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In Memoriam: Gregory Isaacs, 1951-2010

Hello, Noise Narcs massive! The passing this week of one of my all-time favorite singers, reggae legend Gregory Isaacs, is a sad but appropriate subject for my long-overdue first Noise Narcs post. My...

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Fretboards & Circuit Boards

Back in March, pop critic Oliver Wang posed a question to readers of his blog, Soul-Sides.com: Can any of my musicological-oriented readers out there opine on why “electro” production is appealing? By...

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Shaolin dance party: Paragraph’s “Powernap”

Back in the summer of 2005, my brother, some friends, and I started performing a few cover tunes each Monday night at an open mic at Martini Red, a dive bar in Stapleton, Staten Island. A quartet of...

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The Voice From Another Place: Jimmy Scott and the Black Lodge

In honor of David Lynch’s release on vinyl of his single “Good Day Today” (and our love of all things Lynch), Noise Narcs is posting on the music of, for, and about David Lynch this week. See our intro...

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Charlie Louvin: 1927-2011

Charlie (left) and Ira Louvin Before this weekend, I didn’t know about Charlie Louvin, or the Louvin Brothers. But I should have. I have to give many thanks to WKCR (89.9 FM in NYC), the Columbia radio...

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“Sing Hallelujah, Come On Get Happy!”: Performing Pop in the Worlds of David...

In honor of David Lynch’s release on vinyl of his single “Good Day Today” (and our love of all things Lynch), Noise Narcs is posting on the music of, for, and about David Lynch this week. See our intro...

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Staten Island Girls

No, not the Katy Perry parody that lit up Islanders’ news feeds last summer… The Bad Mouth Betties are a quartet of talented young ladies from the fifth borough. Boasting three superb singers who...

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John Barry: 1933-2011

With all the posts about film music for David Lynch Week, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the passing on Jan. 30 of John Barry, an Oscar-winning film composer best known for his work on the 007...

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Turkeys, Hamm’s, and Pepperoni Eyes: Personal & The Pizzas at the Knockout

Between 2/26 and March 7, two Narcs were out vacationing working on a piece on Portland’s and San Francisco’s music scene. This second of three parts finds our young adventurers in search of San...

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