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On Diffuser: 8 Reasons Record Stores Beat Online Services
At least once a week I visit a record store. I love them, and I always have. If I could chuck it all and make a living running a record store I think I would do it. Here’s my little love letter to the advantages of record stores over sites like Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes.…
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196. Get Out of Bed, There’ll Be No More Napping (Wake Up!)
Tales From the Crypt’s sound stage and production office was located above a Rolls-Royce garage.
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From the Stacks: Rat Music For Rat People, Vol. 1
Here we have a piece of pure American punk goodness.
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On Diffuser: My Vote For ‘Next Big Thing’? Son Little.
Son Little’s new EP is on my shortlist for best records of 2015. Seriously, you have to check it out. Here’s my little write up.
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From The Stacks: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – Lead Me On
Congratulations to country legend Conway Twitty, the first artist to make the Bad Album Cover Hall of Fame twice.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Hulk Angry, Fish No Bite
Will crowds turn out for steroid-free ice fishing? —– Ice fishing season is almost here, but don’t expect the speed, strength, and agility of previous years. A few months ago New York Times writer James Card covered ice fishing’s “long shot bid to bring their lonely pursuit to the Olympics.” Staring at a hole in…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie: The Moog Synthesizer
It’s kind of hard to imagine a musical world without electronic keyboards. If you’re looking for roots, you have to give Bob Moog a big tip of the hat. And so I did. You can read all about it here: http://diffuser.fm/the-roots-of-indie-moog-synthesizer/
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Deep Cuts: Songs About Change
Change is a bastard. Nothing leaves us feeling more naked and vulnerable (other than being naked) than having our little snowball shaken up. Whether the end result is good, bad, planned, unexpected, desired, or unwanted doesn’t seem to matter too much. Most of the heated political rhetoric that we hear and sometimes repeat comes down…
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On Diffuser: Does ‘Primus & the Chocolate Factory’ Earn a Golden Ticket?
Les Claypool brings his noodly madness to the songs from the original Willy Wonka. Is the album any good? Well, the best way to determine that is to buy it. The next best way? Read my write up on Diffuser.FM.
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On Loudwire: My Interview With Crash Midnight
Crash Midnight is a great little band out of Boston that plays a flavor of rock and roll that never goes out of style but for some reason seems to be underrepresented these days. You’ll hear no Cookie Monster vocals or rap bridges, no triggered drums either — just big guitars, big hooks, and lots…
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