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Feb 16, 2010 10:54 PM
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When guitarist Jon Gutwillig co-founded The Disco Biscuits in 1995, the jam band scene was just coming into itself. Now, TDI catches up with Gutwillig to talk about jam bands' current popularity, the evolution of American culture, and why, for artists willing to work, the music business has never been better.
Apr 09, 2010 02:31 PM
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Thom Yorke brings his much-anticipated Atoms for Peace supergroup to Boston’s Wang Theater and delivers the sort of concert that musical wet dreams are made of.
Mar 28, 2010 10:21 PM
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Mike Gordon ended his weeklong tour here in the Upper Valley – a stone’s throw from where he resides in Vermont. When I arrived at the Lebanon Opera House there was the family vibe so often felt at Phish shows.
Mar 14, 2010 04:07 PM
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Lot's of fun stuff coming out of Moozik in the next few weeks (in addition to our slick redesign). Awesome bands, epic studios, Grammy winners, famous writers, cool cities, and book reports after the jump.
Feb 25, 2010 10:10 PM
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About to embark on a short solo tour, the Phish bassist talks about going it alone, growing as a bandleader, and planning for Phish's future. Gordon will be playing the Lebanon Opera House on March 14th.
Feb 16, 2010 03:34 PM
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It was pretty rainy Thursday night in Nashville, so the quiet industrial section of town that houses Jack White's “Third Man Records” was even spookier than usual. And the walk from my car to the studio – past the Rescue Mission, in earshot of the cargo train crawling through the intersection, under the blanket of flashing blue police lights – was wetter.
Jan 21, 2010 02:44 PM
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The White Rabbits' Stephen Patterson talks about power outages, unfair comparisons, and bringing an album to life.
Jan 08, 2010 02:48 PM
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DJ Greg Gillis gives TDI the scoop on his epic live performances: what kind of approach they require, why he lets random people on stage, and how his mixing technique was inspired by something he got for free.
Dec 15, 2009 02:37 PM
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Michael Chornomaz is the most interesting songwriter and multi-instrumentalist you'll probably never hear about again.
Nov 10, 2009 05:40 PM
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In honor of DJ Hero bringing us that much closer to every lame Guitar Hero parody becoming reality, I've compiled a list of the best song mash-ups floating around the internet. YouTube is a great vehicle for the art of the mashup, as hobbyists often take on the extra challenge of mixing the two music videos, in addition to syncing the vocals, usually failing at both. Like YouTube as whole and DJ Hero itself, however, through the dreck, some real gems emerge.
Nov 03, 2009 02:45 PM
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A chat with Everest reveals a strikingly honest portrait of what it takes to make it in music today.
Oct 08, 2009 02:42 PM
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Jamie sits down with Kentucky alt-rockers Cage the Elephant and confirms that there is absolutely nothing to do in Bowling Green.
Aug 20, 2009 02:28 PM
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Hipsterdom and autotune are out. Flannel is back. Sitting on a couch is back. So what's it going to take for the resurgence of the grunge lifestyle to be given a genuine musical counterpart?
May 15, 2009 02:26 PM
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DJ Spooky wanted to get out of his comfort zone—so he went to Antarctica. TDI sits down with the prolific turntablist, composer, and author to find out what makes him tick.
Editor:
Jamie Berk is the Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Independent. His first book, Making It: The New Landscape of the Music Business, is due out next summer.
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Writers:
Adam Boardman is the co-founder of Big Green Beats and a junior at Dartmouth.
Joseph Chapman is a freelance photographer and contributor to the UNC Daily Tarheel. His past interviews include Girl Talk, Chuck D, David Byrne, and Yes.
Sarah Grant is a freelance writer for publications like Rollingstone.com, Blurt, and Crawdaddy. She has interviewed the likes of Patti Smith, Les Paul, and Joe Perry.
Andrew Lohse is the Literary Editor of The Dartmouth Independent and co-editor of aposiopesis-!, TDI's literature, arts, and culture channel. He is the drummer for New Jersey-based pop-rock band The Horizontals.
Rahul Malik is a staff writer for The Dartmouth Independent.
David Mainiero is the Managing Editor of The Dartmouth Independent and editor of For The Love Of The Game, TDI's sports channel.
Brian Patrick is a Staff Writer for The Dartmouth Independent and a Master of Liberal Arts student at Dartmouth, focusing on social movements and new media.
Liz Pelly is music director of Boston University's WTBU and a freelance writer for publications like Paste and CMJ.
Peter Stein is the film critic for The Dartmouth Independent, Director of The Dartmouth Independent Film Festival, and co-editor of aposiopesis-!, TDI's literature, arts, and culture channel.
Miles Suter is the co-founder of Big Green Beats and a junior at Dartmouth.
Kobi Tirey is a staff writer for The Dartmouth Independent. He is an outspoken critic of hipsters and Tokio Hotel.
John Vilanova is a contributor to Rolling Stone, Rollingstone.com, and GQ. He is a Research Editor at Niche Media.
Business Unusual, by Jamie Berk:
The music industry is backwards, bloated, and dying, leaving more than a few people wondering: what the hell happened? In 2009, TDI went to the industry’s annual rendezvous in Austin, Texas, to find out.
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