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2005 Stories by George Swartz

• Benny Benassi

  published November 24, 2005

  The pitch-bender is Benny Benassi's friend. The thirty-something Italian spinster has perfected -- in collaboration with his cousin Alle, of Larry... More >>

• Henry Rollins

  published November 3, 2005

  News flash: Henry Rollins is one of the most hilarious comedians on the entire planet. Although the former Black Flag frontman's self-described... More >>

• Mike Doughty's Band

  published October 6, 2005

  "Super Bon Bon," the stand-up bass-driven single from Soul Coughing's Irresistible Bliss, was an anomaly on the modern-rock airwaves --... More >>

• DJ ESP

  published August 25, 2005

  Rock stars take drugs: Like most stereotypes, this one exists because it's often true. And ever since DJs became the new rock stars at the peak of... More >>

• DJ Hipp-E

  published June 16, 2005

  DJ Hipp-E may sound like an oxymoron to some, but anyone involved significantly with either culture should recognize the inherent ideological... More >>

• Richie Hawtin

  published June 2, 2005

  A Brit at birth, Richie Hawtin spent the majority of his formative years just within the borders of our neighbor to the north. While... More >>

• Sound Tribe Sector 9

  published May 12, 2005

  The human voice may have the most sonically complex timbre known to man, but the Bay Area's Sound Tribe Sector 9 is hell-bent on proving that... More >>

• DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid

  published April 21, 2005

  As Renaissance men go, Paul Miller, better known as DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (after a William S. Burroughs character) may not be much of a... More >>

• DJ Icey

  published March 17, 2005

  When DJ Icey laid eyes on Beatport.com's debut ad in URB magazine, he practically had a heart attack. There on the page, advertising a... More >>

• Craig Richards

  published February 3, 2005

  Craig Richards takes artistic license with everything he does. From cutting hair to compelling club-goers to cut a rug, Richards has dabbled in a... More >>