
http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/itunes-ping/Apple is looking to play in the music network waters. This could be a MySpace killer.
Could it be an MFT killer? Or could it be a powerful tool to take the MFT archive and present it in front o…
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Added by Jeb Banner on September 1, 2010 at 2:42pm —
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Added by Just!n Eagan on September 1, 2010 at 3:02am —
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Inspired by the kitchen sink, this spicy little thing contains several piano compositions, a few rock songs with vocals, harmonization with the sewer sucker, some fun soundtrack ideas, a really long atmospheric piece about ascending into heaven (made from Easter Sunday iPhone recor…
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Added by M. Sommers on August 31, 2010 at 6:25pm —
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I came across this piece just the other day and found it fascinating:
http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n1/htdocs/the-troublemakers-515.phpDoc Dart was the lead "singer" for the early '80's Michigan punk band The Crucifucks. Notoriously confrontatiional, Dart was arrested several times for his "anti-police" sentiments. I have to admit that I haven't thought about him or his band for many years but th…
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Added by steve schmidt on August 31, 2010 at 11:33am —
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We just passed the 2000 mark for members on this site.
Although I know that only a small percentage of the members visit the site on a daily basis I have begun wondering, should we cap membership on this site at some point in order to keep the quality of conversations as high as possible.
So is we decided that the site should only have 2000 members we could let in new ones as inactive ones were gently "bumped" from the site.
I don't want this to be exclusive club but I also worry that growth,…
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Added by Jeb Banner on August 30, 2010 at 1:43pm —
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Author
Jillian Lauren recently posted a blog entry ("
Eastern Promises," 9 Aug 2010) in which she told the story of a woman who—in my opinion, at least—came
this close to becoming a Meat Poet...
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Added by Ed the Meat Poet on August 29, 2010 at 8:05pm —
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I could use some help from the community as I try to get our panel selected for SXSW 2011:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7946If everybody who reads this thread would sign up for an account, give us a thumb's up, and leave a comment it would be awesome.
I will start to answer the question Can a sense of continuity exist in a region without documentation?
I mean the answer clearly is no. Maybe a…
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Added by PJ Christie on August 26, 2010 at 11:28pm —
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Apparently there is a big gap in content on this site. I would like to begin by addressing two subjects. First, as far as I can tell, there are a lot of women on this site who do not post. I can't make you post, but I hope to elicit opinions and experiences with the music on this blog. Feel free to add videos and content for discussion. Secondly, there seems to be next to nothing on Blues and Gospel, except some isolated comments here and there. Rock is great, but it wouldn't exis…
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Added by Michael Eugene Henry on August 25, 2010 at 2:09am —
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I could use some help from the community as I try to get our panel selected for SXSW 2011:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7946If everybody who reads this thread would sign up for an account, give us a thumb's up, and leave a comment it would be awesome.
I will start to answer the question and this is my longest expose of the blogs.
How does the Internet bridge the past to the future?
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Added by PJ Christie on August 24, 2010 at 9:52pm —
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The Pieces are joining together for a one-off show at
the Vogue on Friday, August 27 in conjunction with the quickly growing
Pecha Kucha movement of demonstration which…
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Added by Andrews Feigenbaum on August 24, 2010 at 9:30am —
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I could use some help from the community as I try to get our panel selected for SXSW 2011:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7946If everybody who reads this thread would sign up for an account, give us a thumb's up, and leave a comment it would be awesome.
I will take a stab at answering the question.
What happens to all the music that never enters the marketplace?
There has always been…
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Added by PJ Christie on August 23, 2010 at 4:57pm —
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I just found out that my offer to present on vinyl records- their history, how they are made, why they rock, etc. was accepted by Pecha Kucha.
I presented on MFT at the last one and I really wish I had videotaped it since I think it went well. I could share the slides but they wouldn't make a ton of sense. Hopefully this presentation I can have the presence of mind to record.
Any input…
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Added by Jeb Banner on August 23, 2010 at 9:18am —
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I was researching some records I bought and came across this page on Wikipedia
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_IndianaI was surprised and disappointed to see that it was very incomplete and clearly edited by someone with an agenda
"In 2008, we were introduced to two new anthems of hope
in the Symphonics' "Commencement", which blazed with vocals by Brendon
"Bishop" Garrett, and poetry by John "Juan…
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Added by Jeb Banner on August 23, 2010 at 8:19am —
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I could use some help from the community as I try to get our panel selected for SXSW 2011:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7946If everybody who reads this thread would sign up for an account, give us a thumb's up, and leave a comment it would be awesome.
I will take a first stab at answering the next question.
How does a sense of musical history tie a community together?
I believe that…
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Added by PJ Christie on August 21, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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I could use some help from the community as I try to get our panel selected for SXSW 2011:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7946If everybody who reads this thread would sign up for an account, give us a thumb's up, and leave a comment it would be awesome.
I will take a first stab at answering the question.
Why does a scene matter?
Any form of creativity is made more relatable by understa…
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Added by PJ Christie on August 20, 2010 at 2:39pm —
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The
entire Pieces record just went up, looks like.
I know most of you Indianapolitans are familiar with the band, but don't know if you know the record. It's fantastic. Vess' songwriting and the production just lock into my brain. I really, really like it.
Spence and I saw Vess and co. on the Some Girls tour where they were opening for (and sharing Heidi with) Freda and Juliana, and we were utterly…
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Added by mike whybark on August 17, 2010 at 5:08pm —
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Marion Indiana where I went to middle/high school has a Rockabilly Hall of Fame member. The Jiants were from Marion, and featured Jerry Hedges. His son Aaron plays in the Crawpuppies, playing at Birdys (see events).
Our high school was The Giants, so maybe that's where the name came from?
I looked up the Jiants myspace. Check it out! They should be on MFT!
http://www.myspace.com/jiants1959…
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Added by Frankie Camaro on August 17, 2010 at 1:00pm —
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Attention Producers, Musicians, friends of Producers and Musicians, well-wishers, people who get stuff done!
2012:" Excuse Me, Terre Haute!" REMIX and/or COVER CHALLENGE !
YOU
ARE INVITED TO REMIX and/or RECORD A COVER VERSION of "Excuse Me, Terre
Haute!", off the upcoming 2wenty2welve Industries album,"2012:47807".
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We
are now accepting remixes and covers of this song for the "Excuse Me,
Terre H…
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Added by Terre Haute Show Rag on August 16, 2010 at 6:14pm —
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Good news! MFT friend and our favorite guitar player for My Morning Jacket,
Carl Broemel, is releasing a new record and touring through Indy in October to support it. Check it out! Jeb will be playing with Brando for this one, too.

CARL…
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Added by Daniel Fahrner on August 12, 2010 at 12:00pm —
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Just when you thought they might be inching toward normality, Marmoset throws us a curve-ball dipped in chocolate and acid:

Yup, that right there's a cassette-single or as Joyful Noise dubs- "cassingle" to tease an upcomin
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Added by Daniel Fahrner on August 10, 2010 at 4:11pm —
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