About
Where it all began…
Launched in 2004, Aurgasm has developed into a destination of passionate music lovers around the globe. Its audience includes music mavens, critics, journalists, and bloggers—a highly influential audience. It has been named as one of PC Magazine’s Top 100 Blogs, profiled in The Boston Globe and mentioned on MSNBC.com, BoingBoing, Kottke, del.icio.us, Read/Write Web, Techcrunch, Signal vs Noise, and Digg. Aurgasm specializes in everything not under the American rock umbrella—music such as: downtempo, folk, nu jazz, chanson, scandinavian, jazz, cuban, brazilian, electro, soul, jump blues, bluegrass, film score, and electronica.
Aurgasm doesn’t turn a profit despite making some coin through Amazon and iTunes. If you’d like to donate with the button below, you can feel confident your donation will go towards bringing you more of your favorite music you’ve never heard.
Paul Irish
- AIM:
- Paullll Irish
- Blog:
- paulirish.com
- Twitter:
- @paul_irish
- Facebook:
- Paul’s Facebook profile
A young man of twenty-six years, Paul’s interest in music was initiated by his parents’ rock band, playing The Standell’s ‘Dirty Water‘ in his basement.
Since the mp3 format appeared on the internet, Paul has been eager to find his next favorite song. His interests include: user experience design, emerging web trends, ecommerce, branding, maps, product design, typography, information design/overload, & sustainability.
I listen to everything I’m sent, but I don’t like music from ‘bands’. Sorry.
Julija
Julija [Yulia] is an art and music lover currently living in Seattle, WA. She has recently moved to Seattle from Tel Aviv. Julija is fond of wine, cinema, languages, books and photography. She loves drawing, painting, sketching and scribbling, enjoys drinking tea, green, black or white, and spending hours in art galleries or walking around the city. Julija is interested in all forms of culture, its various aspects and expressions. She shares a few of her thoughts on general culture issues on tinyways.
Kyle
Kyle lives on a farm somewhere in New York. He enjoys what cities have to offer, but the trees, grass, and cow-pied air is much closer to heart, with dirt and mud preferred over pavement.
Whenever time is free he’s busy making art, running or hiking around the countryside, and often just wondering whys. Always curious to create in different ways, lately he’s been trying his eye at concert photography.
Michelle
- Twitter:
- @mlee525
- Tumblr:
- mlee525.tumblr.com
Michelle, a born and bred Angeleno, is constantly searching for new music (or rediscovering older tunes). Particularly fond of live music, she’s always up for checking out a local show, wherever she may find herself.
This curiosity has led her to back-alley blues bars in the heart of London, jazz cafes in Edinburgh, outdoor stages in Austin and too many others to name. Some of her interests include: letterpress, poetry and fiction, wandering aimlessly, the perfect cup of tea, and supporting local business.
Tom Kershaw
- Website:
- Tom Kershaw portfolio
- Blog:
- www.tomkershaw.co.uk/blog
- Facebook:
- Tom’s Facebook profile
Tom is an art director and a good friend of Paul. They can often be found drinking somewhere and everywhere in Boston.
A native of the UK, Tom arrived in Boston a couple of years ago from sunny London. He has a passion for music, particularly nu-jazz, electronic and soul.
Tom is responsible for the new aurgasm identity and visual design. Hope you like it :)
Other Contributors
Andrew (blog) is a travelling Scot who writes and currently lives in Boston.