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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie — The Faces
For every smelly, drunken, R&B soaked, good time rock and roll band that staggers around the stage looking glamorous and sounding exceedingly cool, there is a precedent. So why don’t you run on over to Diffuser and read all about the greatest of them all, The Faces?
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Throw Beck Thursday: An Interview With Sebastian Junger
“We have the most effective military in world history and we can’t schedule a simple surgery for one of our vets. It’s just insane.” — Back in 2010 filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington released Restrepo, perhaps the most honest view of war ever committed to film. Embedded with the 173 Airborne in an out…
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May 7 Beatles Auction Offers Rare Photos
Invaluable, an online auction house specializing in fine and decorative arts, antiques, collectibles, and estate sales, has some really interesting memorabilia coming up in their May 7 “Unique Beatles Photographic Auction.”
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On Diffuser: 22 Years Ago – Paw Make Their Debut With ‘Dragline’
I’m fascinated by bands that almost made it. That isn’t even a fair statement — if their music somehow made its way into my ear holes, they “made it,” yet they are considered also-rans because they aren’t swimming in fame and fortune twenty years later.
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216. So You Want To Be An Assistant Film Editor
Two accessories were mandatory for film industry freelancers: A Filofax planner and an answering machine. Nobody saw the answering machine so that didn’t matter much, but having an off-brand planner was akin to murdering babies or something. The only social sin more egregious than carrying something other than a Filofax was having an 818 area…
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Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein Talks Alice Cooper, Queen and Why You Should Put Down Your Phone
Thirty-five years ago, 16 year-old Paul Caiafa stumbled into the chance of lifetime. His brother Jerry was playing bass in a band with his buddy Glenn, and along with letting Caiafa serve as their roadie the two musicians also taught the kid how to play guitar. In October 1980 the band canned their guitarist, Bobby…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie – Link Wray
Link Wray was the coolest guitarist to ever strap on a Danelectro Longhorn. His influence on rock and roll is immeasurable, with everybody from Iggy Pop to Jimmy Page listing him as an influence. Why don’t you take a couple minutes and learn about this proto-punk superstar on Diffuser? You won’t regret it!
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From the Stacks: Nirvana — The Masquerade
My editor over at Diffuser started a podcast named — you guessed it — Diffuser Radio. This week we recorded episode five, and our topic was Kurt Cobain. Well, sort of: The topic was whether we’re a bunch of ghouls who won’t let the poor guy rest in peace.
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Throw Beck Thursday: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Still Up to Their ‘Spooky Tricks’
Industrial funk disco masters hit on all cylinders on their latest release. My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult are as important to electronic dance music as the Ramones are to punk. Band mates Groovie Mann and Buzz McCoy have been getting it done for almost 30 years now, and an entire genre has sprung…
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