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Why go see Pearl Jam? A diehard and a lapsed fan find out
By Sean O'Neal, Josh Modell August 23, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Week 13: Pearl Jam woos me, Pixies remain, and I marry The Promise Ring
By Josh Modell August 23, 2016 | 5:00am
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Funny dogs, demolished disco, and a synth soundtrack
By Esther Zuckerman, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy August 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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Lydia Loveless on the Midwestern dudes who inspired her new album
By David Anthony August 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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What does it take to be the organist for the Boston Red Sox?
By Marah Eakin August 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 12: I used to have a ponytail, but I still have pretty good taste in N bands
By Josh Modell August 16, 2016 | 5:00am
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Speedy Ortiz and Hop Along go head-to-head in our pop-culture name game
By David Anthony August 15, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Music from Moog to Muncie Girls
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Kyle Ryan August 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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“El Scorcho” bridged the gap between Weezer’s Blue and Pink(erton) periods
By Danette Chavez August 12, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Rhea Butcher on the depressing reason she hates Magic’s sexist “Rude”
By Marah Eakin August 12, 2016 | 5:00am
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Stone Temple Pilots got weirder and better than anyone gives them credit for
By Alex McLevy August 11, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Wilco bashed out a modern rock classic with “Outtasite (Outta Mind)”
By Noel Murray August 10, 2016 | 6:00pm
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1996 may not have been ready for Aphex Twin
By Sean O'Neal August 9, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Rob Thomas reflects on Matchbox Twenty’s debut album 20 years later
By Becca James August 9, 2016 | 5:00am
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Fountains Of Wayne’s power-pop gem “Radiation Vibe” found the silver lining in adversity
By Annie Zaleski August 8, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Who’s a good boy? PUP’s a good boy! (Because they ate a bunch of dog treats)
By David Anthony August 8, 2016 | 4:00pm
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In 1996, alternative rock died a messy, forgettable death
By Sean O'Neal August 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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A memory-triggering candle, isolated vocals, and a perfect pencil
By Becca James, Erik Adams, Nick Wanserski August 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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60 minutes of Dinosaur Jr.’s stormy guitar epics
By Noel Murray August 5, 2016 | 5:00am
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Here’s what’s coming to record stores and streaming services in August
By Dianca London, Matt Williams, Dan Bogosian, Annie Zaleski, Brian Shultz, Philip Cosores, Lily Moayeri, John Everhart, Ryan Bray, Noel Murray, Zoe Camp, Kevin Warwick, Jonah Bayer, Scott Heisel, Dan Caffrey August 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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Lucy Dacus on the strange interactions that inspired the songs on No Burden
By David Anthony August 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 11: Whoa, I’m halfway there / Whoa, I don’t own any Bon Jovi discs
By Josh Modell August 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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Check out The A.V. Club’s photos from Lollapalooza’s 25th anniversary
By Robert Loerzel, David Anthony August 1, 2016 | 3:20pm
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Brita filters and a Slip ’N Slide: Here’s what’s on sale on Amazon today
By Marah Eakin July 29, 2016 | 6:00pm
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The best music of 2016 so far: The A.V. Club’s catch-up guide
By Evan Rytlewski, kenneth-partridge, Dan Bogosian, Kyle Ryan, Matt Williams, Philip Cosores, Josh Modell, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Scott Heisel, Alex McLevy, Zoe Camp, Noel Murray, Leor Galil, Eric Swedlund, Paula Mejia, Dan Caffrey July 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Descendents’ Milo Aukerman on starting his music career at 53 and the songs that got him there
By David Anthony July 28, 2016 | 5:00am
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Tom Petty’s greatest hits record remains the best of the best-ofs
By David Brusie July 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 10: Where Kool Keith meets Low, prank calls, and a terrible jacket
By Josh Modell July 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra gets morbid with our game, “Alive Or Not Alive?”
