Whatever you think of Billy Ray Cyrus, you gotta give the man one thing: He has a good sense of humor. His CMT show Still the King offers ample proof of this. Cyrus plays “Burnin’” […]

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On their surfaces, hardcore and metalcore would seem to be genres for young men. After all, it takes a lot of stamina and aggression to shriek and bash your instruments for extended periods of time. […]

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Comedian Hari Kondabolu did a hilarious bit about Weezer back in 2012. He kicked it off by asking, “What the fuck happened to the greatest rock band in the world?” One could easily debate Rivers […]

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The Nashville-based, female-fronted rock group Bully has the rotten luck of making music two decades after the explosion of grunge and the riot grrl movement. If their sophomore album Losing had come out back in […]

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You don’t need to know that Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) broke up with actress-supermodel Cara Delevingne last year to dig her latest album, Masseduction. In fact, focusing on celebrity and relationship gossip can distract […]

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Wolf Parade’s new album, Cry Cry Cry, ends with the track “King of Piss and Paper.” It starts with these lines: In a way, Spencer Krug, Dan Boeckner and company ask these questions throughout the […]

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If you’re not completely enamored with Protomartyr, you might well wonder why they don’t lighten up a little. What with all the critical adulation and popularity (in hipster precincts, at least), you’d think that their […]

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Alice Cooper’s new album Paranormal marks an astonishing change of pace for the 69 year-old shock rocker. It shows him unplugging and taking off his makeup to deliver a series of rustic, heartfelt indie-folk ballads. […]

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Avey Tare’s new album Eucalyptus may be self-indulgent piffle, but that doesn’t necessarily make it bad. Indeed, one of its charms is the good-natured way it drifts and meanders according to the whims of its […]

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