Another definition of a hero is someone who chases their dream no matter what and that is exactly what this weeks' R&R Hero of the Week is doing. Alexx Calise, a Fort Laurderdale native, is in LA chasing her dream to be a rockstar. Alexx started at an early age writing songs and playing guitar. She has had her eye on her dream for a long time. What an inspiration. What a hero. I was able to ask her a few questions so we could get to know more about this week's hero, Alexx Calise.

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I know that this has been out for a while, however all of my music savvy friends say that they have never heard of this.  Therefore I would like to show this to you just in case you missed it last October.  It is the second album from Forgive Durden but it is really different from most things bands put out there.  Over the course of the year this has become one of my favorite albums.

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For all you radiohead fanatics, the band has released a new song on the web, free of charge! The track is called "THESE ARE MY TWISTED WORDS"
If you're like me, you have trouble classifying radiohead short of putting them in a catagory of their own. This new song is no different, continueing the upbeat melodic vibe of their most recent album In Rainbows, Radiohead continues to release their own music straight to their fans, free of the sometimes crowding influence of a record label.

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Wasilla/Portland's Portugal. the Man released their fourth full length album The Satanic Satanist on July 21st paired with an acoustic CD conversely entitled The Majestic Majesty.  With this recent installment, they have again experienced a musical make-over pushing them across genres and style.  In my opinion, it is their most solid work to date. 

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I did not think they could do it again, but with Mew's fifth LP, No More Stories... (to be released August 25th), they just got me all frazzled with joy.  With this recent addition they have absolutely solidified their place on my favorite artists list.

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