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Is Indie Still Alive?
What’s hipper than indie culture? Discussing whether or not indie culture still exists, of course. In his essay for The Millions, “T.V. Party Tonight!,” Patrick Brown wonders about the reoccurring…
With Those Super Sweet Coifs, How Could It Not Be
…that Cotton Top Tamarins are Metallica fans? Thanks to one Professor Charles Snowdon of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the world finally has some answers on a vexing issue of…
Cave: This Is Not an Album Review
Psychedelic Rock and the Continuing Rebirth/Death Spiral of New Orleans
Tune of the Day
Artist: Terra Naomi Song: “Patron Saint of Strippers” (off Terra’s new album, Go Quietly)
Swinging Modern Sounds #13: On Loops
These lines depend on your having a working knowledge of the New York City suburbs.
Afghan Star: A Conversation with Tamim Ansary
Pop Idol has been widely imitated throughout the world [American Idol here in the states] , but Afghanistan is possibly the only place where the mere existence of a televised,…