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Under Pressure
posted: October 26, 2011
If you doubt the healing power of rock, look no further than the musicians who travel overseas and the troops who flock to see them. Whether or not the treacle lasts, at least for…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Joe Henry's Rumbling, Rattling 'Reverie'
posted: October 26, 2011
Joe Henry has been exploring the relationship between songs and their aural atmosphere for a quarter of a century. His early albums cloaked his carefully crafted compositions in a variety of artful atmospheres provided by…
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Exclusive Q&A: Blitzen Trapper Talk Americana
posted: October 25, 2011
Though they were blessed with an enormous amount of hype from online tastemakers after their first few albums, Portland-based Blitzen Trapper haven’t succumbed to the “Best New Music” curse that often haunts buzz bands that…
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Soundcheck: Who Will Occupy Hip-Hop?
posted: October 25, 2011
Look around, and it’s starting to look more and more like the sixties than the new millennium. People are protesting about everything from the war, poverty, joblessness, race relations, civil rights, health care, abortion and…
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James Blake: Analogue Values In A Digital World
posted: October 25, 2011
Electronic music producer/ singer-songwriter James Blake is the type to speak softly and carry a big stick. Usually. Concerts by the young Blake are hushed, pastoral affairs; the audience in rapt attention to the 22-year-old wunderkind…
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The Ringleaders
posted: October 24, 2011
Despite what their name implies, Secret Circus aims to be the most ill-kept secret EVER. We’re happy to do our part to help them accomplish that mission. The band has purveyed its own distinct brand…
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