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Blue Öyster Cult’s “Veteran Of The Psychic Wars” is even bigger than the movie that inspired it
By Jason Heller November 8, 2012 | 5:00pm
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New releases from Pig Destroyer, Indian Handcrafts, Golden Void, and more
By John Semley, Jason Heller November 7, 2012 | 4:30pm
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How Ballads Of The Green Berets and Have A Marijuana explain the '60s generation gap
By Noel Murray November 7, 2012 | 6:00am
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A taco cannon, a chainsaw-wielding Val Kilmer, and other types of fun at Fun Fun Fun Fest
By Sean O'Neal November 6, 2012 | 7:00pm
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The people have the power: an election-day mixlist
By John Semley, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Steven Moore, Keith Phipps, Emily St. James, Marcus Gilmer, Marah Eakin November 6, 2012 | 6:00am
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John Hodgman’s songs for Ragnarok, the end of days
By Marah Eakin November 2, 2012 | 6:15pm
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This Was Pop discovers the softer side of the rock-songs chart
By Steven Hyden, Genevieve Koski November 2, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Live performers acting out
By AV Club Staff November 2, 2012 | 5:00am
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Menomena’s Danny Seim makes a mix about moms
By Steven Moore November 1, 2012 | 2:30pm
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Rob Crow shivers his way through the scariest songs he knows
By Marah Eakin October 30, 2012 | 5:00pm
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The curse of Drinkenstein: 26 songs that use monsters as metaphors
By Nathan Rabin, Jason Heller, Emily Withrow, Keith Phipps, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Erik Adams, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski October 29, 2012 | 5:00am
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Daniel Handler helps plan a heist with an obscurities-riddled soundtrack
By Tasha Robinson October 26, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Noel Gallagher on going solo and working with hippies
By Gregg LaGambina October 24, 2012 | 5:00am
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P.O.S. on why he hates Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba”
By Erik Adams October 23, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Ben Gibbard makes a workout mix for long-distance runners
By Marah Eakin October 23, 2012 | 5:00am
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Why Billy Joel’s An Innocent Man disproves John Philip Sousa’s musical fears
By Jason Heller October 22, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Sad trombone: 18 songs about awkward sexual encounters
By Nathan Rabin, Josh Modell, Keith Phipps, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Noel Murray, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski October 22, 2012 | 5:00am
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Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear on his musical firsts
By Sean O'Neal October 19, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Eww girl, eww, eww: 10 songs about sexy girls sung by gay dudes
By Josh Modell October 17, 2012 | 5:00am
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Del Shannon’s “Runaway” gave the singer a haunting, unstoppable hit
By Jason Heller October 16, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Matt And Kim pick their favorite duets
By Marah Eakin October 16, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Steven Ellison, a.k.a. Flying Lotus, on his first beat and middle-school band
By Marah Eakin October 12, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Heart’s Ann Wilson on “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” and a crooning Robert Plant
By Marah Eakin October 12, 2012 | 3:00pm
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A beginners’ guide to the heyday of power-pop, 1972-1986
By Noel Murray October 11, 2012 | 4:00pm
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“Our canvas is freedom, your blood is our paint”: 8-plus unfortunate anthems of the Occupy movement
By Marcus Gilmer, Marah Eakin, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller October 10, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Wanda Jackson on advice from Jack White and Elvis, and being a hard-headed woman
By Marah Eakin October 9, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Prince’s Batman soundtrack is not the embarrassment it’s reputed to be
By Steven Hyden October 9, 2012 | 4:00pm
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A German physicist updates Bach with synthesizers
By Kyle Ryan October 9, 2012 | 3:00pm
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1993 brought debut albums from The Coup, Tha Alkaholiks, and the Wu-Tang Clan
By Nathan Rabin October 9, 2012 | 3:00pm
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John Darnielle picks goth tracks to take the edge off
By Marah Eakin October 9, 2012 | 5:00am
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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett discusses vintage horror and geek bonding
By Kenny Herzog October 5, 2012 | 5:00am
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British folksinger Frank Turner on why he hates John Lennon’s “Imagine”
By Dan Fitchette, Dan Ozzi October 4, 2012 | 3:00pm
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#46: I Use Netflix Instant Because I Like Buffering
By AV Club Staff October 4, 2012 | 5:00am
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New releases from My Dying Bride, Jodis, Manowar, and more
By John Semley, Jason Heller October 3, 2012 | 5:00pm
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No Doubt’s Adrian Young gets irie with a reggae mix
By Marah Eakin October 2, 2012 | 3:00pm
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This week’s must-hear songs include cuts by Ke$ha, Robert Smith, and Ben Gibbard
By Marah Eakin September 28, 2012 | 4:00pm
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A look at the Hot 100 includes “As Long As You Love Me” and, inevitably, “Gangnam Style”
By Steven Hyden, Genevieve Koski September 28, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Bad at 25: Looking back at how a lost, lonely Michael Jackson found his way
By Noel Murray September 26, 2012 | 5:00am
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti presents an adult-themed mixtape
By Marah Eakin September 25, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Policing Amanda Palmer: How crowdfunding has changed expectations for artists
By Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson September 24, 2012 | 6:00pm
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Titus Andronicus and Wanda Jackson helm this week’s best tracks
By Marah Eakin September 21, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs on combining the Jackson 5 with Twin Peaks
By Will Harris September 21, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Where to start with the original psychedelic cowboy, Lee Hazlewood
By Davis Inman September 20, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Is Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance as scary today as it was in 1982?
