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Month: May 2018

History/Music History

Nigerian Afrobeat & Disco: The Women

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Jim Bunnelle

No doubt many social factors prevented women artists from being recorded in Nigeria during the emerging 1970s pop scene. One was the disreputable view of musici...

album reviews/Featured

Subsonics “Flesh Colored Paint”- A Review

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Noah Fence

“Flesh Colored Paint” is the eighth album by the band, Subsonics, who have been releasing albums since 1992. In that time, they have not strayed far from their ...

film reviews/History/Music History

Keeping Up with the Jones – Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Karen Lee

In Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami (2017), director Sophie Fiennes follows Jones, documenting her from 2008 while she was recording her last album, Hurricane...

Featured/Interviews/Musician Interviews

Portland Musicians Corner With DJ Sonic Szilvi – Interview with The Wild Jumps

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Freeform Portland Blog

Well, let me start out by saying, if you want to go to a show to chill and relax, The Wild Jumps are probably not the band you want to see. However, if you have...

Commentary/Events/Uncategorized

Let The fundraising begin!

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Felicity Fenton

This week is a big one. Why? Because it’s when the radio community (in Portland and around the world) and all Freeform Portland volunteers rally together ...

Top Fives

5 cover songs (at one point I did not know were covers)

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Noah Fence

Believe it or not, before the internet and music deciphering phone apps, you could sometimes hear a song, and not know that was a cover. This sort of circumstan...

Featured/show reviews

KING BLACK ACID/ THE FUR COATS/ STREETCAR CONDUCTORS AT MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Freeform Portland Blog

I had an out-of-town trip planned for the weekend of April 27th, but when I got word about the King Black Acid, The Fur Coats, and Streetcar Conductors show at ...

Featured/History/Misc/Music History

The Wonderful World of Electronic Voice Phenomena

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Karen Lee

EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) are sounds or voices that are transmitted through electronic sources. They can be recorded and heard during or after playback f...

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