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The Beatles x 100new

How much of the White Album is too much?
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
11-15-2013 |
Music
Who the Hell Made Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ Video?new

The Ark Music Factory, where rich kids go to be overnight superstars or at least the subject of much-mocked viral vids.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
03-14-2011 |
Music
Tallying Ability Scores in Indie Rock's Mysticismnew
With more indie-rock bands turning to fantasy imagery in their music videos, which ones are serious about their wizardly ways? A 23-year-old fantasy and role-playing expert helps us sort it out.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
10-02-2009 |
Music
Mic in Tracks Magicnew

Privately recorded "mic in tracks" snippets washed through the Net during Napster's heyday and these marvelous oddities are too good to keep private.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
03-20-2009 |
Music
Music's Wild Ride in 2008new
Campaign songs defined the year: Will.i.am's "Yes We Can," the McCain Girls' "It's Raining McCain," the crazy Laverne & Shirley theme song updated for Hillary Clinton and the Amigos de Obama's mariachi call to Texas voters, "Viva Obama."
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
12-30-2008 |
Music
Why I Still Make Tapesnew

I still make tapes because I have always made tapes, and I tend to continue to do things that I have always done.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
12-19-2008 |
Music
Razor-Pop Beckons a Minimalist Eranew

What makes razor-pop production so perfect is the illusion of humanity it presents -- the sensation that the artist is singing on a street corner, standing around a burning trash can, with friends as accompanists.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
12-12-2008 |
Music