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RIP Melvin Bliss

Melvin Bliss, the man behind the 1973 classic “Synthetic Substitution” that has been sampled in over 94 songs, died Monday, Turntable Lab reports....  read more

Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

Like 99.999999% of the world, I paid no attention to Big Star when they were actually a recording and touring band. I recall seeing #1 Record in a music store when it was released. It was Big Star's debut album, and my first exposure to the band, and I remember being vaguely amused by the audacity of a bunch of unknown musicians who would dare to call themselves Big Star and name an album #1 Record. But that was the extent of my interest. I certainly wasn't going to buy it. Who the hell had ever heard of Big Star? ...  read more

George Carlin: 1937-2008

“I am who I am, and was who I was—past tense of Popeye—and I’m happy with it and proud of it. I only wish I were two people, so I could’ve done twice as much...”  read more