The Pink Logs had a great time last week with the Detroit Red Wings, celebrating their 11^th Stanley Cup title. Both the Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins made it one exciting series and both teams need to be congratulated. If you ever come face to face with The Pink Logs, make sure you take photos and send them to us, we'll share...we promise.

THE CONFUSIONS - THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY (Massproduktion)

• Recommended Tracks: "The Logo" and "Dead Afternoon"

• "The Logo" is Sweden's answer to LA's Silver Lake scene

• Early support includes KDLD Indie 103.1, WKQX Chicago, WFNX Boston, KUPD Phoenix, KFMA Tucson & more!

• For more information, http://www.myspace.com/theconfusions and http://www.theconfusions.com

KUNK - WE'RE NOT WHO YOU THINK WE ARE (Plastic Sun Records)

• "One of the finest releases of the year!" - John Kennedy, XFM

• Kunk has created a sound that is similar to a loveless child of Queens of the Stoneage and the Pixies

• Early support includes WXPN Philadelphia, KNRK Portland, WHHZ Gainesville, WTFX Louisville, WEQX Albany, KCCQ Des Moines & more!

• For more information, http://www.myspace.com/kunk and http://www.kunk.co.uk/

Ella Rouge - Avalon (Moby Dick Music)

Ella Rouge is fronted by the talented and charismatic Ludvig Andersson, who has the blood of pop royalty flowing through his veins: his father is ABBA mastermind Benny Andersson, a man who knows a thing or two about crafting potent pop hooks. Their performance at MUSEXPO 2006 certainly disproved the old theory that talent skips a generation; the sextet's stirring set had the audience of international tastemakers and decision-makers sitting up and taking notice, as the group romped through rockin' numbers like "Eldorado High," "L.A. Dogs," "That's Me with the Gun" and "Jekyll and Hyde." But the group also demonstrated a softer side during that performance, particularly with the spectacular ballad "Weary," featuring the gorgeous ivory tickling of pianist Mats Lundgren and a soaring vocal from Andersson. Now, two years later, Ella Rouge is returning with another number that recalls that last-named track: "Avalon," which isn't to be confused with the old Roxy Music song of the same name but shares a beauty that transcends the ordinary run-of-the-mill, disposable pop so prevalent today. Check out "Avalon" and find Ella Rouge on MySpace and http://www.ellarouge.com/.

Gregg Gillis works at a biotech company in Pittsburgh during the day. At night, Gregg transforms into Girl Talk, the music producer and mashup DJ who is making a name for himself for his live shows and mixes around the world. Gregg was in a noise band called The Joysticks back in high school, where he would add noise over the popular Top 40 songs. He heard Kid 606's remix of "Straight Outta Compton," which was one of his first introductions to mashups and was addicted ever since. In 2000, he started at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to study biomedical engineering. He also pursued his love to make mashups and mixes. The result? Girl Talk is one of the most popular mashup DJs in the world and his live shows are notorious for his antics, including removing most of his clothing during a performance. He has two EP's, three albums and is putting the finishing touches on the fourth album, Wild Peace IV: Feed The Animals, Raise The Dead. To witness this magical, music mix, you can view the video to "Bounce That" created by the students of COMS274 Intermedia 1 Dept. of Communication Studies at Concordia University. You can also check out additional music, tour dates and much more of Girl Talk at http://www.myspace.com/girltalkmusic.

TOUCH ME I'M GOING TO SCREAM, PART II: The Specialty panel continues to show great amounts of love for My Morning Jacket, as the Kentucky quintet once again tops the Mediaguide Alternative Specialty Song chart with "Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Part II," regaining the pole position after more than a month away. It helps propel the group's awesome new album, Evil Urges (ATO), to No.2 on the Album end. With the full-length just hitting stores yesterday (June 10), expect to hear much, much more from frontman Jim James and his cohorts over the coming months, starting with what's sure to be a potent performance at the Bonnaroo fest. Just behind MMJ on the Song side is Ladytron with "Ghosts" at No.2, helping full-length Velocifero (Nettwerk) attain the top spot on the Album index...just ahead of My Morning Jacket. At No.3 on the Song side is the new one from Beck, the hallucinatory "Chemtrails" (Interscope), followed by fellow Alt legends The Cure, who drop to No.4 with "The Only One (Mix 13)" (Suretone/Geffen) after enjoying the view from the top for consecutive weeks. Top debut honors on the Song side go to Vampire Weekend with their number "Oxford Comma" (XL/Beggars Group), which bows at No.6, helping their eponymous debut album reach the same position on the Album end. Hot on the heels of the Ivy League rockers at No.7 is Tickle Me Pink with the self-released "Typical," followed at No.8 by Wind-up's Seether with "Rise Above This." Finally, despite not having a single song crack the Top 20, Weezer's "Red Album" (DGC/Interscope) lands at No.3 on the Album index, proof positive that the panel is enjoying many diverse cuts from Rivers Cuomo and the lads' latest effort.

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