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Henry Rollins: America’s Real Safety Net Is Drugs, Alcohol, Cheap Food and Free Porn

July 10, 2017 W A

source: http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-americas-real-safety-net-is-drugs-alcohol-cheap-food-and-free-porn-8392156 Since the inception of America, as much concept as actual thing, the poor have been despised by the rich. It is an adversarial relationship that has not relented from then to this moment. This antagonism and the agony it engenders is not only our collective story but informs much of our behavior now. No…

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Sonny Rollins: ‘You Can’t Think And Play At The Same Time’

July 4, 2017 W A

When you consider that critics have been writing about him for over 60 years, it can seem as if there’s nothing left to say about Sonny Rollins. But there is – because over the decades, the “Saxophone Colossus” has never stopped growing or adding to his sound. More than once, Rollins has stepped away from…

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How to Be the Band Nobody Wants to Play with — Ever Again (in 10 Easy Steps) – Soundfly

July 2, 2017 W A

Ready to be the band who’s not welcome back to any stage and who other bands dread performing alongside? Follow these 10 tips, and make it happen! 6. Drink… a Lot Get drunk. It’s what rock stars do, and if you’re going to play a rock-star set, then it’s probably a great idea to do…

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The South’s Rock Renaissance – WSJ

July 1, 2017 W A

Source: The South’s Rock Renaissance – WSJ “From the garage-punk bands of Nashville to Atlanta’s metal-heads, Southern rock scenes are flourishing, sprouting new acts, clubs and publications. The new acts are much different than their predecessors: They are multi-ethnic and tackle thorny subjects with a centrist voice. Rather than hiding their accents, they take pride…

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The Persistence of Prog Rock

June 25, 2017 W A

“In place of a guitarist, Emerson, Lake & Palmer had Keith Emerson, a keyboard virtuoso who liked to wrestle with his Hammond organ onstage, and didn’t always win: during one performance, he was pinned beneath the massive instrument, and had to be rescued by roadies.”

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What To Be Aware Of When Using Headphones For Mixing : Ask.Audio

June 19, 2017 W A

Source: What To Be Aware Of When Using Headphones For Mixing : Ask.Audio This has been my problem from time to time: “And once again, while the perception of bass in the mix may vary from room to room, the perception of bass may also vary from phones to speakers. Without the feeling of the…

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RONNIE JAMES DIO’s Widow Calls GENE SIMMONS’s Attempt To Trademark ‘Horns’ Hand Gesture ‘Laughable’ And ‘Disgusting’

June 16, 2017 W A

In American Sign Language, it means “I love you.” It is also very similar to the motion Spider-man is known to make in movies and his comics to activate his powers, and is featured on the album cover for THE BEATLES‘ 1966 single, “Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby”, which showed John Lennon making the gesture nearly a…

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What 2018’s Breakthrough Artists Need To Do Now To Succeed – hypebot

June 11, 2017 W A

Source: What 2018’s Breakthrough Artists Need To Do Now To Succeed – hypebot She says a band should, “Practice a lot and play a little.” Playing too much and too often is a killer for young bands. She adds, “You can play El Cid 10 times a month but then when you try to book…

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Iggy Pop Remembers Bob Dylan Wannabes, Ruining Joe Perry’s Acid Trip

June 10, 2017 W A

Former Stooges singer recalls wild tales ahead of new oral history book ‘Total Chaos’ Iggy Pop discusses touring, music and history of Stooges in forthcoming book ‘Total Chaos’ out November 15th via Third Man Books.Patrick Pantano

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Guelph student union criticised for calling Lou Reed song ‘transphobic’

May 24, 2017 W A

http://www.cbc.ca/…/lou-reed-wild-side-university-guelph-st… — “There were also plenty of rumoured relationships with men, leading some fans to name Reed as the first “out” rock star. But why bother remembering any of this when you can invent some outrage, in return for a little validation that your opinions are worth something? That’s what students at the University of…

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Inside Real World Studios, Peter Gabriels recording sanctuary

May 16, 2017 W A

Source: Inside Real World Studios, Peter Gabriels recording sanctuary Incredible slide show. Literally more equipment than God.

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The MP3 Is Officially Dead, According To Its Creators

May 13, 2017 W A

“The death of the MP3 was announced in a conference room in Erlangen, Germany, in the spring of 1995.” So opens Stephen Witt’s How Music Got Free, an investigation into the forced digitization and subsequent decimation of the music business, from which it has only very recently started to recover. That ironic conference room eulogy…

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How Blockchain Could Finally Unite the United Nations – CoinDesk

May 9, 2017 W A

A blockchain movement is growing at the United Nations, where transparency is key to keeping the funding coming in. Source: How Blockchain Could Finally Unite the United Nations – CoinDesk

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Animals That Look Like They’re About To Drop The Hottest Albums Ever

May 8, 2017 W A

The best thing you will see today. Source: Animals That Look Like They’re About To Drop The Hottest Albums Ever These guys had an other band, of humans. But this is the original line up.

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How record companies use the data Spotify/Apple send them | That Eric Alper

May 7, 2017 W A

At Next Radio 2016, Brittney Bean outlines how DSPs (like Spotify and Apple Music) provide consumption data to record companies and how they use it to retail more music. Source: How record companies use the data Spotify/Apple send them | That Eric Alper Kind of reminds me of the record player that plays the rings…

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