Category Archives: Featured Articles

In The Shadow Of Capstan Mountain: Cassette Culture’s Impossible 2012 Heights

In 2011, when my music was really getting off the ground after a few successful tours and releases, I began to get an inkling of just how far-reaching the newly-risen network of cassette labels in this country (and beyond!) really

In The Shadow Of Capstan Mountain: Cassette Culture’s Impossible 2012 Heights

In 2011, when my music was really getting off the ground after a few successful tours and releases, I began to get an inkling of just how far-reaching the newly-risen network of cassette labels in this country (and beyond!) really

ACL 2012: A Fool’s List

Hi there, welcome to my list, a kind of fool’s list. When I made my first attempt, I realized I was just echoing, in lots of choices, the general ACL list, and who needs to read once again that this

ACL 2012: A Fool’s List

Hi there, welcome to my list, a kind of fool’s list. When I made my first attempt, I realized I was just echoing, in lots of choices, the general ACL list, and who needs to read once again that this

ACL 2012: Electronic Observations

The first annual report. I tend not to make New Year Resolutions, partly because I think that 1/1 is a fairly arbitrary date to start anything but mostly because I’m terrible at keeping them. My resolution to not make any

ACL 2012: Electronic Observations

The first annual report. I tend not to make New Year Resolutions, partly because I think that 1/1 is a fairly arbitrary date to start anything but mostly because I’m terrible at keeping them. My resolution to not make any

ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part II

The second installment of our guest list series comes from artists who have contributed to our mix series, or that were interviewed for my  column Sound Propositions.  Like Joe Cocker here, we get by with a little help from our

ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part II

The second installment of our guest list series comes from artists who have contributed to our mix series, or that were interviewed for my  column Sound Propositions.  Like Joe Cocker here, we get by with a little help from our

ACL 2012: random thoughts on how to find meaning in a virtual reality world

When I was in elementary school I had a teacher who was very different than all the other teachers I have ever had.  On his birthday, after we wished him happy birthday he told us that he doesn’t celebrate birthdays

ACL 2012: random thoughts on how to find meaning in a virtual reality world

When I was in elementary school I had a teacher who was very different than all the other teachers I have ever had.  On his birthday, after we wished him happy birthday he told us that he doesn’t celebrate birthdays

ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part I

We don’t always discover all the good music ourselves; in order to do so, we also rely on our friends.  This month, we invited dozens of guest artists and label owners to submit their own year-end lists.  We’re really happy

ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part I

We don’t always discover all the good music ourselves; in order to do so, we also rely on our friends.  This month, we invited dozens of guest artists and label owners to submit their own year-end lists.  We’re really happy

LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix

LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music.  We also just celebrated

LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix

LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music.  We also just celebrated

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year

Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012.  This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year

Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012.  This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.