<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Shazamers&#039; Blog &#187; Around the world</title> <atom:link href="http://www.shazamers.com/category/aroundtheworld/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.shazamers.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 09:08:21 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Gotye &amp; Kimbra Storm The Australian Charts</title><link>http://www.shazamers.com/2011/08/30/gotye-kimbra-storm-the-australian-charts/</link> <comments>http://www.shazamers.com/2011/08/30/gotye-kimbra-storm-the-australian-charts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roberto Gonzalez</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the world]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gotye]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kimbra]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shazamers.com/?p=13630</guid> <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago Belgium born and Australian based singer-songwriter Gotye unveiled his latest single, ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’, and it has become a huge smash in Australia. 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