- Brainwashed (website)
Brainwashed is a not-for-profit
online music publication offering news and reviews of eclectic music. Over fifty people contribute to the archives of Brainwashed. Brainwashed hostswebsites for many bands, artists, and record labels. They also release records of their own as " [http://www.brainwashed.com/recordings/ Brainwashed Recordings] ."History
Brainwashed was started in 1996 by
Jon Whitney as a domain to host websites for a couple of musical artists and soon expanded to include many more artists and small record labels.In 1998, it began "The Brain", a weekly online magazine featuring music reviews, new release news, and concert news from the staff and contributors to the various sites on Brainwashed.com. The popularity increased as it became the first weekly online music magazine to include sound samples in every review.
By 1999 Brainwashed began a full time Internet radio stream, Brainwashed Radio.
In 2000, reacting to
price fixing lawsuits and other irresponsible practices, Brainwashed banned all major labels from coverage in "The Brain".2003 marked the launch of "The Eye": downloadable video interviews with and clips of bands; Whitney began hosting weekly podcasts starting in December 2004; and in 2005, Brainwashed became a daily content provider.
In November 2006, Brainwashed celebrated its 10 year anniversary by holding a music festival called Brainwaves in its hometown of
Boston and released the compilation Brainwaves.Brainwashed Recordings releases
Killer Pimp releases
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Songs of the Week " by Coil
*Brainwashed Recordings also has a sub-label, Killer Pimp, which has released albums by Kate Mosh, Noise/Girl, Blood Money, and A Place To Bury Strangers.ee also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.brainwashed.com Official Site]
* [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04911484.asp August 2005 Article in the Boston Phoenix]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2479/is_4_31/ai_112986565 January 2004 Article from Afterimage]
* [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Vine/4422/brainwashed.html?200621 Article in Creme Brulee]
* [http://www.weeklydig.com/index.cfm/issueID/0b8e23a1-3824-4ee0-879a-701d1269e53a/fuseaction/Article.view/issueID/0b8e23a1-3824-4ee0-879a-701d1269e53a/articleID/a5dab323-4d9a-4430-bda4-27c13477aae7/nodeID/5666324c-2898-4bdc-a362-4afcac799fcd Article in the Weekly Dig]
* [http://www.fakejazz.com/articles/brainwashed.shtml Article in FakeJazz]
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