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Mark Thomson

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The Cult of Novelty

Speaking in broad strokes, to make music is to create. All musicians, in one way or another, bring something new into the world, whether through simple songwriting or technical artifice. We revere musicians for their ability to make something new, and we encourage experimentation. So should creativity always be rewarded?

Well, no. You see, my fellow Generation Y-ers, our precious Internet has created something of a catch-22. On one side, it …

Sunset – Gold Dissolves To Gray

Sunset frontman Bill Baird is not impressed by your iPhone. Baird is interested in what he can do, what he can feel. He makes an effort to swim in the creek by his house daily and he’s always on the lookout for a quality watering hole to dip into. Pictures of him always tend to take place in the woods or on the beach. But before you dismiss Baird as another goddamn hippie with a …