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    Articles by Chris Nelson
    Everyone is watching Wilco.
    The most adventurous rock band
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Look no farther than Wilco.

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    Behind the music
    Behind the music
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Important, though flawed, histories of punk and blues.

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    Still mutating: Beck.
    Lonesome Trail
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Beck goes down a personal path and makes a Sea Change.

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    It's in her heart, it's in her soul: India Arie Simpson.
    Change is gonna come
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

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    Dealing with the Lord
    Dealing with the Lord
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Playing gospel behind enemy lines.

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    All the rage: Girls Against Boys.
    Fight Club
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Back after a long absence, GVSB come out swinging with their first album in four years.

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    Ghosts in the machine
    Ghosts in the machine
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The North Mississippi Allstars hear voices.

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    Animal boy
    Animal boy
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    In the wake of his former bandmate’s death, Dee Dee Ramone embarks on a difficult tour.

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    10. Smells like . . .
    10. Smells like . . .
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.

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    KRS, 5 Rue Christine, and Lookout! serve up their variety packs.
    Sampler Platters
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Punk rock compiled for your listening pleasure.

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    Storytellers
    Storytellers
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Queercore vets team with an Indigo Girl to spread a potent musical message.

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    The new and not improved Dead Kennedys.
    Night of the living Dead Kennedys
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Sans Jello Biafra, the DKs continue in a new incarnation.

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    Geek Box
    Geek Box
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Taking the witness stand in a battle with U.K. bootleggers a few years back, Bruce Springsteen offhandedly mentioned to the…

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    The myth of St. Kurt
    The myth of St. Kurt
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Charles Cross’ new book explores the dark side of Kurt Cobain.

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    Mecca Normal's David Lester and Jean Smith.
    Swan Songs
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Family trauma and unusual perspectives shape Mecca Normal’s multimedia muse.

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    The Gossip: Beth Ditto, Nathan Howdeschell, and Kathy Mendonca (standing).
    Deliverance
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Escaping their stifling Southern roots, the members of Olympia’s the Gossip aim to reclaim rock for society’s outcasts.

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    An Unhip Primer
    An Unhip Primer
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    An Eastside existence in defiance of Krispy Kreme.

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    Rock stars: N.E.R.D.
    The searchers
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Hip-hop heroes N.E.R.D. go looking for the rock.

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    Greil Marcus: It may be that there will simply be no such thing
    Holy Greil
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    GREIL MARCUS HAS been America’s foremost expert on the subject of pop music for over three decades. Author of classics…

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    I wanna bite the hand that feeds me
    I wanna bite the hand that feeds me
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    PISSED OFF about half-assed reporting or wack opinions? Firing off a letter to the editor is all well and good,…

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    From left: Dennis Lyxzén, Lars Strömberg, Sara Almgren, Ludwig Dahlberg, and Inge Johansson.
    Complicated things
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

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    Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill.
    The day the music didn’t die
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The independent music world came to Olympia 10 years ago for a pivotal event.

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    A satisfying balance: Zollo at Graceland.
    Fight club
    By Chris Nelson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Pretty Girls take their hits seriously.

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