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Women
Canada’s Women are totally hot. I mean, Women, the band from Canada, are totally hot. I mean, every…
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Rachel Maxi
Empty alleys and unused cars, forlorn Dumpsters and vacant storefrontsmaybe these are signs of the bad economy, or…
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Best Coast
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast has gotten a lot of flak for her song lyrics, as heard on…
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Sufjan Stevens
Just when it seemed like Sufjan Stevens might have settled on one musical formulathe sweeping, choral pop of…
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Bear In Heaven
The music of Brooklyns Bear in Heaven is part of the new breed of psychedelia that treats its…
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Heavy Metal Halloween Musical with The Chevy Chasers
Last time I saw the Chevy Chasers, Throne of Bone vocalist Michael Freiburger banged his head so hard,…
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Halloween Party with Wild Orchid Children
Wild Orchid Children recently signed with New York-based Equal Vision Records, who will release The Wild Orchid Children…
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Wow & Flutter
Portlands Wow & Flutter have been making music for the better part of a decade, yet they remain…
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Deerhunter
Whatever goes up, must come down, Bradford Cox of Deerhunter sings on dream-drenched single Desire Lines. But you…
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Gary Numan
Gary Numan is one of those unfortunate artists whose slow-burning brilliance has only become clear to the general…
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Mary Iverson
The nature scenes of Mary Iverson are, at their base level, realistic panoramas of real placesRuby Beach, Yosemite,…
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Kelly Mark
Anyone with a pre-computer, pre-digital background in graphic arts (or student newspapers or craft shop projects) will remember…
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Charles Burns
You wake in a strange room. But it seems familiar. The wood paneling reminds you of childhood. Your…
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Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman made news several years ago when he announced plans to go vegan before dusk. Coming from…
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The House on Telegraph Hill
Your husband is dead, your home has been burned, then youre tossed into a Nazi concentration camp. This…
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Vince Neil
Nine years ago, Mötley Crües group autobiography The Dirt was an unparalleled success in the burgeoning genre of…
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ZomBcon
Vampires may be big in Forks, thanks to Twilight, but Seattles obviously a city for zombie loyalists. This…
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Mavis Staples
The genius of gospel music is that its got one foot in the sacred and the other in…
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Mezzo Lunatico
Most of us know El Vez as the outrageous improvisational performer who often steals the show from his…
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Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!
There do not exist two more awkward people than comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. Theyre both squirmy,…