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More on the Way…

May 22, 1982November 22, 2017

There’s a ton more that I’m moving over from the old site (Aural Standards). Stay tuned.

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  • Andre Hyland, for films/funny stuff
  • Ann Friedman, for words/ladyswagger
  • Anticon., for music/a movement
  • Brainfeeder, for music/mind-blowing
  • Brendan Monroe, for art/wonder
  • Buzzbands.LA, for info/expertise
  • Cord Jefferson, for words/#lifegoals
  • Dublab, for music/aural expansion
  • Gavin Castleton, for songs/sharp wit
  • Hit City U.S.A., for music/crazy cool
  • LA Coffee Club, for beans/caffeine
  • Maddie on Things, for photos/joy
  • Mallet & Cleaver, for meats/butchery
  • McSweeney's, for words/imagination
  • Monome, for toys/open-source sound
  • Nathaniel Wood, for photos/travel
  • Nice Life, for music/good vibes
  • P.W. Elverum & Sun, for sounds/art
  • SONOS, for speakers/streaming
  • Tom Neely, for comics/biker apes
  • Walter Gross, for music/darkness
  • William Ryan Fritch, for music/light
  • Wilson Lee, for photos/festivals
  • With Laura Miller, for web TV/food
  • Zach G, for raps/Marcel Duchamp <3

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