CPU-records chart gigs are a monthly gig in Whelans, starting June 9th. The top three bands in the CPU monthly chart will get to play the event, as voted by our listeners. CPU is a great place to discover new music that's out there, and is being constantly updated by the artists themselves and the editorial staff. We're going to help highlight this in a new way by being the first Irish Underground MP3 Chart ( Well, can you name any other!!). To see who's in the lead to play the first Underground MP3 Chart Night, visit the site every week where the chart positions will be published. CPU-records launched their artists section on Halloween 2004 with an event in The Village being headlined by Mani (Primal Scream/TheStone Roses), Andy Rourke (The Smiths/Vinny Peculiar), Lee Gorton (Alfie). On the night rising stars of the dublin music scene CH-1 and Humanzie played alongside veterans The Subtonics and The Mighty Stef. Since then 290 artists have signed up to what is becoming the best resource for finding and listening to new music as it emerges in Ireland and beyond. CPU-records since it's inseption has grown rapidly, with traffic doubling in the space of a month rising from 1 Million hits to just under 2 Million hits last month. CPU is becoming one of the most talked about undercurrents in the music scene today. On thursday 21st April in The Evening Herald, 3 CPU acts were chosen in the top ten tunes to download, beating off the likes of Jeff Buckley, Coldplay and Rooney, (what more can we say!!!) CPU-records artists who've benefited from the exposure they have received on CPU in the past include The Republic of Loose, Mainline, Humanzie, The Camberbert Quartet, The Subtonics, Stazi, Jinx Lennon, The Mighty Stef, Ch-1, The Things www.cpu.ie