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How fast can nihilist punk hero Brendan Kelly choke down a large Arby’s combo?
By Marah Eakin February 29, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Don’t stop the record: 25 hidden tracks worth waiting for
By Annie Zaleski, Gwen Ihnat, Josh Modell, David Anthony, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Alex McLevy, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago, Dan Caffrey February 29, 2016 | 6:00am
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Matt Sharp established his solo career with help from “Friends Of P.”
By Danette Chavez February 26, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Mika channels a movie and a music star in “Grace Kelly”
By Becca James February 25, 2016 | 6:00pm
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D’oh! Paula case file #55: Robin Thicke’s Paula
By Nathan Rabin February 25, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Local H doubts that “Eddie Vedder” has it any better
By Gwen Ihnat February 24, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Patrick Kindlon on how a failed 51st state inspired his band’s new record
By David Anthony February 24, 2016 | 6:00am
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Bree Sharp’s “David Duchovny” remains the theme song for Mulder obsessives
By Annie Zaleski February 23, 2016 | 6:00pm
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With Leviathan, Mastodon helped usher in a golden age of heavy metal
By Andrew Paul February 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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Yo La Tengo’s “Tom Courtenay” pays homage to ‘60s British movie stars
By Noel Murray February 22, 2016 | 7:00pm
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No other song in 2015 showcased simplicity like Leon Bridges’ “Coming Home”
By Joshua Alston February 19, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Lucinda Williams reveals the sad stories behind her songs
By Jonathan K. Dick February 19, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Grace is “The Only Thing” that keeps Sufjan Stevens standing
By William Hughes February 18, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Seth Bogart on the very legitimate reason he hates Chris Brown
By Marah Eakin February 18, 2016 | 6:00am
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On “Run Away With Me,” Carly Rae Jepsen is the lead character of her own fairy tale
By Annie Zaleski February 17, 2016 | 7:00pm
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“I am very, very proud of you”: 9 songs that feature real phone calls from parents
By David Anthony, Leor Galil, Marah Eakin, Dan Caffrey February 17, 2016 | 6:00am
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Step aside, Bruno Mars, for the actual best dance jam of 2015
By Alex McLevy February 16, 2016 | 6:00pm
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The Yardbirds replaced, reused, and revolutionized on Having A Rave Up
By Corbin Reiff February 16, 2016 | 6:00am
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“I Can Be Afraid Of Anything” is maximalist rock music for the ages
By David Anthony February 15, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Christine McVie scored one for the “cool girls” with “Think About Me”
By Katie Rife February 12, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Alkaline Trio’s “Clavicle” inspires you to take a chance
By Danette Chavez February 11, 2016 | 6:00pm
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“Stillness Is The Move” is a love song for the chronic over-thinker
By Cameron Scheetz February 10, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Win a limited-edition vinyl copy of The Hateful Eight soundtrack
By Katie Rife February 9, 2016 | 7:53pm
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“This Must Be The Place” was David Byrne’s first love song
By Noel Murray February 9, 2016 | 6:00pm
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20 years later, Tupac’s All Eyez On Me is still as raw as an exposed nerve
By Wren Graves February 9, 2016 | 6:00am
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“Do You Love Coffee?” saw Braid asking the important questions
By David Anthony February 8, 2016 | 7:00pm
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On “The Cockfighter,” Scott Walker turned his back on everything (again)
By Sean O'Neal February 5, 2016 | 6:00pm
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After “Lovefool,” The Cardigans broke up with the one-hit-wonder sound
By Joshua Alston February 4, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Watch Low perform at the Eaux Claires festival
By Josh Modell February 4, 2016 | 6:00am
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R.E.M.’s “Airportman” signaled the band’s post-Bill Berry shift
By Annie Zaleski February 3, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Bob Mould’s electronic detour isn’t as bad as its reputation
By Kyle Ryan February 2, 2016 | 6:00pm
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A one-of-a-kind album tried to turn ’80s pop on its ear
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky February 2, 2016 | 4:00pm
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With “Be Apart,” Porches dives head-first into a new world
By David Anthony February 1, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Only half of El Vy knows what a group of hedgehogs is called
By Marah Eakin February 1, 2016 | 3:00pm
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An iconic Tom Petty song was written for someone else
By Gwen Ihnat January 29, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Bridget Everett on why she hates Enrique Iglesias’ “horse-and-buggy voice”
By Marah Eakin January 29, 2016 | 6:00am
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A Belgian art-rock band captures the despair of the failed musician
By Alex McLevy January 28, 2016 | 7:00pm
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On Good Old Boys, Randy Newman approaches the South with an insider’s touch
