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Prince is Wrong, and that’s his (Copy) Right

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Jul 6, 2010

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If you’re a regular reader of, well, pretty much any blog, you probably heard about pint-sized funkster Prince’s recent comment that “the internet is over.” This comes as news to anyone who doesn’t use AOL discs to go online. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that it seems unlikely that the [...]

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“Rockology” with Brother JT

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Jul 1, 2010

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My friend Elizabeth introduces the following video thusly: “This guy basically solves the complicated perplex that is rock and roll music. I might be the only person who truly enjoys this stuff, for I am a scientist.” “This guy” happens to be lo-fi psych hooligan Brother JT, who I actually used to listen to quite a [...]

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South Korea’s “99 Luftballons” Moment

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Fri, Jun 18, 2010

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Oldsters and ’80s fetishists will no doubt recall the song “99 Luftballons” by German synth-pop-punk act Nena. In 1983, the tune lit up roller rinks across the globe. “Luftballons” was more than just a day-glo earworm — it painted a disturbing picture of hair-trigger Cold War defense systems and the threat of accidental annihilation. But it [...]

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The Contrarian: Music Update

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Mon, May 10, 2010

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With all of the stuff happening at my job and the consulting I’m doing, I’ve not had a ton of time for music making. That doesn’t mean I haven’t made some progress, however. My new record, Farewell Plutonia, is just about done. Originally, I had intended it to be another concept album about, well, something. I’d [...]

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Fists of Avalon: Florence + the Machine

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Mon, Apr 26, 2010

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Do you know Florence + the Machine? They’re not so much a group as a musical vehicle for Florence Welch, a UK songstress who works with a cast of session and live musicians. She and the crew are very popular in Great Britain and have gotten some traction Stateside. Florence + the Machine are the latest [...]

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