By David Anthony July 25, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage is a well-crafted diamond in the rough
By Annie Zaleski July 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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A little spite music: The songs—and subtle trolling—of the RNC band
By Sean O'Neal July 23, 2016 | 5:00am
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Lost Under Heaven picks the soundtrack to a vampire’s next soiree
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 22, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Girl Band makes prehistoric picks for a T-Rex
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 22, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Circuit Des Yeux gives long-haul truckers the boost they need
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 22, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Thundercat searches for music that will funk up Hillary Clinton’s life
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 21, 2016 | 9:09pm
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Kevin Morby tries to find the perfect gift for Bill Murray
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 21, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Members of Royal Headache pick records for their 12-year-old selves
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 21, 2016 | 3:05pm
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Little Girl Blue explores the life and legacy of Karen Carpenter
By Nathan Rabin July 21, 2016 | 2:00pm
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The Hotelier’s Christian Holden sure loves his mom
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 20, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Porches’ Aaron Maine bridges the generation gap with music for his grandma
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 20, 2016 | 4:09pm
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Neon Indian picks music to alienate teenagers
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 19, 2016 | 7:07pm
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Twin Peaks knows what kind of music a time traveler would like to hear
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 19, 2016 | 3:44pm
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Benji Madden on Good Charlotte’s comeback and soundtrack writing
By David Anthony July 19, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 9: Bill Hicks, Eminem’s mom, and a band I fell out of love with
By Josh Modell July 19, 2016 | 5:00am
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Whitney wants to help beef up Pee-Wee Herman’s cassette collection
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 18, 2016 | 8:43pm
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BJ The Chicago Kid has a gift for Michael Jordan
By David Anthony, Marah Eakin July 18, 2016 | 7:23pm
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The 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival in photos
By Robert Loerzel, David Anthony July 18, 2016 | 3:20pm
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Trace Rilo Kiley’s indie-pop constellation in under an hour
By Jesse Hassenger July 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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If your song lands in Ron Isley’s yard, you’re not getting it back
By Joshua Alston July 15, 2016 | 5:00pm
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It’s pretty easy to believe that Devo can’t get no “Satisfaction”
By Nick Wanserski July 14, 2016 | 5:00pm
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The Cure amplified the disorientation of Hendrix’s psychedelic “Purple Haze”
By Annie Zaleski July 13, 2016 | 5:00pm
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A Nancy Sinatra song gets an industrial German treatment
By Gwen Ihnat July 12, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Everything Sucks marked the return of an older, angrier Descendents
By Ryan Bray July 12, 2016 | 5:00am
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Aparna Nancherla hates the creepy vibes of “Sweat (A La La Long)”
By Marah Eakin July 12, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 8: Elliott Smith’s rock band, a weird O.J. tribute, and Mitch Hedberg
By Josh Modell July 12, 2016 | 5:00am
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The best Springsteen covers are the ones you can scream along to
By David Anthony July 11, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Kathleen Hanna on why she hates the sad-dad vibe of “Cat’s In The Cradle”
By Marah Eakin July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Beyond “La Bamba”: Los Lobos is the best rock band nobody’s listening to
By Ryan Bray July 7, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Fred Durst didn’t entirely deserve to become nü-metal’s whipping boy
By Adam Kovac July 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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Guns N’ Roses started their set 15 minutes early? And other surprises
By Alex McLevy July 5, 2016 | 5:43pm
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Week 7: Fugazi, The Frogs, astrology songs, and some Fs I don’t want
By Josh Modell July 5, 2016 | 5:00am
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Sloan self-reflected with charming power pop on One Chord To Another
By Sarah Sahim June 29, 2016 | 2:00pm
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From Bowie reissues to Blink-182, here’s what’s coming to record stores and streaming services in July
By kenneth-partridge, Dan Bogosian, Sarah Sahim, Brian Shultz, Matt Williams, Katie Rife, Annie Zaleski, Lily Moayeri, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, John Everhart, Alex McLevy, Noel Murray, Randall Colburn, Sean O'Neal, Scott Heisel, Marah Eakin, Kevin Warwick, Dan Caffrey June 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 6: In which Death Cab For Cutie competes for space with “Ass-N-Titties”
By Josh Modell June 28, 2016 | 5:00am
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A clever assassin game, an entryway into comics, and an adventurous soundtrack
By A.A. Dowd, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Nick Wanserski June 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Jensen Karp hates Fat Joe’s irresponsible, AIDS-related “Nasty Hoes”
By Marah Eakin June 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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The oral history of Radiohead’s GooglyMinotaur, a chatbot ahead of its time
By Annie Zaleski June 23, 2016 | 5:00am
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All that sass: The albums that define the ’00s dance-punk era
By Kevin Warwick June 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 5: I’m keeping most of the Coldplay, okay?
