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Calvin Johnson, On tourRecord label pioneer, eccentric performer, friend of Kurt Cobain …Calvin Johnson is an example of that great oxymoron: indie royalty. And with good reason: as the founder of K records – and also in his bands Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic – Johnson proved that the alternative music of the late-80s and 90s wasn't a dreadful shambles, but a liberation of style and a showplace for persons of great individuality. K, the label, is still thriving, and although his bands a...

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