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Reflecting on Beck, Thurston Moore, Yanni & “Refections of Passion”

In the 1950s, the practice of an artist or band covering a song associated with another performer was commonplace as labels rushed covers into the marketplace in order to compete with the original cut on the charts to lessen its impact. This initial piratical motivation behind cover songs has faded away and replaced by differentContinue reading “Reflecting on Beck, Thurston Moore, Yanni & “Refections of Passion””

Tim Barnes’s Inside Energy

Earlier this year, I interviewed Ken Brown/Bundy K. Brown, musician, producer, engineer, and original member of Tortoise and Gastr del Sol, about his musical project Jungle Boogie. During our conversation, Ken shared that one of the early configurations of Jungle Boogie was Ken and drummer Britt Walford playing with their friend Tim Barnes. Brown relatedContinue reading “Tim Barnes’s Inside Energy”