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When the World is Running Down…

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Mon, Aug 9, 2010

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…you make the best of what’s still around. My stars, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I apologize for my absence, but there have been a great many things to attend to in the world of music-tech-policy-law. It’s been pretty much nonstop all summer, actually. But at least it keeps me distracted from all the gloom-and-doom. Speaking [...]

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A Brief History of Crash

Posted by Wes on Wed, Jul 28, 2010

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Living alone in a rural area, a gentleman of my disposition is occasionally given to wondering about curious historical facts. Such as this noon, when, as I watered my tomato plants, I found myself contemplating the very first airplane crash. Which, of course, led to a mad rush of questions, most of which are probably [...]

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Mr. Mojo Risin’?

Posted by Chris Parizo on Fri, Jul 2, 2010

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“Come on! Let’s get some tacos!” With this line, Val Kilmer’s slithery performance in Oliver Stone’s The Doors comes to a close. No doubt that Jim Morrison was one of rock’s most intriguing front men, yet by the end of his short life, he was a tubby, poor man’s Burroughs with a penchant for whiskey, women [...]

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Addiction. So Addictive!!

Posted by Neil Cleary on Wed, Jun 23, 2010

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Isn’t addiction awesome? The way it destroys your life and the lives of those around you? The way that once it has a toehold in your consciousness, it’s exceptionally hard to not have it define you forever? Ask anyone who’s ever been touched by the ravenous scourge of addiction, and I’m sure they’ll tell you [...]

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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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