Underground artists reflect on their early days in the cassette culture and underground music.

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• Charles O'Meara is C.W. Vtracek

  5 May 2014

  Veteran music maker Charles O’Meara ( aka C.W. Vtracek ) was an eyewitness and direct participant in the early days of the underground music scene Here, he gives his perspective on it.

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• Ken Moore

  2 January 2014

  Long time electronic musician Ken Moore tells all about his early experiences.

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• Dan West

  6 August 2013

  Southern California musician Dan West has been home taping since the 1980’s. Now partnered up with Azalia Snail, Dan talks about the early days.

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• Coz The Shroom

  19 May 2013

  Long time underground figure ( and one time member of Suckdog) tells his story.

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• Mud Pie

  7 January 2013

  Home tapers from PA discuss their duo.

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• Walls Of Genius by Evan Cantor

  6 August 2012

  Memories about that crazy group from Colorado, Walls Of Genius.

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• Jeff Chenault, aka Jeff Central

  8 February 2012

  From Ohio, Jeff Chenault was known as Jeff Central during the heyday of tape trading and home recording. He talks about the early days.

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• Christian Renou, aka Brume

  5 February 2012

  One of France’s best known and creative underground music makers, Christian Renou recounts the early years of Brume.

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• Lawrence Fishberg

  22 January 2012

  Home taper from New York used lo fi tools to create personal pop music.

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• Dick Metcalf aka Rotcod Zzaj

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, keyboardist, Improvijazzation Nation ezine, aka Rotcod Zzaj

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• Andy Xport

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Man’s Hate, ISC compilations, Peace And Freedom Band, Man’s Hate label

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• Sean T. Wright

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator

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• Dwain Woodliff

  27 October 2011

  Artist, YU

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• John Wiggins

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Sea Wanton

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Non Toxique Lost

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• Achim Treu

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Dauerfisch, Kunstler Treu, Sea Of Tranquility, Der Plan, UFO Hawaii radio show and others

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• Ray Taylor

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Terrorplan

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• Andrew Szava-Kovats

  27 October 2011

  Artist, compilation producer, True Age Records label, documentary producer

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• Dan Susnara

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, 9 on Bali, Mumble Mumble label

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• Jeff Surak

  27 October 2011
  Artist, New Carrollton, – 1348 – , Violet, zeromoon label, collaborator

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• Greg Stomberg

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Syberite, Space Ocean, compiler of home recorded Beatles songs

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• Ian Stewart

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Devilcake, FzzyPmpr, publisher Autoreverse Magazine

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• Peter Stenshoel

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Russ Stedman

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Jovial Milkman label, Stedmuzik label, various groups

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• John Sosnowski

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Broca’s Area, Cystem, The Merigars, The Undead, many others

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• Solomonoff And Von Hoffmanstahl

  27 October 2011

  Artists, Carola Solomonoff and David Von Hoffmanstahl

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• Linda Smith

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Silly Pillows

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• Greg Segal

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, PaperBag, Cold Sky, Jugalbandi

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• Andrew Duncan Scott

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Fungus Moth

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• Skot Schtikla

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Vocabularinist, aka DJ Urinal Cake

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• K.D. Schmitz

  27 October 2011

  Artist, publisher Ten Thousand Things journal

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• Andy Savage

  27 October 2011

  Artist, SuperTrouper tapezine, Tapeworm Tapes, aka Angelo Gravity

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• Micky Saunders

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator

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• John Sandin

  27 October 2011

  Artist, aka Myke Marrs, Mars Dark

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• Pete Rizzo

  27 October 2011

  Artist, aka Sneaky Pete

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• Mark Ritchie

  27 October 2011

  artist, Frank Peck, Shy Rights Movement, KAW label

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• Clive Richards

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Fragment label, Moisten Before Use, Erixma

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• Daniel Prendiville

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Mike Pougounas

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Flowers Of Romance. New Zero God, blogger

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• Duncan Pope

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Conspiracy

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• Chris Phinney

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Mental Anguish, Viktimized Karcass, collaborator, Harsh Reality label

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• Christophe Petchanatz

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Klimperei, Deleted, and more

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• Evan Peta

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Scorched label

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• Al Perry

  27 October 2011

  artist, DJ, collaborator, Addled label, Al Perry And The Cattle

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• Heather Perkins

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Land ‘O Newts label,collaborator

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• Kevin Paisley

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Mutant Cactus label, Static Insect, Aardvark and others

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• John Orsi

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Knitting By Twilight, Incandescent Sky, other groups.

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• Carsten Olbrich

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Ebu’s Music label, Die Traktor, many other bands and projects

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• Robin O'Brien

  27 October 2011

  Artist, duo with David Mitros

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• M. Nomized

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, aka Michel Madrange

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• Brian Noring

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, EHI, 360 Sound, FDR Tapes, many other projects

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• Martin Newell

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Poet, Cleaners From Venus, Brotherhood Of Lizards, and more

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• Nad Neslo (Dan Olsen)

  27 October 2011

  aka Dan Olsen, artist

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• Eric Muhs

  27 October 2011
  Artist, collaborator, Mata Rata, Invisible label, The Metal Men, Flavor People, other groups.

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• Jason Mundok

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Jesters Longevity, Jack Kettle label, Kettle Black zine, Living Fables

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• Gen Ken Montgomery

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Generations Unlimited label

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• Roger Moneymaker

  27 October 2011

  Artist, rolmo, Swinebolt 45, Viktimized Karcass

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• A. Molotkov

  27 October 2011
  Artist, Discord Aggregate label

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• Adriaan Mol

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Mashpot, Red Soda

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• Ron McFarlan

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Dust That Collects

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• Hal McGee

  27 October 2011

  Artist, publisher (Electronic Cottage, Halzine), collaborator, producer

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• Greg Mathieson

  27 October 2011
  Artist, Stegor, Bat Lenny, Limpid Green

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• Arnold Mathes

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator

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• Josh Mars

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Unknown Eyes, Mars Dark

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• Al Margolis

  27 October 2011
  Artist,If Bwana, Sound Of Pig label, Pogus label, collaborator

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• Mick Magic

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Magic Moments At Twilight Time, Music And Elsewhere label , The Mattrix zine, United World Underground distribution and information

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• Lord Litter

  27 October 2011
  Artist, DJ, Out Of The Blue label, Litter And Leech, Das Frei Orchester

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• Francisco Lopez

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator

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• Pete Long

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Moonpump, Vanray:UK?

