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The Beat Generation: Praise Be To Holy Ghost! [Album Review]
posted: May 1, 2011
These days, the dance-punk/nu-disco/electropop/synth-rock/whatever scene is a crowded one. Between Cut Copy, Hot Chip, MGMT, the late LCD Soundsystem and countless others of their ilk, it must be hard to make yourself known in the…
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The Beat Generation: Which Country Does Dance Best?
posted: April 24, 2011
Dance music is to the world music scene as soccer”or football, depending on your preference ”is to world sports. Both have global followers and feature spectacular, grand annual exhibitions (soccer has Champions League and Europa…
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The Beat Generation: Dan Gravelle And Finding Melody In The Breakdowns
posted: April 17, 2011
Dan Gravelle is a musical double threat in that he’s a great composer and a gifted remixer (no word on how well the guy can dance). Gravelle has had a lot of success in the…
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The Beat Generation: Get Together – Our Favorite Electronic Collaborations
posted: April 10, 2011
Consider this a companion piece to the side project one we ran a few weeks ago. While we had previously examined the phenomenon of musicians genre hopping to escape the “drudgery” of their day “job”…
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The Beat Generation: Trance Playlist
posted: April 3, 2011
Woooooooooosh. Can you feel it (it’s in the air, it’s in the air? Sorry). That sudden, uplifting blast? Those sweet strains of melody floating through your speakers? It’s Sunday, the weekend’s almost over and the…
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The Beat Generation – This Is My Electronic Side Project
posted: March 27, 2011
For some, the rock star life just isn’t that appealing. Guess there’s something about playing in one of the biggest bands in the world, being a critically respected, high selling household name that just doesn’t…
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