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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: WFMU RECORD FAIR
posted: October 29, 2009
White label disc jockey promos. Withdrawn 45 picture sleeves pressed in Sweden. Mint Lexingtons with a deep groove, flat edge and RVG in the run off. While this terminology is alien to the general population,…
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OMNIVORE'S DELIGHT 6: BREAK OF REALITY
posted: October 24, 2009
As music performance majors from upstate New York, Patrick Laird, Martin Torch-Ishii, Phil Borter and Ivan Trevino don’t initially appear to be your typical rock stars. Their visual appearance raises no red flags. But within…
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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: DESERT ISLAND DISC
posted: October 22, 2009
The concept of a desert island disc is a bit far fetched. To begin, how the hell are you going to play an album if you are stranded on a desert island with no food,…
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UNDER COVERS 6: ORIGINAL COVERS
posted: October 17, 2009
Welcome to the sixth installment of “Under Covers,” a bi-weekly topic dedicated to exploring the musical possibilities of artists appreciating one another’s work on both the OurStage and national levels. This week’s topic: Original Covers.…
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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: SECRET DUB LABORATORY
posted: October 15, 2009
Close your eyes and picture yourself in 1969. You might see yourself at a party where a copy of Abbey Road was making its debut on the turntable, but I want you to imagine yourself…
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TOUR:SMART PLUS TAKE 2
posted: October 12, 2009
Back in August, we wrote about Martin Atkins’ Tour:Smart Plus weekend seminar in Chicago. The three-day weekend (this time from October 23-25), geared towards educating musicians and industry professionals on all the astounding D.I.Y. possibilities…
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