Each time I do a radio show, I refer to music of many different types and eras. No matter where that road takes me, I’m ultimately happiest when I discover new music. That’s the focus for the first show in 2023, where I look back to discoveries from 2022. This show does not pretend to…
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I don’t need to be the one to tell you that there’s a lot going on in the world right now. We’ve all been thrust into a “new normal” which means new habits, new goals, and new ways of thinking. For me, that also means new ways of listening. Fortunately, amid all the chaos, the…
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I borrowed lyrics from Sister Sledge to get where I need to go with this one. The first time I found out about Sister Sledge was as a young girl. My sisters and I gleefully sang “We Are Family” while driving to the beach one sunny summer day. We were young and those were innocent…
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The (almost) in-studio interview with ADULT. is featured on the latest edition of Alternate Take on dublab. It’s been several years since we talked on an official level about their music, but it felt like we hadn’t missed a beat. The overriding topic was about perception, in keeping with the name of their new record,…
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I had the opportunity to talk to ADULT. this week, and we made it into an interview. They recorded the album PERSUASION IS/AS/OF DECEPTION last summer in Detroit. Of course, they had no idea that a pandemic was right around the corner and would affect the entire world. The album is just now being released,…
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One thing I’ve learned over the years is that music is not a one-stop station. It’s a journey. There are artists that are masters at the craft, and simply watching (or listening to) their varied evolutions can be a learning experience in itself. And there are artists that are newer to the scene. They soak…
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The best way to understand anything is through contrast and comparison. It applies to life, and it applies to music. You could say that’s why I played T. Rex next to Ty Segall, and the dreamy pop of Deserta alongside Curve. But I really felt like I learned something when playing James Blake directly next…
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Things get deep — from the deep south (or notions of it) and deep techno to deep space. And there’s always room for new(ish) Marvin Gaye, Ryuichi Sakamoto and a Radio Slave remix of Apparat. Oh, and I can’t forget my extra special guest telling us all about dublab’s 20th anniversary celebration, Mr. Kion Warner.…
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