By Asher Gelzer-Govatos January 28, 2016 | 6:00am
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Nine Inch Nails’ “Gave Up” took self-loathing to new lows
By Annie Zaleski January 27, 2016 | 7:00pm
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David Bowie gave the punk movement both fuel and fire
By Jason Heller January 27, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Smiths found a different shade of blue on “I Know It’s Over”
By Noel Murray January 26, 2016 | 7:00pm
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With “Quiet,” Cloud Mouth broke the silence
By David Anthony January 25, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Watch Mac DeMarco try on too many hats in our new video series, Talent Show
By Marah Eakin January 25, 2016 | 3:00pm
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In Tortoise’s “Dot/Eyes,” the buildup is the climax
By Joshua Alston January 22, 2016 | 6:00pm
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“She Sells Sanctuary” isn’t just The Cult’s best song, it’s a pivotal one
By Noel Murray January 21, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Wreckless Eric was the punk rock record that wasn’t
By Ryan Bray January 21, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Lush’s “Ladykillers” was a feminist antidote to Britpop’s dude overload
By Annie Zaleski January 20, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Primal Scream’s “Movin’ On Up” is an ecstasy-fueled gospel gem
By Marah Eakin January 19, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Brothers And Sisters found The Allman Brothers Band wandering into uncertain territory
By Asher Gelzer-Govatos January 19, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Body declares 2016 the year of gross-out pop
By David Anthony January 18, 2016 | 7:00pm
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New York, win tickets to see Iggy Pop, FKA Twigs, and more at the Tibet House Benefit Concert
By Cameron Scheetz January 18, 2016 | 5:24pm
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The lesser-known Bowie: 19 gems and deep cuts
By Gwen Ihnat, Vadim Rizov, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Noel Murray January 18, 2016 | 6:00am
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David Bowie reunited with Brian Eno to sing about outsider art, murder, and the dystopian future of 1999
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky January 15, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Now that’s what I call an oral history of Now That’s What I Call Music!
By Lauren Duca January 15, 2016 | 6:00am
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In “Modern Love,” David Bowie mixed the modern with the timeless
By Kyle Ryan January 14, 2016 | 6:00pm
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With “Young Americans,” David Bowie delivered a soulful, stream-of-consciousness state of the nation
By Noel Murray January 13, 2016 | 7:00pm
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On The Man Who Sold The World, David Bowie found his career blueprint
By Annie Zaleski January 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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Saying “Wham bam thank you ma’am” to “Suffragette City”
By Marah Eakin January 12, 2016 | 7:00pm
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What did David Bowie mean to you?
By Jesse Hassenger, Nathan Rabin, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Zack Handlen, Molly Eichel, Erik Adams, Oliver Sava, Noel Murray, Matt Gerardi, Drew Fortune, Mike Vago, Dennis Perkins, Laura M. Browning January 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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Remembering David Bowie—all of them
By Sean O'Neal January 11, 2016 | 8:12pm
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David Bowie catapulted us to “Life On Mars?”
By Gwen Ihnat January 11, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Cibo Matto provides an unlikely anthem to teen rebellion
By Nick Wanserski January 8, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Chill out with Donkey Kong Country
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky January 7, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Kanye West spotlights the exuberant “Power” in Saints Row
By William Hughes January 6, 2016 | 7:00pm
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In Grand Theft Auto V, Italian disco pairs perfectly with vehicular homicide
By Joshua Alston January 5, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Karen O gave Rise Of The Tomb Raider unexpected soul
By Alex McLevy January 4, 2016 | 7:00pm
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A spot-on Second City show, a Modest Mouse offshoot, and drinkers’ markers
By Gwen Ihnat, Becca James, Josh Modell January 1, 2016 | 6:00am
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“Superstar” put the rawk in rock opera
By Gwen Ihnat December 30, 2015 | 6:00am
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The 1950s zombie apocalypse, in folk song
By Laura M. Browning December 29, 2015 | 6:00am
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Haddaway’s “What Is Love” is the one-hit wonder that keeps hitting home
By Victor Beigelman December 29, 2015 | 6:00am
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Bruce Springsteen can overcome even the moodiest teenager’s hate
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 28, 2015 | 6:00am
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22 songs that are great despite being pro-Jesus
By Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Molly Eichel, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Dan Caffrey December 28, 2015 | 6:00am
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Screaming Females, plus amazing records from Hinds and Cheatahs
By Katie Rife, Kyle Ryan, Cameron Scheetz December 26, 2015 | 6:00am
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Would you rather “Christmas Waltz” with Nancy Wilson or Karen Carpenter?
By Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams December 24, 2015 | 6:00am
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Let The Strokes reassure you “The End Has No End”
By Danette Chavez December 23, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Who’s the superior Santa announcer: The Jackson 5 or Springsteen?
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Laura M. Browning December 23, 2015 | 6:00am
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Radiator Hospital says goodbye with the heartbreaking “Our Song”
By David Anthony December 22, 2015 | 6:00pm
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On Commitment, Bobby Darin became a folkie radical
By Miles Raymer December 22, 2015 | 6:00am
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Who has the merriest “Little Christmas,” Judy Garland or Frank Sinatra?
By Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy December 22, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Traveling Wilburys came to terms with death on “End Of The Line”
By Marah Eakin December 21, 2015 | 7:00pm
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The definitive takedown of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
By Kevin Warwick December 21, 2015 | 6:00am
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Wham! and Jimmy Eat World ponder what happened “Last Christmas”
By Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez December 21, 2015 | 6:00am
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When Bundled Bowels met Gruesome Toilet: The 2015 year in band names
By Kyle Ryan December 21, 2015 | 6:00am
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Cage The Elephant’s Brad Shultz on the tactless misogyny of Deadeye Dick’s “New Age Girl”
By Marah Eakin December 19, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Stones went sci-fi with “2000 Light Years From Home”
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 18, 2015 | 6:00pm
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John Darnielle promises that we can all make it through “This Year”
By William Hughes December 17, 2015 | 7:00pm
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“Room A Thousand Years Wide” anticipated Soundgarden’s future
By Alex McLevy December 16, 2015 | 7:00pm
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With “Year Of The Sunhouse,” Little Big League takes comfort in the constants
By David Anthony December 15, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Win a signed vinyl copy of Ashley Monroe’s The Blade
By Cameron Scheetz December 15, 2015 | 5:20pm
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Death Cab For Cutie’s “The New Year” commemorates our dumbest holiday
By Marah Eakin December 14, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Everyone from Johnny Cash to Sufjan Stevens has sung “The Little Drummer Boy”
By Noel Murray December 14, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Beyond “I Dreamed A Dream”: 20 musical theater numbers that should become standards
By Ryan Vlastelica, Caroline Siede, Oliver Sava December 14, 2015 | 6:00am
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A fancy coffeemaker, a strategic board game, and a band called Shopping
By William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 12, 2015 | 6:00am
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“Jingle Bells,” the recurring nightmare America wrought on itself
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 11, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Madonna somehow makes a nauseating song even ickier
By Katie Rife December 10, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Paul McCartney wrote a simply rotten “Christmastime”
By Gwen Ihnat December 9, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Grindcore Christmas albums pay tribute to music’s margins 25 seconds at a time
By Leor Galil December 9, 2015 | 3:00pm
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What’s your favorite song of 2015?
By Kate Kulzick, kenneth-partridge, David Brusie, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Zach Schonfeld, Ryan Bray, Noel Murray, Corbin Reiff, William Hughes, Eric Swedlund, Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Drew Fortune, Kyle Ryan, Philip Cosores, A.A. Dowd, John Everhart, Kevin Warwick, Jesse Hassenger, Chris Mincher, Kyle Fowle, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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Frank Sinatra’s smarmy voice makes Christmas all about him
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 8, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Solomon Burke’s Don’t Give Up On Me was a soul resurrection done right
By kenneth-partridge December 8, 2015 | 4:00pm
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The least essential albums of 2015
By Annie Zaleski, Kyle Ryan, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Corbin Reiff, Randall Colburn, Marah Eakin December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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John Baizley discusses the simple beauty of “dad rock” and lists his favorite songs
By Jonathan K. Dick December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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This novelty Christmas song only gets worse with age
By Alex McLevy December 7, 2015 | 7:00pm
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The 15 best albums of 2015
By Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Cameron Scheetz, Philip Cosores, Josh Modell, David Anthony, Ryan Bray, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Corbin Reiff, Kyle Fowle, Marah Eakin December 7, 2015 | 6:00am
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Best music of 2015: The ballots
By kenneth-partridge, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Ryan Bray, Corbin Reiff, William Hughes, Eric Swedlund, Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Kyle Ryan, Philip Cosores, John Everhart, Kevin Warwick, Chris Mincher, Josh Modell, Cameron Scheetz, Zach Schonfeld, Marah Eakin December 7, 2015 | 6:00am
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Prehistoric comics, bike safety lights, and an elemental Milwaukee band
By David Anthony, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Alex McLevy December 5, 2015 | 6:00am
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A haunting Nativity lullaby for the cold of winter
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 4, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Geddy Lee on 40 years of Rush
By Becca James December 4, 2015 | 3:00pm
