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Exploring outside of the mainstream in music. The stuff you won't hear on the radio. Particular attention is paid to overlooked, creative, influential, sometimes out of print and hard to find, but always it's good music. Rock, progressive, experiment

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  • Everybody Deserves Music: Michael Franti

    Posted on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 at 01:10 in Rock, reggae, acoustic, hip-hop, franti, spearhead

    "Even our worst enemies deserve music." "It takes more courage to reach out and connect with people than it does to bomb them or strap explosives around your gut." -- Michael FrantiThere isn't a simple description for Michael Franti: Music, film, ki...

  • The Essential Uncle Bonsai!

    Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 16:25 in folk, acoustic, bonsai

    "This disc represents quite a departure from my usual tastes in music. It's entirely acoustic, and features the cleverest, most insightful songwriting I've ever heard. The band's "light motif structure" revolves primarily around the differences betwe...

  • I Love You, This is a Robbery

    Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 01:04 in folk, acoustic, spoonboy

    Spoonboy has played in a number of regional bands around the Washington D.C. area, currently Max Levine Ensemble. This is his first acoustic solo release ("folk-punk" I guess now). He offers very catchy, short melodies with interesting lyrics and a s...

  • Marillion: A Piss-Up In A Brewery

    Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 01:02 in progressive, christmas, acoustic, marillion

    "If someone couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery, they are very bad at organizing things. For god's sake don't ask Martin to make the arrangements. He couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery." -- The Free Internet DictionarySince 1998 Marillion ...