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	Righteous Babe (View) Keith Goetzman
		She’s done it through sheer force of talent and will, producing 12 albums and releasing them on her own label, Righteous Babe Records, where she wears the pants of both CEO and flagship act.
		Righteous Babe Records has put DiFranco’s progressive ideals into practice by locating its offices in struggling downtown Buffalo and supporting local citizens groups through the Righteous Babe Foundation.
		DiFranco recently took time out from a tour to speak by phone about her media consumption habits, Righteous Babe’s idealistic mission, and the importance of saying no to corporate culture.
	www.utne.com /issues/2001_106/view/2109-1.html (420 words)

	righteous
		She created righteous Babe because she got tired of the mainstream record labels with their pop culture, mismanaged power and just plain greed.
		By the time she was 15 Ani was writing songs of her own and hitting the regional coffeehouse and club curcuit.
		By 1990 when Ani was 20 years old she had over 100 original compositions to choose form so, she decided to record a cassette which she sold from the trunk of her car.
	www.geocities.com /justsumgurl2003/righteous.html?1046930406163 (242 words)

	MusicWorld Feature: Ani DiFranco A Truly Righteous Babe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Though Righteous Babe only includes one other artist (Utah Phillips), DiFranco says she is looking to expand the label's roster of acts.
		But there was no way that she was going to cash in her chips with her burgeoning Righteous Babe label, which currently employs 17 people and occupies several 4th floor offices on Buffalo's Main Street.
		She gives the veteran members of the Righteous Babe staff a great deal of credit for the label's success, which she defines in musical and human terms rather than in financial terms.
	www.bmi.com /musicworld/features/200001/adifranco.asp (733 words)

	WOMANROCK.com \| feature \| ani difranco
		When consumers purchase copies of her new album, they'll find the label's manifesto right there on the removable UPC code wraparound sleeve (the album's lavish cardboard packaging doesn't lend itself to the usual code placement on those pain-in-the-ass sticky strips).
		It must be noted, however, that even though her label is named Righteous Babe, and she has a rep as a folkie protest singer and champion of the downtrodden, DiFranco usually doesn't come off as preachy or strident, or even particularly righteous - at least, not self-righteous.
		The father of protest songs and folk music, an inspiration she regards as a man ahead of his time, believed that music ultimately was supposed to make people feel good.
	www.womanrock.com /features/ani_difranco.html (1551 words)

	An Open Letter from Ani DiFranco
		Imagine how strange it must be for a girl who has spent 10 years fighting as hard as she could against the lure of the corporate carrot and the almighty forces of capital, only to be eventually recognized by the power structure as a business pioneer.
		RBR is no Warner Bros. But it is a going concern, and for me, it is a vehicle for redefining the relationship between art and commerce in my own life.
		It is a record company which is the product not just of my own imagination, but that of my friend and manager Scot Fisher and of all the people who work there.
	www.columbia.edu /~marg/ani/letter.html (1255 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		Instead she has become her own tough tycoon, founding Righteous Babe Records and cranking out a dozen records, each of which has done better than the last.
		Righteous Babe began in the trunk of her car, from which DiFranco would sell cassettes after gigs.
		She doesn't dictate to the performers, instead settling on grooves so organic that the record even includes weird sound effects that were a surprise during recording.
	starbulletin.com /1999/02/01/features/story3.html (736 words)

	Ms. Magazine \| Restoration Babe
		Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, long a feminist fave, has already made her mark on the popular music business with the success of her independent music label, Righteous Babe Records.
		Now, the high priestess of indie folk has brought even more can do spirit to her hometown by reopening, as a cultural center, a 130 year old Gothic Revival church that she and her manager, Scot Fisher, saved from the wrecking ball.
		Righteous Babe’s headquarters, currently a block away, are expected to relocate to the second floor of the church in late spring.
	www.msmagazine.com /spring2006/restorationbabe.asp (537 words)

	"Educated Guess," Ani DiFranco
		And while the cycle of hype and no hype repeats itself, Ani keeps on taping acrylic nails to her fingers, touring the world with her guitar, and writing new songs to record for us whenever she stops long enough to do so.
		From a musical ark that has had her collaborating with Prince and Maceo Parker, and playing with a five-piece band, Ani’s newest release, Educated Guess, takes us back to the beginning, when it was just a singer and her guitar.
		Recorded in her home on an analog, reel-to-reel 8-track with a shotgun mic, Ani plays all instruments and sings all vocals on this CD, and mixed down the final product herself.
	www.sgmag.com /mindcandy/ani_difranco (376 words)

	"Ani DiFranco!"
		By the time she turned 20 and decided to record an album, she had more than 100 original compositions to choose from.
		As a result, she's not just a singer, guitarist, and songwriter; she also produces each album, oversees cover art, selects artists she wants to work with (from touring musicians Sara Lee and Andy Stochansky to video directors and t-shirt designers) and sets her own release schedule.
		Because she has complete control over her recording output, DiFranco has become one of the most prolific artists of the '90s, releasing at least an album a year since 1991.
	leslie_martina.tripod.com /quotleslieampmartinaquot/id26.html (616 words)

