Music Features
- Midwinter report: Were Pitchfork’s nights at the museum a masterpiece? By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom February 19, 2019 | 12:00pm
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20 years ago, Rushmore took the soundtrack back to school By Sean O'Neal February 18, 2019 | 12:00pm
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’80s Japanese ambient, Y La Bamba’s expansive Chicana indie pop lead this week’s music recs By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Ann-Derrick Gaillot February 15, 2019 | 5:30pm
- Leaving Whiskeytown: 2 hours of alternative folk-rock By Laura M. Browning February 14, 2019 | 9:30pm
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Slowdive meets Seurat: 11 must-see sets at Pitchfork Midwinter By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom February 13, 2019 | 12:00pm
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The slow and steady perfection of Galaxie 500’s On Fire By Ashley Naftule February 12, 2019 | 12:00pm
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Inside the Grammy Museum's new Dolly Parton exhibit By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin February 8, 2019 | 9:30pm
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Panda Bear’s hypnotic Buoys, Mercury Rev’s Bobbie Gentry tribute, and more great new music By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez, Adam Isaac Itkoff February 8, 2019 | 4:30pm
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Now That’s What I Call Meow-sic: 16 times cats made their way into song By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Laura Adamczyk, Laura M. Browning February 6, 2019 | 12:00pm
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The Mountain Goats are back to soundtrack your D&D campaign, plus more of this week’s top music recs By The A.V. Club, Danette Chavez, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom, Max Freedman February 1, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, and 18 more new albums to keep you warm in February By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Laura Adamczyk, Randall Colburn February 1, 2019 | 2:00pm
- A wintry mix to get you through the polar vortex By Kelsey J. Waite January 30, 2019 | 5:05pm
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Vampire Weekend returns refreshed, Jenny Lewis has a Bella Donna moment, and more of the week’s best music By The A.V. Club, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Randall Colburn, Matt Williams, Max Freedman January 25, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Mark Mothersbaugh on his journey from Devo to Hollywood By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin January 21, 2019 | 8:30pm
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A-Sides: James Blake and André 3000’s effervescent team-up, plus new Toro Y Moi and more By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Marty Sartini Garner, Katie Rife January 18, 2019 | 5:10pm
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British meme rap project: The year in band names 2018 By Kyle Ryan January 15, 2019 | 12:00pm
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A-Sides: Ex Hex’s rollicking return, plus 4 more great releases you should hear this week By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, David Anthony January 11, 2019 | 6:00pm
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Panopticon’s Kentucky combined folk and black metal to take on the coal industry By Andrew Paul January 9, 2019 | 6:00pm
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The 20 most anticipated albums of 2019 By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, David Anthony January 8, 2019 | 12:00pm
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Full tank of gas and a ’69 Tempest: An hour of great mainstream country from the ’80s and ’90s By Laura M. Browning January 3, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Catch up with the year’s best music and more with The A.V. Club’s Spotify playlists By Kelsey J. Waite December 26, 2018 | 4:00pm
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A-Sides: John Legend, RuPaul, and all of this Christmas’ red-hot musical chestnuts By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski December 21, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best albums of 2018: The ballots By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner December 18, 2018 | 12:00pm
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The A.V. Club’s 20 best albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner December 18, 2018 | 12:00pm
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The best indie and rock albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, David Anthony December 17, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best pop and R&B albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy December 15, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Paul Williams on the enduring magic and no-longer-lost music of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas By Erik Adams December 13, 2018 | 7:00pm
- Jamila Woods’ final performance of Heavn was one of 2018’s best live shows By The A.V. Club, Kelsey J. Waite, Danette Chavez December 12, 2018 | 8:45pm
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The best hip-hop albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Kelsey J. Waite, Colin McGowan, Katie Rife December 12, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best electronic albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Nina Corcoran, Marty Sartini Garner, Brian Howe December 8, 2018 | 2:00pm
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A-Sides: Stocking stuffers from Chance, Meek Mill’s triumphant return, Little Simz, and more By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Adam Isaac Itkoff December 7, 2018 | 8:00pm
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The best country albums of 2018 By The A.V. Club, Matt Williams, Annie Zaleski, Gwen Ihnat December 6, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best punk and hardcore albums of 2018 By David Anthony and Alex McLevy, Alex McLevy December 4, 2018 | 5:38pm
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A-Sides: Earl Sweatshirt’s astonishing Rap Songs, plus Grimes, The 1975, and more By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski November 30, 2018 | 6:00pm
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The best metal albums of 2018 By A.A. Dowd and David Anthony, David Anthony November 27, 2018 | 12:00pm
