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Ariel Aparicio's latest concoction and single, "Lucille" is the intricately woven tale of two hapless souls succumbing to the relentless weight of the world, while at the same time discovering their own strength in Lucille- a figurehead unwilling to share their fate. Instantly apparent from the first hook, "Lucille" is masterfully influenced by the irrefutable genius of acts like Prince and '90s alt-rockers Elastica, yet still allows room for hints of T-Rex, the New York Dolls, and even Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey." Ariel is without question at the top of his game here, making it all too obvious that his works should never be assimilated into the endless stream of mindless cookie-cutter rock saturating the scene today. Never one for subtlety, Ariel instead opts to beat the listener over the head with his strong song-writing and vocals, catchy funk-influenced guitar (provided by Ariel's long-time lead player Steve Dawson), and layer upon layer of subtle nuances that seemingly fall together in perfect harmony to create a lush and complex rock 'n roll landscape. The hot new video features Khalid Rivera, drag queen Dallas Dubois, RingoStyleBaby and singer Ayanna Williams.

Ariel Aparicio's latest concoction and single, "Lucille" is the intricately woven tale of two hapless souls succumbing to the relentless weight of the world, while at the same time discovering their own strength in Lucille- a figurehead unwilling to share their fate. Instantly apparent from the first hook, "Lucille" is masterfully influenced by the irrefutable genius of acts like Prince and '90s alt-rockers Elastica, yet still allows room for hints of T-Rex, the New York Dolls, and even Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey." Ariel is without question at the top of his game here, making it all too obvious that his works should never be assimilated into the endless stream of mindless cookie-cutter rock saturating the scene today. Never one for subtlety, Ariel instead opts to beat the listener over the head with his strong song-writing and vocals, catchy funk-influenced guitar (provided by Ariel's long-time lead player Steve Dawson), and layer upon layer of subtle nuances that seemingly fall together in perfect harmony to create a lush and complex rock 'n roll landscape. The hot new video features Khalid Rivera, drag queen Dallas Dubois, RingoStyleBaby and singer Ayanna Williams.

Ariel Aparicio teamed up with Brooklyn's remixer du jour, Pocketknife, to rework his version of the classic Psychedelic Furs song Pretty In Pink into a colorful dancefloor number. Aparicio had originally recorded a more rock-oriented version to honor a close friend who was battling breast cancer. Pocketknife ended up stripping most of the original cover version away, keeping Aparicio's vocals and reworking the songs instrumentation into a house-driven number replete with a killer synth/piano combo and his trademark percussion. Aparicios guitarist from his backing band, the Hired Guns, added some textural guitar highlights to round out the mix.

Ariel Aparicio performing "The New World" from his 2008 album All These Brilliant Things.

Blood Into Gold is the compelling new song from Peter Buffett featuring Akon, pinpointing the issue of human trafficking and slavery. The poignant video, produced by UNICEF, is a powerful visual representation of the songs message, utilizing moving images and video from around the world that depict the severity of this issue. As a complementary advocacy tool to the song, the hope of the video is to call attention to the issue and inspire others to help bring an end to the atrocities associated with human trafficking. please visit http://istheresomethingicando.com/

"Blame" by Motomichi Nakamura

Hysterical Music Video by donkey-punkers Powersolo featuring puppets! Your head will be bobbing by the end I promise.