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Desert Island Discs with the O’s

Matt Wardlaw February 3, 2011 4

We’re pleased to welcome The O’s for today’s edition of Desert Island Discs. A couple of years ago, their debut album prompted Alternative Press to name them as one of “100 Bands You Need

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The Weekly Mixtape: 1/14/11

Dw. Dunphy January 14, 2011 2

Mixtape madness, honest voices, strangeness ensues!

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Cratedigger: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, “Dark Night of the Soul”

Ken Shane August 21, 2010 0

A collaboration between Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch was bound to be interesting. Dark Night of the Soul is a triumph. Win the Deluxe Box Set

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CD Review: Various Artists, “Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy”

Ken Shane September 29, 2009 7

Last week, in my review of Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill, I said that in most cases, tribute albums are a hit-or-miss affair. That’s not exactly a controversial opinion,

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Song-Off Jr.: Metaphorical Pie

Matchup Monkey May 18, 2009 11

“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.” – Jack Handey Motley

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Popdose Flashback: Pixies, “Doolittle”

Ed Murray February 16, 2009 10

Pixies – Doolittle (1989, 4AD) purchase this album (Amazon) To a certain extent, Doolittle – the Pixies’ most accessible (and best-selling) album – is all about tension. The tension of band trying to continue

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