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• Podcast #3: Hudson Mohawke, SOSB, Sic Alps & more

  October 30, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  ↓ Download MP3 [128kbps, 23.3MB]
  Sic Alps - Massive Place - U.S Ez [Siltbreeze]
  Reverb-drenched alt-rock from San Francisco
  White Denim - Shake Shake Shake - Workout Holiday [Full Time Hobby]
  More indie-alternative with a 60s feel. This one has a great video
  Hudson Mohawke - Star Crackout - Beatsrumental Series #6 - [All City]
  New on All City, sublime [...]

  
  



• The Story of Muxtape: What really went down

  October 3, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Justin Ouellette– the owner of Muxtape– has finally broken the silence on what really went on since the RIAA decided they couldn’t live in the same world as his music sharing service.
  Ouellette has described how he almost signed a licensing deal with the majors to keep Muxtape alive, how it would have meant comprimising the [...]

  
  



• The podcast is back! Episode #1

  October 1, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Yes the much-neglected Earz-mag podcast is back turning tricks every second Wednesday. We’ll be showcasing exciting new (and occasionally older) sounds from the worldwide music scene. Whatever’s been rocking the HQ here for the last couple of weeks will be posted. If you hear something good please support the flagging industry and cop them on [...]

  
  



• Festival Queen #1: Big Tent

  August 25, 2008 · Words: Elizabeth T. Hacker · 0 Comments
  

  This is a guest post by Elizabeth T. Hacker, illustrator, writer and seasoned festival-goer– the field-friend of hippies and hipsters alike.
  Accidental Afternoon at Big Tent Festival, Fife
  It takes a person of considerable talent to miss the Isle of May ferry to see puffins twice in two days – the second time only by ten minutes! [...]

  
  



• Crazy comic indoctrinates school-pupils on illegal file-sharing

  August 20, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 3 Comments
  

  I came across this absurd piece of overt propaganda designed to sway school pupils in favour of the court system in cases of music copyright violation– or illegal file-sharing if you prefer.
  It’s a print comic (previewable entirely in pdf format) produced by the NSCS (National Center for State Courts), which centers around a college student [...]

  
  



• Podcast - Nu Jazz Playlist - 15.8.08

  August 15, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 1 Comment
  

  As part of our series on subgenres of electronic music contributed by Nat Illumine, we’re doing a monthly podcast to let you hear some of the music that is being talked about. This episode follows Nat’s first article on Nu Jazz and features music from defining artists in the genre, such as Jazzanova and Kyoto [...]

  
  



• Damu the Fudgemunk

  August 14, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 1 Comment
  

  Pulse - Official Mix, by Damu the Fudgemunk
  While the industry elite are busy scheming ways to recoup megamillions lost through unlicensed file-sharing, some artists and musicians are still in the right mind as to why the internet can be a good thing for business– ie. that it offers an unprecedented platform for artists to [...]

  
  



• 10 years of Diskant

  August 14, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Congratulations are due to the writers at Diskant.net who’ve reached a mighty ten-year-milestone of writing about music online– in internet terms that’s older than Castro!
  Recently they’ve republished some older pieces from their archive, I particularly liked this one about The Beech, a big house in Nottingham that the writers rented for a while and had [...]

  
  



• Joining the Dots #1: Nu Jazz

  August 13, 2008 · Words: Nat Illumine · 2 Comments
  

  This is part one in a series of articles & podcasts by London journalist, radio DJ and presenter Nat Illumine, exploring subgenres which have developed in British electronic music. More info & links on the series here.
  “Hip Hop, House and ALL THAT JAZZ!”
  The rate that modern music genres evolve is quite astonishing, particularly in [...]

  
  



• Links for 29.07.08

  July 29, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  More miscellaneous links rounded up from the web!:
  Illegal filesharing: A suicide note from the music industry (the Guardian)
  Stones Throw Podcast 888: Area Codes by Peanut Butter Wolf
  People of Durban, South Africa (Photography @ the Behance network)
  Press Release on Variant’s removal from CSG venues (Mute magazine)
  Glitter And Doom: Tom Waits In Concert (audio stream @ NPR.org)
  Hacked [...]

  
  

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