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Video Premiere: Dangerous Muse "The Rejection" (+ Bonus Footage)

As announced last Friday, the video of Dangerous Muse's "The Rejection" made its formal debut on LOGO this weekend. Now head over to the LOGO web site to watch it in its entirety. I think it turned out very well. It has the right balance of teenage drama and dramatic editing. Also check out some fun behind-the-scenes footage that was shot during the making of this video. It shows Mike Furey getting slapped in the face a few times. What do you think of the video?

Stream Dangerous Muse "The Rejection" (via LOGO)
Stream [Bonus Footage]

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Free Download: Cazwell "All Over Your Face"

East Village club kid Cazwell is hitting the pop scene this fall with the risque disco house stomper "All Over Your Face." The song is taken from his forthcoming new album Get Into It that is due out on October 31.  Cocky and bold, the singer combines typical New York downtown glamour with a heavy-dose of edgy Brooklyn irony. Move over Robbie Williams. This is one helluva gay bad-ass who knows how to do disco well.

"All Over Your Face" is a remake of Loose Ends' 1981 disco classic "It's All In Your Face." The track was produced by soundboard wiz Kaz Gamble who some of you might remember from Cooler Kids. On his web site, Cazwell explains that he wants to capture the "raunchy, carefree sexuality" of the pre-AIDS era with this song. "I was trying to paint a picture of New York in the '70s, like I'm getting it on with a hooker in a hotel room, and make it all sound like one big, dirty cum shot," the singer says.

With the release of "Get Into It," Cazwell also has some loftier goals. "I want to make gay people cool again. Yeah, we have Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but not all gay men want to makeover your house," he says. "Growing up gay, you have to think outside the box your whole life. I want to show what the gay mind can do for hip-hop, for electronic music, and how interesting that take can be."

Also, check out the video for "All Over Your Face" that features Amanda Leopore. Catch Cazwell on Fridays and Saturdays night at (the recently re-opened) gay joint Boysroom in New York's East Vilage. (Click here to buy the fantastic Craig C. mix of "All Over Your Face" on iTunes.)

Download Cazwell "All Over Your Face" [mp3]
Watch "All Over Your Face" by Cazwell " [Bonus Footage]

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Stream Cut Copy "FabricLive 29"
Led by visual designer Dan Whitford, Australian dance-rockers Cut Copy have put together the 29th installment of the popular FabricLive dance compilation series. The mix CD is a good example of the group's taste for fine indie gems. FabricLive 29 by Cut Copy
is a potent mix of old-school synths, ragged grooves and catchy guitar riffs. The disc includes tracks by Goldfrapp, Munk, Fred Falke, New Young Pony Club and The Faint.

Stream FabricLive 29 by Cut Copy

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Free Download: Van She "Kelly"
I alerted you earlier about Van She, a fantastic new Australian band signed to Modular Records. The label will be releasing their self-titled EP next Tuesday that will formally introduce the group to pop-loving America. Lead single "Kelly" is a brilliant slice of pop with a hooky chorus and a distinct retro styling that gives it a very '80s feel without being too gimmicky. One of you earlier compared the track to "Somebody's Baby" by Jackson Browne, which is spot on.

The handsome quartet of Nick Routledge (vocals, guitar), Matt Van Schie (bass), Michael Di Francesco (synths) and the yummy Tomek Archer (drums, pictured in the yellow shirt) first got together last year when they responded to an ad in Sydney's Drum Media Magazine. They share a love for '70s and '80s music, and bands like Devo, Daft Punk and The Mars Volta. They combine their eclectic taste in music with a fine taste of fashion, which will surely spark some gay innuendo. A full-length debut album is expected in 2007.

Download Van She "Kelly" [mp3]