Traviss Cassidy

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Dead Beats: Breaking down the commercial misuse of music

Dreamy, overdubbed vocals hovering over drumstick scratches and distorted guitar loops ask, “what’s that riding on your everything?” as a silver Nissan minivan cruises by the screen.

By September 7, 2006

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Tropicália: Brazilian politics without the oppressive aftertaste

Dead Beats: a tri-weekly column bringing indie music to the masses

By August 24, 2006

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Learn to do the Voxtrot

In anticipation of their upcoming concert at Georgetown’s Riverside Lounge this Saturday, The Voice called up Voxtrot’s lead singer, Ramesh Srivastava, to discuss his fans’ expectations, the power of blogs, gender roles and preschool.

By April 6, 2006

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Ready… Set… Go! Team

Before playing at D.C.’s The Black Cat on Sunday, March 19, the band’s sole songwriter, Ian Parton, sat down with The Voice to discuss the band’s sound and to harp on ‘70s nostalgia.

By March 30, 2006

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Your Bones

Critical Voices

By March 23, 2006