Artist: philpot

Lawrence Philpot in action Welcome to the seventh edition of our series of short interviews affectionately titled Talking Shop . The majority of media and fan attention gets showered on the artists who create the music we love to listen to/DJ with/dance to, and for good reasons. But without the hard work, keen ears and business savvy of label staff, we'd be stuck only streaming tracks on Myspace . Number seven brings us to the Stuttgart-based sweethearts of Philpot. What started as a DIY musical outlet for Tobi Ettle and Michel Baumann - [...]

CityBeat is live-blogging this weekend's MidPoint Music Festival in Over-The-Rhine. MidPoint, which began in 2002, is essentially an industry conference/band showcase designed for unsigned bands. This weekend's fest features over 300 artists from across the country, plus a few from Canada and northern Europe. Since I have family stuff to attend to, I'm going to leave it in their capable hands , but here's a few tracks to get you started. Listen to How High Can You Fly from Sohio Listen to [...]

• Kentucky Struts - Sureshot
• Philpot - Bitch Be The World
• SOHIO - How High Can You Fly?