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“Suddenly Seymour” is a heart-melting ballad made possible by killer vegetation
By Erik Adams April 3, 2013 | 6:30pm
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The final edition of Loud brings new music from Snakewing, Intronaut, and more
By Jason Heller April 3, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Tail between legs: 27 solo albums that sent musicians scurrying back to their main bands
By Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Steve Heisler, Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Ryan McGee, Marah Eakin April 3, 2013 | 5:00am
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An imperfect Lemonheads song is nonetheless fantastic
By Josh Modell April 2, 2013 | 6:30pm
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The Talking Heads’ eulogy for honky-tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
By Jason Heller April 2, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Jessie Ware gets nostalgic with an old-school U.K. garage playlist
By Genevieve Koski April 2, 2013 | 5:00pm
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On “Yo Cousin Vinny” Joe Pesci’s acting and singing careers collided
By Marah Eakin April 1, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Telekinesis’ Michael Lerner on Phil Collins, Dave Grohl, and his other favorite singing drummers
By Marah Eakin April 1, 2013 | 5:00pm
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It’s time to move on, it’s time to get going: 17 solo albums (and one single) that effectively doomed bands
By Nathan Rabin, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Noel Murray, Marah Eakin, Genevieve Koski April 1, 2013 | 5:00am
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Pistol Annies drink and toke their way through familial dysfunction
By Genevieve Koski March 29, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Ned’s Atomic Dustbin was more than an also-ran of the early alternative era
By Kyle Ryan March 28, 2013 | 6:30pm
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David Garza plays "Texas Is My Hometown"
By Josh Modell March 28, 2013 | 5:00am
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DC Pierson makes a pep-rally mixtape for lonely pop-culture obsessives
By Tasha Robinson March 28, 2013 | 5:00am
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An introduction to the snarling, belligerent rebelliousness of thrash
By Jason Heller March 28, 2013 | 5:00am
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Untangling the threads of the Mad Men theme
By Erik Adams March 27, 2013 | 6:30pm
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This mid-’80s song gave a legendary compilation album its name
By Josh Modell March 26, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Elastica’s debut stole from the best, embodying Britpop while staying punk
By Jason Heller March 26, 2013 | 5:00am
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“I’ve Got A Testimony” puts religious ecstasy front and center
By Emily St. James March 25, 2013 | 6:30pm
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A SXSW standout promises to heed a mother’s advice
By Kyle Ryan March 22, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Sia covers The Kinks, wallows in despair
By Andrea Battleground March 21, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Balmorhea covers "So I Can Take My Rest" by Robert Earl Keen
By Josh Modell March 21, 2013 | 5:00am
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Bright days of futures past with The Flaming Lips
By Erik Adams March 20, 2013 | 6:30pm
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A dubby deep cut from The Clash reverberates 30 years later
By Josh Modell March 19, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Wild Belle’s Elliot Bergman gets wild about these six bell-tinged tracks
By Marah Eakin March 19, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Bush had fame, but with Razorblade Suitcase, it wanted credibility
By Kyle Ryan March 19, 2013 | 5:00pm
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Favorite festival experiences
By Nathan Rabin, Cory Casciato, Kyle Ryan, Noah Cruickshank, Josh Modell, Scott Tobias, Joel Keller, Vadim Rizov, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Noel Murray, Sam Adams, Tasha Robinson March 19, 2013 | 5:00am
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Skeletonwitch’s “Tragedy Of Days” is a sweet, screeching track of remembrance
By Marah Eakin March 18, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Prolific producer Prince Paul on almost being fired, De La Soul classics, and working with his son
By Eric Thurm March 18, 2013 | 5:00pm
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SXSW Saturday capped off by The Coup, The Thermals, and more
By Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Marah Eakin, Kyle Ryan March 17, 2013 | 11:15pm
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Usher, Afghan Whigs, and Green Day top Friday's SXSW round-up
By Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Marah Eakin, Kyle Ryan March 16, 2013 | 6:10pm
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Third Eye Blind and two different groups of punks provide Thursday’s SXSW highlights
By Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Marah Eakin, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan March 15, 2013 | 7:05pm
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The drunk history of American drinking songs
By Kyle Ryan March 15, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Why understanding and embracing easy pop-culture targets beats deriding them
By Nathan Rabin March 15, 2013 | 5:00am
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Surprising songs in concert
By Nathan Rabin, Cory Casciato, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Joel Keller, Sarah Collins, Noel Murray, Ryan McGee, Marah Eakin, Claire Zulkey, Tasha Robinson March 15, 2013 | 5:00am
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“He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” strikes a blow for country feminism
By Emily St. James March 14, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Wednesday’s SXSW experience highlighted by Iggy And The Stooges and pork-belly sliders
By Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Marah Eakin, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan March 14, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater plays "It's Over" by Roy Orbison
By Josh Modell March 14, 2013 | 5:00am
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A Judd Apatow movie inspires domestic strife between Fiona Apple and her label
By Erik Adams March 13, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Has the vinyl revival gone too far?
