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Photo Credit: Sketch at left done by Shelf Nunny, rest of collage by Bochi Crew We had the chance to catch up this week with Christian Gunning, otherwise known as Shelf Nunny about his newest release, Dream Album . To start we asked some simple either or questions that can illuminate a lot about a man. They are as follows: Beyonce or Rihanna? Shelf Nunny : "Obviously Beyonce. It's not only girls that love beyonce MMMk? and plus, Rihanna's just got way to big of a forehead for me to take her seriously" Norcal or SoCal? SN : "Norcal's a lot less stressful then Socal." Gandalf or Dumbledore? SN : "I use to think they were the same actor for so long. and honestly… they're both the same to me." Ronald McDonald or the Hamburglar? SN : "No comment" Fixed gear, single speed, or ten speed bike? SN : "Single Speed. I'm a simple man." Skateboard or BMX? SN :" Skateboarding cooler cause people

We were lucky enough to catch up Britain's YADi for a quick interview. With the recent success of the re-release of, "Guillotine" and collaborations with Joe Goddard, The Very Best , and Baaba Maal , YADi has stirred up some considerable noise. Remarkably, she has garnered just as much buzz for her fashion as for her music. She is fresh off performances at The Great Escape receiving rave reviews. The Blow EP just saw its release and can scooped on iTunes worldwide. A big thanks to YADi for doing the interview! The North African and Middle Eastern elements in your music, for instance the oud and qraqebs, are pretty apparent and the aspect I enjoy the most. How has your Algerian ancestry guided you in music and more generally on an everyday basis? How connected to your roots are you? YADi: It’s more that my father was really into music – in fact that’s what drew him to London in the first place – he came to watch the Rolling S

If you got around to reading my Live at Leeds 2013 Review you know I have become a huge Georgia Thursting fan as of late. Fellow writer Howard Jones generously interviewed Georgia Thursting for me after her LAL gig. Big thanks to Howard and Georgia for doing the interview! A standout at the Leeds College of Music, Thursting drew a fantastic crowd to the intimate venue. It appeared that her peers recognized her talent as well with a solid throng of uni students making their way past the wristband checkers. Thursting acknowledges this: "My fellow students, I think, thought it was really cool and lots of people saying ‘good luck for live at leeds and because we are all musicians we can all understand what it would mean to each other to get opportunities like this and we all support each quite well." With the excellent turnout and support readily apparent Thursting went into her second show of the day pretty thrilled albeit justifiably tired. Playing two sets on S

A few weeks back we wrote up the Australian group The Honey Pies on our Postcards feature. My stereo has seen a lot of play of their new release Coconuts over the past few weeks and I am sure my neighbors are tiring of the repetition. We caught up with Jon Marco of the Honey Pies for an interview this past week. Check the interview below in addition to grabbing the new album . For consumption below are the two last tracks off the record, "Times New Roman" and "Huckleberries." Times New Roman by The Honey Pies Huckleberries by The Honey Pies The Interview Bochi Crew: First off, thanks for doing the interview with Bochi Crew, we are big fans! The Honey Pies: Thank you for having me. I’m going to throw in a token “G’day” so I sound really Australian. G’day! BC: You guys just released your new album, “Coconuts,” what was the driving force behind the album, was there something in particular you were trying to convey or put out there? HP: W