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Happy Fun Times

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Wed, Feb 17, 2010

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Very busy at the moment, but I wanted to express my joy at waking up this morning to see this awesome review of my latest album in my old hometown newspaper. (Full disclosure: I was the Music Editor of said rag, but I don’t think this is nepotism.) The review of Eldritch Musicks was written by [...]

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Neil Cleary Soundtracks PBS Documentary

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sun, Feb 7, 2010

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It goes without saying that we’ve got some talented contributors here at The Contrarian. We just received news at HQ that one of our favorite musicians (and regular Contrarian scribe) Neil Cleary is about to make his television soundtrack debut — tomorrow night, no less! This Monday (Feb. 8th) at 10pm, PBS will broadcast “Blueprint America: [...]

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On Sonic Aesthetics and Musical Craft

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sat, Jan 30, 2010

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This morning I awoke to a head full of thoughts — not an unfamiliar phenomenon, I must say. During coffee, something drew me to an online collection of interview snippets about/with Syd Barrett — the late psych-pop acid casualty and leader of the original Pink Floyd. Actually, I know exactly how I got there — [...]

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New Contrarian Composition

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Wed, Jan 13, 2010

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Eldritch Musicks, my HP Lovecraft inspired “rock” album, is still very much in full effect. But I’ve also been dabbling with new stuff. As I promised to the fine people of Twitter, here is my latest composition. It may not be “finished,” but I figured I’d offer a taste: The Contrarian: “The Family” MP3 And now for some [...]

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A Novel in Words, Sounds and Images.

Posted by Nicholas Farrell on Wed, Jan 13, 2010

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Just thinking it not fair to write about the cold, dark Berlin winter while on vacation in mild, sunny San Francisco, your friendly Contrarian Teutonic correspondent is back in the Fatherland and ready with more stories from the Continent. As with most creative arts, musicians have been known to occasionally dabble in the fields other than [...]

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