Utahpolis

Ah, the wonders of myspace. The rest of the world has now fully bought into the site, allowing for limitless exploration of the sounds of other nations.
I particularly enjoy listening to hip-hop when the primary language isn’t English. Now, there’s definitely a lot of great English rap out there, but it can often [...]

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The concert film, URGH! A Music War, is a great little time capsule of the art rock scene in 1980. Punk had flung open the door to the underground and new-wave, post-punk, synth pop, hardcore and no wave, among others, were ready to burst out onto the world.
The film is shot documentary style, but [...]

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Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
As most of you who know me are aware, I’m a huge Donovan fan. Naturally, I was pleased, then, to find a copy of Donovan’s recently published autobiography at a used book store a couple of months ago.
Donovan remains a bit of a mystery to most people, including myself. [...]

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Chuck Berry, dead or alive? Quick! Don’t cheat!
He’s quite alive, of course, and still touring at the age of 81! If anyone qualifies for the “elder statesman of rock” title, it is certainly Mr. Chuck Berry. Hell, the guy practically invented rock and roll when he combined hillbilly music with r&b.
It’s [...]

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I randomly came across “Driving Manual Auto” by KaitO the other day and it occurred to me that we haven’t heard from those guys in quite some time. After a little digging, I discovered that they broke up in 2006 after an eight-year run. Drat! Adding insult to injury, I also found [...]

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