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Singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston received some serious airplay on commercial radio when his catchy single “Bad Reputation” became a big hit in the ‘90s. In the wake of that success, the Farrelly Brothers used several of his tu...
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When singer-guitarist Pat McGee recently listened to some albums by James Taylor, Jackson Browne and Crosby, Stills, and Nash on vinyl, he was inspired to try to record an album that sounded like those classics and was based on...
Laughs
Known for his witty parodies, “Weird Al” Yankovic has been skewering classic pop and rock songs for just about 40 years now. With his latest album, last year’s Mandatory Fun, he turns Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” ...
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An accomplished actor, producer and singer, Alan Doyle is best known as a member of Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea. Earlier this year, he released his second solo album, So Let’s Go, an album that distills Doyle’s tradition...
Flicks
Dior and I, the new documentary from director Frédéric Tcheng provides a behind-the-scenes look at Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director. The film shows how difficult it was for Simons to estab...
Flicks
Ten years ago, syndicated sex columnist launched HUMP!, a film festival designed to “challenge his Pacific Northwest readers to ‘get their hands dirty’ and create good, old-fashioned homemade porn.” The shorts from that year ra...
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After a five-year gap between albums, veteran singer-songwriter James McMurtry has finally issued a new studio release, Complicated Game. “Back before Napster and Spotify, we toured to promote record sales,” McMurtry says in a ...
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2.0, the new album from producer extraordinaire Big Data (Alan Wilkis), features guest appearances from Twin Shadow, Rivers Cuomo, White Sea, Kimbra, Jamie Lidell and many more. The electronic artist saw major success in 2014 w...
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Singer-guitarist Matthew E. White has racked up a good number of accolades in a short amount of time including being named a Rolling Stone “Artist to Watch.” He just issued his new album, Fresh Blood, on Domino Records. I...
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When it comes to underground metal, no one makes for a better spokesman than Max Cavalera. Formerly of Sepultura, Cavalera fronts Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy, a band he formed with his brother Igor, also a Sepultura alum. C...