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A1GP - Nico Hulkenberg of Team Germany has a great weekend in Taupo, claiming both races, while France and New Zealand battle it out for the minor places on the tight and twisty Taupo layout.




V8 Supercar Season Preview - We have a look at all the driver line-up changes for 2007, and discuss the impact TEGAs 'Total Racing Expenditure Cap' (or TREC) will have on larger V8 teams, like the Walkinshaw managed HRT and Toll/HSV teams.


Music this week from:


Comeg - The Hand of God. "Comeg seems to specialise in big production, almost anthemic, songs; melodic soundscape rock on a big scale! Comeg reminds me of U2 crossed with Tears For Fears; there's the gritty rock ballads typical of the former mixed with the pop sensibility of the latter." (Toxicpete.co.uk - January 2007).

If you like that track, go up to the Comeg web site, and you can download 'One Day' for absolutely no charge


The Grenadines - Inner You. From Melbourne-based rockers 'The Grenadines', and off their new CD 'Story of Woe'.

And you have the change to win one of five copies of 'Sory of Woe'. Simply answer this question: 'When The Grenadines are relaxing, what do they like to wear?'

If you are one of the first 5 people to email me the correct answer (woof@thedogbox.info), I will happily post a freshly pressed copy of 'Story of Woe' to your doorstep. You'll find the answer The Grenadines web site. And the CD is now available for purchase by contacting them at their web site.


The Idea - Sentimental. The Idea is the musical project of Mitch Salibury, blending rock, punk, pop and other stuff too unhip to mention. This track has just been released as a single through Insular Records. More of The Idea's music can be found at iTunes.


The Aberrations - Poolside. The Aberrations are a bunch of engineers from Newcastle who love building racing cars out in the back shed on weekends. When they get bored with cars they occasionally churn out indie pop stuff from their small analogue home studio. They plan to showcase these songs to the world in a matinee gig at the Tighes Hill Social Club in the near future.


Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Wed' and 'Dirt' (courtesy of Magnatune).


If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

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WRC - A big rally show this week, we look at the WRCs first round of the 2007 season, the Rallye Monte Carlo. Sebastien Loeb, Dani Sordo and the Citroen C4 dominate, Marcus Gronholm hopes for better things in Sweden, and Chris Atkinson and Mikko Hirvonnen fight down to the wire for 4th place.


Music this week from:


Explone - Red Coat. "With Explone's 'Crooks' there are no pretentious lyrics or emotionally demanding tones. This is authentic, pleasant music that will steal the top of your play list and stay there for weeks." - Northwest Bands Dot Com. Check their MySpace page for details and gig dates.


Bec Willis - Scared. Originally from South Australia, but now living on the Central Coast (which is where I grew up). A chance meeting Kasey Chambers lead to Kasey offering to produce Bec's debut CD, which also features the talents of Bill Chambers and Jeff McCormack. This is a preview track; the CD is scheduled for release in March through Shock Records.


Seagull Strange - Love's Sick Disease. One of my favourite Seagull Strange tunes, 'Love's Sick Disease', is off the Bristolians (is that a word?) new CD, 'Better Angels of Our Nature', which will be released on January 29. To pre-order the album go to Oxford Music.


The Lazy Cowgirls - You. The Lazy Cowgirls formed in LA in 1983, and for the next 20 years fused a variety of genres into their music. This track is taken from 'Thingmaker', a punk compilation album that was put together by Gearhead records.


Download "You" (mp3) from "Thingmaker" by Gearhead Records

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody

Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Wed' and 'Dirt' (courtesy of Magnatune).


If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

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Welcome back to TheDogBox for 2007!

WRC - This week, we preview the WRC season, which kicks off in Monte Carlo next weekend.

And we have a second listen to some of the best tracks from from Aussie musicians that we played in 2006.


8 Ball Aitken - Sagas and Dramas. 8 Ball's new CD, 'Odd Ball In', is out now - check his MySpace page for details and gig dates.

Chad Trent - Common Flaws. I played this tune back in February. Check out Chad's web site for more info.

Navid Sabet - Passive. Taken from Navid's debut EP, this 17-year old singer-songwriter has talent to burn. The EP is available directly from his web site.

Ben Taylor - Disease. A former member of 'Pilot Guides', Ben Taylor has been getting a great response both here in Australia and overseas, as well as being a finalist position in the prestigious 'John Lennon Song writing Award' in June of 2006.

Tim Reid - World That's Made For Two. From the album 'Any Given Day'. Check Tim's MySpace page for live dates and other tracks from the album. You can buy the CD from CD Baby or on iTunes

The Basics - Rattle My Chain. Their debut CD 'Stand Out/Fit In' is out, so check their web site for details. You can hear their tunes on their MySpace page.

Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Wed' (courtesy of Magnatune).


If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

Technorati Tags: WRC, Australian Rally Championship, ARC, Australian Rally Championship, V8 Supercars, V8SC, Formula 1

Hope everyone's had a great Christmas and New Years break. (That holiday is always too short!)

The first DogBox of 2007 will be out next week. We're only a couple of weeks away from the first WRC round of the season, so we'll have a look at who's going where in '07. Plus I've got a heap of great music to play.

See you then.

Bruce.