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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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Late Night With The Contrarian

Posted by Neil Cleary on Wed, Apr 21, 2010

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What my posts might look like if The Contrarian were a late-night talk show.

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Exhaustion

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Fri, Mar 19, 2010

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Today’s my last day at SXSW. My plane leaves from Austin tomorrow at 6 AM. Yikes. I think I’ll be taking it easy tonight. I’ve mostly been at panels the whole time. Did get to hang out with some old-school rockers, though. I’m “only” 35, but I identify more strongly with musicians from the 1970s. As [...]

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Is Online Obscurity Better Than Popularity?

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

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I read an article in last month’s WIRED that I meant to talk about here but kept forgetting to. It’s about how people’s idea of social networks is to grow them to epic proportions as a sign of their digital worth. Yet bigger isn’t always better online. Maybe you have more “followers” than your peers [...]

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