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Micropixie raises funds for Women’s Building mural, Women’s Audio Mission

A few years ago my brother and I went to San Francisco and spent several days exploring the city. One of my favorite sites was the Women’s Building in the Mission District, with its amazing mural. Pictures can’t quite do … Continue reading

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Listening Room – a great way to share music with friends (without stealing it)

I spent countless hours as a teenager listening to music with friends. “Have you heard this?” “Pretty cool, now check this out…” It was a neat social activity and a great way to discover new favorites. Nothing in the digital … Continue reading

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The death of the album?

A few years ago, my friend offered to download a song his teenage step-daughter liked. When he asked if she wanted the whole album, she said, “What do you mean?” That’s pretty telling. Not only are today’s young people not … Continue reading

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Great music memories from my childhood

I didn’t get to be a music nut overnight. It started at a very early age. Below are some of my favorite music-related memories from childhood: When I was a kid, we had an old Beatles 45 that used to … Continue reading

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Two theories about drugs and music

Theory #1: Metal today sucks because they’re doing the wrong drugs. I grew up on hard rock and still loved it for a long time after they started calling it metal, but at some point it just went to hell … Continue reading

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Lessons we learned from T61 (that the owners did not)

Just a few more thoughts about the “Old 61″ and I’ll be ready to move on. During the past several months, certain things became apparent to me about how an ideal music community and distribution network might operate. There were … Continue reading

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T61′s redesign – from DABDA to hope

Well, here we go. I finally got around to starting a blog. I’ve been meaning to do that for a while, but kept putting it off. I’m still learning how to use the blogging tools, so bear with me. Things … Continue reading

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