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A new RIAA report released this year breaks down how the music industry is doing: digital downloads vs. streaming (where the action is) vs. vinyl/CDs—physical being of particular interest to Continue reading Digital is still king, but vinyl could take the physical lead from CDs
D.U. mentioned the Library of Congress in our last post, since it was throwing the National Book Festival, and we picked up some literature at the fest about the Recorded Continue reading Audio interviews for “Off The Record: An Oral History Of Popular Music” posted online
Since the National Book Festival is coming up at the end of the month in Washington D.C., it would be good to have a look at what books are coming out Continue reading Roundup of upcoming metal and punk books
Remember the Dischord band Q And Not U? One of the guys works as an archivist at the University of Maryland’s Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, John Kelly reports at Continue reading D.C. punk archive housed at UMD
Desolation Center is a new documentary about small, underground music festivals held in the Mojave Desert in the 1980s. The fests boasted names such as Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Meat Continue reading “Desolation Center”: ’80s indie punk festival documentary
Perpetuated is a newer death metal band from Washington D.C. that, when we posted about it last year, we described as rooted in punk and grindcore. It’s more correct to Continue reading Perpetuated “Chains Of Industry” review
The band Wormed has graced this blog before, like when we reviewed the Exodromos album and when we posted some live video of Wormed playing Netherlands Deathfest (see below). Now Continue reading Wormed’s “Metaportal” is out now
Jam For Man was a series of gigs in Reston, VA, a few decades ago. The usual format was $5 and a can of food to get in, and a Continue reading Transilience returns to the stage: video
Richmond, Virginia has another four-piece band to contend with. Under Attack plays dark, brutal hardcore, as the band describes in a piece over at No Echo. The lyrics fit the Continue reading Under Attack: new band from old-school people
Back in 2005, Jaz Coleman did an interview where he expressed some of his and Killing Joke’s political views as well as some forward-thinking environmental views. He did a bit Continue reading “Tragedy & Hope”: Jaz Coleman-endorsed book available again