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Skinheads at Fortynew

Twenty years after their heyday, the anti-racist Baldies recount the rise and fall of a notorious Twin Cities scene.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Matt Snyders | 02-21-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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The Legend of Ornette Colemannew

There was a time when jazz was one of the most radical of art forms. And at the vanguard stood Ornette Coleman.

The Portland Mercury | Kevin Friedman | 02-14-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ornette Coleman

Bradford Cox: Boy Wondernew

Deerhunter leader grows inward with solo Atlas Sound release.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 02-13-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Atlas Sound, Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel

How Mick Collins and the Dirtbombs Killed Classic Rocknew

It's been nearly three decades since Collins first picked up a guitar with the sole intention of "murdering the Eagles." Since then, the tall, bespectacled, deep-voiced rock 'n' roller from Detroit has been scorned, worshipped, categorized and just plain misunderstood by a music world often more interested in labeling than listening.

Metro Times | Michael Hurtt | 02-12-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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Hollywood Holt: Superstar in Trainingnew

He does party rap the way other people get in shape for triathlons.

Chicago Reader | Miles Raymer | 02-11-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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Gonna Make You Sweaternew

Leslie and the Ly's rule the web with rhymes, moves and threads.

Montreal Mirror | Lorraine Carpenter | 02-08-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Leslie and the LY's, Cewebrity

Zoroaster's Guide to Bar Fightingnew

"He was trying to pick a fight," says Zoroaster guitarist/vocalist Will Fiore, recounting the incident that would inspire the name of their debut full-length, Dog Magic.

The Portland Mercury | Mike Meyer | 02-08-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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The Dude of Lifenew

Tracking down a fabled Phish songwriter, Steve Pollak.

New York Press | Becca Tucker | 02-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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Arlo All Alonenew

With the presidential primary season in overdrive, I had to ask this icon of the flower power era for his take on the current campaign.

Port Folio Weekly | Jim Newsom | 02-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Arlo Guthrie

Can't Buy Me Lovenew

With the support of a local retailer, Atlanta soulster gets major radio play.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Rodney Carmichael | 02-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Anthony David, The Red Clay Chronicles

Everyone Wants Keren Annnew

Legions of indie-rock boys around the world have a behemoth-size crush on Keren Ann. I do not. I am a professional journalist with nothing but respect of Mlle.

Dig Boston | David Day | 02-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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Rendezvous with Baby Deenew

The Drag City artist isn't waiting for her train to come in.

Philadelphia City Paper | A.D. Amorosi | 02-05-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Baby Dee, Safe

Dillinger Four, Pretentiousness Zeronew

Formed in 1994 (“The Year Punk Broke, Part Two”), the band has weathered the rise of a mass-marketed underground culture, the birth of the Internet generation and the growth of a political climate that has little respect for dissenting viewpoints.

Shepherd Express | Michael Carriere | 02-01-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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