By Josh Modell June 21, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Darkness takes on our celebrity facial-hair quiz
By David Anthony June 20, 2016 | 4:00pm
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60 minutes of Joni Mitchell’s jazzy, folky stories of romantic independence
By Noel Murray June 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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Let Panic! At The Disco’s “Hallelujah” inspire your best summer ever
By Gwen Ihnat June 17, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Burn some daylight with the help of Few Bits’ “Summer Sun”
By Leonardo Adrian Garcia June 16, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” is a soul-pop sugar rush
By Annie Zaleski June 15, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Chance The Rapper’s “All Night” is the summer song we need right now
By Cameron Scheetz June 14, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Mitski talks poetry and the competitive nature that inspires her music
By David Anthony June 14, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mike Park on the DIY ethics that have kept Asian Man Records in business for 20 years
By David Anthony June 14, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 4: Frank Black, Built To Spill, Blur, and more… to the used CD store
By Josh Modell June 14, 2016 | 5:00am
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Win 2 passes to Saturday of Delaware’s Firefly Music Fest, courtesy of Strangers You Know
By Cameron Scheetz June 13, 2016 | 8:58pm
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Tegan And Sara know what makes a perfect summer jam
By Alex McLevy June 13, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Comedian Amy Miller on the throat-clearing reason she hates “Return Of The Mack”
By Marah Eakin June 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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The weird, wonderful Brainiac lives on with Bonsai Superstar
By Leo DeLuca June 9, 2016 | 5:00am
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It’s week three of the purge, and the CDs are winning
By Josh Modell June 7, 2016 | 5:00am
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60 minutes of deeper cuts that show why The Monkees’ music still matters
By Gwen Ihnat June 7, 2016 | 5:00am
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Into It. Over It. and Pinegrove compete to see who can pack their van the fastest
By David Anthony June 6, 2016 | 4:00pm
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60 minutes of power pop to prove there’s life after Pinkerton for Weezer
By A.A. Dowd June 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Replacements’ biographer on why some fans wish they hadn’t read his new book
By Gwen Ihnat June 3, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Chris Carrabba and Adam Lazzara on surviving the emo boom and overcoming fan nostalgia
By David Anthony June 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Week 2: From Lily Allen to Eric Bachmann, should it stay or should it go?
By Josh Modell May 31, 2016 | 5:00am
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Need a song for the summer, a book for the beach, or a discography for your road trip? We’ve got you covered.
By Cameron Scheetz, Danette Chavez, Sam Barsanti May 28, 2016 | 5:00am
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Pity Sex talks about the pop culture that inspired its new record, White Hot Moon
By David Anthony May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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From Paul Simon to Tegan And Sara, here’s what’s coming to record stores and streaming services in June
By kenneth-partridge, Chris Mincher, Sarah Sahim, Brian Shultz, Philip Cosores, Annie Zaleski, Lily Moayeri, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, John Everhart, Alex McLevy, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Randall Colburn, Kevin Warwick, Zach Schonfeld, Marah Eakin, Ian Thomas, Dan Caffrey May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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How an indie rock band’s well-intentioned homage became a $50,000 mistake
By David Anthony May 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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60 minutes of the gospel music that colors Chance’s Coloring Book
By Ashley Ray-Harris May 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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An A.V. Club writer begins a long battle with physical media
By Josh Modell May 24, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Twin Peaks spots fake “breastaurants” in this titillating quiz
By AV Club Staff May 23, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Jo Firestone on why “The Wanderer” is for sexist monsters with mommy issues
By Marah Eakin May 23, 2016 | 5:00am
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Tracy Chapman understands the freedom of a friend’s “Fast Car”
By Becca James May 20, 2016 | 5:00pm
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The tour van received its ideal tribute from a singular ’90s group
By Alex McLevy May 19, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” is a precision machine
By Nick Wanserski May 18, 2016 | 6:00pm
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In an album-oriented rock era, Journey became an outstanding singles band
By Noel Murray May 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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Gary Numan’s “Cars” walks the fine line between paranoia and mental clarity
By Annie Zaleski May 17, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Excerpt: Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me
By Steven Hyden May 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Of all of Bruce Springsteen’s songs about automobiles, “Stolen Car” is the saddest
By Noel Murray May 16, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Drake refines the art of bragging in 60 minutes
By Danette Chavez May 16, 2016 | 5:00am
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Chris Cubas on the horror of prolonged exposure to “My Heart Will Go On”
By Marah Eakin May 16, 2016 | 5:00am
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My country, fests of thee: A state-by-state guide to summer music festivals
By Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Becca James, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Marah Eakin, Laura M. Browning May 11, 2016 | 5:00am
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How did the Neutral Milk Hotel legend get so out of hand?
By Luke Winkie May 11, 2016 | 5:00am
