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The white stripes

Get Behind Me Satan and the formation of Jack White's "supergroup" the Raconteurs were mixed blessings for White Stripes fans.


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Bonnaroo: A Rock Diary

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - It came as a shock to see the aerial photos being sold on Shakedown Street, Bonnaroo's main thoroughfare, on Saturday. Attendance was shy of last year's record, but seeing...


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Cat Power finds solace and soul

Chan Marshall may be a reformed enigma, but she remains an enigma nonetheless. Innocently alluring and possessed of one of the smokiest, most hypnotic voices in modern music, she has been...


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Troika: Portastatic

It can't be easy being saddled with the "local hero" tag, but few people in this day and age merit the distinction as much as Portastatic's Mac McCaughan. As indie rock fans no doubt know,...


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Music Review: Beck

Few things affect the musical-and critical-community like a new Beck album. Fans, haters and the press all eagerly await the unveiling of whatever new persona and sound Beck Hansen has in store,...


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Music Review: Ludacris

The stark picture of a brooding, cleaned-up Ludacris on the cover of Release Therapy suggests his massive success has had an impact on his worldview. Whatever the reason for the makeover, the...


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Music Review: Elton John

Elton John remains a major figure in popular music despite the fact that his 1970s heyday is far behind him. But after an uneven '80s and much of the '90s spent on film and stage collaborations...


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Music Review: Iron Maiden

These days, Iron Maiden is one of those bands that practically everyone had heard of, either through their reputation as heavy metal stadium stalwarts or their name check in "Teenage Dirtbag."...

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