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OK Go are Geniuses

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Mar 2, 2010

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And I’m not just saying that because my organization is buds with them. I adore OK Go’s poptastic latest, Of the Blue Color of the Sky, and the band just keeps outdoing themselves with their cheeky-but-brilliant videos. Case in point, this latest clip for the song “This Too Shall Pass.” I don’t want to spoil it [...]

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Moonlighting in Vermont

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Feb 25, 2010

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Work has been rather busy since the last. . . well, since I can remember. Still, I’ve somehow found time in the wee hours to moonlight. Interestingly it’s at one of my old places of employ, the storied Pure Pop Records in Burlington, Vermont. Don’t worry, I’m not back behind the counter sneering at customers. [...]

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Jeffrey Lyons, a Beard for All Time

Posted by Norton on Tue, Feb 23, 2010

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I just received news that Jeffrey Lyons passed away. To those of us who cut our audiophile teeth in the Burlington area, or dug deeper into the stacks of wax as time went on, Jeff was a most gracious host to our vinyl nerdities. From 1998 to 2005 he owned Vinyl Destination, Vermont’s largest record [...]

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Critical Condition: Field Music

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Feb 23, 2010

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Got stung by a pair of ailments last week: a low grade stomach thing and the return of my arch nemesis, lower back pain. When my back goes out of whack, it does so in a big way — near-crippling shocks of lumbar torment that leave me bedridden or hobbling around like a geriatric searching [...]

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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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