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12 Musicians Who Died This Year Respond to the Election of Donald Trump

It’s entirely possible that there’s a musical solution to all this, and that the wisdom of those who have recently left us should not be squandered. Continue reading

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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Growler

Gene Simmons infamously declared rock to be dead, decrying the lack of upcoming bands able to wear the mantle, let alone the Spandex, once rock’s senior tour of Black Sabbath, KISS, Aerosmith & AC/DC have taken their final encore. So … Continue reading

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An Interview with Jonathan Evison

Sean Beaudoin grills author Jonathan Evison like a perp in a scene from Dragnet. Except with less guns and more pleasingly anachronistic hats. Continue reading

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The Horrors of Self-Promotion

Naked author Polaroids. Live! Nude! Fully exposed! Please tip your server. Continue reading

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Cosmetic Polemic – The New York Dolls, Make-up and Me

For Thom Cuell, the New York Dolls were more than just a garage band from America–they were an unlikely source of inspiration at the very time he most needed it. Continue reading

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Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Greg Olear (Anniversary Edition)

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang! Continue reading

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