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A-Sides: Anderson Paak, 10 years of Brainfeeder, and the rest of this week’s essential music By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy November 16, 2018 | 8:00pm
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Here’s how you’re damaging your ears—and what you can do to protect them By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin November 12, 2018 | 8:00pm
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Earl Sweatshirt’s cryptic return, free jazz from Lynch and Badalamenti, plus 3 more releases to hear By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife November 9, 2018 | 5:20pm
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Vince Staples shows us how it’s done, plus 4 more new releases you should hear By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner, Kelsey J. Waite November 2, 2018 | 2:45pm
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Solange and Anderson Paak lead our 21 most-anticipated albums of November By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, A.A. Dowd, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife October 31, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Beyond “Monster Mash”: 60 minutes of killer tunes for your graveyard smash By Katie Rife October 27, 2018 | 1:00pm
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A-Sides: Robyn, Mick Jenkins, Julia Holter, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Daughters By The A.V. Club, David Anthony, Ann-Derrick Gaillot, Max Freedman, Meagan Fredette October 26, 2018 | 1:00pm
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One of punk’s true originals, Germfree Adolescents is as fresh today as it was in 1978 By Katie Rife October 23, 2018 | 4:30pm
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A-Sides: Empress Of, Elvis Costello, Usher, Windhand, and Farao By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd October 19, 2018 | 6:00pm
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Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and the story of indie rock’s best new supergroup By Steven Edelstone October 16, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Fembots, dancing queens, and love fools: 60 minutes of Swedish pop By Annie Zaleski October 12, 2018 | 7:00pm
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A-Sides: Sheck Wes, Daniel Avery, A Star Is Born, Reason, and Colter Wall By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, Matt Williams October 12, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Robyn, Thom Yorke’s Suspiria score, and 18 more scary-good albums out this month By The A.V. Club, A.A. Dowd, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez, David Anthony October 1, 2018 | 2:00pm
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40 years after Are We Not Men? we’re just now starting to get Devo By Erik Adams September 29, 2018 | 2:00pm
- First-ever Red Bull Music Fest Chicago to feature Nas, Pusha T, Cupcakke, and more By Kelsey J. Waite September 19, 2018 | 8:30pm
- Robyn finally confirms new album, Honey, out next month By Kelsey J. Waite September 19, 2018 | 12:33pm
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60 minutes proving De La Soul is one of hip-hop’s greats—but its legacy is in danger By Alex McLevy September 19, 2018 | 11:00am
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Sing-alongs and bare asses: Nostalgia ruled at this year’s Riot Fest By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, David Anthony September 17, 2018 | 7:30pm
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Weird Al emerged, post-punk exploded, and DJing matured in 1981 By Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal, Matt Gerardi, Kyle Ryan, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat September 17, 2018 | 11:00am
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Marianne Faithfull returns with a gorgeous new Nick Cave duet By Kelsey J. Waite September 14, 2018 | 5:20pm
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Celebrate Amy Winehouse's birthday with this playlist of the singer at her best By Maggie Donahue September 14, 2018 | 4:53pm
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The 30 most-anticipated albums of September By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, David Anthony, Alex McLevy, Sean O'Neal September 1, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Roísín Murphy’s quietly releasing a string of monstrously fun EPs By Clayton Purdom and Kelsey J. Waite, Kelsey J. Waite August 30, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Tirzah’s Devotion is loaded with weird, brilliant tracks By Clayton Purdom and Maggie Donahue, Maggie Donahue August 23, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation is more than a crossover—it’s a beacon By Erin Osmon August 21, 2018 | 11:00am
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1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel By Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony August 20, 2018 | 2:00pm
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What’s your favorite Aretha Franklin song? By The A.V. Club, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife August 16, 2018 | 5:05pm
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Doja Cat's "Mooo!" is the extremely unlikely song of the summer By Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, and Baraka Kaseko, Gwen Ihnat, Baraka Kaseko August 16, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Lo-fi house wunderkind Ross From Friends is a lot more than a gimmicky name By Clayton Purdom and Alex McLevy, Alex McLevy August 9, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: What's the best band of all time? By Paul Maroon August 7, 2018 | 11:00am
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The Coup and Lakeith Stanfield turn Sorry To Bother You’s soundtrack into a rousing call to arms By Clayton Purdom and Laura Adamczyk, Laura Adamczyk August 2, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Cowboys, queens, and marauders: The 31 most-anticipated albums of August By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, A.A. Dowd, Maggie Donahue, Sean O'Neal August 1, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Beyond The Beatles: The protopunks, French classics, and ska pioneers of 1964 By Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite, Erik Adams, Laura M. Browning July 30, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Those new Chance The Rapper tracks are exactly what this summer needed By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Katie Rife July 26, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: Why is “Auld Lang Syne” the best melody? By Paul Maroon July 24, 2018 | 2:00pm
