Volume 28, Issue 01, August 24, 2005
Audio Files
The most important figure in the past 50 years of music wasn't a musician or a composer, but an engineer. From the moment Robert Moog (pronounced to rhyme with vogue) built his first synthesizer in 1964, the sound of music was forever changed. more >>>
Turning Frowns Upside Down
Everyone has a favorite Beach Boys song. From the early songs about riding waves to the orchestrated majesty of the Pet Sounds era to the R&B influence of Wild Honey, the Beach Boys' catalog offers something for nearly all tastes. more >>>
Tour doesn't make any sense. Especially in the hands of an underground rock band, the entire idea of it is just impractical. Take one van and cram an entire band plus equipment and maybe throw in one or two friends for good measure. Then route a city by city itinerary trusting that across each new horizon there will be a venue to rock out in and hopefully a couch/floor to sleep on. Become accustomed to the delicacies of truck stop food and rely on selling t-shirts and other cheap merchandise to make gas and food money. Really, tour is an acquired taste. more >>>
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