Category Archives: Community

Tuesday Night Music Club

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Credit where credit is due: Seattle Weekly really hit one out of the park with their “Tuesday Night Music Club” feature in the issue currently (until the end of today) on newsstands. It’s so refreshing to read these words coming … Continue reading →

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Wesafari R.I.P.: Final Show April 17th at Neumos

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Levi Fuller

It’s no secret that Wesafari (heard on Ball of Wax volumes 1, 4, 6, 18, 20, and seen on the Volume 7 DVD) has been one of my favorite local bands for quite some time now, as well as being … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] Chiptune prominence

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Phil Heron

What do the BBC and Ball of Wax have in common? Believe it or not, Chiptune. The US & Canada News section at the BBC took time to explain the method of music production ahead of this years SXSW Music … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] – Some People Just Make You Sick

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Phil Heron

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Hollow Earth’s Light Rail/Dark Rail

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Levi Fuller

As mentioned previously, Hollow Earth Radio is currently in the midst of its annual, month-long Magma Festival. As part of that, on Saturday I attended Light Rail/Dark Rail, a concert on a Sound Transit Light Rail train. As might be … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] – Europeans beware

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Phil Heron

If you read any metal magazines in the US, you may have heard of Ryan Bartek. A prolific journalist since the early 2000s, Bartek has been published in Metal Maniacs, AMP Magazine, Hails & Horns, PIT Magazine, and two ton … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] – Loop Jockey

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Phil Heron

The first ever Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly I got my grubby little hands on was the DVD special edition, comprised of 17 music videos for my audio and visual pleasure. First up was Plan B’s superb “Double Crossing Little … Continue reading →

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New Contributor: Phil Heron on the Glocal Beat

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Some time in early 2007 or late 2006 (can it really have been that long ago? yikes), I met a pair of energetic young Brits who were traveling around the country (and, in fact, the world) embedding themselves in and … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] – An Introduction

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Phil Heron

Can you remember the Kaiser Chiefs? I’m not sure whether they were big in the US, but they had some clout over the water. Their debut album produced such indie dancefloor hits as “I Predict a Riot,” “Oh My God,” … Continue reading →

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Hollow Earth Radio’s Magma Festival

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Hollow Earth Radio is a local institution which I am both thrilled at the existence of and honored to be a very small part of (I DJ a two-hour show every other Sunday and help out here and there with … Continue reading →

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