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Hard Drive

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Years before there was Facebook and Twitter, Ben Lee wrote Hard Drive. Here it is as performed by Evan Dando. (more…)

Sometimes the Wheels

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Neil Halstead was a member of cult shoegaze band Slowdive before forming Mojave 3 in 1996. His first solo record Sleeping on Roads was released on 4AD records in 2002 and he has a new album Oh! Mighty Engine out now on Brushfire records. (more…)

The Vampire Song

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In 2002, I set up my friend Brad Kintzer with a minidisc recorder and mic for his trip into Mexico and Central America. Before he set out, Brad did some recording to get comfortable with the microphone. (more…)

Louise Esposito’s Sinatra Story

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The following story is told by Louise Esposito, recorded Easter Day, 2004 at the Craine home in Hingham, Mass. “Mama” has a wonderful way of telling stories, and fortunately, there’s no shortage of them.

Hocus Pocus by Focus, live 1973

Focus was born in Holland in 1969, headed by keyboardist/flautist/yodeler/mad man Thijs van Leer. Soon after, virtuoso shredder Jan Akkerman joined the band as lead guitarist. This song, “Hocus Pocus” from their 1971 album Moving Waves, earned them their place in the pantheon of prog-rock. “Hocus Pocus” was also featured on a live release from 1973 called At the Rainbow. The blistering live version from the Rainbow is pretty similar to this live video and can be purchased at the iTunes music store here.

The Seventh Fight by Daniel Barry

a slideshow by photojournalist Daniel Barry. (click into post for slideshow)