SXSW 2007, cont'd: More News & Knowns

As with yesterday, I'll here post five South by Southwest Festival artists that are new to me and five I've known for awhile. Click artist names for more information. Oh, and today's award for Track That Was Originally Working Fine But When Shove Came To Push Refused To Work Properly goes to: none of the below; they're all working mighty fine (at final check).

News
Bigbang – Saturn Freeway mp3
The Cynics – I Want It All mp3
Midnight Movies – Patient Eye (Edit) mp3
Swan Island - Crumble mp3
Waxplanet – Turn Me Up mp3

Knowns
Headlights - TV mp3
Maritime – Tearing Up the Oxygen mp3
Kristoffer Ragnstam - Breakfast by the Mattress mp3
The Summer Wardrobe – Ned Kelly mp3
The Village Green – When the Creepers Creep In mp3

Kristoffer Ragnstam

Kristoffer Ragnstam’s MySpace page says he is from “Gothenburg/New York/Hamburg, Sweden,” and his music is just as eclectic. In fact the variegated styles from his U. S. debut, Sweet Bills, can supply blogs and tastes of multiple genres. I’ve selected two earlier pieces that accord well with our little niche and encourage you to visit bluhammock music and the MySpace page for others before buying. Ragnstam originally hails from Kungalv, a town celebrated for its biscuits and cookies. A few minutes’ listening and you could be thinking “sweet.”

Kristoffer Ragnstam
Do You Want a Piece of Me EP - Beauty mp3
Panic Ride - Fashion (mp3 removed at MySpace site)