Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats by Drew DanielMy rating: 5 of 5 stars A serious work about a serious work. Er, the book was impressively done on this still-controversial TG experiment that, like the band that influenced so many that came after. Many attribute the founding of the industrial rock movement to Throbbing Gristle …
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This video freakin rocks it! Are you kidding me? The "North Korean Military Chorus" (with orchestra as well as electric guitars) doing a wicked cover -- in English -- of Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name?" That's absurd, right? But... The very likely probability of its not being authentic but the job of …
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How many bands/artists have you seen live in concert? Since I'm "old" now, I've seen a few dating back to about 1981, actually the 1970s, but while I've seen a decent number, I pale in comparison to many other people I know. That said, not only have I seen obscure, unknown bands, but I've seen some legendary ones too, and everything in between. What about you?
Hi! I wrote a blog post on Scott's Music Shak today. It's about buying online music from independent dealers vs. Big Box sites like Amazon, eBay, and the like. I think I make some good points, but I'm biased. If you get a chance, go read it. And please, feel free to leave a comment. …
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Hi all! It wasn't too long ago that I wrote about my newish music selling business (Feb. 21), letting you in on some of the stuff I've been doing for the past six months, and providing links to my then-seven online shops. Well, I've made some changes. I've closed down two of the shops (on …
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