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28 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Three
Bill Kopp: So you guys were originally signed by A&M, but – as I understand it – that was around the time that A&M figured out it didn’t know what […]
27 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Two
Scott Mathews: [The music on Dūrocs] does run the gamut. You’ve got songs like “No Fool No Fun,” and other songs we wrote from the deepest of our hearts, in […]
26 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part One
File Dūrocs under Records You Probably Never Heard. Released in 1979 to critical plaudits but commercial indifference, the sole album from the “group” of the same name quickly went the […]
23 Nov 2012
Moogfest 2012 Recap, Part 4
The Magnetic Fields On one level, the selection of The Magnetic Fields was an odd choice for Moogfest. The group’s music has mutated through a variety of approaches and styles […]
22 Nov 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
I’ve been running this blog for just shy of three and a half years now, posting new content just about every business day (I’ve missed a few, and when life […]
21 Nov 2012
Moogfest 2012 Recap, Part 3
Hands-on Moog Exhibit A key component of Moogfest is the showcasing of its namesake’s electronic innovations. With Moog Music’s headquarters and factory a mere few blocks away, it made perfect […]
20 Nov 2012
Moogfest 2012 Recap, Part 2
Primus 3D In the run-up to Moogfest, fans wondered what-the-hell the appended “3D” would mean for the show by Les Claypool‘s sorta-prog band. Once I entered the sports arena that […]
19 Nov 2012
Moogfest 2012 Recap, Part 1
The 2012 Moogfest was quite a different creature than its 2011 predecessor. While Moogfest 2011 was a three-day event with a large number of stages – venues indoor and out […]
16 Nov 2012
One You May Have Missed: Miles From India
I don’t claim to understand jazz. I think, I believe — and this is the thought, the belief of a rock fan, please understand — that at its most successful, […]
15 Nov 2012
Archival Recordings from Jazzhaus
This decade is looking to be an important one for unearthing of landmark vintage jazz recordings. Resonance has unearthed an early Wes Montgomery set and a pair of amazing Bill […]