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Perhaps a more honest and mature attempt at rock by former Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape, Bad Astronaut is a step up from the repetitious So-Cal punk approach to a universal and eclectic indie rock soun...
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A one-hit wonder waiting to happen. Sadly, for people who like power pop, Gwenmars is power poop that is going to get play on “alternative” radio. It fits the mold. The lyrics are written ...
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I really want to like Rasco. The guy works hard, says what he thinks and does what it takes to make it. He came out with a bang, dropping “The Unassisted” 12″ on Stones Throw and mak...
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I was fortunate enough to attend the seven-hour set John Digweed spun in Los Angeles back in October that served as both inspiration for this new album as well as a hotbed for urban-marketing opportun...
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As of last week, I have four screws and two wires in my right cheek, and perhaps this explains my mild disappointment with this album. I have the metal in me, but this album does not have The Metal in...
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Perhaps this is a throwback to the heyday of the Seattle sound or the result of three guys who just like playing the devil’s music. Unfortunately, Charged doesn’t quite live up to its name...
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Unlike any other singer in the history of music, Red House Painters’ singer Mark Kozelek has managed to write six full albums about nothing more than ex-girlfriends – and remain interestin...
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"Limp Bizkit sucks a big turd out of an elephant's ass!"
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Watching "Before Night Falls" is like drinking that orange Vitality beverage from Trader Joes...
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Patrons features the "HeART work" of 60 artists, ranging in origin from Santa Barbara to London.
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"A Time for Drunken Horses" brings the harsh reality of the Middle East to the American screen, forcing its audience to take heed.
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The irony of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's pun is in the fact that some citizens in the former Soviet Union actually lived in public restrooms.
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While listening to the thoughtful and philosophical Aesop Rock, I began to ponder my own validity in this world. I have questions I need answered: Is anyone reading my reviews? If so, would my recomme...
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The other night, while swilling Chardonnay at a press reception in Montecito among a crowd 20 years too old to be called my colleagues, I was struck with a great idea. Now, if you lived in a gorgeous ...
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It’s been a long while since I gave up my former day job: financial analyst supervillain. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think of those days past, those days way back when I was a mil...
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Ends on ‘good terms’ but is blocked on Instagram
Slow fade
Ghosting them on a random Monday
“It’s not you, it’s me”
Drunk Uber “we need to talk” voice memo
Presents a notes app pros and cons list
Asks to still be friends
Drops their stuff off, never speaks to them again
Texts “this isn’t working” then posts from another country
“It’s not me, it’s you”
Tells them they need to focus on Econ 10A
Delivers a hand-written letter to their mom
