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Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown now winds it up on highnew

The loss cannot be measured, especially by Chocolate City natives-in-exile.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Kandia Crazy Horse  |  05-29-2012  |  Music

The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride, 20 Years Laternew

Currently touched up for 20th-anniversary reissue treatment, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde was a rap gateway drug, a powerfully psychedelic expansion.
L.A. Weekly  |  Jeff Weiss  |  05-24-2012  |  Music

Pennies From Heavennew

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties.
Austin Chronicle  |  Doug Freeman  |  05-21-2012  |  Music

Motown Revivalnew

Remembering the Marvelettes and the hit factory's beginnings.
Metro Times  |  Travis R. Wright  |  05-16-2012  |  Music

Scratch and Stitchnew

The well-tailored line between hip-hop artists and the streetwear companies hustling to promote them.
Chicago Reader  |  Leor Galil  |  05-14-2012  |  Music

Namaste, M.C.A.new

Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, was the conscience of the Beastie Boys.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Mark Kemp  |  05-10-2012  |  Music

MCA's Legacynew

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch influenced and helped many as he evolved.
LEO Weekly  |  Peter Berkowitz  |  05-09-2012  |  Music

Pandora and Music Royaltiesnew

Pandora and other internet radio companies are paying Louisiana musicians more than conventional radio ever has.
Gambit  |  Kevin Allman  |  05-08-2012  |  Music

Carolina Chocolate Dropsnew

In this age of beats, electronic manipulation and Auto-Tune, there is a refreshing quality to the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Its old-timey fiddle and banjo music has lively energy and bright musicality...
Gambit  |  David Kunian  |  04-25-2012  |  Music

Janelle Monaenew

"Are we walking dead now?" Monae asked Voodoo Music Experience audiences two years ago before crescendoing into an operatic wail and a zombie-like gyration...
Gambit  |  Russ Lane  |  04-24-2012  |  Music

Record Store Day is around the corner. What are you getting?new

Saturday, April 21 marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, that special time of year for vinyl-nuts and casual collectors, scalpers, and super-fans alike to come together and salute both the independent record store and the glory of the physical format release.
San Antonio Current  |  J.D. Swerzenski  |  04-20-2012  |  Music

Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new

Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper  |  Sarah Godfrey  |  04-20-2012  |  Music

Vinyl Gets Another Spinnew

Showing it has more lives than a cockroach, vinyl has been reborn, resulting in some beautiful music. But sometimes production values in records and turntables are lacking.
Houston Press  |  Craig Hlavaty  |  04-20-2012  |  Music

Shedding Light on Record Masteringnew

Engineers give advice on the final step of the recording process.
East Bay Express  |  Will Butler  |  04-20-2012  |  Music

Reason to Crawlnew

The case for the arts: It's only rock 'n' roll, but we like it.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jim Nintzel  |  04-19-2012  |  Music

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