Opinion

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  Uncle Tupelo's 'No Depression'

  The Most Influential Record of the '90s

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

  Sure, I'll say it. The most influential non-hip-hop record of the early '90s was Uncle Tupelo's No Depression, and I'll stand on Kurt Cobai...

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  Enough with the Box Sets

  Serving Up the Same Platter, While Others Get Ignored

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2014

  Every year, record labels scour their vaults looking for new ways to repackage old material. And every year, the record buying public let's...

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  The Challenge

  Why Grimes' Misunderstood Boiler Room Set Wasn't "Trolling"

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2013

  "Grimes trolls the Boiler Room" was the headline GQ chose; at music blog Pigeons and Planes, they went with "These People Are Very Weirded...

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  Don't 'Play the Album'

  Five Reasons Why Bands Should Quit Doing Classic Albums Live

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2013

  What started as a novelty at festivals like All Tomorrow's Parties has turned into an epidemic: established artists, many on the comeback t...