Scribblings, musings and assorted published wisdom
The Numero Group has become the world’s greatest reissue label by tirelessly chasing dead-ends, following every detour and ringing doorbells at their own risk. David Peisner trails the label’s founders through Louisiana as they sniff mold, rifle through trash, and maybe expose a few lost geniuses.
For a new breed of tourists and tour operators, travel advisories are merely strongly worded invitations.
Once invited to the party, today’s long-haul bus drivers are taken for granted and under threat of extinction as the music industry continues to slash costs. David Peisner meets the veteran wheel-men (and one woman!) who drove Mariah, Creed, Wu-Tang Clan, Poison, ‘N Sync and everyone else to your town.
As the world gets smaller and more connected every day, Cuba remains isolated and repressed, mired in poverty and outdated technology. It’s no wonder that the country is responsible for some of the angriest, most extreme metal on Earth.
Spin, May/June 2012 [PDF]
Amnesty International’s 4-CD collection, Chimes of Freedom, and the twilight of benefit albums
If any trend marked 2011, it was a sense that in every aspect of culture–from the economy to the pop charts–this was the year of the Great Big No.
Aerospace hub Huntsville, Alabama used to be about seeing stars. Thanks to G-Side and the rest of the tight-knit rap community, it’s now about making them.
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