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Spit hanging from my mouth / Retard flow

Lil’ Wayne might actually be a computer virus. Search his name in my Google reader and I get a denunciation...

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You Weren't There: The History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984

Towards the end of You Weren’t There, someone laments that Chicago has been forgotten in punk rock’s history outside of...

Concerts

múm

It was interesting to go to a ballroom decked out and filled for the express, exclusive purpose of listening to...

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Operation Incarcerate Liam Gallagher, Ph. 1

In my continuing quest (oh, it exists, and it is fraught with both peril and rewards) to antagonize Liam Gallagher...

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The 2009 World Series

Careful CMG readers might have picked up on the fact that I like baseball. A lot. The caveat being...

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Mr. Judy v. Joy, Music, Tattoos, Hootie

Re: http://online.wsj.com/article- /SB125632310821604333.html

Mr. Judy, the curmudgeonly antagonist from the Wall Street Journal story linked above, is meant to make...

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Wayne Coyne = Magician

As I’ve long suspected Wayne Coyne turns out to be a magician. Not a wizard, that’s an important distinction. I’d...

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Rap list rap-up! LOL

So MTV, as is their wont, makes this list of the hottest rappers. The list is fine, all...

Concerts

WHY? / Mount Eerie / No Kids

The respective frontmen of Mt. Eerie and WHY?, Phil Elvrum and Yoni Wolf, are an unlikely pair to share a...