Inside tribal the areas

May 23, 2011 in Local Music by stagemaster


In these excerpts from Khan’s tribal area footage, he documents a traditional Pashtun meeting of elders, known as a loya jirga. He visits abandoned refugee camps, which until recently, had been teeming with some of the tens of thousands of Afghans displaced by decades of war. And he has a close call — driving over a mountain pass, Khan witnesses a family dispute being settled the traditional, tribal way — with guns. He also finds evidence of Western influence in the region: a cricket match played by Pashtun tribesmen, and a local music store selling CDs from American artists. (9:30) For more visit www.pbs.org

Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World’s Greatest Record Producers and Engineers

August 29, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster

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Behind every classic pop record is a musical mentor whose job it is to coax the finest performance from an artist, while a technical virtuoso captures that unforgettable sound for posterity . In this book , the great record producers and engineers come out from behind the control room glass to talk about their work with popular music’s most legendary performers.Bestselling author and journalist Richard Buskin interviews more than sixty producers and engineers, takin… More >>

Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World’s Greatest Record Producers and Engineers

Preview: AMF Presents Tips for Success from Inside the Music Biz [Wednesday / Stubb's]

May 26, 2010 in Local Music by stagemaster

Preview: AMF Presents Tips for Success from Inside the Music Biz [Wednesday / Stubb's]
Image courtesy of Austin Music Foundation AMF Music Industry Boot Camp Wednesday, May 26 Stubbs ( 801 Red River ) 6:30 p.m. | Inside | Free [ info ] Since its inception in 2008, local non-profit Austin Music Foundation has regularly delivered educational workshops of the highest caliber to the seemingly infinite number of residents involved in the business. And our city is undoubtedly richer for …

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