The purpose of this report is to examine the evolution of the music industry as a result of recording and internet innovations. Specifically, the innovations that have led musicians to become more self-sufficient in regards to the production and distribution of their music. Continue Reading
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The Liberation of Music: A Look at Innovations that Changed Music
Posted on 11 February 2010 by RoneBreak
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Album Review: The Morning Benders – Big Echo (Rough Trade | 2010)
Posted on 13 March 2010 by Joe Dimeck
For The Morning Benders, the comparisons of their newest album, Big Echo, to the whimsical sounds of Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest will be inevitable. After all, it was produced by GB’s, Chris Taylor, but the pacing of Big Echo demonstrates a Grizzly Bear like patience in regards to creating the emotional texture of a song. While [...] Continue Reading
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White Boy Funk: The Down Motif
Posted on 05 March 2010 by Henry Soule
Only white music geeks like the five who make up The Down Motif could have the impudence to squeeze so much funkiness out of a song that’s about Plattsburg, NY. I’ve only been to Plattsburg once, but I must ask, what is so funky about a place like that? Nothing, I don’t think. I got [...] Continue Reading
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SMALLBOYPANTS: A Personal Account
Posted on 01 March 2010 by Joe Dimeck
My first experience with SMALLBOYPANTS came at 3 in the morning on Rt. 3 near Giants Stadium. Returning from Jersey City, my friend Kenny and I found ourselves parked on Rt. 3 as construction crews dicked around a mile up the road. The traffic wasn’t moving and we were slowly going insane. We looked at [...] Continue Reading
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Who Is The East Coast’s Ultimate Fameball?
Posted on 01 March 2010 by Aymar Jean Christian
It’s been one year since Arthur Kade, ex-financier turned cult-Philadelphia personality and symbol of American douchedom, embarked on his journey to become a huge star! How’s he doing? Certainly, most of my friends still have no clue who he is, but Kade himself says he’s known on every continent on Earth, even — even! — [...] Continue Reading
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The Raw Footage: Goldtown
Posted on 26 February 2010 by Joe Dimeck
Goldtown plays bluegrass night at Nectars one more time before taking a break. Continue Reading
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A New Noir-Comedy To Break Through The Clutter
Posted on 19 February 2010 by Aymar Jean Christian
Online comedy hasn’t been kind to television studios looking to break in. Remember Turner’s SuperDeluxe or NBC’s DotComedy? FunnyOrDie and CollegeHumor still run the game, but competition’s always bubbling up. Fox Television Studios and its digital arm 15 Gigs’ have decided they need a more targeted push for their series Iceman Chronicles, so they’ve partnered up [...] Continue Reading
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Lazy Weekend Edition: Gin, Energy Drinks, and Basketball
Posted on 14 February 2010 by RoneBreak
It’s hard to avoid bizarre thoughts after 5 days without sleep; 5 days on a diet of gin and energy drinks with the occasional Stouffer’s French bread pizza thrown in. I spent my last hundred dollars on Guitar Hero 2, mostly because after searching every store within 20 miles I finally came across a copy. [...] Continue Reading
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Album Review: Goosepimp Orchestra – The Biggest Bang
Posted on 14 February 2010 by Pat Willwerth
A random search through MySpace band pages shows an interesting variety of genres. “Rock/ Jazz/ Progressive.” “Reggae/ Funk/ Rock” “Experimental/ Jazz/ Reggae/ Funk/ Stoner Rock/ Children’s Music/ R&B/ Motown/ New Age/ Death Metal.” All right, I made that last one up, but my point is that no one wants to pigeonhole themselves within [...] Continue Reading
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The Liberation of Music: A Look at Innovations that Changed Music
The purpose of this report is to examine the evolution of the music industry as a result of recording and internet innovations. Specifically, the innovations that have led musicians to become more self-sufficient in regards to the production and distribution of their music.
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Wild Onions On The River: The Story of a City Moving Forward
What you are about to read is the final product of research that was compiled through observation, first-hand interviews and experiences, random conversations, and secondary resources. The subject of this research was the tiny city of Winooski, Vermont. And sure, some of you are thinking, “What the hell is Winooski and why should I care?” [...]
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Welcome to 2010
Since everyone is overly optimistic about 2010, I’m going to be the Joe Biden to everyone’s Obama. After all, the year just started and I think it’s a little premature to say things like “Happy New Year!” We did the same thing at the beginning of 2009 and look how that worked out. So, in [...]
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From 2009 to 2010 #1
Delivering Chinese food on Tuesdays was a fun gig while it lasted. Now, in this new year my jacket will not reek of eggrolls and lo mein. And while that was bad, it was another memory of being a delivery driver that was far worse than a smelly jacket or a non-tipper. It was the [...]
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2009: The Year of Bad Trips and Spiritual Blue Balls
2009 was like a bad acid trip. Obama and the wide-eyed folks who voted for him got a serious reality check. Most people just shrugged it off and found something to distract themselves with. Now we know that miracles—like making D.C. a noble, righteous, and efficient place—are best left to the 3 a.m. infomercial preachers [...]
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Highest Base Jump From the Highest Building in the World
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Peter Jung
