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Can a Machine Resonate?new
How I learned to stop worrying so much and (almost) resolve a beef with drum pads.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-30-2010 |
Music
An American Idol Star's Tantrumnew
American Idol winner Lee DeWyze goes off when he's not allowed to get up on stage at a Worcester bar following his concert earlier that evening at Mechanics Hall.
Worcester Magazine |
T'Leah McQuade |
12-16-2010 |
Music
Tags: American Idol, Lee DeWyze
London, Axl, and Continued "Patience"new
Mere hours after landing at Heathrow I found myself onstage with a friend that I have been to hell and back with, and lived to tell the tale. Axl Rose and I just happened to be in hotel rooms next to each other. Unexpected? Oh, fuck yes.
Seattle Weekly |
Duff McKagan |
11-04-2010 |
Music
Tags: Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose
R.I.P. Ari Upnew
Reggae-punk icon Ari Up has died, according to John Lydon. The Slits singer, born Ariane Forster, was 48 years old.
L.A. Weekly |
Chris Martins |
10-20-2010 |
Music
Farm Aid’s Changing Crusadenew
The benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-01-2010 |
Music
Tags: Farm Aid
Remembering The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop Historynew
Fat Beats closed its New York branch on Saturday, Sept. 4th. For fans and underground artists, the demise of the store that dubbed itself "the last stop for hip-hop" feels like the loss of the music's spiritual home.
The Village Voice |
Phillip Mlynar |
09-08-2010 |
Music
Tags: Fat Beats, Gang Starr
The Rise of the iMusiciansnew
iPhones and iPads are revolutionizing beatmaking, piano playing, and symphony conducting.
Is D.C. Shoving Go-Go Aside?new
Natalie Hopkinson’s article in last Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook section, “Go-go music is the soul of Washington, but it’s slipping,” has generated some discussion thanks to its provocative title, its subject and contentions. But some of the piece’s contentions, specifically those suggesting a causative relationship between gentrification and the diminished presence of go-go within the city, raised my eyebrows, and I wasn’t alone.
Washington City Paper |
Steve Kiviat |
04-16-2010 |
Music
Meghan Remy's Big Dreams and Strange Adventures in Lo-Finew
A young veteran of the music scene, Meghan Remy performs under the curiously plural moniker U.S. Girls. The "band" is just her and a whole mess of equipment: microphones, a busted drum machine, a failing four-track, an old reel-to-reel player and other less-than-cutting-edge electronic devices.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
04-13-2010 |
Music
Tags: Meghan Remy, U.S. Girls
Wilco Continues to Manage the Extremesnew
Wilco is a bit like America’s answer to Radiohead. The band is hugely popular, inspiring major-league fan adoration, loads of Internet documentation and speculation, and ample critical acclaim.
New Haven Advocate |
John Adamian |
04-06-2010 |
Music
Tags: Wilco
Philly Musicians Show SXSW How It's Donenew
Like its restaurant scene, Philadelphia’s music community is in the midst of a renaissance. The regeneration was on abundant display during SXSW, where, no matter where you went, a band from Philly was on the tip of someone’s tongue, in front of their eyes or ringing in their ears.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
04-05-2010 |
Music
Nashville's Working Musicians Share their Sordid Storiesnew
After talking to more than 20 of Nashville's resident music pros — from club owners to sidemen —the Scene takes a glimpse into this exclusive world of mishaps, transgressions and calamities.
Nashville Scene |
Adam Gold |
04-02-2010 |
Music
Watch Leonard Cohen Transfix 600,000 Tired Hippiesnew
It’s four in the morning, at the end of August, 1970, and Leonard Cohen is taking the stage in front of 600,000 restless fans at the Isle of Wight Festival. There have been fires, clashes, riots and aggressive outbursts toward the musicians.
Hartford Advocate |
John Adamian |
03-26-2010 |
Music
South by Southwest's Loss was Fort Worth's Gainnew
This year's SXSW in Austin was the best in several years even though a lot of clubs were empty... because where Fort Worth bands were playing, plenty of folks showed up.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
03-26-2010 |
Music
