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    <description>“I never thought I’d be in Oklahoma with a crowd of kids singing our song,” says Jean Paul Makhlouf, lead singer of Cash Cash, in awe over the popularity they have received on their current tour. “It’s a feeling you can’t describe.” Not a small accomplishment for “this little band from Jersey.” In fact, this is exactly the type of moment that occurs when you are a hot band on the rise. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash Cash is an exciting techno-pop group from the 2 mile long town of Roseland, New Jersey. The band consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf (vocals, guitar), Alex Makhlouf (keyboards, programming), Samuel Frisch (vocals, bass), and Anthony Villacari (drums, percussion). With a sound that is refreshing, electric and infectious, Cash Cash is able to seamlessly tap into 70s funk, 80s anthem pop and 90s mellow alternative all at once. Their mission, described perfectly by Jean Paul, is to “Bring back some of that 70s funk guitar, mixed in with the life and fun of the 80s.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And they have done just that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But how has Cash Cash reached the precipice of stardom? You would have to go back to the third grade, because that is how long Jean Paul has known Sam Frisch. Playing together since they were kids, the band originally formed as The Consequence in 2002, a predominantly studio-based act that released a 5 song EP titled “Your Own Place” in 2003. After releasing a self-titled LP in 2005, the band began to lose focus, using a myriad of musicians as various members decided to go off to college. “Being in our band was like being on the show Survivor, we were going through bass players, drummers, keyboard players …” says Jean Paul. With the future of the band nebulous at best, younger brother Alex Makhlouf jumped on board, and he and Jean Paul began refocusing the band: “I knew I had to get the hell out of school, so I did the complete opposite and dropped out of college,” recalls Jean Paul. “My brother and I knew what we had to do and decided to give it one more stab.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The brothers decided to spend an entire summer crafting new material and honing a sound, day in and day out, virtually living in Jean Paul’s home recording studio. At summer’s end, they knew they created something special. By fall the brothers, stacked with backpacks full of cds, began an arduous, yet fulfilling campaign to make their music heard. Storming clubs in and around New York City, including Pete Wentz’s AK-47 club, the brothers partied, networked and hustled as many A&amp;R men and record executives as they could find. But the real turning point came when Rob Hitt of Crush Management began DJing their song “Party in Your Bedroom.” The infectious, easy-to-sing-along-with, pop sound of the song began turning heads. Shortly thereafter, Jean Paul’s Gmail account &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;began filling up with offers from record labels. Changing their name to Cash Cash in March of 2008, the band, with Frisch aboard as bass player/art director, and Alex’s friend Anthony Villacari locked in on drums, signed a record deal with Universal Republic records and is poised to premiere an EP in October of 2008. Consisting of 5 songs, including the driving force of “Breakout” and an acoustic version of “Party in Your Bedroom,” the EP has all the hallmarks of a band that not only is burning with confidence, but is comfortable with their own sound. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having just completed their first tour, a tour which not only expanded their fan base, but further matured and coalesced the band in ways only riding a bus can, Cash Cash is mixing a full-length album and setting their sites for a release by year end, with a much larger tour in 09’ in support of it. Extremely fan friendly and very much aware of their roots and the influences that drove them, Cash Cash reaches out to their fans at concerts by meeting them outside for impromptu acoustic performances. That extra effort, a sound work ethic, their melodic pop songs with fantastic 3-part harmonies, and the confidence that motivates them are all the ingredients that really separate Cash Cash from the rest of the pack. No “get rich quick scheme” for Cash Cash – they’re taking this all the way to the bank.</description>
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      <title>Hey L.A.! Free Show! MUST RSVP</title>
      <description>Cash Cash LIVE at the Gibson Showroom - Monday, August 24th &lt;br /&gt;9350 Civic Center Dr. Beverly Hills, CA&lt;br /&gt;Doors 8 PM / Show 9 PM&lt;br /&gt;FREE ALL AGES!&lt;br /&gt;21+ to drink&lt;br /&gt;RSVP to RSVP@VIMBY.COM Only&lt;br /&gt;Presented by Vimby / Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon and Gibson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.vimby.com</description>
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      <title>**Cancelled Show** Missoula, Montana, August, 11th</title>
      <description>&lt;br /&gt;Hey Guys, i'm sorry to announce that we're not going to be playing the show with Every Avenue &amp; Valencia on August 11th in Missoula, Montana @ the SHEC Community Center. Due to the routing of warped tour and us being in a van, the drive is really not possible. Veryyyyyyyyyyyy sorry guys! We'll make it up to you next time promise!! :-) But the show will still go on with the other bands so definitely go support those guys!! worddddddd, later baby cakes!&lt;br /&gt;~ jp&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <title>up and go without a trace...haha</title>