By Keith Phipps, Jason Heller September 20, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Ian Hunter talks Mott The Hoople and staying on the periphery
By Will Harris September 20, 2012 | 3:00pm
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This week we're barely putting up with Chris Brown's neck tattoo
By Amelie Gillette September 19, 2012 | 5:00pm
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WhAt Should! we name )) R bANd?!: 25 band names designed to confound listeners and irritate copy editors
By Josh Modell September 19, 2012 | 5:00am
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Serj Tankian on his musical firsts and learning to love Iron Maiden
By Marah Eakin September 18, 2012 | 6:00pm
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Big-band love songs get the spoken-word treatment, at last
By Kyle Ryan September 18, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Patterson Hood celebrates life and death with a “27 Club” mixtape
By Marah Eakin September 18, 2012 | 5:00am
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A.V. Fest 2012 in photos
By Josh Modell September 17, 2012 | 6:00pm
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: September 14-September 16, 2012
By AV Club Staff September 17, 2012 | 5:00am
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“I love my shirt (and hat and pants and shoes)”: 16 musical odes to clothing
By Nathan Rabin, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski September 17, 2012 | 5:00am
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A.V. Fest 2012
By AV Club Staff September 14, 2012 | 8:30pm
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New tracks from Missy Elliott and P.O.S. highlight the week in music
By Marah Eakin September 14, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Steve Berlin of Los Lobos on R.E.M. and sharing the planet with Paul Westerberg
By Noel Murray September 14, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner on why she hates Papa Roach’s “Scars”
By Marah Eakin September 14, 2012 | 2:00pm
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Where to start with the enigmatic music known as shoegaze
By Jason Heller September 13, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Jeff Tweedy on his privacy, the music industry, and the future of Wilco
By Marah Eakin September 13, 2012 | 5:00am
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“We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful” finds Morrissey in a laughing mood
By Jason Heller September 12, 2012 | 4:00pm
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1992: The year college rock died
By Noel Murray September 12, 2012 | 5:00am
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“It’s not my fault you got lovesick during the Quiet Storm”: 35 sleeper hits from 1992
By Nathan Rabin, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Noel Murray, Marah Eakin, 1560738667 September 12, 2012 | 5:00am
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Kerplunk captures the sound of Green Day before the breakthrough
By Jason Heller September 11, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Boston’s blockbuster debut proved a tough act to follow on deadline
By Steven Hyden September 11, 2012 | 3:00pm
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In 1992, Mudhoney made a halfhearted attempt to go mainstream
By Sean O'Neal September 11, 2012 | 5:00am
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In 1992 Arrested Development looked like the future of hip-hop, but the future had other plans
By Nathan Rabin September 11, 2012 | 5:00am
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Amanda Palmer on being a “social musician” in the crowd-sourcing era
By Tasha Robinson September 10, 2012 | 5:00am
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“I got a beep from Kim”: 24 pop-culture windows into the world of 1992
By Nathan Rabin, Josh Modell, Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Erik Adams, Noel Murray, Emily St. James, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson September 10, 2012 | 5:00am
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Kanye West, Jay-Z, and a stoned-sounding Michael Jackson dominate this week’s tracks
By Marah Eakin September 7, 2012 | 3:00pm
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This week we're barely putting up with Will.i.am
By Amelie Gillette September 5, 2012 | 5:00pm
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New releases from Norska, Auroch, Propagandhi, and more
By John Semley, Jason Heller September 5, 2012 | 3:00pm
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How Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” became the best song for a bad time
By Jason Heller September 4, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Master of positivity Andrew W.K. makes us a party-starting mixtape
By Marah Eakin September 4, 2012 | 5:00am
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This week, it’s all about No Doubt and a metal Jawbreaker cover
By Marah Eakin August 31, 2012 | 3:00pm
