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Experimental Dental School: "Microscope Lab Voices"
Experimental Dental School’s charm lies as much in their agitated ravaging as in their name. Portland-based duo Shoko Horikawa and...
Sep 15, 2008
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Laura Barrett: "Bluebird"
I want to call Laura Barrett’s kalimba playing unique. I want to, but I haven’t heard any other kalimba players—shit,...
Sep 13, 2008
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AC/DC: "Rock 'n Roll Train"
Let me get this out of the way: this is the best AC/DC track since “Thunderstruck” and I am fucking...
Sep 12, 2008
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Zach Hill: "Stoic Logic"
Zach Hill, drummer for notoriously advanced speed rock duo Hella, recently released his first solo effort, Astrological Straights. It’s a...
Sep 11, 2008
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Lexie Mountain Boys: "Low Tide Sirens Say"
Now that HBO has gunned down The Wire, it’s once again safe to walk the streets of Baltimore. Moreover,...
Sep 11, 2008
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Natalie Portman's Shaved Head: "Sophisticated Sideways Ponytail"
At just 1:32, freshly graduated Seattle outfit Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head show future signs of retro promise for Generation AD(H)D....
Sep 10, 2008
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Syvelle Newton: "BOOM"
Granted, I wasn’t even an itch in my daddy’s slacks during the Gamecocks’ ’69 ACC championship season. Furthermore, I...
Sep 10, 2008
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Mount Eerie: "Voice in Headphones"
So here’s my take on this. “Voice in Headphones”—which borrows its chorus lyric from Björk’s “Undo,” repeated with the same...
Sep 10, 2008
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Mulla Abdussaheb: "Ya Yumma Weya Baba"
The Muslim leader Abu Ja‘far Al-Mansur founded Baghdad in 762, and for hundreds of years the city served as the...
Sep 10, 2008