By Jason Heller March 13, 2013 | 5:00am
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One of Dinosaur Jr.’s best tracks was relegated to a B-side
By Josh Modell March 12, 2013 | 6:30pm
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How “Wonderwall” made Oasis huge—and still haunts the Gallaghers
By Annie Zaleski March 12, 2013 | 5:00pm
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South By Southwest 2013
By AV Club Staff March 12, 2013 | 3:50pm
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Lupe Fiasco’s “Hurt Me Soul” tackles hip-hop misogyny in 22 seconds
By Eric Thurm March 11, 2013 | 6:30pm
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: March 8-10, 2013
By AV Club Staff March 11, 2013 | 5:00am
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Even babies understand that Outkast is great
By Kyle Ryan March 8, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Billboard’s director of charts explains how a track like “Harlem Shake” can shoot to No. 1
By Marah Eakin March 8, 2013 | 6:00pm
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From Journey to Jack White to James Hunter: What makes a singer “good?”
By Noel Murray March 8, 2013 | 6:00am
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Let Róisín Murphy and So You Think You Can Dance teach you the “Ramalama (Bang Bang)”
By Genevieve Koski March 7, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Iron & Wine plays "Waves Of Galveston"
By Josh Modell March 7, 2013 | 6:00am
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They Might Be Giants get at the ultimate truths in music
By Tasha Robinson March 7, 2013 | 6:00am
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A party-starter from Beck’s strangest album
By Erik Adams March 6, 2013 | 7:30pm
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New releases from Plow United, Shai Hulud, The Bronx, and more
By John Semley, Jason Heller March 6, 2013 | 7:30pm
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MTV After Dark: 15 R-rated (or at least PG-13) music videos of the ’80s
By Noel Murray March 6, 2013 | 6:00am
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Modern-day boy band One Direction inspires a toddler dance party
By Josh Modell March 5, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Robyn Hitchcock hates “Arthur’s Theme” like he hates clean underwear
By Marah Eakin March 5, 2013 | 6:00pm
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The Pharcyde drops science about AIDS, Menudo, and Zig-Zags in “Soul Flower (Remix)”
By Marah Eakin March 4, 2013 | 7:30pm
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The “Johanna” reprise from Sweeney Todd is the musical in miniature
By Emily St. James March 1, 2013 | 7:30pm
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A bad X-Ray Spex cover reinforces the original’s inimitable appeal
By Genevieve Koski February 28, 2013 | 7:30pm
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When Jermaine Jackson met Devo
By Erik Adams February 27, 2013 | 7:30pm
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An early Belle & Sebastian song offers sweet encouragement to school-age losers
By Josh Modell February 26, 2013 | 7:30pm
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The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon can’t get down with Weezer’s “Hash Pipe”
By Dan Ozzi February 26, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Atoms For Peace, Bret Michaels, and a special Nick Drake reissue lead the week’s new releases
By Marah Eakin February 26, 2013 | 3:30pm
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With his “Tender” remix, Cornelius made an already great Blur song even better
By Marah Eakin February 25, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Love on the dole: 18 songs about being on government assistance
By Nathan Rabin, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Marah Eakin February 25, 2013 | 6:00am
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A song about a machine gun and other oddities from the strange world of Very Small Records
By Kyle Ryan February 22, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Finally, an album of Danish versions of old country songs
By Kyle Ryan February 22, 2013 | 6:00pm
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“Pumped Up Kicks” sneaks eviscerating darkness into a danceable package
By Nathan Rabin February 21, 2013 | 7:30pm
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OBN III’s make garage-punk that’s best heard in a vacuum
By Erik Adams February 20, 2013 | 7:30pm
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This band wants to kill you, but gently
By Josh Modell February 19, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Eugene Mirman on why The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” is just the worst
By Marah Eakin February 19, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Songs That Saved Your Life: The Smiths’ small, precious discography
By Noel Murray February 19, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Matmos, Nick Cave, and Major Lazer lead the week in new releases
By Marah Eakin February 19, 2013 | 3:30pm
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A song from Go brings the retro-hit mystery
By Marah Eakin February 18, 2013 | 7:30pm
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“Do you fear for your child?” isn’t just the song title, it’s a threat
By Kyle Ryan February 15, 2013 | 7:30pm
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A classic Nicktoon, insane stand-up, and 3 more cant-miss entertainments
By Nathan Rabin, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Kyle Ryan, Marah Eakin February 15, 2013 | 6:00pm
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The U.K. loves Emeli Sandé, but will her U.S. career go the way of Adele or Jessie J?
