March 2010
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Great Underrated Bands #3
Another excursion through the back pages of rock, pop and experimental music to unearth some under-appreciated artists and albums. A squeamish mix of the relentlessly obscure, the modestly under-listened and the arguably best left forgotten… That Petrol Emotion What came after shoegaze and before grunge and britpop? Um… a baggy void in the British indie scene quickly filled by dance cross-over...
February 2010
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Independent Music Discoveries: Issue #29
UPDATES: Chris Rehm - Folk / Experimental / Ambient - Texas, USA Previously featured at AFIN as part of Caddywhompus and also with his solo release Four Drops/Pieces of Rain, Chris Rehm has recently put out Salivary Stones as a pay-what-you-want album on Bandcamp. Accurately described as a “drone pop” album, Salivary Stones combines harsh windy, fuzzy elements with serene tunefulness...
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Interview With Calvin Markus (Dead Times) II
Previously interviewed here at A Future in Noise in October, 2009, Calvin Markus (from Dead Times) has kindly granted us the opportunity for another Q&A session! Their latest release I Love Myself and I Want to Live, currently available as an AFIN exclusive, is discussed within as well as Markus’ solo soundtrack album on Vulpiano Records Three Days of Sound…: —-A Future in...
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Record Labels: My View and My Top 3
Does my generation, on the whole, understand the importance of or respect the idea of a record label? There are definitely many who do, but in the wake of the fashionability of free downloads and independent releases (as in, not on independent labels but on no label at all), I can’t help but wonder if the concept of how a record label can be beneficial is fading. Just from my conversations...
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Independent Music Discoveries: Issue #28
UPDATES: Jakob Battick & Friends - Other / Experimental / Shoegaze - Maine, USA An AFIN favorite for many a moon, Jakob Battick is currently being featured in The Deli New England band of the month poll - *vote here* (last day to vote by is February 17th)! In case you are as yet unconvinced or unsure of the epic genius of this man, I implore you to listen to “Massive Moth, My...
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Independent Music Discoveries: Issue #27
It’s Fulmar here with an update in AFIN’s continuing series that attempts beachcomb the endless untidy sands known as FREE MUSIC ON THE INTERNET, sorting the pretty shells from the rotten seaweed to create the plaster-of-paris monstrosity that is YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE. This was to be a girl/boy duo special, although unfortunately only the first two apply… The Sky Drops (indie/rock/...