASTER FOR A SESSION ON PASSION, SELFLESSNESS, AND SELECTIVE HEARING.
Vinnie Baggadonuts: I only really have one question for you, and the rest is gonna have to be all conversation.
Both: (laugh)

ARTIST AND MUSICIAN CHRIS COLONNA OF BUMBLEBEEZ 81 GREW UP IN AUSTRALIA. BUT AFTER SPENDING EIGHT MONTHS IN NEW YORK, HE WENT BACK TO AUSTRALIA, LOCKED HIMSELF IN HIS BEDROOM FOR TWO WEEKS, AND CREATED ON HIS COMPUTER WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS HIS DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, THE PRINTZ. NOW IF HE COULD JUST FIGURE OUT HOW IN THE FUCK AN ALBUM CREATED ON A COMPUTER IS GOING TO TRANSLATE TO A TOUR. MAYBE SOME BRAINSTORMING WITH WAYNE CHINSANG WILL STIR UP SOME IDEAS.
Wayne Chinsang: Hey, how’s it going?
Chris Colonna: Alright. How you doing?

SPYMOB FIRST CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD AS THE BACKING BAND FOR THE PHARRELL WILLIAMS AND CHAD HUGO PROJECT KNOWN AS N.E.R.D. NOW WITH THE BAND’S FIRST ALBUM, SITTING AROUND KEEPING SCORE, SPYMOB STEPS TO THE FRONT WITH THEIR OWN BRAND OF SEVENTIES\' ROCK AND FUNK, CITING DIVERSE INFLUENCES LIKE STEELY DAN, BURT BACHARACH, AND STEVIE WONDER. NIGHT WATCHMAN TALKED TO JOHN OSTBY FROM THE ROAD TO FIND OUT HOW THE BAND GOT STARTED AND WHERE THEY’RE GOING NEXT.