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On Diffuser: Need Some Cool New Music? Go to Greece.
Best part of my gig? When some seriously awesome music lands on my desk. I was really knocked out by My Drunken Haze and their label mates on Inner Ear Records. Read all about it!
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From the Stacks: Ike and Tina Turner – “Outta Season”
Before he was the most notorious spousal abuser in music history, Ike Turner held a legitimate claim to the invention of rock and roll.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Are You Willing to Save the Universe?
What can you do to save the universe? —- The universe is coming to an end. According to theoretical physicist Joseph Lykken, “It may be that the universe we live in is inherently unstable and at some point billions of years from now it’s all going to get wiped out.” Talk about playing the long…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie: The Replacements – ‘Let It Be’
This is one of my desert island discs, and it’s also a very important album in the history of alternative/independent music. Don’t know it? Read all about it.
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Deep Cuts: Special Guest Stars
Special guest stars make everything better, right? It’s why I always invite Bill Bixby to my holiday dinners. Don’t give me that “I’m dead” crap, Bill, it never stops my uncle Steve from showing up.
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On Diffuser: The Future of Music is Doomed (and Why It Isn’t)
The Atlantic Monthly ran an article this month about how data from Shazam and other apps shapes new music. The result, predictably, is that pop music is growing more and more formulaic. So is this the end of good music? Read my piece on Diffuser for more.
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198. Mr. Warmth
I was raised on ’70s television, the era of the guest star: The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, game shows, Love American Style, the Dean Martin celebrity roasts, Battle of the Network Stars, talk shows. There was no limit to the number of times per week a power television viewer could see Bert Convy.
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On Diffuser: Do We Really Need Another Bowie Compilation?
Over the course of his 50 year career, David Bowie has released 26 studio albums. During that same stretch, around 50 compilation albums have been released. So you’d expect me to say that Nothing Has Changed isn’t worth your hard earned music dollar. Well, don’t be so sure. Read the full story here.
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On Diffuser: Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ Thanksgiving’s Go-To Song
It’s that time again — time to bust out the Discwasher, fire up the turntable, and listen to Arlo’s 18 and a half minute tale of idiocy. Want to learn the story behind the song? More groovy goodness to be had on Diffuser.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Movie Sequel 2: The Sequel
Why make anything new when cruddy sequels make money? This weekend my kids and I went to see Movie Sequel 2: The Sequel. While we were waiting for the movie to start, we saw trailers for three coming sequels. “Do movie studios even try to make new movies?” my daughter asked me. I gave her…
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