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At the Recorded Sound Research Center, there’s some material one can listen to online, like the original audio interviews that a former Capitol Records/EMI president conducted for this book. Continue reading Audio interviews for “Off The Record: An Oral History Of Popular Music” posted online
It would be good to have a look at what books are coming out in the worlds of metal and punk: “Punk Faction,” “Heavy Tales,” “Heavy Music Artwork,” and “Hyborian.” 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. Continue reading D.C. punk archive housed at UMD
The new documentary is 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 Puppets. Continue reading “Desolation Center”: ’80s indie punk festival documentary