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Dope Reunites For U.S. Tour
Bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit may have won the nu metal sweepstakes, but just because they became the brand names of the genre doesn’t mean they were the only names in the genre — or even the best.
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Fear of the Bathroom Boogeyman
I flashed on a nearly 40 year old memory yesterday.
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From the Stacks: R.E.M. – ‘Live and Alive’ Vol.1 & 2
R.E.M. has been on my turntable a lot this week, courtesy of a couple of anniversary pieces for Diffuser.
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On Diffuser: 32 Years Ago — R.E.M. Help Kickstart Alt-Country With Their Second Album, ‘Reckoning’
The recent outpouring of emotion for Merle Haggard from the rock community is both heartwarming and strange. Not so long ago no self-respecting cool kid would admit to liking Hag.
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Throw Beck Thursday: James and a Buddy Go See Rush Circa 1981
Ninth grade was a very strange time. I was a member of The Guys In Black Tee Shirts Who Jam, but I wasn’t hardcore enough for Prevo, or prevocational school. I played Advanced Dungeons and Dragons thanks to my thirty year old yard work boss and most recent father figure, not to mention the AD&D…
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Deep Cuts: ‘Why It Matters’ Greatest Hits
Well, it’s over. Nine handwritten black journals and 251 numbered posts later, the story that I envisioned for Why It Matters has been told.
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251. The Love You Take Is Equal to the Love You Make
Deciding to leave Los Angeles meant figuring out what to do with myself once my last movie wrapped.
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From the Stacks: XTC – ‘King For a Day’ (CD Single)
Going all the way back to the lacquer 78 days, records had two sides and usually contained two songs. Packaging at first was incredibly dull — nothing more than paper or cardboard sleeves protected those brittle early records.
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On Diffuser: Why the Death of a Musician Hits Us So Hard
When my mother passed a couple of months ago, my interest in writing about — well, almost anything — faded. That’s just the nature of grief.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Ozzy, The Kinks, and How To Make Friends Circa 1981
During the summer after eighth grade we spent a week at Disney World in Florida. My father bought some sort of package deal that included a campsite, park tickets, and three meals per day at any restaurant on the Disney property. I wasn’t too keen on living in a pop-up camper for seven days, but…
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