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Interview by Paul Salfen Portrait of acclaimed composer Max Richter and creative partner Yulia Mahr as they stage landmark eight-hour overnight performance of Richter's "Sleep", from award-winning filmmaker Natalie Johns Max Richter said, “Five years ago I wrote 'SLEEP' as an invitation to pause our busy lives for a moment. Now we are all facing an
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Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen interviews Michael Bishop, who personifies Blothar (and Beefcake the Mighty) about GWAR's new EP has a distinctly western feel, and according to Bolton "has a weird 13th Floor Elevators vibe." GWAR are currently in the midst of the 30th anniversary celebration of “Scumdogs of the Universe.” This includes two
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Interview by Paul Salfen Tickets can be found at TrailofDead.com/livestream. The band will be performing rare, less-played songs and 20% of proceeds will be donated to select locations, including all 34 in the Coalition of Independent Music Stores and several AIMS stores. Stores include: ALABAMA Oz ​ CALIFORNIA Fingerprints  Lou's Records Mad Platter Rhino Records
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Interview by Paul Salfen You hear and read countless stories about blood, sweat, and tears all shed in the name of art and—paid like a toll to unseen forces—for its creation. However, you never validate how much of each fluid really flowed...or do you? In this case, blood actually spilled (beyond a lot of tears
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Interview by Paul Salfen When it comes to success stories with newer artists, Louis the Child has a great one. Robby Hauldren, 23, and Frederic Kennett, 22, were just music-loving and leaning kids that met at a concert in Chicago and before Kennett was out of high school and Robby had barely graduated, they had
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Reuel's rendition of "Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor," one of the most beautiful piano pieces ever composed, is from the album Classical, released in 2018, an album of iconic themes from Classical literature. Reuel arranged and in some instances extensively reimagined the pieces for solo piano. Reuel, who lives in Las Vegas,
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