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  • On Diffuser: 12 Years Ago: Death Cab for Cutie Release ‘Transatlanticism’

    Nothing makes a guy feel old like writing an anniversary piece for an album that’s younger than his socks.

  • April’s Picks: October 2015

    Oh, April. This is a great playlist. Any list that opens with Thunderbitch is bound to be solid, but that Los Colognes cut kills. Seriously, I don’t know where the bereted wonder finds this stuff. I’m just glad that she does.

  • On Diffuser: 10 Years Ago – Fiona Apple Makes a Dramatic Reentrance With ‘Extraordinary Machine’

    Where’s my Fiona Apple fans?

  • 234. Blue Days Black Nights (Doo Wah Doo Lang)

    “Southern Belles, what’s your name, hon?” “James.” “You feeling naughty tonight, James?”

  • From The Stacks: Max Webster – ‘Universal Juveniles’

    What if I told you that you were looking at a long lost Rush album?

  • On Diffuser: Cover Stories, ‘The Smiths’

    Who’s that guy on the cover of The Smiths’ first album, and what’s the connection to Andy Warhol?

  • On Loudwire: Cover Stories – Black Sabbath, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’

    If you only read one article today that links Ozzy Osbourne to Kermit the Frog, make it this one.

  • Throw Beck Thursday: That Time I Decided KISS Was the Greatest Band Ever

    “Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.” – Gene Simmons My first KISS sighting was in 1976 in the Chicago Tribune. It was a feature story about the band and their upcoming area concert. I don’t remember much about it, but I remember the photos and the uproar they caused in…

  • Deep Cuts: Songs For Bombing Raids

    Bombing raids, what a terrifying thought. All is quiet, and then it’s hell on Earth. I can’t even imagine.

  • On Diffuser: 23 Years Ago – Stone Temple Pilots Release Their Divisive Debut, ‘Core’

    This is one of those albums that soundtracked a period in my life.

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