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Breaking The Oath: The Month In Metal

Breaks With Tradition

But Who's Buying?

Chained To The Rhythm: The Month In Pop

Craftwerk

Crossing Wires: The Month In Electronic Music

Death Cab Guest Blog

Haunting The Chapel

In Theory

Let The Roundup Begin: The Month In Hardcore

Lots Of Commas: The Month In Rap

Monthly Mix

OldStand

Say What's Real: The Month In Rap

Shut Up, Dude: This Week's Best Comments

Sounding Board

Status Ain't Hood

The Alternative Number Ones

The Black Market: The Month In Metal

The Number Ones

The Outsiders

The Week In Pop

Theme Week

Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz

Video Hangover

Columns

Patrick Hosken

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Jonathan Richman Invited Everyone To The Party With I, Jonathan

Ian King

Born To Do It

The Rise & Fall & Rise Of Craig David

Nate Patrin

Banned In The U.S.A.

The Parental Advisory Sticker Debuted 30 Years Ago Today

Ryan Leas

Remain In Love

Read About The Time Talking Heads First Met Lou Reed, From Chris Frantz’s New Memoir

Peter Helman

Tearless

Don’t Forget Amnesia Scanner

Quasimoto – The Unseen

The New Bad Character In Town: Quasimoto’s The Unseen At 20

Ryan H. Walsh is currently writing a book titled &#8220;Astral Weeks: The Secret History of Boston 1968&#8221; for Penguin Press. He is the founder and lead singer/guitarist of the band Hallelujah The Hills.

Ryan H. Walsh

Do Electric Songwriters Dream Of Human Muses?

Face Value

Scott Lapatine

Mark Lanegan - 'Sing Backwards And Weep' Book

Mark Lanegan – ‘Sing Backwards And Weep’ Book

Mark Lanegan Teaches Al Jourgensen A Painful Lesson

Kraftwerk

With Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider Wrote The Future

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I Hear The Drumming: Kent State And Pop Music, 50 Years Later

Patrick Lyons

Dynamite Hack

Dynamite Hack’s “Boyz In The Hood” Paved The Way For 20 Years Of Awful Acoustic Rap Covers

Larry Fitzmaurice

Beach Bunny On StageIt Festival

The Precarious Comeback Of StageIt, Where Live-Streaming Musicians Actually Get Paid