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Tomorrow (10/18/08) The New Whole Usuals, The Young Sophisticates and Josh Preston will be playing at Kavarna in Decatur, GA. We'll be hanging out early so if you're in the neighborhood, pop by and have a drink with us!! On a separate note, this is the 200th post on the MATM blog!! Thanks to everyone that follows the label and the artists that make it possible!!

Tomorrow (10/18/08) The New Whole Usuals, The Young Sophisticates and Josh Preston will be playing at Kavarna in Decatur, GA. We'll be hanging out early so if you're in the neighborhood, pop by and have a drink with us!! On a separate note, this is the 200th post on the MATM blog!! Thanks to everyone that follows the label and the artists that make it possible!!

This week's video comes to us from a couple of ass-kicking Swedes and their band Deltahead. The video is for their tune, "My Mama Was Too Lazy To Pray". Check them out on MySpace!! :: Deltahead on MySpace ::

Eleanoora Rosenholm: Tammen varjossa from Sami Sänpäkkilä on Vimeo . This week's video is for a Finnish artist by the name of Eleanoora Rosenholm and her song "tammen varjossa". Enjoy!!!

Joe Pug - Hymn 101 from Sam Molleur on Vimeo Here's a great video by an up-and-coming singer/songwriter by the name of Joe Pug. The video is for his song "Hymn 101". :: Joe Pug - "Hymn 101" on iTunes ::

The New Whole Usuals song "No Name Sally" was featured on Ed's Mixed Bag podcast this past weekend!! We'd like to thank Ed for the plug and you can thank him by checking out his podcast using the link below!! :: Click here to check out the podcast ::

This week's video comes to us from The Avett Brothers for their song "Die Die Die". Awesome retro video for an unspeakably brilliant song. Enjoy!! :: The Avett Brothers - "Die Die Die" on iTunes ::

This week's video comes to us from Electric Touch for their song "Love In Our Hearts". They remind us of a more pop oriented version of Supergrass. Check out the video and decide for yourself!!! :: Electric Touch - "Love In Our Hearts" ::

This week's video comes to us from one of our favorite bands called The Silent Years. The video is for their song "Someone to keep us warm". It's an awesome video and we hope you love it!!! :: The Silent Years - Someone to keep us warm on iTunes ::

ArtistOne Analytics just posted a new podcast featuring an interview with Andrew Dolfie of The New Whole Usuals. To check out this interview, click on the link below!!! :: ArtistOne Analytics Interview w/ TNWU :: :: The New Whole Usuals - Martin Moeh on iTunes ::

Josh Preston will perform the opening set tonight for The Nashville Shakespeare Festival's presentation of CORIOLANUS in Centennial Park, Nashville, TN!! The show starts at 6pm so come early for a good seat as this is the last weekend of performances!! (Please note: It's been raining here in Nashville this morning but the show is still on as of right now. If you're planning on coming out and want to make sure it's still on before you leave, please check out http://twitter.com/joshpreston for up-to-the-minute info!!) After Josh's set in the park, swing down [...]

Andrew of The New Whole Usuals speaks with Karen Kraft at Murfreesboro Daily News Journal about the band and about the show Friday, September 5th @ Tomato Tomato in Murfreesboro (8pm). To check out the article, click on the link below: :: Interview w/ TNWU in Murfreesboro Daily News Journal :: :: The New Whole Usuals - Martin Moeh on iTunes ::

This week's video comes to us from Air France for their song "collapsing at your doorstep". Eerie little repetitive number. Enjoy!!

This week's video comes to you from one of our favorite Scottish rock bands Travis. They played the major label game for a number of years and have finally taken the best possible leap for their band and started an indie label called Red Telephone Box. This video is for their song entitled "Something Anything" from their forthcoming INDIE release entitled Ode To J. Smith on 9/29/08. If you're new to Travis, don't forget to check out their song "Safe" from their release The Invisible Band by clicking on the link below!! [...]

Josh and Lisa Preston recently did an interview with ArtistOne Analytics about the state of the record industry, running an independent record label and various other bits!! The interview was conducted digitally via Skype!! The interview includes music from the Me and the Machine catalog. To check it out, click on the link below!!! :: ArtistOne Analytics interview w/ Josh & Lisa of MATM ::

Check out this quote!!! "Preston placed himself in the arc of usually British guitar troubadours that has people like Ralph McTell and Roy Harper on the folky end, Richard Thompson on the rockier one, and John Martyn, Nick Drake, and Preston himself somewhere in the middle." Unbelievable!! This issue (Oct 08) is on newsstands now!! To subscribe, click on the link below! :: Subscribe to Vintage Guitar Magazine ::

Greetings Friends of MATM!! This week's video comes to us from Shugo Tokumaru for his song entitled "Karte"! Enjoy!!! :: Shugo Tokumaru - "Karte" on iTunes ::

The video for Josh Preston's "We Are Alone" is featured on this month's "The Hit List" on the Vintage Guitar Magazine website. To check out this video and the rest of the video's that made this month's Hit List, click on the link below. :: Josh Preston's "We Are Alone" video on Vintage Guitar Magazine's "The Hit List" ::

This week's video comes to us from our new favorite Scottish band called Frightened Rabbit for the song "Heads Roll Off". Their latest record is called The Midnight Organ Fight on Fatcat Records. Enjoy!!! :: Frightened Rabbit - "Heads Roll Off" on iTunes ::

GigMaven is a great service that is currently getting their feet wet in the world of show booking. The promise in this idea is unshakable strong. Keep an eye on these guys!! :: GigMaven.com ::