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Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Video Premiere: Silent Carnival ~ “June”
Shot & Edited by Carlo Natoli in the Czech Republic Contains an excerpt from “Coney Island 1940” (Creative Commons) A CLOSER LISTEN is pleased to premiere the video for “June” taken from the forthcoming debut album by Silent Carnival.
Video Premiere: Silent Carnival ~ “June”
Shot & Edited by Carlo Natoli in the Czech Republic Contains an excerpt from “Coney Island 1940” (Creative Commons) A CLOSER LISTEN is pleased to premiere the video for “June” taken from the forthcoming debut album by Silent Carnival.
LCNL 051: Beachers mix
Did you have time to process The Long Now? If you missed our crazy 9 hour long 50th installment, go check it out and let it play while you get your Zs or while doing your chores. Now we’re
LCNL 051: Beachers mix
Did you have time to process The Long Now? If you missed our crazy 9 hour long 50th installment, go check it out and let it play while you get your Zs or while doing your chores. Now we’re
The Problem with “My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection”
“It would be a lowly art that allows itself to be understood all at once, whose apex can be observed by the newly initiated.” – Goethe There’s a lot to like about My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection, a
The Problem with “My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection”
“It would be a lowly art that allows itself to be understood all at once, whose apex can be observed by the newly initiated.” – Goethe There’s a lot to like about My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection, a
Sound Propositions 08: Mark Fell
“Imagine a Zen Buddhist with unresolved emotional issues.” -Mark Fell describing snd Sound Propositions set out to be a kind of anti-gear gear column. A studio diary that was about artistic decisions, not copy for a consumer electronics catalog. In
Sound Propositions 08: Mark Fell
“Imagine a Zen Buddhist with unresolved emotional issues.” -Mark Fell describing snd Sound Propositions set out to be a kind of anti-gear gear column. A studio diary that was about artistic decisions, not copy for a consumer electronics catalog. In
Barnes and Noble is Selling Records Again.
Is this the tipping point that vinyl addicts have been waiting for? As I walked into the store this morning, I saw something that I hadn’t seen in years: a display of brand new records. Let’s take a moment to
Barnes and Noble is Selling Records Again.
Is this the tipping point that vinyl addicts have been waiting for? As I walked into the store this morning, I saw something that I hadn’t seen in years: a display of brand new records. Let’s take a moment to
ACL Singles Chart ~ August 2014
The first day of August is a reminder to take advantage of summer while we still can. It’s still warm, it’s still sunny, the beaches are still open and the ice cream trucks are still rolling by. And yet, we’ve
ACL Singles Chart ~ August 2014
The first day of August is a reminder to take advantage of summer while we still can. It’s still warm, it’s still sunny, the beaches are still open and the ice cream trucks are still rolling by. And yet, we’ve
LCNL 050: The Long Now mix
Julien Demoulin had proposed compiling an ‘infinity mix’ of long form compositions and album length tracks, playing with the idea of an impractically long mix but also implicitly suggesting competing timescales. Though this mix was ready weeks ago, sorting
LCNL 050: The Long Now mix
Julien Demoulin had proposed compiling an ‘infinity mix’ of long form compositions and album length tracks, playing with the idea of an impractically long mix but also implicitly suggesting competing timescales. Though this mix was ready weeks ago, sorting
a closer listen 