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For some reason, the Sleater-Kinney reunion feels less surprising than most legendary-band-comes-back-with-new-album affairs. The band’s three members have been pretty busy—Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss were in the great but …
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The Smashing Pumpkins seemed to be in a good place in 2012. They had a solid line up, put on fun concerts and had just released “Oceania,” easily their most …
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Last week, Taylor Swift’s new album 1989 sold 1.2 million copies. This immediately made it the best selling album released in 2014 (the indefatigable Frozen soundtrack, which came out at the tail end …
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Not many punk bands are as iconic as Jawbreaker. The Bay Area group–together from 1986 to 1996–has inspired everything from amazing reggae tributes to the super great but sorta ungooglable …
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By Page Ellerson Childish Gambino, or Donald Glover, is following the recent trend of surprise music releases, which has been trail-blazed by musicians such as Beyoncé, U2, and even actor-turned-folk …
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It is impossible to discuss modern electronic music without mentioning Aphex Twin (Richard D. James). The English producer’s importance to electronic music—and really, music in general—is impossible to overstate. He’s …
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