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Jazz and Jihad: the discourse of solidarity
For many years I considered America as my promised land. As a young Jazz musician I was pretty convinced that sooner or later I would end up living in NYC. My Jerusalem was Downtown Manhattan and of course my holy scriptures were the old Blue Note vinyls. (17/04) Read
Keyword(s) : Vinyl, Jazz
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GoErie.com | 16/06/08 iMuzique
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The mystery of the rare vinyl

BBC | 23/04/08
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Radiohead top UK album chart

The Register | 07/01/08
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Will The Music Industry Pin Its Hopes On Vinyl Records (Or Player Piano Rolls)?

Idolator | 30/10/07
Wired thinks that vinyl is about to "re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary" thanks to the "uniformly optimistic picture of the ... Read

Radiohead Spins Donation Based D.I.Y. Release

Hypebot | 01/10/07
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The lure of vinyl

Denver Post | 19/09/06
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The Vinyl Word

Täipe Times | 19/01/07
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All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry

Steamboat Pilot & Today | 30/06/08 iMuzique
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Swedish jazzman Svensson dies in scuba accident

Reuters | 16/06/08 iMuzique
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The New York Times | 16/06/08 iMuzique
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Bands are getting into bed with consumer brands

Timesonline | 04/05/08 iMuzique
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Blue Note label to offer downloads'n'social on web

The Register | 16/08/07
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The Seattle Times | 29/12/06
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Archdeacon against Sir Elton John's visit

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San Francisco Chronicle | 22/09/06
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How jazz survived the Soviets

The Telegraph | 14/11/06
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