Category Archives: editorial

NPR’s intern Emily White Vs some new Indie Music

Posted on June 20, 2012 by admin

Not sure I’d want to be Emily White from NPR’s All Songs Considered and I hope her friends are watching here carefully and she does get to keep her job. NPR’s blog has responded to David Lowery in her defense … Continue reading →

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About Ween’s awesome brown sound

Posted on May 31, 2012 by admin

Ween is the kind of band that you either love or you hate. They originated from the 4-track cassette culture I grew up on so once you get over that hump you are half way there. They created this reality … Continue reading →

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Really, What are the Grammys for anyway?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

EDITORIAL: Grammys, 2012. Seriously, there was once a time when the Music Industry would spend millions of dollars developing bands and performers. At some point in time ( they blame the internet piracy thing) they sort of hammered away at … Continue reading →

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The Court Tavern Closes my 20s & 30ths

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

Nobody knows the answer Why Bobby Albert Jr would one day wake-up on a cold January and decide The Court Tavern(124 Church St) would close it’s doors forever. Maybe he got an offer he could not refuse — but I … Continue reading →

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Protest Songs for Denizens

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” -Seneca I was wondering that there really are no new and worthy protest songs these days. It … Continue reading →

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Meh-Earthquake Glue by GBV Vs. Twitter

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

This is a cheap trick but somebody will be looking for it. Song for song Earthquake Glue by Guided by Voices Vs. The best twitter and Facebook posts by friends and enemies. I’m sure there are some good ones so … Continue reading →

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Post-Mordem Record Store Day 2011

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin

EDITORIAL: Over-all I feel Record Store Day was a smashing success all over the world and as I watched the tweets and the enthussiam eb and flow it’s apparent the fans sort of loosely fall into a few categories. 1) … Continue reading →

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Emusic’s New deal with the Devil is not Fan friendly

Posted on November 22, 2010 by admin

I’ve been on eMusic since they began and have dealt with their changes and growth throughout the years. Always linking to them for almost every post in hopes of inspiring a purchase for other rabid music fans. This new deal … Continue reading →

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Emusic is going to obscure the indies with Sony BMG

Posted on June 11, 2009 by admin

So I opined on my tech/life blog the other day about SonyBMG screwing the Emusic pooch with the coming of a mostly lame catalog from the behemoth label that has such great chart topping artists like Jefferson Airplane, Elvis Presley, … Continue reading →

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