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Longplayer: One Song, A Thousand Years, No Intermission
A quarter of a century ago, a Celtic punk musician started a performance of a song so absurdly long that…
Category: Sounds
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How a Forgotten German Expressionist Painting Influenced Iggy Pop and David Bowie’s Berlin Era
Moving to West Berlin, David Bowie and Iggy Pop found unexpected inspiration in German Expressionism, most notably in the form…
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X‑Rays You Can Hear: Soviet Bootleg Music’s Non-Clinical Birth, Death, and Rebirth
During the Cold War, access to music in the Soviet Union was tightly restricted by state censorship. Despite the risks,…
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Documenting Euphoria: Peter J. Walsh’s RAVE ONE and the Rise of UK Rave Culture
Peter J Walsh was an eyewitness to one of the most transformative moments in modern British youth culture: the birth…
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The Man Who Created a Record Store That Only Buys One Album: Rutherford Chang’s White Album Project
In an era when digital algorithms can summon nearly any song on demand, the late Rutherford Chang’s obsession with a…
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These Vintage Print Ads for Sunn Amps Are as Iconic as the Gear They Promote
Big-name endorsements and sharp visual design from the classic era of Sunn amplifiers.
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Rough and Rude: Uncovering the Vivid Raver Art of 90’s UK Garage
The frenetic visual culture of the classic UK jungle and other underground rave scenes is preserved in zine form.