
SXSW has come and gone. Once again, we have survived. The Panic Manual crew even did a road trip through New Orleans to Memphis after the fact to prove it. Nevertheless, it'll be another twelve months til we hit up Austin again and so for now, we can only relive these memories. In this engaging round-table discussion, we discussed some of our favorite things about SXSW. Favorite SXSW Moment? Paul : There were a few ... Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire spraying the crowd with water bottles throught the entire set, while also asking [...]

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I wondered what happened to Ramesh , formerly of Voxtrot . Personally, his songwriting was always really affecting, so I am glad to see he's getting back out there. Floating around the Internet is his EP 1, which you can stream right HERE for your own listening pleasure. It's still got that soft quality of pop that you came to expect from his old group. Not sure if he's still writing from Austin, but I'm going to claim him as one of [...]
I've always felt a strange connection to Ramesh Srivastava. We've never met, but I did review his band back in 2005 when he was touring under the name Voxtrot. It was my first New York show and, perhaps more importantly, the first time I felt like I'd been firmly ahead of the curve on a band with the chance to break into the iTunes of thousands of people who simply didn't know them yet. Voxtrot

La delicada voz de Ramesh Srivastava dejó de adornar el cancionero de Voxtrot desde el pasado verano, y hoy se aventura en solitario con el fugaz EP1 . "The king" podría ser la carta fuerte de una tercia que todavía sabe a lo escuchado en los primeros epés de su ex banda, aunque también tiene una onda gay a la que nicho no le faltará. Con la esperanza de llegar a escuchar piezas a la medida de "Wrecking force" , "The start of something" y la canónica "Raised by wolves" , le [...]

Ob man hier schon von einem Comeback reden kann, ist mir nicht ganz klar. So lange ist es zwar nicht her, dass die Jungspunde aus Austin, TX mit wunderbaren EPs und ihrem Debut-Album von sich reden machten. In der Zwischenzeit war es jedoch sehr ruhig um die Band. Pünktlich zum Start ihres Heim-Festivals ( SXSW !) tauchen Ramesh und seine Kollegen wieder auf und verschenken auf ihrer Website einen Song in 320kbps. Ganz zeitgemäss sind auf dem eher ruhigen neuen Song Synthies recht prominent vertreten. Voxtrot - Trepanation [...]