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zeusfuse – cannonball CD Review

Zeusfuse fuses elements of progrock, post-grunge, and gothic. Vocalist Pete Gargano’s lyrics are poetic explorations that sidestep the common ground focus and look forward as often as they grimace. The band is solid. Guitarist Ken Brown opts for acoustic foundations along with heavier riff-laden fare; and Zeusfuse can make their music run a gamut of emotions. Reviewed by: Bryan Baker. Visit...

Victory Music

Victory Music is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 to support local acoustic, jazz, blues and folk music. The purpose of Victory Music is to support acoustic music in the Northwest by fostering a community that nurtures musical growth, creativity, and the appreciation of acoustic music. They are publishers of the wonderful Victory Review, along with organizing open mics, and the web site has...

musicianwar.com

musicianwar.com is a place where musicians pit themselves against one another in battles — guitarist against guitarist, keyboardist against keyboardist, etc. 1. Members upload MP3 recordings of their own playing. 2. Entries are paired by rules set up by the participants. 3. Each competition lasts for 3 days. 4. Entries are judged and evaluated by other members. 5. The participants learn and improve.  www.musicianwar.com Source:...

TheMusicBox.com

The Music Box is an online magazine dedicated to exploring the world of music. Published since June 1994, on the Web since June 1997. My favorite part of the site is the reviews, which consistently delve deep into the artist’s past work and the work at hand. Source: DiscoverSounds Submission.  www.themusicbox.com

Floating Concrete Octopus — Polynoise cassette (1989)

Recorded June 6 & 7, 1989 at the Avant Garde Museum of Temporary Art by Miekal And & Liz Was using sounds created on a Mac SE and Akai sampler. The insert says, “A cassette is the radical commonplace MailRadio with the gist of volume & the powder of timbre teasing endless speculation & illusion. Music is a perverse mutation of historical noise.” The recording...