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Posts about studios, recording, sound gearhead stuff.
How Streaming Services Have Devalued Songwriting
Listening to pop, electronica, rap, new country — any popular format, really — on a streaming service is an exercise in repetition. Once the algorithms kick in, the groove becomes a rut. As the
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DVD Review: “Soundbreaking” — Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Soundbreaking makes a glorious binge-watching experience for anyone with an interest in music. It was broadcast on PBS in 2016 but is easier to watch on DVD during a week or two instead over the
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Podcast: SFBA Americana on KALW, June 16, 2018
This podcast features (mainly) new releases from SF Bay Area honky-tonk, insurgent country, bluegrass and Americana bands including Laura Benitez and the Heartache, Joe Goldmark, Nashville Honeymoon, Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces, The Carolyn
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Podcast: SFBA New Releases, Bands Touring Here & Americana Classics
This podcast taken from a November 25th KALW show by Hicks with Sticks features new releases from SFBA Americana bands Nashville Honeymoon, The Muddy Roses, Tim and the Anglers, Court ‘n Disaster, The Dangaleros,
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