Winners of "Best Indie Rock Artist" at the 2012 Artists in Music Awards, and now nominated for "Best International Artist" in the LA Music Awards, 2012 has been good to Sydney's alternative/indie rock buzz act Monks of Mellonwah, who are also celebrating the release of their ambitious new EP “Neurogenesis”. Contributing to "Neurogenesis" were Jeff Bova (Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson), renowned engineer Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Muse, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Sydney producer Ryan Miller (RM Music).

"Neurogenesis" features 4 alternative rock tracks that explore a range of concepts from Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb in 'Neurogenesis' to the longing for life in 'Neverending Spirit'. "Neverending Spirit", an ode to a lost loved ones and the enduring nature of humanity, has an emotionally charged music video that the Monks have teamed up with HIP Video Promo (Johnny Cash, Bon Iver) to release. Currently the Monks are preparing for an Australian tour and also booking U.S dates for 2012.

Drop Electric is an experimental rock band based in Washington D.C. and NYC. Based in melody and distortion and deeply inspired by cinema, their live show is a combination of evocative music, unique vocals and narrative film.

In December 2010, they released their debut album, "Finding Color in the Ashes" at the Black Cat Mainstage in Washington, D.C. The album has been reviewed and or featured in The Washington Post, Mixtape Muse, Musigh, and a number of other fine publications.

In July 2012, Drop Electric signed with Pusher Music, a trailer house based in LA, joining a roster of artists that include Orbital, DJ Shadow and Crystal Method. The band are also headlining DC’s Capitol Groove Fest this July and headlining the Black Cat on August 3 for DC’s STPP Fest. They were chosen to play the 9:30 Club in November 2011 in honor of “DC Week 2011. Drop Electric are currently promoting their new EP "Drop Electric Sampler Platter" and their stunning new music video for "Empire Trashed".

Disarmingly human noise rock from the heart of Brooklyn, New York, EndAnd have been gaining feverish word-of-mouth lately in the blogosphere with their "Adventures of Fi in Space" CD, and the new music video for "Commando" sums up why.

Band members Daniel Fern (guitars/vocals), Bill Fitzgerald (bass/vocals), and Mike Morales (drums) travel in space alone to communicate the human condition. At the same time painful, aggressive, and sorrowful, yet hopeful, clear, and unwavering, there is no rock or pop posturing here; just music from the heart.

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We produced this music video for 'Feel' to coincide with the single radio release. We've pieced together other videos before, but this is our first real concentrated effort to produce visual art specifically to accompany one of our compositions.

This music video is a complete story, a delightful three & a half minute romantic comedy.

Our OFFICIAL website is at www.thejoband.com and we're on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thejoband

The reggae band from South America. Premiere.

Gondwana "Reflejos De Luz" Revolucion dir: Piero Medone

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Santiago de Chile July 2012