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Rock On – A Life (So Far) In Music

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

What do The Roots, RuPaul, Buddy Holly, Rosanne Cash, a disco mullet, and tot rage have in common? The Weeklings’ new music editor, Robert Burke Warren, who shares a bit of his life as a globe-trotting bass player, singer-songwriter, and practitioner of “the quickening art.” Continue reading →

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Yeezy Taught Me: How Kanye & The Roots Make Live Hip Hop Work

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Sam Behrens

Sam Behrens expounds upon the nuances of live hip hop, and what Eminem and Kanye can — and can’t — teach you about the art of performance.
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Power Trio: 3 Songs to Help You Avoid White Line Fever

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Gooding

Hard-touring electric troubadour Gooding offers three songs that are guaranteed to push you through the final thirty minutes of a long, lonely, late night drive. Continue reading →

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