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Conspiracy theories have been a common theme among hip hop artists and their songs since the days of Melle Mel, but the trend reached its apex during the independent upsurge of 1997. Everyone had an o...
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Coffeehouses of America rejoice: Your newest soundtrack has just come out. Full of folksy recollections and preening optimism, Kings of Convenience has created a mellow accompaniment for the beret and...
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I must admit that I am no jazz connoisseur, let alone opinionated on or knowledgeable of its style or form. My experience is limited to the overtly obvious in the jazz world (I can recognize tracks of...
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Charles Feelgood, as legend has it, put the rave scene in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. on the map all the way back in 1990 – a time when many readers had barely graduated from elementary schoo...
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Despite my newly less-than-salacious lifestyle, what I still feel thoroughly compelled to do is outrun the clutches of tabloid journalism. After all that is what I’ve been doing for so long now....
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If “Blow” were a drug it would give you a pretty satisfying high. It would start off great. You’d be laughing a lot as you become convinced that you could do anything. Then you’...
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Amongst the obvious fan mail that weighs down the poor interns coming back from the post office every day are thousands of letters begging for child-rearing advice. “What’s the best method...
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The hip, latter-day Zen style of exposed beams and pipes found in trendy boutiques and Asian restaurants actually has its roots in mass-produced houses ordered for workers by giant corporations. The t...
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Let’s face it: B-side albums are pretty problematic. While the Pumpkins’ Pisces Iscariot and R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office do have their moments, they don’t quite measure up to t...
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Capadonna is a lucky guy. He got out of jail in 1995 and immediately joined the Wu-Tang Clan, even appearing on the cover (and about half of the tracks) of Ghost Face Killah’s Ironman album. He ...
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So I picked up this disc to review out of a stack of great prospects because my friend from Reno likes the band, and it’s her birthday on Sunday. I figured to kill two birds: Review a good album...
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This nice Jewish boy from the East Coast is continuing the nerd-rock phenomenon that is sweeping across the video arcades and Java Jones-esque coffee shops of this great pocket-protector country of ou...
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DJ Die’s Through the Eyes is the latest release in a series from the Full Cycle label. This two-disc set includes tracks from Die himself, as well as from his other Full Cycle labelmates. The Fu...
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Six men. Fifteen minutes of fame. A vast multitude of different labels. One esoteric ’70s proto-punk reference. Count it down, baby, and you get Rocket From the Crypt, formerly the next big punk...
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Playlist reads: artist – song – label 1. Breakestra – “Remember Who You Are” – Stones Throw 2. Saul Williams – “Penny for a Thought” – Ozone...
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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