	Jackson Free Press \| Righteous Babe
		Despite offers from major and independent record labels to produce and distribute her music, she formed her own record company, Righteous Babe Records, when she was 19.
		Her latest album, "Educated Guess," is a return to her earlier solo sound of guitar and vocals without a band and was recorded on a simple 16-track recorder in her home.
		The following interview was recorded on Oct. 1, 2004, for Free Radio Santa Cruz, a commercial-free, collectively run radio station that operated for almost 10 years without a license until Sept. 29, 2004, when it was raided by FCC agents and 16 armed federal marshals.
	www.jacksonfreepress.com /comments.php?id=4467_0_9_0_C (2486 words)

	CNN.com - 'Righteous babe' stays true to self - Feb. 18, 2004
		Yet she has often been hailed as an astute businesswoman for founding her own Righteous Babe Records label, as a voice for feminism and as a poster child of the independent music scene.
		A few years back, I incorporated the recording process in my home life so I can be home for a few moments now and then.
		He was my recording engineer -- that's how we met -- so it was quite a symbiotic relationship that way, but also just 24-7.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/18/music.ani.difranco.ap/index.html (885 words)

	Righteous Babe Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to a mainstream record company.
		Located in DiFranco's hometown of Buffalo, New York, Righteous Babe expanded in the late 1990s to put out albums by and give support to emerging non-mainstream artists, including avant-garde Tropicalia musician Arto Lindsay.
		This page was last modified 20:14, 11 December 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Righteous_Babe_Records (104 words)

	www.myspace.com/righteousbaberecords
		RBR is now a decade and a half old!
		Technology changes, the record industry changes, the whole damn world changes, but our mission stays the same: to find a way that art and business can co-exist so that good music can reach people without compromise.
		Thanks for being an inspiration and an outlet for all us "babes" everywhere who ever had to fight for something.
	www.myspace.com /righteousbaberecords (507 words)

	Hamell on Trial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hamell typically describes his style semi-ironically as punk rock, though it's a far cry from the type of music usually associated with the genre.
		Righteous Babe Records explains the use of the term (here) as "loud, fast music informed by politics, passion, energy and intelligence, played by a guy with a sharp tongue and a wicked sense of humor".
		Since then, he's released a number of albums on various labels including Mercury Records, his own DiY label Such-A-Punch Media, and more recently Righteous Babe Records, the label started by his long time supporter and frequent touring companion, Ani Difranco.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hamell_on_Trial (374 words)

	HYBRIDMAGAZINE.COM \| REVIEWS \| Ani DiFranco - Reprieve album review
		DiFranco has rarely matched the raw intensity of her first five records, which were full of acoustic ballads and spoken-word poetry that refused to be background music.
		The album's most infamous line, like much of the record, was written before the storm.
		It is about the vulnerability and danger in New Orleans, which should have helped the powers-that-be predict the devastating impact of the hurricane.
	www.hybridmagazine.com /reviews/0806/anidifranco.shtml (521 words)

	SECTION 3 - ani difranco "to the teeth"
		She's not signed to a major label, and creates and records whatever the hell songs she wants to.
		He has had numerous problems with record labels in the past, and wanted to talk to Ani about being completely independent.
		And lately, she's been incredibly busy, recording two albums in 1999, releasing two other albums on her very own Righteous Babe Records (Utah Phillips and Arto Lindsay), releasing a remix album, and performing on Maceo Parker's and The Artist's latest albums.
	www.section3.com /records/ani_teeth.shtml (484 words)

	BBC - Radio 2 - Folk and Acoustic
		Whilst many fans would be happy to listen to three new albums a year of just the grrrl and her guitar, there are many more who appreciate the experiments in sound and texture she continues to explore.
		This latest release on her own Righteous Babe label finds the ever-evolving Ani bringing together her musical directions of the past few years.
		The overall sound is jazzy and funky - a seam she has mined in other albums - but this time the effect is more coherent, the sound of talented, innovative artists comfortable with each other and the music they're making.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio2/r2music/folk/reviews/evolve.shtml (371 words)

	Righteous Babe Records - Algonquin Studios (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Recording label Righteous Babe Records, home to world-reknowned singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, needed to bring their cutting edge artistic identity and extensive product catalog on-line.
		After working with Ani's design team for several months, the decision to go live was made and Algonquin went to work bringing the site, including all of the HTML code and e-commerce components, on-line in less than ten days.
		The Righteous Babe store allowed fans to buy anything from Ani DiFranco clothes and posters, to albums from other bands on the Righteous Babe label.
	algonquinstudios.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Home/About/CaseStudies/RBR (320 words)

	CD Baby: DRUMS AND TUBA: Battles Ole
		Battles Olé,Drums & Tuba's third album on Righteous Babe Records, captures the band at its most intense, building impenetrable sonic walls only to smash them to bits like a hyperactive child who has grown tired of his toys.
		It's a key ingredient in music that strives to be epochal, music that doesn't just tug at your emotions, it bottles them up and carbonates them, gently adding pressure until they explode all over your shirt.
		Battles Olé, Drums & Tuba's third album on Righteous Babe Records, captures the band at its most intense, building impenetrable sonic walls only to smash them to bits like a hyperactive child who has grown tired of his toys.
	cdbaby.com /cd/drumsandtuba8 (767 words)

