Music

Samuel James as "Guitar Man"

 

May 2010

By Peter A. Smith | Photography by Nathan Eldridge

To get a sense of Samuel James’s currency on the Maine music scene, you need to hear a story about Scott Levy.

 

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Back to the Future

 

By Peter A. Smith
Photographs by Nathan Eldridge

Walk into Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland on a Friday night and you’re bound to hear Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get Enough” and Erasure’s “Always.” What do they have in common? The man behind the irresistible pop songs, who has written and programmed three decades’ worth of uberbuoyant music, lives and works in Walpole, Maine. Step into Vince Clarke’s fantastic Futuristic world.

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Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia

 

MUSIC-Jan/Feb 2010

By Andrew William Frederick | Photography by Nathan Eldridge

All killer and no filler. Spencer Albee’s beautiful pop music has propelled the fun, fledgling 11-member band into the spotlight.

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