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Blonde Redhead
The disappointment was palpable and heavy this July when, at the last minute, Blonde Redhead cancelled their highly…
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Horace Pickett
If the psych-pop Elephant 6 collective ever starts accepting applications for a satellite compound in Seattle, my vote…
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Jason Bonham: The Led Zeppelin Experience
Jason Bonham is certainly not a bad drummer. Technically he could, fairly, be described as great. If talent…
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No Age
No Ages third LP, Everything In Between, is a big, beautiful racket. Drummer Dean Spunt and guitarist Randy…
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The Brothers Balthazar Post-Thanksgiving Hootenanny
I hate the holidays like Sarah Palin hates Planned Parenthood. I’ve learned its all about timing your exit:…
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A Tribute to Harry Smith
You might not know who Harry Smith is, but folk music would not be what it is today…
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Unsane
Helmet, schmelmet. When it comes to influential, New York-based hardcore, noise rock bands, Unsane were the kings of…
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J. Cole
It’s hard enough to catch the eye of a guy like Jay-Z doing just about anything, but to…
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Gwar
And you thought KISS went all out? Extra-terrestrial metal-band Gwar has taken the whole costume/performance art/shock band thing…
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Zoolander
Between the incessant celebrity cameos, product placements, and our titular heros many reiterations of just how really, really…
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Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Admit it: When the Seahawks released their schedule in April, you circled this home gameagainst the Kansas City…
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The Muppet Movie
From 1979, Jim Hensons The Muppet Movie is the first and still the best Muppet adventure, with Kermit…
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Ah, yes, the yuletide season brings us Pia Zadora the way she was always meant to bestilted, seventh-billed,…
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Slate Culture Gabfest
The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the best podcasts around; if youre not already listening, you ought…
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Bill Burr
Being a mother aint the easiest job in the world, according to comedian Bill Burr. But, he adds,…
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A Christmas Carol
We may all feel like poor Cratchits at this bleak economic moment, but most of us also possess…
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Hair
You cant go wrong with Hair. The latest wildly successful remount, now on national tour, surprised many by…
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Collie Buddz
If youve ever been to a reggae show or a house party with any sort of Caribbean leaning,…
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Greg Dulli
Fans of highly emotional, rhythmically driven alternative rock can rejoice. Greg Dulli the frontman of The Twilight…
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Tennis
In 2009, the married couple Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore bought a 30-foot sailboat named the Cape Dory…