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Backtracking Forward: Digital Digging
posted: February 25, 2010
The OurStage Blog is an exceptional outlet for users to discover new music in today’s burgeoning market. When it comes to learning about grooves from the past though, there are a million blogs on the…
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The Great Dane
posted: February 24, 2010
When Danish songwriter Jonas Rendbo set out to record his second release as Jonasoul, he did something few musicians would dare do in the studio ” he introduced his band to the songs only when the…
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Omnivore's Delight 8: Astronauts of Antiquity
posted: November 21, 2009
India and B. Rhyan of Astronauts of Antiquity are kind of like Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan from When Harry Met Sally”emphasis on kind of. If Meg Ryan was a seductive lounge songstress and Billy…
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Domino Effect
posted: November 20, 2009
If Domino Saints prove anything, it’s that a lot of sound can come from just a few people. The duo, comprised of singer Giselle Ojeda and percussionist David Leal, infuse their dance music with contemporary…
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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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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: DAPTONE RECORDS AND THE RETURN OF FUNK
posted: September 24, 2009
During the late 1960s into the mid 1970s, funk music reached its peak in terms of creativity and mainstream attention. Artists like James Brown, George Clinton and Sly Stone were just a few of the…
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