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The Culture Bunker

And so, to our critics—sadly, there’s only one or two of them, but they are REALLY pissed—we would…

Creed: Canadian or not Canadian?

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The Culture Bunker

Weep, weep, weep. The Afghan Whigs have broken up—which isn’t really that interesting because they’d already broken down.…

Two guys, television, and lotsa free time.

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Two guys, television, and lotsa free time.

What with Bush not standing up for the Catholics, McCain dissing Robertson and Falwell, and everybody taking shots…

Belle & Sebastian fans will find Spearmint's new stuff brilliant.

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We’re disturbed—but not surprised—to see U2 whoring out “Beautiful Day” to any movie company that wants to use…

They suck: Beastie of Soulcracker.

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Smackdown finished dead last in a recent study of prime-time TV by the National Organization for Women, which…

Chartwatch: Backstreet Boys can't stand up to 'N Sync.

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We’d like to kick off this week’s Culture Bunker by offering condolences to the friends and family of…

Munkafust, dude.

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Munkafust, dude.

You people do realize The End is nigh, right? Really, really nigh. All the signs are there: turbulence…

Awesome, angry, and anti-establishment: Brave Captain.

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Yeah, yeah, there’s another boring new Radiohead record. Well, we’re really sorry, but much like you kids and,…

Richard James: Hey, how'd I get dragged into this?

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This Week: Kid A to Zzzzz—A Radiohead Reaction-ary

A is for arse, which Kid A is a load of. B is for B-sides. There aren’t going…

Spielberg: Clammy hands.

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Kids today love E, but not Staind. . . . That Nikka Costa video is a goddamn Crime…

R.I.P. : Mike & the Mechanics.

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We hate a lot of things—Radiohead, the “Jamily,” Oprah, Arliss—but man oh man, do we hate Republicans. .…

She's Boss: Cristina Martinez.

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The PC Express

So, your beloved columnists were recently taken to task for a comment we made involving curry and the…

Fidelity: Hornby praises Aimee Mann.

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Jeez Louise, how tedious is that Aimee Mann and her little crew? The only thing more mind-numbingly dull…

Hall of Shame

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Hall of Shame

So what’d they do, wait until the last minute to invite Sir Paul to be an inductor at…

R.E.M.?

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The Culture Bunker

We’d like to start with a public service announcement for alert loyal CB readers who haven’t yet seen…

Overlooked? T.S. McPhee of classic British blues-rockers the Groundhogs.

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If W wins the presidency the blame will fall on the ample shoulders of Satan herself—the evil Oprah.…

Ferrell: Lesser of two evils?

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Limp Bizkit, Charlie’s Angels, George W. Bush . . . ladies and gentlemen, it’s late afternoon in America.…

Chuck Panozzo: "I'm gay."

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Mariah Carey‘s exhausted? No, we’re exhausted. . . . A recent survey reveals the German people are losing…

Stuffed crust? Malkmus isn't so cheesy.

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Well all right! Thanks to Pizza Hut, breadsticks and pizza are “together at last!” Can someone explain this…

The Column That, Unlike High Fidelity, Is Actually Set in England

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The Column That, Unlike High Fidelity, Is Actually Set in England

A COUPLE OF WEEKS back, your intrepid columnists made one of their tri-annual trips to their spiritual homeland.…