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Albums of Our Lives: Björk’s Debut

Music is the ultimate consolation for reality’s letdowns (like being thirteen and still firmly living in the realm of childhood). I would listen to “Venus as a Boy” on repeat in my bedroom, curtains drawn, and imagine Allan’s face, his arms, his chest, his body.

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FYF 2015 Looks Like It Might Be Worth the Sunburn You’ll Get

The lineup for this year’s FYF Fest was released earlier this month, and the more we look at it, the more we have to admit it might be worth bearing…

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13th Floor Elevators Reunited for First Show in 47 Years

The 13th Floor Elevators are one of those groups that seem to perfectly articulate their genre; a psychedelic band that disbanded in 1969 but whose records have a place in the…

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Prince Returns to the Internet

Since recording “Baltimore,” written in response to the deaths of Mike Brown and Freddie Gray, Prince has returned to the Internet. We at The Rumpus were captivated by Prince’s last Twitter…

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Countdown to Letterman’s Final Show

The last few weeks have brought some truly incredible acts to the Late Show as David Letterman prepares to retire. Hollywood royalty, a former president, and, soon, Bill Murray—the iconic…

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Take a Minute to Marvel at B.B. King

The world lost one of its blues masters May 14th with B.B. King’s passing. The man who kept blues alive brought his virtuosic playing to bear on generations of American…

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Which Direction?

Tonight the mass of girls before me in the arena, swarming like insects, raises a question of economy. How many waitressing shifts, humid summer jobs, and hours babysitting does it…

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Tame Impala’s New Album Currents Release Date Announced, Plus Tracks and Tour Dates

The much-anticipated follow up to 2012’s Lonerism is now officially slated for release from Interscope on July 17. The band has been trickling out singles as a lead up to…

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Origin Stories

In the Basement Era all you needed was a steady hand, a screwdriver, some Scotch tape, and the nerve to believe that a cassette tape could be broken into...

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Christian Kiefer and the Soundtracked Novel

When we interviewed Christian Kiefer about his recent book, The Animals, the soundtrack he produced to accompany the text was still an upcoming release. Now available, the album features music by…

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Sleater-Kinney, We Love You

At The Rumpus, we love all things related to Sleater-Kinney. Whether that means following the projects of its members—like the Corin Tucker Band or Wild Flag—or anticipating Carrie Brownstein’s forthcoming memoir, we just can’t…

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Ben E. King’s Legacy Remembered

Tributes to the soul singer have been flooding the Internet since his passing on Thursday, April 30. Many are beautiful, but possibly the most heart achingly gorgeous comes from almost two…

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