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Born and raised in L.A., Richard Thomas has interviewed everyone from Yoko Ono and Chuck D to Billy Corgan and The Prodigy. A Raygun Magazine alum and regular contributor to monthlies like URB, EQ, and Flaunt, he’s spent the last 11 years spreading the gospel of independent music to all who’ll listen. Check out Richard's blog here or send him an email.

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The Examiner Q&A: Tomeka

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Though I was definitely alive when it was going on, I wasn't old enough to appreciate artists like Afrika Bambaataa and Grace Jones while they...
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Album Review: Forge Your Own Chains - Psychedelic Ballads & Dirges 1968-1974

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Various Artists Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads & Dirges 1968-1974 [Now-Again] The first thing you need to know about this...
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New Music Downloads: Mr. Chop, Bonobo, The Seven Fields of Aphelion, Ocote Soul Sounds

Thanksgiving is almost here, which means family dinners are almost here, which means that if you’re hosting, you should have a well stocked...
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Four Tet to release new album, There Is Love In You, in January 2010

Four Tet (a.k.a. Kieran Hebden) has announced release plans for his fifth LP, and his first since the release of Everything Ecstatic back in 2005....
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Ghostly International affiliate Moodgadget exposes new artists with the Nocturnal Suite

Earlier this month, we extolled the virtues of the Ghostly International label, offering up a download of Syntaks' free Mistral Moon EP. This time...
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The Examiner Q&A: Basement Jaxx

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Well, it’s time for another Basement Jaxx album, which means it’s about time again for the majority of the American press to sleep on...
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Them Crooked Vultures stream new album, November tour dates still on sale

2009 has been a banner year for supergroups and super albums. Dark Night Of The Soul, a joint effort by Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous, Dangermouse,...
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Yeasayer offer up free MP3 download. New album, Odd Blood, out Feb 2010

Psychedelic Brooklyn trio Yeasayer are offering up a free MP3 download of "Ambling Alp," a new track off their forthcoming album Odd Blood,...
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New Music Downloads: Girls In Trouble, Castanets, Dragonette, Headlights

Today is a mixed bag of MP3s. A little indie rock, some dance remixes, and a really fine track by folk rockers Headlights. There's so much great...
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Syntaks release free Mistral Moon EP on Ghostly International

Ann Arbor, Mighican’s Ghostly International have released nothing but gems since their inception in 1999, and in the footsteps of other indie...
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