      <description>I haven't been bloggin too much lately cause we've been super busy hanging out on warped tour with you guys!!! :-) but i gotss the day off so i decided to jump on it! ahhh alright where to start, where to start...well warped has been one of the most amazing experiences for us. I mean we grew up going to warped tour every summer and i can't describe how amazing it feels to now actually be a part of it!! The shows have been absolutely amazing! We've made a ton of new friends too! We're on the same stage as the Breathe Carolina dudes and we'll be hitting the road with them this fall! So check them out if you haven't already!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On to some other news, some of you guys are wondering where Mike went?!? Well let me fill ya in on the situation from the beginning...Back in the day me, Alex, Sam, &amp; Anthony got this band rolling as The Consequence. Then in 2007 we got signed to Universal, changed our name, and started touring. We thought it would be a good idea to add an extra guitarist live. So we started playing with mike a little under a year ago. He first started as just a live touring musician and then after he earned his badges we put him in the photos and made him a band member. Then, out of nowhere he just got up and left us high and dry in the middle of warped tour with no goodbye or anything...we thought it was a little weird, especially since there wasn't any big fight or anything...Our assumption is that he just wasn't really into the whole band thing anymore, was getting worn down by the road, and has some other important stuff in his life he needs to cater to. Overall he just didn't have the passion that the rest of us have... the road isn't for everybody....this lifestyle is very different than any other job and calls for an extra dose of passion and motivation.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Anyways, here's my reaction to the whole thing....so when he left, at first we all freaked out and were like "WTF" it's in the middle of the warped tour and were a man down..what to do, what to do we got a show to play?!?!" Then i sat the guys down back stage, gathered my thoughts, and was like wait a second...Mike has absolutely ZERO effect on cash cash!!!! i was like lets wake up guys we started this band as a 4 piece!!! recorded our cd as a 4 piece!!! played shows as a 4 piece!!! and will finish the band as a 4 piece!! we played the show without him and it never felt better!! it actually reminded me of back in the day when we were the Consequence, playing with 3 of my brothers! Yes, obviously Alex is my brother, but Sam and Anthony are like brothers to me as well. Me and Sam went to elementary school together and Alex and Anthony did as well. I mean me and Sam have been playing music together for over 10 years... We're all from a town that's so small we can literally walk to each others houses!!! All our families are friends and it just makes sense ya know?? We have this strong bond with each other that mike just couldn't attach himself to....We opened our family to him but he just isolated himself the past 3 months and his head and heart we just not in the band anymore...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;soo anyways back we go to the original line up! as to replacing him or adding another guitarist...right now i think were gonna just keep it the 4 of us! We realized that we don't need anyone else in this band because WE ARE THE BAND!!!! We live this band everyday, we can trust each other, we know each other better than we know ourselves, we love playing music together, and as lame as it sounds we fucking love each other!! So take this for what it is.....i don't really have any negative things to say about it. The point of this blog is just to fill you guys in on what the dilllyyyyyyy was!!!! and plus i won't lie I'm a little excited i get to pick up the guitar again here and there!! ahh it's been a while i'm stoked!! ;-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;see ya guys soon!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ jp&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/warped" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/tour" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/cashcashmusic/blogs/2009/08/06/YjSitfN6/up-and-go-without-a-tracehaha</link>
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      <title>New tour dates with Family Force 5 and Breathe Carolina!</title>
      <description>What's up homies!!! Just announce a whole bunch of new fall tour dates with Family Force 5 and Breathe Carolina. Check out the dates on our imeem profile or on myspace @ www.myspace.com/cashcash&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... see you at a show!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/force" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/tour" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/family" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/breathe" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/carolina" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/cashcashmusic/blogs/2009/07/30/G8HPL1kL/new-tour-dates-with-family-force-5-and-breathe-carolina</link>
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      <title>!!!!!Warped Tour Update!!!!!</title>
      <description>Warped Tour!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yooo whats poppin errrrrrrrryybody! Jean Paul on the mic,&lt;br /&gt;so we're on our 5th day of Warped Tour and i wanted to jump on here and let ya'll know how it's been going!!! First off it's been insaneeeeeeee hot! We've been baking like chocolate chip cookies everyday!!! at first the heat and sun kinda drove me crazy cause it's like being out there all day...but after the first day i learned to put sun tan lotion on and drink plentyyyyy of water and bammm im back on track!! Now it's the 4th day and i absolutely love it. It's such a different type of show like outside blue skies, red hot sun, i'm growing to love it!! there's just this awesome feel good vibe to playing outside in this beautiful world we live in!! Mother Nature really is amazing!! alright i'll cut the hippie shit but for real...i know if i was home i'd be sitting in my room on my computer and missing out on this awesome summer! So do like we do!!! get out in the sun wether your coming to warped or not!! go outside, blast some Cash Cizzle on your boombox and have a water gun fight or something!! go to the park enjoy this last month of summer!!! :) Alright time to go get back out there!!! later loves mwahhhhhhhh!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- jp&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/warped" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/party" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/tour" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/bedroom" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:16:53 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Vote for Cash Cash!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:19:25 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>"Party In Your Bedroom" is up for voting on mtvU's The Freshmen!!</title>
