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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
EMPEROR OF TECHNOPOP Not many film composers break into the field by appearing on the other side of the camera. But Ryuichi Sakamoto has...
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Return to “Mermaid Avenue”
Woody Guthrie left behind such a large body of unpublished lyrics that Billy Bragg and Wilco could probably spend the rest of their careers...
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Patti Smith: STILL DANCING BAREFOOT
As the baby boomer generation ages, the ranks of rock 'n' roll continue to swell with rock elder statesmen, not yet ready to fade...
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OCEAN VU STUDIO
Ocean VU Studio owner/engineer/producer Victor Di Persia started out as a technician for MCI/Sony-but don't expect him to be shackled to the toolbox at
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Los Zafiros: Bossa Cubana (Nonesuch)
This gem of a reissue by Los Zafiros (The Sapphires) truly shines. Comprising 17 songs cut from 1963 to '67, Bossa Cubana just percolates...
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COMPLETE GUIDE TO FILM SCORING: THE ART AND BUSINESS OF WRITING MUSIC FOR MOVIES AND TV by Richard Davis
617/747-2146 -- www.berkleepress.com Ever stepped out of a movie theater, humming the music, and thought, "I could do that! That could be my music...
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MARK SNOW "THE X-FILES" COMPOSER BRINGS CINEMATIC EMOTION TO THE SMALL SCREEN The truth is out there, as The X-Files catchphrase goes. But for...
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Sleater-Kinney’s Hands-On Approach
It's hard to be a riot grrrl in a world where everyone from Britney Spears to the Spice Girls has appropriated the term "girl...
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Yo La Tengo: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador)
Always unearthing the remarkable in the mundane, Yo La Tengo creates the perfect aural counterpart to the artwork on its latest CD, And Then...
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Therapy?: Suicide Pact-You First (Ark21)
Irish "aggro" band Therapy? resists the straightjacket of a label on their latest album. In the past, the band seemed like a direct descendant...
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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: MR. TOAD’S RECORDING
How can a former rehearsal space for garage, punk and noise pop bands survive amid the escalating rents of the IPO-fueled San Francisco business...
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Douglas Spotted Eagle’s Native Restoration
Out on the beautiful, barren expanses of rural Utah, Douglas Spotted Eagle has been making a name for himself as a Native American flutist,...
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THE SCORE: INTERVIEWS WITH FILM COMPOSERS
Concert composer Michael Schelle may have never written music for film, but after penning his most recent book, it's safe to say he knows...
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TOUR PROFILE: Ricky Martin: Stagin’ “La Vida Loca”
Ricky Martin has been called the Latino Elvis, but on the weekend before Thanksgiving at the San Jose Arena, it probably would have been...
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COMPOSER spotlight: ANNE DUDLEY
Anne Dudley, the Oscar-winning composer of the score for The Full Monty, took a cue from the title of the standard English hymnal when...
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Iggy Pop: Avenue B (Virgin)
Sometimes you can judge a book, or a CD, by its cover. This is the case with Iggy Pop's new one, "adorned" with a...
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PROJECT STUDIO SPOTLIGHT
MIXER JAMEY STAuB AND BLuES EXPLoSIoN'S RuSSELL SIMINS FIND BALANCE AT ASToRIA LouNGE Artists and engineers often talk how important a tight relationship
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Old House Recording Studio
Not many prospective studio owners can imagine a 145-year-old farmhouse transformed into a recording facility. But, in the Bible Belt town of Gastonia,
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Big Blue Meenie: RECORDING STUDIOS
Hundreds of hardcore, punk and metal bands have fueled Big Blue Meenie Recording Studios since its inception a decade ago in the basement of...
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REGIONAL STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: GRAVITY STUDIOS: CHICAGO FACILITY BUILDS A B ROOM FOR ALT-ROCK CLIENTELE
The down-to-earth vibe and vintage gear at Gravity Studios in Chicago draw demo work from local alternative rockers such as Smashing Pumpkins. But how
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TOUR PROFILE: Catching “Up” with R.E.M.
It was the end of the world as we know it, according to the Aztec calendar, R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe announced. But Stipe and...
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FLAMING LIPS PRESENT THE MUSIC AGAINST BRAIN DEGENERATION REVUE
Thanks to the Flaming Lips, headphones were on everyone's minds, and ears, at a San Francisco stop on the Music Against Brain Degeneration Revue...
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