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Superchunk Sings For Shutting Up

Back in the day, Superchunk were known for creating their own raw brand of indie rock, defined by ragged guitar riffs and rock-out chords that said "Hey, look at us, we're a cool indie rock band.


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Braking Out

Turin Brakes are nice guys. You know the type--sensitive chaps. There will always be a place for the nice guys in music, if only because they're so damned earnest.


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Jump for Joy

o refer to Jump, Little Children's new offering, Vertigo, as merely the "long-awaited follow-up to their last album" would be quite the understatement.


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Atlantis Sinks

Five years ago, a director named Scott Hicks was the talk of the town--he had completed the dark and inspiring Shine, a noble film. Since then he has slouched--twice.


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West Wing Flies High

It was a bold experiment and a remarkable television event. Only 23 days after the tragic events of Sept. 11, a prime-time drama addressed the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.


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Silly Bob Thornton

He wears a vial of wife Angelina Jolie's dried blood around his neck and fancies himself the reincarnation of Benjamin Franklin.


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Stayin' Alive

Live's aptly titled fifth album, V, may sound a little different than their previous releases at first, but it doesn't last long.


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Hunting Season

What do Mos Def, a Dean Martin wannabe, a sultry alto and a jazz guitar virtuoso have in common? Probably not a lot, but when they get together, they make some damned good music.


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You Need Therapy & Beyond

ore neurotic than Seinfeld, more frank than Sex and the City, Beyond Therapy is a colorful look at that special quality that makes us human--imperfection.


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Smart Talk

I caught your show when you guys were at the Cradle in June, and it seemed to me that you were sort of the wild card of the band.