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This Was Pop debates the appeal of Phillip Phillips, “Truck Yeah,” and more
By Steven Hyden, Genevieve Koski August 31, 2012 | 5:00am
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Favorite songs for public dancing
By AV Club Staff August 31, 2012 | 5:00am
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A guide to the music of Joni Mitchell
By Noel Murray August 30, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Corin Tucker discusses how she got started onstage
By Marah Eakin August 30, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Foo Fighters’ debut was a bridge between Nirvana and mid-’90s alt-rock
By Steven Hyden August 28, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Spoon’s Britt Daniel on his musical firsts, including his newly formed band
By Marah Eakin August 28, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Patterson Hood and Nigel Godrich zone out in this week’s best tracks
By Marah Eakin August 24, 2012 | 5:00am
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Where to start with the prolific output of MF Doom
By Nathan Rabin August 23, 2012 | 5:00pm
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Walk right through the door: 12 songs about shoplifting
By Nathan Rabin, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, Jason Heller August 22, 2012 | 5:00am
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Tiffany on “I Think We’re Alone Now,” being the queen of the mall, and dubstep
By Marah Eakin August 21, 2012 | 4:00pm
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1991 found hip-hop in transition, with 2Pac leading the way to the future
By Nathan Rabin August 21, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Every mother’s son: Why Lynyrd Skynyrd has survived
By Jason Heller August 21, 2012 | 5:00am
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Mourn summer’s inevitable end with new Taylor Swift, Ty Segall, and Pinback
By Marah Eakin August 17, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Music supervisor Randall Poster on Fleetwood Mac, Wes Anderson, and Skrillex
By Marah Eakin August 16, 2012 | 5:00pm
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A guide to the music of Motown
By Keith Phipps, Noel Murray August 16, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Strange times at the 2012 Gathering Of The Juggalos
By Nathan Rabin August 14, 2012 | 7:28pm
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The fake Beatles album Yesterday And Today once topped the charts
By Steven Hyden August 14, 2012 | 5:00am
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Bob Mould, Jason Lytle, and Nude Beach
By Marah Eakin August 10, 2012 | 5:00am
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Where to dive into Frank Zappa’s weird, unwieldy discography
By John Semley August 9, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Jon Wurster on why he hates Kiss’ “Room Service”
By Marah Eakin August 9, 2012 | 3:00pm
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Sentenced to shingaling: 15 songs that take place in courtrooms
By Jason Heller August 8, 2012 | 5:00am
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Why “Hook” by Blues Traveler is actually a pretty genius work of metafiction
By Emily Guendelsberger August 7, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Lollapalooza 2012: Evacuated and muddy, but musically unbowed
By Kyle Ryan, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Colin Griffith, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski August 6, 2012 | 5:20pm
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: August 3-5, 2012
By AV Club Staff August 6, 2012 | 5:00am
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Lollapalooza 2012, Day Three
By AV Club Staff August 5, 2012 | 5:00am
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Lollapalooza 2012, Day Two
By AV Club Staff August 4, 2012 | 5:00am
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Lollapalooza 2012, Day One
By AV Club Staff August 3, 2012 | 6:00pm
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JEFF The Brotherhood’s Jamin Orrall on his firsts
By Marah Eakin August 3, 2012 | 6:00pm
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This week’s most talked-about tracks come from Pussy Riot and Animal Collective
By Marah Eakin August 3, 2012 | 3:00pm
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M. Ward shares his iPod contents, from Chuck Berry to Sade
By Marah Eakin August 2, 2012 | 6:00pm
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Where to start with alt-rock icon Bob Mould
By Kyle Ryan August 2, 2012 | 4:00pm
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Visiting Bob Dylan’s hometown
By Sean O'Neal August 2, 2012 | 5:00am
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New releases from Om, Testament, and Mountain Man
By John Semley, Jason Heller August 1, 2012 | 3:00pm
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In 1990, Hammer, Vanilla Ice, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ice Cube reflected the splintering of the hip-hop nation
By Nathan Rabin July 31, 2012 | 4:00pm
