Music
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Swinging Modern Sounds #37: The Age of Fine Arrangements
Cuddle Magic, in my opinion, is the band most likely to succeed, these days, if by succeed you mean getting a leg up, surpassing the modest touring-all-the-time-not-making-very-much-money-hustling-constantly model of the thing.
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: LIZ PHAIR’S EXILE IN GUYVILLE
I must have heard about Liz Phair from Sassy Magazine, my go-to and, really, only source for anything remotely counter-culture in the early ‘90s.
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Pussy Riot Link Round-Up
Three women of the feminist punk collective Pussy Riot are on trial in Russia for hooliganism, which carries a charge up to seven years in prison, following their arrest in March after a performance of what they’ve called a ‘punk prayer’…
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The Rumpus Interview with Mary Chapin Carpenter
Atypically outspoken for a politically liberal contemporary country singer, Carpenter has succeeded critically and commercially while honoring her own artistic inclinations.
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Record Related #3: And I could use a thing or two…
These are among the stories that might hit us before we listen to Mr. M. Once we turn it on, the music takes over. Hmm, there’s that M again.
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“SO NICE TO KNOW THERE’S ANOTHER SOUL OUT THERE”
In case you had doubts, it’s now clear that Morrissey’s sarcastic, witty, and tragicomic persona in The Smiths was never an act. Even back in 1980, three years prior to the band’s beginnings, the 21-year old Moz penned an ever misanthropic response to a fellow…
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The Rumpus Interview with Michael Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies
Formed in 1985 with relentless touring and album releases to follow, the Canadian 4-piece, the Cowboy Junkies are one of the most enduring acts in music today.
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: ANI DIFRANCO’S LIKE I SAID
Both hands, please use both hands. Oh no, don’t close your eyes. I am writing graffiti on your body. I am drawing the story of how hard we tried.
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Rumpus Sound Takes: Woods in Amps, Amps in Woods
Amps for Christ / Woods s/t (Shrimper) The liner notes for the new split LP by Woods and Amps for Christ suggest that if you listen over and over you’ll detect a “subtle ESP” between the artists, and that’s true,…
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The Season of the Juggalo
In mere weeks, thousands of Juggalos and Jugalettes, hardcore devotees of horrorcore/hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse’s ethos, will drive across highways lone and flat until they reach the middle of the middle of nowhere. Here, upon the 115-acre HogRock campgrounds in…
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The Rumpus Interview with Shawn Reed of Wet Hair
Longevity is hard to create and sustain. The more you gain, the more you have to lose. It’s that tricky balance of not having too much want, or too much ambition, but still doing something meaningful with your time.