Don Dixon

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Don Dixon

By Scott Bennett and Kevin Coral

Don Dixon is probably best known for his work with REM on murmur and Reckoning but his other production credits include such great albums and artists as the smithereens(Green Thoughts being the best, in my opinion), let's active, Marti Jones and his own critically lauded solo albums. We got...

Don Zientara

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Don Zientara: Inner Ear Studios & Recording the 80's DC Hardcore Scene

By Curtis Settino

Don Zientara is a name I became familiar with simply by seeing it over and over again on record, and then CD, liner notes. From his Inner Ear Studios, he's been engineering and producing Washington, D.C., area bands for more than twenty years. His most famous credits include Minor Threat...

Cassette Corner

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Cassette Corner

The great thing about self-released cassettes is that anyone can put them out without spending too much money. Photocopy some J-cards, dub a few tapes on the home stereo, and you're done. Total artistic control. The bad thing about self-released cassettes is, you guessed it, anyone can put...

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By Liz Bustamante
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