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The Friday Mixtape: 7/24/09
The more things change… Adam Again – Ain’t No Sunshine from Ten Songs by Adam Again (1988) Deliverance – Beauty And The Beast from Camelot in Smithereens (1995) Jacob’s Trouble – Tell Me What
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A-B-C! It’s easy as do-re-mi! Art Brut – Summer Job from Art Brut vs. Satan (2009) Bat for Lashes – Moon and Moon from Two Suns (2009) Battles – Atlas from Mirrored (2007) Chris
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Mainstream Rock: The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989) Scott Malchus: This was the album when Keith and Mick supposedly started liking each other again. In truth, I thinkRead More »DVD Review: Martin Scorsese & the Rolling Stones, “Shine a Light”
After watching the first 10 minutes, the most surprising thing about Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese’s concert documentary about the Rolling Stones, is that it ever happened. Shot in grainy black and white, the
Read More »Exit Music (For a Campaign): Hillary Clinton
It’s the end of the road for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. A few signs lately have pointed towards Hillary finally packing it in, and after Barack Obama sweeps up enough of the black vote in
Read More »Hey, You Kids Get Out of My Yard!: Holdin’ Out for a Hero
When I was a kid, my heroes were, at the very least, deserving of adoration. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Dan Pastorini (the one non-musician of the bunch) — the one thing they
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