In this post-postmodern era, it seems trite to observe that no music or musician is truly lost to history. Who’d have thought that, 17 years after his de
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Photo by Michael AckermanDealing with emotion has never been electronic music’s strong suit. When Kraftwerk sang, “Fun fun fun on the Autobahn,” th
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Is the WYNDAM BEL AGE trying to get into the groove? Perhaps following in the footsteps of trendier sleepover spots around town like the Standard and W in West
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You know to forget about touching up your makeup, taking down a phone number or wearing any of today’s (or yesterday’s) studded
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And so was written the MC genealogy of the late Notorious B.I.G.: Grandmaster Caz was the father of Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Melle Mel the father of Kool M
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“Check this shit out.” Leaning back into his armchair, Julio G glides over to the other side of the control panel of KKBT’s 92.3 The Beat broadcast
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In 1979, I laughed out loud at a job offer from Los Angeles. I was at the time music critic at New York magazine, a job that offered both comfort and prominenc
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Robert Fripp is the leader of the veteran British/ American band King Crimson, which since 1968 has maintained a sizable cult following around the world. While never
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While the Sex Pistols encouraged a lot of bored kids to stick safety pins in their noses and be punks for a few years, Crass, who also debuted in 1977, were an artic
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