How bad is it? Meteorologists, who study the atmosphere, are actually commenting on seismic activity instead. The horror! “It’s just that we had so many records in one year,” Marc Austin, a meteorologist at Norman’s National Weather Service, told The Associated Press. “Then you combine that with a record-breaking earthquake, and it makes for a […]
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Moore, no less
One day, a package arrived in the mail that stirred up hundreds of memories for Ian Moore. It was a copy of an unreleased album he had done with his original band — known simply as Ian Moore Band — that had been shelved and lost in the shuffle. He immediately thought of the era […]
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Label love
“Record labels are the best way for an unknown artist to have their music distributed for sale,” said Travis Searle, co-owner of both Guestroom Records and its label, Guestroom Records Records. “We didn’t even think about it being a digital age. It doesn’t matter to us. We like listening to music on vinyl, so that’s […]
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Sexing up the spectrum
The members of Colourmusic think about sex a lot. They wrote their entire new album, “My _____ Is Pink,” about it. But wait! It’s not what it sounds like, the Stillwater/England four-piece is quick to point out. “Sexuality is one of the most important elements of music to affect people. We wanted to explore that […]
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‘Monday’ mourning
Michael Fracasso has a lot going for him: a seamless tenor; an easy smile; a compact, poignant writing style; even a serious talent for cooking pasta dinners. He’s so courteous and agreeable at his shows, it’s somewhat jarring to hear him drop the F-bomb while covering John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero.” But it’s always tricky […]
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Astro boy
Astronautalis hails from what might be the last generation of indie hip-hop. The 29-year old Florida rapper came of age in the late ’90s as a bevy of underground artists emerged, seeking to redefine a mainstream style that’d become stuck in a locked groove of guns, drugdealing, bitches and boasting. Astronautalis, aka Andy Bothwell, honed […]