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On Singing Ben Kweller at the Top of My Lungs in my Car this Past Weekend

By Scotter | Published: January 28, 2009
Remember record stores? You know, places not Borders or Best Buy that are owned by people who actually like music and employ other people who also like music? You know, employees who you get to know kind of well and who pay attention to your music purchases (because they remember you if you go there [...]
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2008 Pazz & Jop Results are Pure Gravy

By Todd | Published: January 21, 2009
Hoo-whee! Willya look at that? The 2008 Village Voice Pazz & Jop results are in! This is particularly exciting news for those of you out there thinking, “You know, reading hundreds of incredibly subjective yet predictably similar ‘Best Of’ lists throughout the entire month of December never grew the least bit tedious, but what I’m [...]
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Funky Topicality

By Todd | Published: January 20, 2009
James Brown - “Funky President (People It’s Bad)” (from Make It Funky – The Big Payback: 1971-1975) Happy Inauguration Day, people.
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R.I.P. Ron Asheton

By Todd | Published: January 6, 2009
The Stooges – “TV Eye” (from Fun House) Ron Asheton, the influential guitarist for legendary punk band the Stooges, was found dead early this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, police said. … Asheton was not an incredibly gifted player technically, but the dirgy, guttural sounds he created on early Stooges classics like “I [...]
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Change Has Come

By postrockist | Published: November 5, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Sam Cooke – “A Change Is Gonna Come” (from A Portrait of a Legend: 1951-1964) It’s been a long time coming.
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Stand! Vote! Do Something!

By Todd | Published: November 4, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Sly & The Family Stone – “Stand!” (from Stand!) Yes, tomorrow can be a better day. But whatever you do today, for the love of god just get off the damn blogs and go out and VOTE!
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STL Saturday: Broken Social Scene vs. David Byrne

By Todd | Published: October 17, 2008
Tomorrow night, here are your choices: It’s either these guys… …playing here (and unless you’ve already got tix, you’re essentially SOL), or, it’s this guy… …playing here for at least $42.50 a pop. Just be sure not to forget about this in the morning. The Post-Rockist will return with full sentences and paragraphs and other [...]
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