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ARC board member Nile Rodgers had a close call last week when he nearly lost his beloved 1959 Stratocaster on the Metro-North railroad. The guitar has been nicknamed the “Hitmaker” due to the number of hit records (“Good Times,” “We Are Family.”… read more >>
Well, it’s a traditional view of pair bonding, but at least the title, Girl Meets Boy, gives the majority gender top billing. Happy Valentines from your institutional love machine, ARC. No kisses for the latest show up at the Museum of the… read more >>
Ah, the past. It’s all coming back to me now. Spirits in the air, then airmail brought this very nice memory from the UK. This large poster was one of six placed around London in 1983 when I launched Volume, (736 page… read more >>
Well, the Summer Sale is over and was a great success. Thanks to all who braved the rain and helped us out by carting off our wretched excess. We’ve neglected the blog for a while, so here’s some recent things that caught… read more >>
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we offer this little booklet, from the Mayo of our collective, festive, musical past… And Jon, who is working on our NYMIA (New York Musicians Index and Archive) is busy adding musicians and music related businesses… read more >>