Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music begins with the sound of wind and freezing rain, the crackle of ice and the soft tap of snowflakes. It continues with the sound of boots on snow, shovels and snow plows. Months later, it concludes with melting
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music begins with the sound of wind and freezing rain, the crackle of ice and the soft tap of snowflakes. It continues with the sound of boots on snow, shovels and snow plows. Months later, it concludes with melting
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Labels
Five labels stood above the rest in 2013, impressing us with the quality, consistency and variety of their releases. Their names are synonymous with trust; their music is always worth hearing. And now, in order of votes received, we present A
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Labels
Five labels stood above the rest in 2013, impressing us with the quality, consistency and variety of their releases. Their names are synonymous with trust; their music is always worth hearing. And now, in order of votes received, we present A
ACL 2013: The Year in 10 Tracks
These ten tracks represent the year in instrumental and experimental music: a selection from across the board, along with a summary of current issues. How experimental is too experimental? Should bands change? And of course, Is post-rock dead yet? We
ACL 2013: The Year in 10 Tracks
These ten tracks represent the year in instrumental and experimental music: a selection from across the board, along with a summary of current issues. How experimental is too experimental? Should bands change? And of course, Is post-rock dead yet? We
ACL 2013: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
MTV started the music video craze, then abandoned it. In the years that followed, music videos retreated to the web. At first, they languished in obscurity; then they began to catch on. These are the ten most effective videos we’ve
ACL 2013: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
MTV started the music video craze, then abandoned it. In the years that followed, music videos retreated to the web. At first, they languished in obscurity; then they began to catch on. These are the ten most effective videos we’ve
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Packaging
When it comes to the year’s best packaging, the “wow factor” is a must. The design of these releases is so good that their music seems almost secondary. We are enthralled first by sight, then by sound. If we were
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Packaging
When it comes to the year’s best packaging, the “wow factor” is a must. The design of these releases is so good that their music seems almost secondary. We are enthralled first by sight, then by sound. If we were
ACL 2013: Overview
A Closer Listen tripled in size in 2013, but our dedication to covering the best instrumental and experimental music stayed the same. Thank you to everyone for your support, your readership and your social media sharing! Our second annual retrospective
ACL 2013: Overview
A Closer Listen tripled in size in 2013, but our dedication to covering the best instrumental and experimental music stayed the same. Thank you to everyone for your support, your readership and your social media sharing! Our second annual retrospective
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume 4
Flannelgraph’s annual panacea has arrived! As the stores and stations ring with the sound of the same ten Christmas songs, over and over, this collection of all-new instrumentals restores some sanity to the season. Every year, Flannelgraph offers a viable
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume 4
Flannelgraph’s annual panacea has arrived! As the stores and stations ring with the sound of the same ten Christmas songs, over and over, this collection of all-new instrumentals restores some sanity to the season. Every year, Flannelgraph offers a viable
Already Dead Tapes: 100 Albums for $10 (And a Button)
Yes, you read that right. Already Dead Tapes’ 100th release, “DOCUMENT: A Retrospective” is streaming online for free, but if you buy the cassette, you’ll also get a golden ticket good for downloads of the previous 99 releases: a full
Already Dead Tapes: 100 Albums for $10 (And a Button)
Yes, you read that right. Already Dead Tapes’ 100th release, “DOCUMENT: A Retrospective” is streaming online for free, but if you buy the cassette, you’ll also get a golden ticket good for downloads of the previous 99 releases: a full
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