Passport to the future by Dana Countryman

You might not know the name “Jean-Jacques Perrey”, but chances are that you’re heard his music. It’s been everywhere: on commercials, in cartoons, and Top 40 hits. It’s been sampled by over 70 hip-hop artists including Ice T, Dr. Dre and A Tribe Called Quest. Even the Beatles sampled his music.

This book chronicles Perrey’s musical transformation from being just another young accordion player in France, to eventually becoming a pioneer of electronic pop music.



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Cool and Strange Thrift Store Compilation

Cool and Strange Music Magazine's Cool and Strange Thrift Store MP3 Project is once again available online thanks to the WFMU blog.

This is great and catchy audio. I've been listening to it for years. And it still has a fresh feel and always makes me smile and whistle along. Go grab it!