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MUSIC ARTISTS TO WATCH
Three you need to know: Fleet Foxes, Rye Rye, and Sam Sparro Plus: Free Disney movies online
Fleet Foxes: This five-piece Seattle band is finding an audience among fans of Sub Pop labelmates Band of Horses and The Shins. Influenced by '60s greats ranging from Buffalo Springfield and Love to The Zombies and Marvin Gaye, Fleet Foxes' sunshine-soaked harmonies are getting heavy airplay on the soundtrack to Summer '08.
Rye Rye*: Yet another Baltimore artist making blogger headlines, Rye Rye is a 17-year-old hip-hopper who just also happens to be a protégé of M.I.A., whom she has also toured with. Although she may not be old enough to get into clubs, Rye Rye's electro tunes are becoming dancefloor anthems. Rye Rye is signed to renowned DJ/producer Diplo's Mad Decent label.

*Thanks to trendcentral reader Jay Farrand for telling us about Rye Rye!

Sam Sparro: This flamboyant Australian-born electropop musician, often referred to as the "underground" version of popular artist Mika, charmed crowds of discerning hipsters when he performed with Mark Ronson at this year's Coachella Festival. His first single "Black and Gold" has already been a smash hit in the UK, where it hit No 2 on the singles chart.

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And by the way: Disney is now showing full-length movies online at Disney.com, for a limited time, after they air on ABC's Saturday-night staple Wonderful World of Disney.
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