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Resonant Frequency #63

May 29, 2009

Flashes of John Cale, Royal Trux, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, and Andy Warhol: YouTube as the ultimate memory machine.

[Mark Richardson]

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Resonant Frequency #62

April 17, 2009

Inside the world and music of the one and only Jonathan Richman.

[Mark Richardson]

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Resonant Frequency #61

That Voice Again (Again)

October 17, 2008

Ten indie singers who approach the microphone armed with more than just songs-- they each are also thinking about their voices, figuring out what might make them most effective given their limitations.

[Mark Richardson]

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Puritan Blister

Puritan Blister #44

2009: A Xiu Xiudyssey

May 22, 2009

The announcement of Caralee McElroy's leaving Xiu Xiu has triggered reflection among superfans. Superfans like Puritan Blister.

[William Bowers]

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Poptimist

Poptimist #22

Around the World in 84 Tweets

May 1, 2009

Defending Twitter, 140 characters at a time.

[Tom Ewing]

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Get That Out Of Your Mouth

Get That Out Of Your Mouth #40

Imaginary Friends

November 9, 2007

Renowned jazzman Eric Dolphy has a page on MySpace and over 3,231 friends. Of course, he hasn't logged in for over a year-- and he's been dead for over 40. But does that matter? [Chris Dahlen]

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Interrobang (?!)

Interrobang (?!) #27

"Still Tippin'… Kind of…" b/w "Lyrics About the G-4: More Interesting as Metaphor"

July 6, 2007

As contemporary autobiography, T.I.'s new high-concept, low-organization album is sadly more Glitter than Mimi. [Dr. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd]

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Show No Mercy

June 12, 2009

Wolves in the Throne Room, Coalesce [pictured], Liturgy, Black Anvil, and Aanal Beehemoth in a blockbuster Show No Mercy.

[Brandon Stosuy]

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Through the Cracks

Through the Cracks: Lovely Music Ltd.

Lovely Music Ltd.

September 30, 2008

Tiny labels selflessly nourishing a pouch of devotees isn't news-- this is how the indie ideology logically plays out. But Lovely Music Ltd.-- a label whose records are too understated to grip avant-garde fetishists, too peacefully bizarre to be embraced by most classically oriented audiences-- is an anomaly even in indie mythos.

[Mike Powell]

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Silent Party

Silent Party #5

Just Because You're Paranoid Don't Mean They're Not After You

November 14, 2008

Thanks to Genius, Apple is able to get information about its customers from our iTunes libraries. This means genre becomes a two-way street: Apple becomes better able to categorize us.

[Eric Harvey]

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