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Sufjan Stevens joins the New Pantheon

Sufjan Stevens was awarded today the first ever New Pantheon Music Award. This latest bit of recognition further solidifies something I said from the instant I heard Illinois way back in February 2005: “Sufjan Stevens is a god.”
It wasn’t much of a stretch of anything. Illinois is without a doubt the best album of […]

Nathan Asher and the Infantry garner recognition

Raleigh, NC artist Nathan Asher and the Infantry have won the 7th Annual Great American Song Contest with their song “Turn Up the Faders.” I’m not really sure of the legitimacy of the competition, but the song did strike me as particularly good. Asher’s lyrical delivery borders on spoken word at points and maintains a […]