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Monday Music: Celebrating Summer with A Chill Tune!

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Dear Friends, We asked DJ Matt to go seasonal. After all, every season has it's own food, fashion, activities and, of course, matching music. Let's hear it for Summer! Matt: "So far, the beginning of Summer 2013 has been abuzz with great music from all fronts, with a notable trend towards what some refer to as "chill wave". Gaining much acclaim and otherwise attention is the new release from this artist known as "Washed Out " (for those of you familiar with the comedy series "Portlandia", the dreamy, ethereal opening music is one of his songs.  "It all feels right" is the first single and already in heavy airwave rotation. I'll be putting together a list of my favorite "summertime music" and would love it if you do as well and share it with me! This one will be high on the list. Give it a listen and see if it feels like summer to you!" Happy swaying ~ DJ Matt Cornwall Please do send Matt your favorit...

Monday Music - Artists You Need To Know: Bruno Mars!

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Dear Friends, We know that English Pop God Sting can be a prickly person but he was happy to join Hawaiian-born Bruno Mars on stage during the Grammy Awards to perform "Locked Out of Heaven" - the first single off Bruno's new album - even though the whole music industry is buzzing about the strong influence of The Police on this song. Bruno Mars himself is not shy about confessing that he is a huge fan of The Police and that their riffs and rhythms influenced his song. And let's be honest, it's no surprise that they jammed together with Ziggy and Damian Marley and Rihanna for a Bob Marley tribute. Because that's the guy who influenced Sting and Bruno and many more. So let's get skanking and enjoy Bruno Mars' new hit. Catch him on tour this summer! "Bruno Mars has something for everyone musically… As a kid, he would do amazing impersonations of Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, and now at age 27, has managed to channel these ...