      <description>"Party In Your Bedroom" is up for voting on mtvU's The Freshmen!! Wouldya couldya vote for it pretty please?! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/147NGffo_" title="http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/nominees-072709/"&gt;http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/nominees-072709/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/party" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/vote" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/freshmen" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/mtvu's" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/bedroom" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Home Town Show - Meet &amp; Greet!! Ticket Presale!!</title>
      <description>Hey guys, it's Jean Paul here, in the back of the van on our way to Florida!I just wanted to remind everyone to get your tickets early for our Home Town Jersey show at Fireman's Hall in North Caldwell, NJ on August 30th. The show's selling really well so get your tickets now before it sells out. The venue can only hold like 400 kids!!!!! we definitely plan on this one selling out, so definitely dont wait to get your tickets! We're also doing a meet and greet and there's only 10 spots left for that! Check out how to do that on our myspace: www.myspace.com/cashcash and pick up your tickets and meet and greet spot!! see ya soon jersey!!!! ;-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~jp&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/caldwell" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/hall" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/north" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/hometown" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/show" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/fireman's" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/nj" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Request Party In Your Bedroom!</title>
      <description>Hey guys&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 21), from 12pm ET to 7pm ET, fans can help Cash Cash out by requesting "Party In Your Bedroom" on Twitter!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tweet: Cash Cash, Party In Your Bedroom #aolradiorequest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fans can request the same song over and over, so please help as much as possible! The songs with the most requests will be played the most often!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/radio" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/tweet" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/twitter" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/party" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/aol" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/bedroom" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/cashcashmusic/blogs/2009/07/20/wgHe2cbs/request-party-in-your-bedroom</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:00:54 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>!!!AT&amp;T Contest - $$ Videos!!!</title>
      <description>AT&amp;T Contest!!! Help!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yooo what up playas!!!!! It's JP! we need your help! So we're doing this awesome contest for AT&amp;T. The whole contest is about like submitting videos on a certain topic. There's a bunch of bands on it and the bands videos that get the most votes win!!! We posted up some awesome videos! and we need you guys to help us win! So head over to &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24iW_agAo_" title="http://www.facebook.com/freeforall#/freeforall?v=box_3&amp;viewas=19800416"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/freeforall#/freeforall?v=box_3&amp;viewas=19800416&lt;/a&gt; and vote for us!! So far there's a video of us waking sam up with super soakers!!!! hahah we blasted him in the face it was insane...and then video of alex doing a sweet flip into a pool wearing his birthday suit :-) Go to that link and click show all to see all the videos....hahah anyways we'll be adding a video a week up on there so keep checking back!!! Show me what you guys got!!!! let's win this damn thing!!!!! :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ jean paul&lt;br /&gt;　&lt;br /&gt;the links is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24iW_agAo_" title="http://www.facebook.com/freeforall#/freeforall?v=box_3&amp;viewas=19800416"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/freeforall#/freeforall?v=box_3&amp;viewas=19800416&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/att" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/contest" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/video" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/bedroom" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/cash" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/free" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/vote" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/win" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/party" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/cashcashmusic/blogs/2009/07/20/5pu7SHEl/att-contest-videos</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:26:00 -0000</pubDate>
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