It’s an absolute pleasure to bring Chris Simpson into the America Is Just A World fold. Part of my inclination for adding more interviews and material to what I’ve already written for the book is to really uncover the narratives that have been overlooked, and no band’s lifetime has[...]
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September 29th, 2009 - 8:59 pm § in Perfect Lines
Interview with Chris Simpson
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September 1st, 2009 - 2:13 am § in Perfect Lines
Downlo(d)
I’ve got an odd relationship with downloading. I’m usually outspoken against it when discussing the subject with most of my friends, but usually for a variety of reasons that you really can’t articulate when these types of conversations boil down to lots of yelling. I’ll diff[...]
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August 7th, 2008 - 5:29 am § in Perfect Lines
The Revolution Will Be Produced
It’s always nice getting some sort of personal email, especially when it’s in the form of a musical reunion between David Byrne and Brian Eno. Well, “personal” isn’t quite the right word, but I certainly took the message as a sincere and direct one: It’s with grea[...]
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