- The A.V. Club climbs out of the sultry mudpit that was Pitchfork Fest 2018 By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez July 23, 2018 | 6:10pm
- Stream the new album Night Swimming from addictive New Jersey surf-pop trio Dentist By Alex McLevy July 19, 2018 | 9:00pm
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The scam industry: How the hip-hop boom sets hopefuls up for failure By Ryan Pfeffer July 19, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Chaka Khan’s first track in 10 years shows she’s still got it By The A.V. Club, Laura Adamczyk, Alex McLevy July 19, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Moving out from “The Middle”: 60 minutes of eternal adolescence with Jimmy Eat World By A.A. Dowd July 16, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Reggie Watts recounts the origins his new musical side project, Wajatta By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin July 12, 2018 | 8:15pm
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It's never a bad time to dive back into the Queen discography By Clayton Purdom and Gwen Ihnat, Gwen Ihnat July 12, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: What’s the best bad Bob Dylan album? By Paul Maroon July 10, 2018 | 2:00pm
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The 28 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2018’s second half By The A.V. Club, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy July 10, 2018 | 11:00am
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Radiohead is somehow getting better By Clayton Purdom July 9, 2018 | 6:20pm
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The Modern Lovers, Pere Ubu, and Blondie were ready to rip up 1976 By Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, Kelsey J. Waite, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Clayton Purdom, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Alex McLevy July 9, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Get the party started with this celebration of P&P Records’ “underground disco” By Matt Gerardi July 7, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Suggestion: Sit in a cabin and listen to Judee Sill By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite July 5, 2018 | 2:00pm
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The 17 most-anticipated albums of July By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, A.A. Dowd, Kyle Ryan July 4, 2018 | 11:00am
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How Twenty One Pilots rectify rock radio’s depression obsession By Sasha Geffen June 28, 2018 | 8:00pm
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At long last, Ned Flanders has received his own rap song By The A.V. Club, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan June 28, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Reggie Watts picks the 5 most influential albums in his life By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin June 27, 2018 | 7:30pm
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The best albums of 2018 so far By The A.V. Club, Colin McGowan, Alex McLevy, Nina Corcoran, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal, Danette Chavez, A.A. Dowd, Matt Gerardi, Tabassum Siddiqui, Kyle Ryan June 27, 2018 | 11:00am
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Ask an indie rock veteran: How do you bounce back from a disastrous tour? By Paul Maroon June 26, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Watch Wye Oak rework “It Was Not Natural” in a room full of Moogs By Kelsey J. Waite June 25, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants, and Ice-T livened up a numb 1986 By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Kyle Ryan June 25, 2018 | 11:00am
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That Dog tells us how it really feels about No Doubt By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin June 21, 2018 | 4:30pm
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Nasir brought us at least one stone-cold classic Nas track By The A.V. Club, Sean O'Neal, Danette Chavez June 21, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Get caught up on K-pop in 60 minutes By Joshua Calixto June 19, 2018 | 12:00pm
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The Cars is so much more than The Cars’ greatest hits By Erik Adams June 18, 2018 | 11:00am
- The spirit of 1993 is alive in a legendary rapper’s jazz album By Clayton Purdom June 16, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Beach Slang picks its 5 favorite songs to cover live By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin June 14, 2018 | 3:30pm
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William Onyeabor’s welcome cognitive dissonance By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Laura Adamczyk June 14, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: Is 45 too old to start a band? By Paul Maroon June 12, 2018 | 6:00pm
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Comedian Dave Hill's "band" Witch Taint finds the inherent humor in black metal By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin June 12, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Gram Parsons, Betty Davis, and Neu! punctured the bloat of 1973 By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi June 11, 2018 | 11:00am
- Sharing a room with Stewart Lupton of Jonathan Fire*Eater By Paul Maroon June 7, 2018 | 4:40pm
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Liz Phair kept writing great songs after Exile In Guyville By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal June 7, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Eventually, Blues Traveler’s “Run-Around” will come for us all By Clayton Purdom, Sean O'Neal, Gwen Ihnat May 31, 2018 | 4:00pm
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That Dog picks its 5 favorite guilty pleasure TV shows By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin May 30, 2018 | 2:30pm
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Drake, Neko Case, and a deluge of Kanye: The 38 most-anticipated albums of June By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, A.A. Dowd, Gwen Ihnat, Kyle Ryan May 30, 2018 | 11:00am
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The thrill and the tragedy of Jonathan Fire*Eater's Stewart Lupton By Sean O'Neal May 29, 2018 | 7:30pm
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Pulp, Team Dresch, and Autechre were the true alternative in 1995 By The A.V. Club, Laura M. Browning, Katie Rife, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd May 28, 2018 | 3:30pm