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Mixtapes aren't just a rap thing anymore—they're beginning to reflect the diversity of pop music. Clockwise from top left, several artists who've had successful mixtapes recently: A$AP Rocky, Ryan Lewis & Macklemore, Jeremih, and Charli XCX.
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Why mixtapes don’t hit the charts

by Miles Raymer May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Billboard and the RIAA are ignoring mixtapes, which just happen to be outside music-industry control.

Posted inBlogs

Surachai’s visually stunning, sonically gnarly album

by Miles Raymer November 7, 2011August 19, 2021

The best avant-black-metal to come out of Chicago this year

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Face Melt Chicago presents locally grown beats

by Miles Raymer August 12, 2011August 19, 2021

A Chicago hip-hop mix tape that’s better than free

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The Bad News About GOOD Fridays

by Miles Raymer September 28, 2010August 19, 2021

Being “Kanye West” and what that means for all the other musicians in the world

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The Cool Kids Drop Tacklebox

by Miles Raymer June 1, 2010August 19, 2021

The retro-minded duo looks forward on a new mix tape.

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To Do Tonight: Hot Smoke & Mini Skirts at Beauty Bar

by Miles Raymer May 27, 2010August 19, 2021

Garage rock and funk for free at Beauty Bar

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“The Institutional Memory for Punk Rock”

by Miles Raymer December 24, 2009August 19, 2021

Sharp Darts on the growing tape archive of Chunklet’s Henry Owings

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Thank God for Cheap Hard Drives

by Miles Raymer December 16, 2009August 19, 2021

Highly recommended set-length MP3s of Ron Hardy and Lungfish for free download

Posted inBlogs

Mix Hell Is Mix Heavenly

by Miles Raymer October 29, 2009August 19, 2021

Free download from the DJ project of Sepultura’s Igor Calavera

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Thanks, Raven Sings the Blues!

by Miles Raymer February 13, 2009August 19, 2021

How did I forget about Bardo Pond?

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Open Office

by Miles Raymer January 19, 2009August 19, 2021

Office front man Scott Masson talks about leaving town and the band’s future.

Posted inBlogs

Wilco and Fleet Foxes free download

by Alison True September 25, 2008August 19, 2021

Get a free Wilco and Fleet Foxes download in return for your promise to vote.

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