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Jun 1, 2005
VINYL POOL is the handy state-by-state directory that lists some of the fine independent vinyl shops and DJ-gear retailers that carry your favorite magazine,...
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Jun 1, 2005
As vice president and co-founder of Reach Global Inc., an independent music-publishing company, I get asked a lot of questions by curious songwriters....
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Jun 1, 2005
Since when did field trips get so cool? On April 8, 100 grade-schoolers from P.S. 34 and P.S. 188 in Manhattan met up with guest teacher Talib Kweli at...
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Jun 1, 2005
Turning electronic music into a improvisational experience that both maintains the feel of the original material and allows for some flexibility is not...
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Jun 1, 2005
The Bravery has been called many things: the next big thing; the band to watch; another purveyor of this giant post-punk, '80s revival that defies the...
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Jun 1, 2005
The 1990s were without a doubt the definitive years for modern electronic music and the culture surrounding it. The phenomenon reached global proportions...
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Jun 1, 2005
Historically in hip-hop, the DJ has always been an essential element with respect to the culture, the sound and the style. DJs have not only paved the...
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Jun 1, 2005
With powerful synth-making tools like Native Instruments Reaktor, it is becoming more and more common for creative minds to independently develop their...
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Jun 1, 2005
Style: Out rock, head music Established: In spring 1993 by Joel Leoschke and Bruce Adams in Chicago. Leoschke and Adams started the label with the express...
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Jun 1, 2005
With every kid and his second and third cousins lining up to become a producer and take a piece of the billion-dollar hip-hop pie, it's about time someone...
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Jun 1, 2005
The lines between the physical audio universe and the virtual one just keep on blurring. A case in point is the hybrid nature of the PodXT Live multi-effects...
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Jun 1, 2005
A two-man crew based in Oakland, Calif., Zion I has been creating next-level hip-hop for many years and building a devoted following through imaginative...
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Jun 1, 2005
If playing a show doesn't involve swearing (sometimes at the audience) or onstage mishaps, James Murphy doesn't want anything to do with it. And although...
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Jun 1, 2005
In 2001, Zach Sciacca, aka Z-Trip, hit pay dirt with his self-released CD, Uneasy Listening (Against the Grain, Vol. 1), a slice-and-dice mix CD on which...
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Jun 1, 2005
We editors spend a lot of time figuring out ways to help you make music and forge a career in the industry. But we don't devote much attention to helping...
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Jun 1, 2005
Computer-based music has long suffered from the stigma that it's not quite ready for prime time. Pretty much everybody can think of examples in which...
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May 1, 2005
When going back to the beginnings of hip-hop, electro and even house music, the roads definitely intersect with Arthur Baker. Although the Boston-born...
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May 1, 2005
Style: Downbeat, electronica, rock, folk, hip-hop, soul, jazz, world music Established: In 1994 by Allen Avanessian in Los Angeles. Artists: Damon Aaron,...
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May 1, 2005
Since the release of its first ambitious software product, dubbed Storm (a competitor of Propellerhead Reason), France-based Arturia has been reintroducing...
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May 1, 2005
MOVE OVER, CLAY AIKEN To capitalize on the success of American Idol, judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson have released the Ultimate Voice Coach (Alpha...
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May 1, 2005
A visibly animated Bernard Sumner holds his drink a pick-me-up power smoothie that resembles antifreeze in color and consistency up to the light and grimaces....
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May 1, 2005
DEATH IN VEGAS Satan's Circus (The Lab) Duo throws everything away for hellfire and damnation? Despite doing what other electronic artists aren't namely,...
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May 1, 2005
Given the many ways to exploit a good live recording, not recording your set is like flushing cash down the toilet. For example, a live recording can...
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May 1, 2005
It's hard not to stare at the shards of 24-carat ice dangling from his chain monogrammed with the scripted logo TS. Tall, lanky and prompt, Andre Lyon...
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May 1, 2005
If you have ever felt sluggish or down about yourself, watch this 15-minute slice of inspiration. B-Girl: The Movie (Two Camels Films, 2005) directed...
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