By Genevieve Koski February 14, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Before the stadium anthems of Fun came the softer noise of Anathallo
By Erik Adams February 13, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Texas Is The Reason’s Do You Know Who You Are? asks the big question
By Jason Heller February 12, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Ween inflates a giant balloon of pompousness and then pops it
By Josh Modell February 12, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Pissed Jeans’ Matt Korvette on why he hates Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”
By Marah Eakin February 12, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Foals, Millionyoung, and Bryan Ferry lead the week in new releases
By Marah Eakin February 12, 2013 | 3:30pm
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Remembering when country music wasn’t so white or so conservative
By Nathan Rabin February 12, 2013 | 6:02am
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Jay-Z and Linkin Park’s Collision Course was at once a cash-in and a labor of love
By Evan Rytlewski February 12, 2013 | 6:00am
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“Missing The War” proves Ben Folds’ ability to write a gorgeous song
By Emily St. James February 11, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Tonight, let’s be lovers: 18 songs about one-night stands
By Nathan Rabin, John Semley, Kevin McFarland, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Marc Hawthorne, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski February 11, 2013 | 6:00am
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Neko Case’s time in Chicago inspired a crushingly sad song
By Kyle Ryan February 8, 2013 | 7:30pm
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In 1979, an Israeli disco act took the world by storm
By Kyle Ryan February 8, 2013 | 6:00pm
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Best album-opening one-two punches
By Nathan Rabin, John Semley, Kevin McFarland, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Scott Tobias, David Anthony, Marc Hawthorne, Sarah Collins, Joel Keller, Noel Murray, Ryan McGee, Marah Eakin, Emily St. James, Tasha Robinson February 8, 2013 | 6:00am
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No one does devastating heartbreak like Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
By Genevieve Koski February 7, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Artist to artist: Reggie Watts talks with New York indie band Buke And Gase
By AV Club Staff February 7, 2013 | 6:00pm
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“I’m Going To Go Back There Someday” is the saddest tune ever sung by a Muppet
By Erik Adams February 6, 2013 | 7:30pm
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This month’s top noisemakers include Iron Reagan, Cult Of Luna, and Holy Grail
By John Semley, Jason Heller February 6, 2013 | 7:30pm
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It’s time to embrace the “indefinite hiatus”
By Kyle Ryan February 6, 2013 | 6:00pm
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(But I like it): 30 excellent songs with (mostly unnecessary) parentheses in their titles
By Josh Modell February 6, 2013 | 6:00am
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Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison on the inhuman cheer of Mika’s “Love Today”
By Marah Eakin February 5, 2013 | 7:30pm
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This beloved Irish band isn’t all drunken pogoing
By Josh Modell February 5, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Thao, Eels, and Joe Budden lead the week in new releases
By Marah Eakin February 5, 2013 | 3:30pm
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Before Aretha Franklin was the Queen Of Soul, she took a trip to Soulville
By Jason Heller February 5, 2013 | 6:00am
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Mirah faces death with dignity on “While We Have The Sun”
By Marah Eakin February 4, 2013 | 7:30pm
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We’re getting music history all wrong, according to this song
By Kyle Ryan February 1, 2013 | 7:30pm
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A look at the Hot 100 reveals a goofy upstart and some predictable old pros
By Steven Hyden, Genevieve Koski February 1, 2013 | 6:00pm
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A new single proves Fol Chen deserves a second chance
By Erik Adams January 31, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Fleetwood Mac’s strangely savage “Tusk” was the band’s weirdest hit
By Emily St. James January 30, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Pissed Jeans take a trip to the “Cathouse”
By Marah Eakin January 29, 2013 | 7:30pm
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Buke & Gase, Tegan & Sara, and Destiny’s Child head up this week’s new releases
By Marah Eakin January 29, 2013 | 3:30pm
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Road Movies: VHS Or Beta in Boston
By AV Club Staff January 29, 2013 | 6:00am
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Coldplay was once an unassuming (and better) indie-leaning band
By Josh Modell January 28, 2013 | 7:30pm
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When should a band break up?
By Jason Heller January 28, 2013 | 6:40pm
