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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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Rush Sues Rand?

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Fri, Jun 4, 2010

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Well, not quite yet. But if civil rights hero Libertarian chowderhead Rand Paul doesn’t stop using the Canadian prog stalwarts’ music in his Senate campaign, they very well might. And Rush aren’t some “Fly By Night” band. They mean business. This isn’t a new phenomenon — you may recall the Jackson Browne/John McCain incident (“Running [...]

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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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Announcing The Contrarian Newsletter!

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Apr 29, 2010

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I’ve been extraordinarily busy lately, and I haven’t been getting enough sleep. I figured it’s the perfect time to put together an official newsletter for The Contrarian. As many of you are aware, The Contrarian Empire has two essential components. There’s the publishing hub (yer lookin’ at it), and the music hub (latest stuff; Facebook). The newsletter [...]

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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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