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Favorite Indepenent Record Labels #1 - Factory

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 25 Jan 17

#1 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels is one that was very special to me: Factory Records. Factory was started by the late BBC Television personality Tony Wilson and actor Alan Erasmus in Manchester, England in 1978. At...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #2 - Acid Jazz

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 24 Jan 17

Very near and dear to my heart. That's what #2 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series is: Acid Jazz. Acid Jazz was formed in London by Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller in 1987. The term "acid jazz" was coined by DJ...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #3 - Cleopatra

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 23 Jan 17

The countdown continues. #3 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels belongs to Cleopatra. Cleopatra was formed in Los Angeles by Brian Perara in 1992. The label started out providing a home to second generation goth bands, as...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #4 - Wax Trax!

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 22 Jan 17

We are at #4 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels, and it's the only label in the countdown with a tie to my beloved state of Colorado: Chicago's Wax Trax! Wax Trax! started as Wax Trax Records, a small record store in...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #5 - 4AD

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 21 Jan 17

We are at #5 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series, and that label is the British label 4AD. 4AD was formed in 1980 by Ivo Watts - Russell and Peter Kent, as a minor league label for the Beggars Banquet label. If a band...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #6 - SST

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 20 Jan 17

We are at #6 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels, and that slot belongs to SST Records. Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn in Long Beach, California in 1978 (the label now operates out of Taylor, Texas,) as a means to release...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #7 - Beggars Banquet

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 19 Jan 17

We're at #7 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series, and that distinction belongs to Beggars Banquet. Inspired by the burgeoning punk movement, Brits Martin Mills and Nick Austin formed Beggars Banquet in 1977 (I read an...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #8 - Alternative Tentacles

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 18 Jan 17

I love independent record labels. They give us fantastic music by bands we never would have heard otherwise. #8 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series is Alternative Tentacles. Based in Emeryville, California,...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #9 - Merciful Release

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 17 Jan 17

#9 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series is a very small label, yet I've enjoyed their output for many, many years now: Merciful Release. Merciful Release was founded in the early 1980's by Sisters of Mercy vocalist...

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Favorite Independent Record Labels #10 - Ninja Tune

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 16 Jan 17

The seeds of this latest series were sewn last night in a post by @TRBRocks420 , who triggered an idea. Pretty much everyone has favorite bands and songs. Well, some of us even have favorite record labels. I'm one of them. Hence,...

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What Is Going On With Today's Music?

TranquilChaos @TranquilChaos (46) • United States 10 Apr 11

Hello, my name is Keisha Davis. I am new to this website and this is my first discussion. I'm 24 years old and I grew up mostly in the 90's which was the best decade of music for people in my generation, at leaste I think so. Can...

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Why is music so bad these days?

matthewmurray @matthewmurray (1) • Canada 27 Nov 08

It's been said many times, but it's getting worse no matter how much we talk about it -- more and more, the radio is playing useless drivel that has only come into existence because record labels want to make a quick buck. Do...

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Annie Lennox Dropped By Her Record Label

scshissler @scshissler (109) • United States 16 Jan 08

Annie Lennox noticed something was wrong when her label, Sony BMG, would not return her calls or e.mails shortly before her contract with them was due to expire. She said she was shocked at how she was treated by the company which...

Do You Support Independent Music?

PowerSystem @PowerSystem (72) • Canada 7 Nov 06

I discovered a gem of a radio station that supports new artists. The music is new, hip, and often just as good, or even better than the mainstream stuff. Often it's just plain refreshing to listen to something different. Do you...

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