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Hear This A SXSW standout promises to heed a mother’s advice

“Catherine 1956” is PAWS’ vow to do something with itself.

March 22, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Great Job, Internet! Hear a new Neko Case song from Ghosts Of Darkland County

The “Southern gothic supernatural musical” is a collaboration among T Bone Burnett, John Mellencamp, and Stephen King

March 22, 2013 | 11:42am -
Podmass Dick Van Dyke continues WTF’s “comedy legends” streak and Dane Cook makes it weird

The best podcasts for the week of March 14-20.

March 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A “Shitty miracles”

This week, we discuss examples of stunningly inept projects we cannot believe actually came to fruition.

March 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
We're No. 1 Bush had fame, but with Razorblade Suitcase, it wanted credibility

After the massive success of their polished debut, the whipping boys of alternarock stripped down.

March 19, 2013 | 12:00pm -
AVQ&A Favorite festival experiences

After SXSW, we talk about our favorite festival experiences.

March 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
Recap SXSW Saturday capped off by The Coup, The Thermals, and more

The A.V. Club’s intrepid team reports from Austin.

March 17, 2013 | 6:15pm -
Recap Usher, Afghan Whigs, and Green Day top Friday's SXSW round-up

The A.V. Club’s intrepid team reports from Austin.

March 16, 2013 | 1:10pm -
Recap Third Eye Blind and two different groups of punks provide Thursday’s SXSW highlights

The A.V. Club’s intrepid team reports from Austin.

March 15, 2013 | 2:05pm -
Albums That Time Forgot The drunk history of American drinking songs

An album from the ’50s lovingly compiles favorites and obscurities.

March 15, 2013 | 1:30pm -
NOT OPTIONAL A pair of funny new TV shows, last year’s best doc, and 2 more can’t-miss entertainments

Some entertainment is optional. These aren’t.

March 15, 2013 | 12:00pm -
AVQ&A Surprising songs in concert

This week, a reader asks the staff and readers about unexpected songs we heard at live performances.

March 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
Recap Wednesday’s SXSW experience highlighted by Iggy And The Stooges and pork-belly sliders

The A.V. Club’s intrepid team reports from Austin.

March 14, 2013 | 1:00pm -
Great Job, Internet! Get Involved, Internet: Help stop patent trolls

A company claims it came up with the whole “audio on the Internet idea” back in 1996, so pay up, everyone.

March 12, 2013 | 3:20pm -
Hear This Even babies understand that Outkast is great

What makes “GhettoMusick” particularly alluring to an infant?

March 8, 2013 | 1:30pm -
Podmass Best Show’s pledge drive kicks off strong and Professor Blastoff shares the love

The best podcasts of the week of February 28-March 6.

March 8, 2013 | 12:00am -
Great Job, Internet! The Room book is coming, for real

OH HAI MARK.

March 7, 2013 | 4:40pm -
Great Job, Internet! Watch a long-maned Superchunk play a show in New Jersey in 1991

Back when “Throwing Things” was introduced as a “new song.”

March 6, 2013 | 2:05pm -
AVQ&A What are you reading this month? (March 2013)

We look at some of the month’s releases and ask our staff and readers what books they’re currently exploring.

March 6, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Great Job, Internet! Today in Scottish videos: Frightened Rabbit on Conan, CHVRCHES “Recover”

Lots of plaid and floating cubes (not together, sadly).

March 6, 2013 | 10:35am -
MusicalWork Review Kate Nash: Girl Talk

The British singer-songwriter moves away from pop and into punk on her third album.

March 5, 2013 | 12:00am -
I Learned It At The Movies Want to do spring break properly? These movies have some advice

Make sure to shout “Woo!” at all times, or it won’t look like you’re having fun.

March 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Podmass Margaret Cho enters the podcasting arena and Flop House contracts Oogieloves fever

The best podcasts of the week of February 21-27

March 1, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club 10 10 episodes that made The Larry Sanders Show one of the best comedies of the ’90s

Garry Shandling’s landmark late-night satire is still funny 15 years later.

February 27, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Inventory Love on the dole: 18 songs about being on government assistance

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

February 25, 2013 | 12:00am -
Hear This A song about a machine gun and other oddities from the strange world of Very Small Records

It’s almost like a punk label based in Berkeley would attract a lot of weirdoes.

February 22, 2013 | 1:30pm -
Albums That Time Forgot Finally, an album of Danish versions of old country songs

You haven’t heard “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body” until you’ve heard “Hvis Jeg Sa’e, At Due Er Sød Og Dejlig.”

February 22, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Podmass Podcasters decamp to SF Sketchfest while Eddie Pepitone makes the rounds

The best podcasts of the week of February 14-20.

February 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A Fictional foods we want to try

A reader asks the staff and commenters what foods from pop culture they’d most like to sample.

February 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
Great Job, Internet! Read This: Here’s a long history of the Cosby Sweater, finally

The, um, eye-catching knits were a necessity for how The Cosby Show was shot.

February 19, 2013 | 11:18am -

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