July 2009
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Vibe Magazine Shutting Down Immediately →
Is this:
A sign of the general economic times
A sign of the decline of print media
A sign of nothing in particular?
Discuss!
June 2009
23 posts
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Jason from West Seattle Pleasure Club →
Just saw Jason from WSPC live at open mic at Angelica’s. Check out his band here.
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B is For Bob (full album online) →
I’m probably not in the habit of discussing individual releases, but as a dad, this one is a special exception. I grew up listening to my dad’s Bob Marley albums, and now my kids get to hear the same songs, made perhaps a little more appealing for them (at 6 and 8). Definitely a must-have — and the songs are available to listen to for free online right now:
B is for Bob is a...
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United Breaks Radio →
Online Breakbeat Radio station, and what appears to be a really interesting and active fan community around the music as well:
Full featured internet breakbeat station broadcasting over 60,000 minutes of the finest domestic breaks. Search our fast growing breakbeat music playlist and request your favorite breaks to be played on ubRadio! You may also dedicate your request to otherbreakbeat fans....
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Djembe Strap Tutorial →
I used this tutorial to make my own strap for my Djembe out of 2” strapping. I bought about 15 feet of it at REI (off the spool), cost me less than $11.
Playing Djembe standing up is a whole other experience than sitting down.
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Fri. Jun 26: Epic Night of Live Music
Tracy Shaun and Keiko Takamura’s band (currently named Hope Squad) both have live gigs on Friday June 26th in the bay area. And here’s the good news: you can go to both in one night! Even better, you can meet me!
Both of my friends are amateurs (for the time being) and need your support. Both of them have interesting stories that I’ll cover in future blog entries. But you need...
#musicmonday on Twitter →
If you like talking about music (especially on Mondays), you may want to check out the Twitter hashtag #musicmonday. I’ve also found #funkfriday.
I’m curious if people have seen other music related “day” tags (the idea being that everyone starts talking about a community of music on a particular day of the week). If you find any active ones, post in the comments to this...
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Me Like Good Music →
I just found this site because its owner just followed me on Twitter.
ME LIKE GOOD MUSIC IS DEDICATED TO RECOMMENDING THE BEST NEW AND OLD UNDERRATED MUSIC OF MULTIPLE GENRES, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS AND BANDS FLYING UNDER THE RADAR OF POPULAR MUSIC.
That’s an agenda I can buy into. Electronica, Pop, R&B, Metal, Bossa Nova.. you name it, there’s something for everyone. In-browser...
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World of Blues →
This site is a labor of love by a few pals who enjoy the blues and would like to pay something back. We’re blogging about the blues and we have some simple pages to help gather information to be shared with other blues fans. Check back often, we hope to do great things for all the blues lovers and artists out there. If you have any suggestions or ideas please feel free to leave a comment here for...
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Playing For Change →
Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal...
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SomaFM →
14 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting from San Francisco.
SomaFM is entirely listener supported. They have an interesting support model where they show their monthly broadcasting expenses on their main page, and how much money they have left to raise for the month to cover those expenses. And they send you nifty goodies if you...
@beatslacker on Twitter →
I’m not sure how I’m going to use this twitter account, but please follow if you are a BeatSlacker fan!
Internet Archive: Live Music Archive →
A great collection of recordings of live music from a wide range of bands. Of particular note is the Grateful Dead collection. If you’re not a dead-head, there’s a ton of other bands music. A nice in-browser player, playlists (for Itunes, and your favorite audio players), audio in multiple (including raw format) - metadata included!
Welcome to Internet Archive’s Live Music...
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B A Scene.com (Bay Area Scene) →
Thanks for the headsup from @alevin
BAscene.com is all about celebrating our local bay area artists and the raising of awareness of our diverse art scene, music scene and cultural scene in the bay area. We are providing an alternative platform (other than a soapbox) for bay area artists. All in an attempt to rejuvenate the local bay area scene. To achieve this goal it is essential to be a...
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Bay Area Open Mic Directory →
Adina Levin and I were discussing how frustrating it was to go to an Open Mic and see a great performer and then never find out who they are and where to find out more.
Well, problem solved (thanks to Adina!) Bay Area Open Mic is a site where folks at open mics can list themselves (names, websites, twitter, where they are playing next, etc) so that interested folks can follow them as they perform...
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Open Mic Discoveries
This is a series of posts I want to do highlighting folks I see live (usually at Open Mics). These are people earning their fame one performance at a time!
I’ve seen these folks at the Tuesday night (sometimes Friday) open mic at Angelica’s Bistro in Redwood City, CA.
Nkechi - “Astral Soul Songtress, Alternative Singer/Songwriter”
Merrady - Acoustic/Indie - sounds...
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My Favorite (Social) Music Sites
In no particular order:
Pandora
Last.fm
Blip.fm
Spotify
Do you have any others? Feel free to mention them in comments.
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Indian Electronica →
Indian Electronica is an online community, record label, radio station and annual music festival showcasing cutting-edge electronic music inspired by South Asian traditions.
Great streaming audio along with lots of info and a blog. Also see their IndoChill stream if you are looking for something more laid back.
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Beatport →
Beatport is the recognized leader of electronic music downloads by DJs and fans alike delivering content in premium-encoded formats that match the professional performance quality standards of the world’s leading sound systems. Beatport.com allows users to access the world of club music through secure, legal, hi-speed, high quality downloads in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats on a pay per...
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