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FRESHMAN THEME: REM’S ‘AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE’
In keeping with our theme of “looking back, looking ahead,” an Apsara reader from Saint Louis shared REM’S Automatic for the People as a favorite album from a pivotal era of his life. “This album was practically the theme for … Continue reading
ARMISTICE: NOSTALGIC, WESTERN-SOUNDING LO-FI POP
Canadian musicians Béatrice Martin and Jay Malinowski offer up five tracks of vintage-sounding pop evocative of 1950s and 60s western music on their February 2011 release Armistice. Through their instrumentization and lyrics, the songs on this album are filled with … Continue reading
LISTENING TO WHAT? RED HOT + RIO 2
After listening in early June to the “From Brazil with Love” episode of the excellent new NPR show Alt.Latino, I became hooked on the album Red Hot + Rio 2. The three weeks’ wait for its June 28 release was … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Latin, Non-profit, Pop, Rock, South America, Tropicalia
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SOMA FM: THROUGH THE INTERNET TO THE WORLD
San Francisco-based online radio station SomaFM serves up a familiar and eclectic offering of music to listeners around the globe. One late night during grad school in Seattle a number of years ago, I stumbled across SomaFM while looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Spotlight
Tagged Downtempo, Drone, Electronica, Internet radio, Pop, Streaming audio, Tabla
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