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Musebox of Toys: Shadows On Stars’s “Punk Kids”

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The parental pressures sanctimoniously wrapped up in a tidy black and white present, expanding at the seams, is all too familiar, full of disdain and chock full of teenage rebellion – retold revised and updated by Portland based Shadows on Stars’ newest single, “Punk Kids” circa 2011 (but in this decade, embodied by hipsters).

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Musebox of Toys: The American Dollar in the short film, “Manhattan in Motion”

  The grime, the rat infested subway system, the concerted cacophony of aggressive taxi drivers – all the negative stereotypes of a city that I’ve come to forcibly embrace are forgotten for the three minutes and fifty four seconds of the breath taking and beautifully shot stop motion short film, “Manhattan in Motion.” The short [...]

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Musebox of Toys: 1,2,3 “New Heaven” Album Teaser Trailer AND “Work” Music Video

“New Heaven” Album Teaser Trailer To whet our appetites before the June 21 release date onto iTunes, CD and 12 inch LP, 1,2,3 released their album teaser trailer. I’ve been hyping up their debut from having covered them in an interview, but it’s not without reason. Taste the bittersweet tang of the tracks to come [...]

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Musebox of Toys: Beats Antique, ¡OYE!, Conveyor, Alex Winston, KahBang Festival

  Happy Friday the 13th! If you’ve seen an alien, felt the presence of a ghost or witnessed the Lockness monster, let us know on Twitter. We like the creepy crawlies. In the meantime, check out the top five tracks and/or artists and happenings on our radar this past week. Happy listening! Beats Antique In [...]

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Musebox of Toys: “Work” by 1,2,3

  Photo by Kyle Dean Reinford Myspace | Facebook | Website | Twitter | Soundcloud We’ve announced our infatuation with the duo of 1,2,3, so much so that we reviewed and interviewed the guys. Really, don’t blame us. It’s an unconscious decision – I swear. I blame Nic and Josh. Their newly released single, “Work” is hard hitting and infatuating, [...]

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