The latest journey with The Pink Logs has taken us to the heart of Hollywood. These photos were sent to us by a tourist from Chicago, who was lucky enough to stalk...er, watch The Logs for an afternoon. The Logs were spotted at Mann's Chinese Theatre, looking over at the El Capitan, in the middle of the Hollywood & Highland complex and driving their "Smart Cart."

Hey Ocean! - A Song About California (Unsigned)

Hailing from the gorgeous environs of Vancouver, Canada is Hey Ocean!, a four-piece featuring vocalist/flutist Ashleigh Ball, guitarist/vocalist David Beckingham, bassist Dave Vertessi and drummer Dan Klenner. Ball and Beckingham have a longstanding musical relationship and that rapport is obvious in their mesmerizing melodies and clever lyrical wordplay. The quartet released their first album, Stop Looking like Music, in 2006 and swiftly became one of Western Canada's most popular touring acts, sharing stages with the likes of Bedouin Soundclash, Xavier Rudd, Sarah Harmer and Wintersleep, winning over fans young and old with their onstage charisma, playful demeanor and passionate music. This spring they self-released their sophomore effort, It's Easier to Be Someone Else, including the tune "A Song about California," a bouncy, jazz-inflected piece of pop that can't help but get toes a-tappin'. In regards to the new album, the Herohill blog in Halifax, Canada, noted, "Ashleigh Ball's great vocals and nice hooks could fuel more beach parties than a Frankie and Annette sing-along." The music of Hey Ocean! also contains elements of several world music genres, inspired by the three years Beckingham spent in Kenya and the other bandmembers' travels in Central America, Asia and Europe.

With Angie

Formed in the Leeds, England area in 1999 while the four members were still in school, by 2001 BBC Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq was hailing The Music as "the best unsigned band in Britain," sparking a bidding war that was won by England's Hut Recordings, which released the group's debut EP, You Might As Well Try to F*** Me, in early 2001. The EP spurred the NME to describe them as "potentially the most important group since Oasis." Capitol Records won a fierce battle for the group's North American rights and released their eponymous debut in February 2003 (it had already been released in the UK several months before, peaking at No.4 on the album chart). Despite the best efforts of Capitol, who paired them with labelmates Coldplay for a two-month American tour when their second album came out, Welcome to the North, The Music never really caught on in the States (though they remained wildly popular in the UK). After taking two years off to sort themselves out and signing with a new label (Polydor), The Music is now returning with a refreshed attitude and third album, Strength in Numbers, which the NME has hailed as "A cause for celebration!"

THE VERVE GETS THE DOUBLE: After a week away from the top spot--they fell all the way down to No.2--recently reconstituted Alt act The Verve regains the pole position on the Mediaguide Alternative Specialty Song chart this week with "Love is Noise." Adding to the sweet taste of success is the fact that the album from which the song comes, Four (On Our Own), repeats the feat on the Album index, rising to the top slot for the first time. Meanwhile, last week's No.1 song, "The Geeks Were Right" from the Faint, stays strong at No.2--the same slot held on the Album end by full-length Fasciinatiion (blank.wav). Nashville's Be Your Own Pet remains at No.3 with "Becky," helping their Get Damaged EP (XL) stay at No.5 on the Album chart. Top debut honors on the Song side this week go to local Long Beach heroes Cold War Kids, who bow at No.5 with "Something Is Not Right with Me," the first single from the forthcoming Loyalty to Loyalty album (due in stores September 23 from Downtown Records). The lads will be playing in Australia and Europe in August preparatory to mounting an American tour in support of the album in September. The only other Top 10 debuts on the Song chart this week belong to a pair of acts that enjoyed great success in the '90s but then fell under the radar: Manchester, England favorite sons James return at No.9 with "Waterfall," from their upcoming album Hey Ma (Decca). They're joined in the Top 10 by the rulers of "Possum Kingdom" themselves, Texas trio Toadies, who triumphantly return to the airwaves with "No Deliverance," the title track from the forthcoming album of the same name (Kirtland), which lands at No.10.