	LEGISLATORS HOLT, SMITH, AND MARINELLI APPROVE 'PILOT' AGREEMENT WITH RITEOUS BABE RECORDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Righteous Babe Records and its co-owner, singer and Buffalo native Ani DiFranco, are taking Asbury Delaware United Methodist Church, which only a few years ago was spilling bricks onto Delaware Avenue, and helping turn it into a regional asset," said Chairman Holt.
		The agreement will allow Righteous Babe Records, who are renovating the church for the housing of its company headquarters and a performance space, as well as Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, to pay a reduced amount in property taxes to the County.
		The amount Righteous Babe Records will pay would gradually increase over the period of the agreement.
	www.erie.gov /legislature/district07/district07_news012505.asp (390 words)

	CNN - Keeping it personal with Ani DiFranco - June 16, 1999
		It was taken from a joke she and her friend used to make about how men on the street try to pick up women with the typical "hey babe, how ya doin' babe" lines.
		While she's considered a "righteous" and formidable babe herself, DiFranco heads up her company like a big sister playfully supervising her siblings.
		Her cozy offices, with fan-mail art hanging on the walls, and freshly packaged CDs waiting for release, is a far cry from the usual big record company atmosphere.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/cnnew/9906/16/producers.notebook/index.html (348 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: Arts :: Ani DiFranco Up Up Up Up Up Up Righteous Babe Records
		Sweet melodies and sharp rhythms are paired with tortured musings, while unfocused ramblings accompany social commentary and sad stories.
		This righteous babe is also smart; she has a wonderful gift for poetry.
		But for an artist that has released a new album at least once a year, every year since 1990, she still has a lot to say.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=127479 (229 words)

	Sekou Sundiata
		Spoken Word is enjoying a level of resurgence on record and in live performance, and Sekou Sundiata is one of the number of poet performers who does it with a badass live band.
		This second release is on the Righteous Babe label, owned by his famous former student, Ani DiFranco.
		Sundiata taught writing and related courses at the New School of Social Research in NYC, and is a former fellow at the Sundance Film Institute.
	www.puremusic.com /sekou.html (292 words)

	indieville: review: bitch and animal - sour juice and rhyme
		Sour Juice and Rhyme is Bitch and Animal's third album, following a minor debut in 1999 and 2001's Righteous Babe sophomore effort, Eternally Hard.
		While their spunky attitude has remained intact, many of the songs on this disc explore more accessible, melodic territory.
		This album is largely a lyrical affair, with much attention focused on the kooky, poetic vocals.
	www.indieville.com /reviews/bitchandanimal.htm (252 words)

	Third Coast Marketing - Ani Difranco Righteous Babe Party
		Nope, Ani won't be at the bar but all her greatest songs will be played as well as videos shown and lots of Righteous Babe merchandise will be raffled off to lucky audience members including an autographed poster of Ani herself.
		Above and beyond that, she has produced the latest release on RBR entitled, "Util we outnumber 'em" - the songs of Woody Guthrie - as played by such musical greats as Springsteen, Indigo Girls, Billy Bragg, Arlo Guthrie as well as Ani herself.
		Additional sponsors include Righteous Babe Records, Star Gaze and Outlines, and the event is produced by Third Coast Marketing.
	www.thirdcoastmarketing.com /difranco.html (380 words)

	SALON: File Under Righteous Babe
		They snatch up her CD's and tapes, and record them for their friends, on an evangelical mission to spread the gospel of Ani.
		Seven men and women are employed full time at Righteous Babe Records in Buffalo.
		As she says on this kiss-off to the record industry,"No I don't prefer obscurity/But I'm an idealistic girl/And I wouldn't work for you/No matter what you paid/And I may not be able to change the whole fucking world/But I can be the million you never made."
	www.salon.com /weekly/music960603.html (1119 words)

	Andrew Bird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Both albums were heavily influenced by traditional folk, pre-war jazz and swing, with Bird relying on the violin as his primary musical instrument.
		For example, he may record a snippet of his performance on violin, then play a "loop" of that sound.
		The album was recorded in collaboration with electronic musician Martin Dosh.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Andrew_Bird (1069 words)

	ANI DIFRANCO/CARNEGIE HALL CD - elusivedisc
		Four years later the ecstatic vibrancy of such a magical night is captured on Righteous Babe Records' latest release, a precious live recording of singer/songwriter/guitarist Ani DiFranco's solo performance on April 6, 2002 - Live at Carnegie Hall.
		Unlike prior live recordings, this one is unparalleled in its intimacy.
		For the first time, Ani recites the epic poem "Self Evident" to an audience of New Yorkers, which she describes as "one of the most intense moments I have ever experienced on stage." Still breathing the dust of their broken skyline, this recording captures a moment in history where art holds space for humanity.
	www.elusivedisc.com /prodinfo.asp?number=RBCD512 (230 words)

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