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- Jones still Snorah to me
Inexplicably garnering more love than she has since her 2002 debut from corners that previously have long since grown indifferent and/or fallen asleep, hipster coffee-house chanteuse Norah Jones pairs with the previously infallible Danger Mouse on her fifth studio album, expanding on the exquisite c
- No sale = no defense
From Flosstradamus to Kanye West, artists are catching heat for uncleared samples even when they give their songs away
by Miles Raymer
In early February production duo Flosstradamus—Josh “J2K” Young, who lives in Chicago, and Curt “Autobot” Cameruci, who’s left for Brooklyn—finished mixing a song called “Total Recall.” After spending the better part of a decade building a reputation in the international dance-music scene as DJs and remixers, they’d decided to focus on their own compositions—in November they’d released their first EP of original material, Jubilation, on the Fool’s Gold label.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Gossip Wolf: Bitchpork’s not dead!
Bitchpork comes back for 2012, Engine merges with Soma Studios, and more
by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Bitchpork was supposed to end its run last summer, but the massive DIY alternative to the Pitchfork Music Festival is returning for another year. Gossip Wolf has the scoop on some early confirmations on 2012’s three-day bill—including Detroit garage band Tyvek, New York psych group PC Worship, and locals such as noise veterans Panicsville, solo synth-and-drums project Psychic Steel, and one-man “ghoulcore” act Gas Mask Horse.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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