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Trash Theory Youtube Channel Covers the Rise of Industrial Music in the ’80s, the Same Time Period in Which “Ipso Facto” ‘zine was Documenting this Music

From Trash Theory: Industrial Music is many things to many people. For some it is the abrasive gristlized sonics of Throbbing Gristle, for some it..

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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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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..

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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..

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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..

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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...
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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..
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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 29, 2013

Featured Mix: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde: Official 20th Anniversary Mixtape

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of The Pharcyde’s seminal ‘Bizarre Ride’ album and in support of the forthcoming ‘Bizarre Ride Live’ tour I am..
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January 28, 2013

Mosaico Music Mix Barcelona

Mosaico Music Mix World music radio show: notorious artists, new talents, interviews and expert commentaries. http://www.groovalizacion.com CategoriesFRESHTagsMosaico Music Mix
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January 27, 2013

Gilles Peterson Worldwide presents Bobby Womack

Just before Xmas we were blessed to welcome the legendary singer-songwriter Bobby Womack to the Brownswood Basement for a chat with Gilles. The original interview..
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January 27, 2013

Basic Soul Radio

Basic Soul Radio with Simon Harrison January 21, 2013 Playlist Mycroft – Bog Let [Nonine] Mamy Wata – Adoption [Offering] Henry Franklin – Beauty And..
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January 27, 2013

Super Boss from the Culture of Soul

Following up from the quality debut offering from Culture of Soul records we have a new Super Boss mix for the new year. A mix..
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January 26, 2013

Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro – Magdalena

CategoriesFRESHTagsQuantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro MagdalenaQuantic Alice Russell
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January 26, 2013

Velanche’s Playtime 026

Velanche’s Playtime 026 Played on January 16, 2012 Song – Artist – Title – Label Dance Song – Theo Parrish – Twin Cities EP –..
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January 3, 2013

Spice and Rum Mix

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/34444268″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Your Soul On Mine By P’Taah Mamaye By Novalima Other Side By Sarah Linhares Wings By Union..
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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..
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January 2, 2013

MundoVibe World Music & Grooves Mix

//www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2FMundoVibe%2Fmundovibecom-world-music-grooves-mix-july-2012%2F&embed_uuid=fe9ffe80-5b7f-4f15-af9f-32794176e060&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard MundoVibe.com World Music & Grooves Mix July 2012 by Mundovibe.Com on Mixcloud Amhara By Shaolin Afronauts Alkebulan By Nickodemus & Afrika Bambaataa & The..
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