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I really like Moby as an artist and dude: he may be a geek, but he’s a cool and sincere one. He’s also very intelligent and talented, and he’s been around. I was very sorry to hear he was assaulted Wednesday night in Boston – quoting his site: Curious, Why? …

Billy Martin has split duty as drummer-percussionist for the wildly popular and successful jazz groove trio Medeski Martin and Wood, and he runs his own label, Amulet, that specializes in “the art of percussion, avant-garde and beyond…” Billy also records for Amulet under the name “illy B,” and has a …

Shortly after midnight on November 3, the Racine, Wisconsin police raided a non-profit fundraiser featuring electronic music and cited 441 people in the “techno room” for being “inmates of a disorderly house with narcotics,” for which they could be fined up to $968. Many appeared in court yesterday: Defiance was …

So it was Thanksgiving night at our place. The whole family was over for dinner at our new house: 13 people with a very broad spectrum of (musical) tastes, ranging in age from 3 to 70. What to do about the music? There were voices quietly agitating for the sound …

Unless you’re my son, who goes to sleep listening to System of a Down, everyone needs a quiet music break from time to time. As I get older, I find I need a quiet music break more often than not, but that’s another matter. But just quiet isn’t enough – …

I can’t believe this is the first I’ve heard of this: Now, however, it appears that the ideal marriage of digital and analog technology has finally been made. When [Josh] Wink arrives at Ruzyne airport for his Friday, Nov. 15 appearance at Abaton, he won’t be waiting for two heavy …

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult is in its 15th year, is on tour, has its own label and is just rocking along in its own twisted way. I spoke with leader Buzz McCoy via email today. For background on Buzz and the band please see this post. How …

Coolworld announces headliners for the 11th annual Planet New Year 2003 to be held on New Year’s Eve at the Cow Palace and Grounds in San Francisco: A sell out crowd is expected to enjoy over 100 of the world’s greatest DJs and live acts who will perform on seven …

Fifteen years of "cinematic-electro-glam-disco-industrial-lounge-horror-porn" rock.

After a brief hiatus, Blogcritics interviews are back. We are looking for your questions to ask Billy Martin of Medeski Martin and Wood, who has a cool new beats and scratches CD under the name “illy B Eats,” entitled Drop the Needle on his own Amulet Records, as well as …