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• Little Fyodor

  27 October 2011

  Artist, DJ, Walls of Genius

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• Robert Lawson

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Riogordo Orchestra

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• G.X. Jupitter-Larsen ( The Haters)

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Haters

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• Brian Ladd (The Psyclones)

  27 October 2011
  Artist, The Psyclones, Blackhouse label

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• Tim Jones

  27 October 2011

  Artist, producer, DJ, Stone Premonitions label, Census Of Hallucinations, Body Full Of Stars, The Rabbits Hat, Neon and more

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• Wes Johnson

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Ordinary Boys, Last House On The Left

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• Debbie Jaffe

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Master/Slave Relationship, Viscera, Cause And Effect label

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• Carl Howard

  27 October 2011

  Artist, NoMuzic, audiofile tape label, collaborator, a/A zine

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• Mike Honeycutt

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Mystery Hearsay, DJ, Cassette Culture.net co-founder, collaborator, other groups.

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• Anna Homler

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Five Voices, Drift, other groups.

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• Zan Hoffman

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Bodycocktail, zh27 label, zidslick label, collaborator

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• Toshiyuki Hiraoka

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Brook Hinton

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Big City Orchestra, and others.

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• Alan Herrick

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Auricular Records, Big City Orchestra,and more

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• Eric Hausmann

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Spilling Audio label, Tres Gone, other groups

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• Bret Hart

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Hipworks label, other groups

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• Mark Harrington

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Toronto Experimental Artists label

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• Mark Hanley

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Sister Ray, The Bliss Machine, Room 101. and others.

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• Graham Halliday

  27 October 2011

  Artist, aka Funkmeister G

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• Mark Gunderson

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Evolution Control Committee, aka TradeMark G

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• Chris Gross

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Peter Gullerud

  27 October 2011
  Artist, Uzima, Pine Cone Radio, visual artist

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• Gary Pig Gold

  27 October 2011
  Artist, Next Big Thing, Ghost Rockets, many groups, writer, critic

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• Charles Rice Goff III

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Taped Rugs label, Disism, Herd Of The Ether Space, Turkey Makes Me Sleepy, member The River Cow Orchestra, and others.

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• Brent Godfrey

  27 October 2011

  Artist

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• Tom Furgas

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, The Bliss Machine

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• Dave Fuglewicz

  27 October 2011
  Artist, collaborator

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• Siegmar Fricke

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator

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• Otis Fodder

  27 October 2011
  Artist, The Bran Flakes

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• Dan Fioretti

  27 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Kitti Tapes

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• Guido Erfen

  27 October 2011
  Artist, SHM label, visual artist

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• Christopher Earl ( Zajkowski)

  27 October 2011

  Artist, The Squires Of The Subterrain, The Silly Pillows

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• Darrell Draeger

  27 October 2011

  Artist, Hermanos Guzanos , collaborator, blogger

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• Joseph B. Raimond ( Doc Wor Mirran)

  26 October 2011

  Artist,Doc Wor Mirran, Insanity Twirl publication

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• dk

  26 October 2011

  Artist

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• Dino DiMuro

  26 October 2011

  Artist,Collaborator, DiMurotapes label

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• Arrington deDionyso

  26 October 2011

  Artist, Old Time Relijun, visual artist

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• Jim DeJong

  16 October 2011

  Artist, The Infant Cycle, Doomsday Transmissions label, The Ceiling label

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• W. A. Davison

  16 October 2011

  Artist, Six Heads, Disembraining Songs label, visual artist, film

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• Alan Davidson

  16 October 2011

  Artist, The Kitchen Cynics

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• Crystal Awareness

  16 October 2011

  Artist, DBAR productions, 60 Cycle Hum

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• Ken Clinger

  16 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Bored Young Men, Bovine label, compilations, podcasts

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• Peter Cherches

  16 October 2011

  Artist, writer

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• Tim Chaplin

  16 October 2011

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• Jonathan Caws-Elwitt

  16 October 2011

  Artist, The Silly Pillows

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• Peter Catham

  16 October 2011

  Artist

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• Scott Carr

  16 October 2011

  Artist, Hot Buttered Elves, Hebephrenic

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• Ray Carmen

  16 October 2011

  Artist, collaborator, Pop! Productions, Cut And Paste label

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• Buzzsaw

  16 October 2011

  Artist

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• Daniele Brusaschetto

  16 October 2011

  Artist

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• Peter Bright

  16 October 2011

  Artist, This Window

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• Bruce Bolos

  16 October 2011

  Artist, Dead Gerbils

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• Tom Bollinger

  16 October 2011

  Artist, The Stinking Badger Of Java, Fetishes, My Delicate Melancholy Devotion, DJ

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• Ralf "Gypsy" Bevis

  16 October 2011

  Artist, Rodent Tapes

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• Vittore Baroni

  16 October 2011

  Mail artist, music producer

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• Steve Andrews

  16 October 2011

  Artist

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• Jerry Adams

  16 October 2011

  Artist, DJ, Metro Rouge, Peppermint Subway, The Real Americans, Porkopolis label