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The Alkaline Trio and I go way back. I mean, I can't even recall all the countless drunken nights we've spent together singing at the top of our lungs, reciting morbid lyrics like sacred poetry, and p...
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Remember the scene in "The Blues Brothers" when Jake and Elwood try to buy a smoking electric piano at Ray's Music Exchange in downtown Chicago?
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Thought Mike Patton disappeared from the face of the earth after Faith No More disbanded in 1998? He's actually been keeping himself quite busy with several bands and his very own record label.
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Drop the doll and needles because Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will supply you with all the gratification you need. In an effort to promote their new album, BBVD will grace the Ventura Theatre tonight at 7.
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Eve Ensler wants you to listen to your vagina. If you don't have one, perk up your ears and try eavesdropping because vaginas have an awful lot to say these days.
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Known as a hip hop god, KRS-One is one of the few hip hop originators still relevant in today's MTV-soaked culture. While most MCs use their words to inform people about their preference in cars or ri...
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Fade in. You're alone, along the bluffs of Sands Beach, gazing out toward the rolling waves. While captivated by the reflections of the sunlight off the waves, your mind begins to ponder the bigger qu...
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It's a proven fact: As the state of the nation gets shittier, the punk rock gets better. So it's no surprise that it took a goofball president to bring out NOFX's serious side.
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When listening to the self-titled debut from new indie rockers, the Few, one can't help but be swallowed up by their refreshing, light-hearted take on a genre often saddled by crunchy guitars and over...
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Let's say you've "temporarily" closed your eyes, dropped your highly engrossing economics reader to the floor and opened your mind to a dream world of kaleidoscopic images capable of stimulating even ...
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This album reminded me of the time I made an '80s mix tape and I denied liking Blondie, though I knew every word to "Call Me." Listening to Don't Try This At Home has a similar effect: a satisfying, s...
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Imagine yourself for a moment driving down a long stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere, alone, windows down, with nothing but warm summer skies, a cold drink, and a cigarette between your lips.
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Make sure to plaster your cheeks in blush, douse your eyes with swanky liner, splash your lips with blood red lipstick - and don't you dare forget to don that sailor outfit buried in the closet, becau...
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Hot as blazes and distant from any notable outpost of civilization, the desert of Indio, Calif. doesn't jump to mind when one considers ideal concert locales.
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Like a welcome second date, arriving to the latter half of Coachella allows for just a smidgen of breathing room. By this time, one is well-versed in what sorts of lines to expect, how much dough will...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
