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Silk Road, White Cane
Traveling blind involves a terrifying sense of immanence: even a casual walk through an unfamiliar airport can produce, at least in me, a small vertigo. In the Istanbul airport I found my white cane, that universal emblem of blindness, produced no cautio from Planet of the Blind Read more »
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Detroit's bronze homage to Robocop: What others are saying
DETROIT, MI - Baltimore has Frank Zappa. Philadelphia has Rocky Balboa. San Francisco has Yoda. "Imagination Station posted a series of pics of the statue in progress online over the weekend and, honestly, it’s ******* majestic. Once bronzed and mounted from MLive.com Read more »
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45 Years Ago: Frank Zappa Releases 'Lumpy Gravy'
Frank Zappa is often regarded as one of the most brilliant, idiosyncratic musicians in rock music. But, looking back at his eclectic, monstrous body of work as a composer, guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader, Zappa really wasn’t a “rock” musician. That f from Ultimate Classic Rock Read more »
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Micky Dolenz: The Best of the TVD Interview
It’s not lost on us that some of the biggest and most talented artists and musicians of this or any generation have gone on the record—on records—here at TVD. This week we’re sharing some of our favorites from the archive. —Ed. When MTV started re-broadc from The Vinyl District Read more »
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Bass Player Antoine Fafard to Release Second Album Occultus Tramitis Featuring Former Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, King Crimson Members
London, UK - Much to the excitent of music aficionados across the globe, the second solo album by composer and bassist Antoine Fafard, 'Occultus Tramitis', will be released digitally on May 15 and on CD June 1, 2013. Featuring the contributions of a numb from All About Jazz Read more »