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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: WHITE BOY BLUES
posted: September 3, 2009
When one thinks of blues music, images of cramped, smoke-filled bars and weathered black musicians belting out throaty songs as they fret on their worn guitars inevitably come to mind. The names Muddy Waters, Otis…
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OMNIVORE'S DELIGHT 2: DOUBLE DIPPING
posted: August 29, 2009
The last decade has seen a veritable spate of actors, seemingly driven by outsized egos strive for the coveted occupational / after their names”as in Actor / Sommelier / Perfumer turned Hip-Hop Artist/Pop Star/ MC/…
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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: WANTED ON WAX
posted: August 27, 2009
In my ideal world, everyone would have access to a vinyl press in their own backyard. Cutting discs would be as easy as ripping a CD. Until that happens, I will be digging each month…
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UNDER COVERS VOLUME 2
posted: August 22, 2009
Welcome to the second installment of Under Covers, a biweekly column dedicated to exploring the musical possibilities of artists appreciating one another’s work on both the OurStage and national level! Perhaps it was the numerous…
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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: CONTEMPORARY RARITIES
posted: August 20, 2009
What makes a record rare? Age? Condition? Quantity of initial pressing? Teeth marks made by Jimi Hendrix himself? Certainly all those factors come into play, but there are more minute details that help fuel the…
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Q&A WITH ROJOS CALIENTES
posted: August 16, 2009
Every culture on the planet has some sort of musical history dating back centuries and, in some cases, rigorous ceremonial musical displays are still in place today. Yet while it’s great for cultures to stay…
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