Bio: Places and Numbers is the new project from Bobby Darling, former guitarist for critically-acclaimed rockers Gatsbys American Dream. Recorded while traveling through Italy, WAKING THE DEAD is a welcoming blend of reverb-drenched effects and Darling’s engaging vocals. The finished product pulls musical influences from acts as diverse as the Postal Service, Talking Heads, the Strokes and Kanye West, and showcases a musician who’s finding new meaning in life through writing songs.

Album Title: Fun and Laughter EP & Some are Lakes
Featured Tracks: “May You Never” & “Some Are Lakes”
Record Label: Saddle-Creek
Website: www.myspace.com/landoftalk

Bio: Land of Talk arrive with Some Are Lakes, the much-anticipated debut full-length and their first recording for Saddle Creek. Led by singer/guitarist Elizabeth Powell, Some Are Lakes was recorded in the band’s hometown of Montreal with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and is the follow up to their acclaimed 2006 EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss (Rebel Group). Some Are Lakes continues to showcase Powell’s vocal convictions, which Time Out NY called “a voice that flits between come-hither and go-fuck-yourself.” Powell’s voice and roaring guitars take center-stage alongside bassist Chris McCarron and drummer Andrew Barr (The Slip). The album is born of an artistic sensibility that digs its heels into the present, and yet is entirely tied to the ashtray fumes of its past and the jet turbine whine of its future. Some Are Lakes is as much an album about where Land of Talk have been, and where they will be, as it can ever be about where they are now.

3/9 – 3/15 Jenny Wilson “Like a Fading Rainbow”

We’re going across the pond this week for our Download of the Week artist! Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, the electro-infused music of Jenny Wilson brilliantly mixes piano and electro beats with her rhythmic R&B vocals. Her single, “Like a Fading Rainbow,” promises to impress music lovers everywhere. Enjoy!

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Album Title: Take It
Featured Tracks: “Take It From Me” & “Get Out”
Record Label: Unsigned
Website: http://myspace.com/thefederals

Bio: The Federals are a force to be reckoned with we reckon. “Take It From Me” is a rough edgy anthem in the making! Proper thrashy, rowdy, fuzziness. The earliest brattishness of The Who dragged helplessly kicking & screaming into the 21st Century!

And don’t forget it! Click the image above to watch a video for La Roux’s “I’m Not Your Toy.” The song is bound to be stuck in your once you see this vid! Enjoyyy

During their five-day trip, Stackhouse and Comstock will visit Yerevan and Tsaghkadzor. While in Yerevan, the Envoys will meet with middle school students, university film students, and female athletes to discuss the importance of participation in sports for women and girls. In Tsaghkadzor, the Envoys will conduct two snowboard clinics, give a snowboarding exhibition and judge a snowboard cross event.

Stay tuned from blogs from Erin and Amber while on their trip!

Images via intheircloset.com and musicfameandfashion.com

And here at Roxy, we have you covered! The “Surf Essentials”  and “Be Hippie Ruffle” bikinis are so fresh and fun and the “Petticoat” bag has long been a favorite of mine. So, don’t let this trend pass you by! Snap up some ruffle-y goodness right away!

Model Hailey rocking "Surf Essentials" ruffles

The California Surf Museum has a special exhibit opening this weekend called “WOW: Women on Waves.” The show chronicles 300 years of women surfers and the beach fashions which were created. Go and check out the amazing collection of women’s swimwear.

Details: Ribbon-cutting March, 6, 2010, 1 – 4 pm

Place: California Surf Museum, 312 Peir View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054

If you like super upbeat poppy music, you might like one of our favorite new bands, Artist Vs Poet. They are actually releasing a new album today called Favorite Fix! Make sure to check it out and you’ll be sure to hear some catchy tunes such as “Car Crash” and “Damn Rough Night.”  If you’re a new fan, you can always check them out on tour this Summer too!