A LIVING DIARY OF A DYING INDUSTRY
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The Sound Guy Who Really Needs You to Wind Those Cords Correctly
Audio engineer Jason Powers is a “cool guy" who works with Matthew Dear (among others), and owns/operates the studio Type Foundry in Portland. Full story
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You Can’t Ever Sing “Don’t Stop Believing” at Karaoke Because of This Guy
We interviewed Howard Paar, the guy responsible for the soundtrack to Gregg Araki's 'Nowhere,' as well as choosing songs for 'The L Word' and 'Monster.' Full story
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College Radio Guy Who Can’t Find Tim Allen’s Phone Number, You Got It?
It’s National College Radio Station Week, and to show appreciation to the basements and studios where many of us in the music industry got our start, we’re talking with program director Kevin Yelvington of my alma mater, 89.1 WIDR-FM Kalamazoo, from lovely Western Michigan Univer… Full story
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Record Label Wants You to Go to Acupuncture School, Stop Pissing in Sandbox
As indie labels shutter their offices in domino succession, Temporary Residence Ltd. seems to have become the go-to model for how to run a record label. But it seems the secret to his success is similar to those of our past interviewees: NEVER FUCKING SLEEP. Full story
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Guy Who Hates Your Goddamn Indian Collages
"Well I think most people can make as much money as I do in the music world, as it really is not that much money. A monkey that performed KISS covers on the streets of Portland could make as much as I do in a year." Full story