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Dw. Dunphy On… “Southland,” Part Two

Dw. Dunphy October 29, 2009 14

You don’t remember what I was talking about last week. I’ll just move on to — what? You say you do remember? Oh. Crap. The crux of last week’s column was my belief that

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Dw. Dunphy On… “You Lie!”: The Backstory

Dw. Dunphy September 17, 2009 10

The outburst heard ’round the nation, at least until Kanye West co-opted the mike: South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson’s interjection during President Obama’s health care pitch to Congress. A million would-be pundits and chat

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Dw. Dunphy On… Criticism

Dw. Dunphy September 4, 2009 16

In a special Friday edition of Dw. Dunphy's column, we look at what motivates a critic -- and it isn't necessarily what you think

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Dw. Dunphy On… An Open Letter to Mick Jones

Dw. Dunphy August 27, 2009 9

This week, I’m taking a cue from Popdose’s own Uncle Donnie (and not from my cousin Donnie, thank you very much) to offer up a little pre-emptive career advice. It was made known recently

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Dw. Dunphy On… Recovering From Performer’s Bias

Dw. Dunphy February 19, 2009 4

Cover bands and karaoke hustlers, I am sorry. I have been far too rude to you for far too long. Accept my penance

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Dw. Dunphy On… Prodigal

Dw. Dunphy February 5, 2009 15

In an ongoing series, Dw. Dunphy takes an occasional look back at Christian contemporary music (CCM) of the past and makes the case for a new audience to rediscover the best of it as

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Dw. Dunphy On… The New Indie Stereotypes

Dw. Dunphy January 29, 2009 32

I posted an unsympathetic, knee-jerk response to a review on an indie-rock site, not to the review but to the band and the name of their album. The band is Rabbit Is A Sphere

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Dw. Dunphy On… Faith No More

Dw. Dunphy January 22, 2009 22

The “My Album / Your Album” dynamic. Sounds like a really odd phrase, but you’ve experienced it: You are suddenly enthralled by this artist or band, you’ve listened to their debut a million times,

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Dw. Dunphy On… The Novice and the Giving Up

Dw. Dunphy February 10, 2008 0

“Everything’s going well,” he said. That was it. No elaborate descriptions of the wonderful future possibilities, the usual spate of self promotion with which he was ordinarily so generous. Just “everything’s going well,” and

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