Mainstream Rock: Asia, “Heat of the Moment” (1982) Vrabel: I have a buddy who’s a big Asia fan. And every single time my buddy who’s an Asia fan tells me he’s an Asia fan, I bring up “Heat of the Moment,” and he calls me a dirty name, and "/>

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Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight

Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight

Leslie Liberatore January 6, 2012 0

Your Friday night serving of songs for making out, making up, or making the most out of your lack o' love life

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The Weekly Mixtape: 1/21/11 (Blue Period)

Rob Smith January 21, 2011 5

When it hurts so bad, you need a soundtrack of songs that that put your pain to music. This week's Weekly Mixtape is a deeply blue playlist for just such an occasion

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The Friday Mixtape: 10/29/10 — Fiendishly Yours

Will Harris October 29, 2010 9

This week, The Friday Mixtape has been specially super-sized in order to provide you with 31 fiendishly good songs to keep you grim and grinning throughout the Halloween weekend.

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CD Review: Eels, “End Times”

Dw. Dunphy January 13, 2010 7

The best of the albums by the enigmatic band Eels tend to come from a well of deep sadness, expressed from the sleepy, grumpy, slightly passive-aggressive viewpoint of Mark Oliver Everett, also known as

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Unsolicited Career Advice for… Jandek

Rob Smith May 4, 2009 4

To know the unknowable is one of the great pursuits of sentient beings everywhere.  Has been for as long as there’s been sentient beings.  But to truly know the unknowable (or at least be

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Chartburn: 7/4/08

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Mainstream Rock: Asia, “Heat of the Moment” (1982) Vrabel: I have a buddy who’s a big Asia fan. And every single time my buddy who’s an Asia fan

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