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Over the Limit

by Rip Rowan

The seminal article blasting the modern mastering industry for singlehandly destroying a generation of great music.


Greed and Power:

the Spirit of Radio?
by Bill Park

A scathing indictment of the megalithic entertainment conglomerate Clear Channel and its devastating effect on music and the people who make it.


Point-to-Point III:

Debra Soule
by Rip Rowan

Building a mix from the ground up with Debra Soule's "Everlasting".


Radio, Radio

by Bill Park

A comprehensive explanation of the wholesale changes in the radio industry stemming from the 1996 Telecom Act.

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We were trapped in our paradigms.
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