Production Advice

Close the curtains, switch off the ‘phone and prepare to lose several hours of your life.

Legendary Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich has launched a new website and it’s awesome. I tried to finding an equivalent British superlative, but I couldn’t ! “Awesome” is the only word for it.

The site is called From The Basement and features exclusive live performances (all shot in gorgeous HD) of artists like Beck, Fleet Foxes, Eels, Gnarls Barkley, Iggy And The Stooges, Jarvis Cocker, Jose Gonzalez, P J Harvey, Queens of The Stone Age, Sonic Youth, Sparks, Super Furry Animals, The White Stripes and Radiohead themselves, all produced by the inimitable Mr. Godrich himself.

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Janis Ian : The Internet Debacle: From 2002 – Janis Ian absolutely nails the Music Industry’s problems and it’s blinkered outlook – well before iTunes became a key player.

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