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May 17, 2023

Dusty Groove Chicago: Talking Vinyl With Founder Rick Wojcik

BY JOHN C. TRIPP Running a tight operation in the music industry, where customers come first, is almost antithetical to its culture of hipterism and..

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April 2, 2023

Nostalgia 77 — An Interview With Benedic Lamdin on ″The Sleepwalking Society”

BY JOHN C. TRIPP There’s a gentle, organic and soulful spirit to Nostalgia 77’s fourth studio album “The Sleepwalking Society”. With vocalist Josa Peit giving..

October 28, 2022

Mélodie Lounge Medellín

Medellín Colombia’s Mélodie Lounge sets the trends for the city’s international crowd BY JOHN C. TRIPP Medellín Colombia’s upscale “El Poblado” district is not unlike..

November 6, 2015

An Interview With David Wax Museum on "Guesthouse"

I love Mexican music — the rhythms, instruments, song structures, and melodies. But for this record, I tried to focus primarily on the quality of..

May 1, 2015

Outdoor Inspiration: The Adventure Photography of Steven McBride

Steven McBride is a visionary photographer whose work is widely seen, and shows Western North Carolina in all of its splendid beauty. Here’s his story...

April 16, 2015

Asheville-based Electronic Musician Marley Carroll Discusses Songs From the Woods

Marley Carroll produces electronic music that has a soul. Far from the coolness attributed to the genre, it is warm, vulnerable and melodic. Metro Asheville..

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March 17, 2015

Michael Franti — Sowing Seeds of Change

Interview by John C. Tripp JC Tripp: Your music has always inspired me, so it’s nothing new. But I think it’s a new direction for..

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February 28, 2013

An Interview with Zeb “The Spy From Cairo” on his Infectious Arabic groove

One of the amazing things about the deeply Jamaican music called Dub is its ability to act as a conduit. From its early days as..

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February 18, 2013

Beats of the World: An Interview with DJ Nickodemus

A Classic Interview with Global Beatmaster DJ Nickodemus on the Roots of New York City’s Underground Dance Scene This interview originally appeared on Junkmedia.org. John..

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February 16, 2013

Philadelpia Underground Dance Culture: DJ Argo of Broken Beat Radio

Argo’s passion for djing began back in the early 90’s in NYC while checking out the weekly Giant Step parties, Soul Kitchen, and assorted funky..

February 1, 2013

Dub Gabriel: Raggabass Radical

“Music is always a healer, It doesn’t matter if it is mine or someone else’s. I have a real emotional connection with music and think..

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January 3, 2013

Sarah Linhares' Messages From the Future

An interview with Sarah Linhares Sarah Linhares is a passionate and eclectic singer, songwriter and performer. She began her love affair with music at an..

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January 3, 2013

Sarah Linhares’ Messages From the Future

An interview with Sarah Linhares Sarah Linhares is a passionate and eclectic singer, songwriter and performer. She began her love affair with music at an..

January 2, 2013

From Dub With Love: Fredread’s Webcam Hi-Fi Spreads the Message of Roots Reggae

Dub and reggae were never meant to be entertainment, it’s a weapon without compromise –Lister Hewan-Lowe From his self-built and roots-minded hillside home and studio..

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January 2, 2013

Kode9 Interview on “Black Sun”

Kode9 Speaks on the release of “Black Sun” [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/12033810″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] It’s been 5 years since South London based duo..