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Throw Beck Thursday: All The People Who Died (Died)
I was a certified loser now. There would be no more advanced classes for me. My eighth grade classmates were the average and the rowdy: Tony, who actually pulled the “dick in a box” trick on our study hall teacher; Spazz, who practiced french kissing on his desk; Scott, who sat in front of me…
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Deep Cuts: Porno For Pyros
Porno For Pyros is one of the great lost ’90s era major label bands. They had a hit with “Pets,” appeared on a couple of big soundtracks (Cable Guy and Private Parts), and appeared at big shows like Ozzfest, Woodstock ’94, and Lollapalooza. So why aren’t they remembered more fondly?
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On Diffuser: David Bowie – An Appreciation of Genius Now Gone
My heroes are gone. Zappa, Bukowski, Vonnegut, Miller, Fante, and now Bowie.
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242. Came Home Last Night There Was Fire and Smoke on the TV
Perry Farrell had a new band, and they were playing in the desert outside of L.A.
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From the Stacks: Nirvana Bootlegs
Nirvana is one of those bands whose bootlegs I always pick up, and I’m not entirely sure why.
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On Diffuser: 23 Years Ago – Nirvana Turn Piles of Demos and Outtakes into ‘Incesticide’
I love B-sides, love ’em.
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On Diffuser: Happy 69th Birthday, David Bowie
It’s Bowie’s birthday! It’s also Elvis’s, but he didn’t release a new album to celebrate. I guess he’s too busy celebrating with Bigfoot and Hitler. There’s not much to this little piece, but I was honored that Diffuser asked me to write a nod to Halloween Jack on his birthday. Why don’t you click over…
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Choose and Defend: Home for the Hostagedays
The unthinkable has happened: You’ve suddenly been made aware that the rules apply to you. No fair!
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Throw Beck Thursday: In Search of Scrambled Nipples
Hal and I walked over to Time Out after school and waited for his mother. I was a school bus kid, so this was my first time in the legendary junior high hangout. Well, legendary to me at least since June Bug overdosed on yellow jackets and freaked out, or so the story went. I…
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