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Embarrassing Fruits' Frontier Justicenew

As they continue to age, Embarrassing Fruits look more and more like a band we'd like to grow older with.

INDY Week | Bryan Reed | 09-20-2010 | Reviews

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Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl: Children of Fortunenew

Southwestern-style takes on indie-acoustic folk.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 09-19-2010 | Reviews

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Superchunk's Discographynew

Majesty Shredding could very well be the best album of the band's career.

INDY Week | David Raposa | 09-17-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Fishing, Mudslinging and Primus' New Pathnew

Les Claypool is a man of many faces. Whether it's that of an evil pig, Planet of the Apes style primate or creepy long-nosed warlock, Claypool has been known to switch personas mid-concert, employing a variety of masks and disguises.

Boise Weekly | Stephen Foster | 09-17-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Menomena: Minesnew

Portland, Ore's Menomena is one strange band. An art-pop trio with a case of personality disorder, the band offers a sound that contains moments of pure beauty, madcap experimentation and smashing energy -- sometimes within the same track.

Tucson Weekly | Michael Petitti | 09-16-2010 | Reviews

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Chuck D: Back to Blacknew

20 years after Public Enemy's masterpiece, frontman Chuck D looks back in everlasting anger.

Orlando Weekly | Justin Strout | 09-16-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet, Chuck D

Karyn Paige Trips the Light Fantasticnew

A refugee from corporate America makes her promising debut.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-15-2010 | Reviews

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The Pack: Wolfpack Partynew

The Pack returns with its second album, a nineteen-track journey into the mind of a 21-year-old with a dissolute lifestyle.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-13-2010 | Reviews

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Monterey Jazz Festival Staves Off Doomsayersnew

Despite vicissitudes in the jazz market, Monterey lives up to its original raison d'etre.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-13-2010 | Concerts

Tags: Monterey Jazz Festival, The Nice Guy Trio

The Mighty Quinsnew

Sisters Tegan and Sara bid their roaring 20s farewell.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 09-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Public Enemy's Work Stands Upnew

As Public Enemy's main voice, Chuck D's message had bite and wit. He spoke up for the unrepresented, and he slammed the hypocritical and the corrupted. His deep-toned vocal delivery was almost as radical as the words themselves.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 09-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Public Enemy, Public Enem