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	<description>a music memorial and fansite</description>
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		<title>Why Folk Rock Is Gaining Fans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Folk Rock is making a comeback and it&#8217;s not hard to see why. In this modern age of lip-syncing, manufactured pop, and auto-tune, folk is a breath of fresh air in a stale music environment. Music lovers are always looking for a new sound, and folk rock is gaining fans both old and young. Not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/09/13/why-folk-rock-is-gaining-fans/</link>
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		<title>Should Folk Music Be Heard On The Radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When most people think of folk music, they think of a young Bob Dylan or an old Woody Guthrie plucking away on an acoustic guitar singing the songs of life. However, an influx of new bands has changed the definition of one of music&#8217;s older genres. It is with this in mind that a return [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/09/01/should-folk-music-be-heard-on-the-radio/</link>
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		<title>Why Listening To Folk Rock Is Relaxing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Folk music is a tradition in America. It was born in America and it has a sound that is completely American as well. It is also some of the most relaxing music in the world because of its sound and feel. Many people put on folk music late at night to relax and unwind and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/08/17/why-listening-to-folk-rock-is-relaxing/</link>
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		<title>Best Indie Venues in Austin, TX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that Austin is one of the live music capitals of the country so if you&#8217;re interested in taking in a show get out there! Don&#8217;t spend another Saturday knitting a scarf or researching electricity rates at shopelectricityratestexas.com&#8230;here are a few of the best live music venues in Austin:Stubbs BBQ: Known more for it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/07/13/best-indie-venues-in-austin-tx/</link>
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		<title>Different Folk Rock Bands You Never Heard Of</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The folk rock genre is a growing and eclectic one that includes a variety of styles from singer-songwriter, electric folk, and Celtic punk. It originated in the early 1960&#8242;s, but has grown and spread to be influenced by all types of cultural and folk music. A classical take on the folk rock genre can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/04/30/different-folk-rock-bands-you-never-heard-of/</link>
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		<title>Why Folk Rock Is So Popular</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the mid 1960s folk singer Bob Dylan swapped his acoustic for an electric guitar and folk rock was born. At the time Dylan took a lot of heat from purists who identified folk as much by the instruments played as the stories told. Dylan&#8217;s particular genius was to recognize that whether a song is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2011/04/17/why-folk-rock-is-so-popular/</link>
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		<title>Video Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The art of the music video has come a long way since its ill-defined beginnings. Today, music videos can make us laugh, cry, fall in love (well, maybe not that far). Here&#8217;s some clips making the rounds recently that deserve your attention.Antony and the Johnsons &#8220;Thank You for Your Love&#8221;The lead single from the album [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2010/10/22/video-updates/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Folk/Indie/Rock Releases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ill Lit fans are a varied bunch, so we&#8217;ve included all of the albums that we thought even might be of interest in the next two weeks here. Classic folk fans will have a chance to hear another batch of Bob Dylan bootlegs, while Elton John (with Leon Russell), Rod Stewart, and Bryan Ferry all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2010/10/19/upcoming-folkindierock-releases/</link>
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		<title>Badmen and innocence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ill Lit&#8217;s original label was the Badman Recording Co., located in Portland, Oregon (with strong ties to San Francisco). Dylan Magierek has been the (bad)man behind the mask since the label&#8217;s humble beginnings, and uses the facilities of Type Foundry studio to make his artist&#8217;s material soar. Here&#8217;s a look at some of the label&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2010/10/15/badmen-and-innocence/</link>
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		<title>A look at the folktronica genre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Folktronica&#8221; may be one of the most amusing terms for a music genre ever, but there&#8217;s more to it than just a silly name. As far as fads go, it&#8217;s relatively new, only really coming into popularity in the last decade. British musician Four Tet was one of the first artists to have the label [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://illlit.com/2010/10/12/a-look-at-the-folktronica-genre/</link>
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