Best New Bands » What We Talk About: Philosophy http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Jeep Techno vs. Ayn Rand http://www.bestnewbands.com/philosophy/jeep-techno-vs-ayn-rand/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/philosophy/jeep-techno-vs-ayn-rand/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:24:00 +0000 “A brief word about so-called modern music: no further research or scientific discoveries are required to know with full, objective certainty that it is not music. The proof lies in the fact that music is the product of periodic vibrations—and, therefore, the introduction of nonperiodic vibrations (such as the sounds of street traffic or of

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  1. Fred Van Vactor: Everything Good All At Once Well, recently I saw Fred in Eugene, and he told me his first album was almost ready, and that he’d send me a copy. I’d only been home a few days when it arrived, and I love it. “Leaving Eugene”...
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