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Spotlight On: Neko Case

I know what a uniquely talented artist Neko Case is. Maybe you do too. But, just in case you don’t, here are a few little tidbits to dip your ears and eyes in her musical waters. Her website isn’t the best, but check out the Neko Case wikipedia page if you want to learn more. [...]

Music of the Spheres: Redux

For the love of all things cool and artistic and musical, you must check out the SolarBeat project. The White Vinyl Design group has given a tone to each of the planets in our solar system, worked out their rate of travel, and then kicked them off on digital orbits, leaving the viewer/listener to adjust [...]

A Band of One

The first one-man band that I remember seeing, was Bert in Mary Poppins. I was immediately intrigued by the notion that you could, by utilizing all of your available appendages, create a pretty full and lively sound. Bert has set a pretty high bar as far as one-man bands go. Check out the knee cymbals, [...]

That’s Why They Call It The Blues

I’ve always marveled at the blues, and the power that a sad song has to transport the singer and listener from a place of pain, to a place of beauty. To share our pain is such a deeply human act that allows us to better see the connections that we have to each other, and [...]

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