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The record company executive has gone the way of the 8-track. So has the transcendent rock star. Smear bassist Cody M. Stumpo takes a hard look at an industry in transition.
SHAGG guitarist Michael Preston remembers the Battles of the Band in suburban New Jersey circa 1990.
For Stephanie St. John, good music is where you find it.
Jeremy Neuner discovers that, musically, he is turning into his dad.
"Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)" is Greg Olear's favorite song of all time. Why oh why must it be by Billy Joel?
Brady Richards arbiters the most difficult of decisions: Steve Miller v. Jimmy Buffet.
Charles Sterne's List of the Week.
BAD HAIKU Jerry Garcia What a long, strange trip it was From The Dead to dead. |
 TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH: A brief history of MTV. |
NET SOUNDS Need something new to listen to? Check out these great tunes:
SHAGG"Shade of Melancholy" SMEAR "Winter" STEPHANIE ST. JOHN "Beaver Dam" STEVE BARKHIMER "Time and Tide" |
FROM THE VAULT Confessions of a Napster User
Best albums of 2000
LARGEREGO's 101 Best Rock Songs
The Best of Monniker
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Other than the Gospel stuff I listen to all the time now, my favorite song is probably "Mama Tried,' by Merle Haggard. I'm also a huge fan of that one-bourbon-one-scotch-one-beer song by what's-his-name." --George W. Bush, on his musical tastes |