Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: it’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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Husband, Father, Writer, Musical Voyeur, Pop Culture Glutton, Gourmet in Training. I'm the tall guy behind all these short guys. You can find me on the Twitter.
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In a time where anyone with a laptop can churn out a record, it is difficult to know where to stop and listen. Michael Parr has one that deserves your time.
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Michael Parr takes on the latest Prince record, 20Ten, and promises not to “just fill your head with numbers.”
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This week’s Friday Mixtape features tracks from Catherine Wheel, Trashcan Sinatras, Matthew Sweet and many more!
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Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: it’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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Trent Reznor is back with his first post-Nine Inch Nails effort, How to Destroy Angels, leading Michael Parr to ask: what is so wrong with angels?
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Are you a record artwork aficionado? Try and solve the 59th edition of Cover Me!
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The former Everything but the Girl vocalist tackles life as a forty-something on her new record, ”Love and Its Opposite,” Michael Parr has the review.
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Think you know your cover art? Come test your knowledge in this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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Are you a record artwork aficionado? Try and solve the 57th edition of Cover Me!
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Michael Parr says the family affair of Arranged Marriage captures the best aspects of two generations and wraps it up in a pop package.
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You may be asking yourself “Who the F#*k Is B.o.B?” Michael Parr has the answer, and a review of his debut record “B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.”
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Are you a connoisseur of album cover art? Try and solve the 56th edition of Cover Me!
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Think you know your cover art? Come test your knowledge in this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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Are you a connoisseur of album cover art? Try and solve the 54th edition of Cover Me!
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As if Daryl Hall’s ego isn’t inflated enough, The Bird and the Bee go and devote an entire album to the Rock and Soul of Hall & Oates, Michael Parr has the review.
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Think you know your cover art? Come test your knowledge in this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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James Mercer and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton have joined forces to create the indie super-group Broken Bells. Michael Parr reviews the group’s debut record.
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Michael Parr brings a different take on “Cover Me” to his turn at the The Friday Mixtape. Revisit the neon glow of the ’80s and glittery ’70s with covers from Erykah Badu, Everything But the Girl, and many more!
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Are you a record artwork aficionado? Try and solve the 52nd edition of Cover Me!
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Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: It’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr!
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Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: it’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
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Michael Parr looks back the chord struck in his 15-year-old psyche — 20 years ago! — by Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Pale.
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Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
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Vampire Weekend are back with a second batch of worldly pop, but is it any good? Michael Parr has the review.
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Mary J. Blige recently performed her new single, “I Am,” on the finale of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, surrounded by dancers costumed in some of her signature…
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Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
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Alicia Keys has shed her ’70s soul inspired roots for more modern influences, but does it work? Michael Parr has the review.
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It is the last Cover Me of the year. Do you have what it takes to solve the puzzle and win?
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Welcome to this week’s Cover Me! Hi, I’m Drew Carey, uh, I mean Michael Parr, and I’ll be taking over from your previous host, David Medsker. While I’m not going…