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The end of July draws ever closer now (as strange as that is to believe). After highlighting some major new indie artist releases on my calendar last week (along with others still in progress), you’d best believe I have more musical talents...
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If you haven’t already, check out Part 1 of my interview series with the wonderful musician AJ Deiboldt following the release of his June 24th EP Demolition. We had such an insightful, in-depth conversation that only expands here into what...
I love how much music possesses the power to make me reminisce. Even as I think about it now, I still recall listening to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York album in the back of my Mom’s car when I was maybe four years old (if not a bit ol...
Have you ever noticed how movies and television often depict discovering love? Cameras zoom in on initial glances across a room, bright smiles gleam, hands accidentally bump into each other’s path, and looks are exchanged conveying far more...
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