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My Teacher is a Rockstar?new

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every weekday, the former Dismemberment Plan bassist Eric Axelson morphs into Mr. Axelson, a mild-­mannered English teacher who quizzes his juniors on The Crucible at Columbia Heights' Bell Multicultural High School.
Washington City Paper  |  Jessica Gould  |  11-15-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Note to Self

With Fugazi's "indefinite hiatus" stretching to its fifth year, bassist Joe Lally had to get a new job. He's becoming a frontman -- the hard way.
Washington City Paper  |  Andrew Beaujon  |  12-01-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Shellac of Faith

Between 1956 and 1970, Joe Bussard made hundreds of handcrafted 78s in his basement -- that neither his parents nor the music-buying public cared proved he was doing the right thing.
Washington City Paper  |  Andrew Beaujon  |  02-24-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Nobody's Fault but Mine

Max Ochs doesn't care that it's taken 35 years for people to notice his music. After all, the same thing happened to Mississippi John Hurt.
Washington City Paper  |  Mike Keefe-Feldman  |  12-09-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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