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  Book

  Put A Pitchfork In It

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2008

  If you’re ready to pronounce the death of the album, the editors at Pitchforkmedia have the book for you. The Pitchfork 500 (Fireside/Simon...

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  Mitch Hedberg

  Good Gosh

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2008

  Breathing fresh air into observational stand-up, Mitch Hedberg was a weirdo who coined absurd, effortless jokes and one-liners (e.g. "Dogs...

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  Documentary

  Lonely Genius

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2008

  Arthur Russell spent a life lost in obscurity, his music "out of its time,” as former Modern Lover Ernie Brooks says in the fresh-to-DVD do...

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  Downloads

  Dishing the Dirtbike

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  Though Halifax’s Buck 65 has released strong records over the past five years, his early experimental spirit has been somewhat tempered, as...

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  DVD

  Punk's First Last Stand

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  December 1, 1978 was a crucial date in the annals of Toronto punk rock history. Renowned promoters the Garys (Topp and Cormier, responsible...

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  Xmas

  Carpenter's Tool

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  The singing saw has an illustrious history, from Marlene Dietrich’s front-line performances during World War II to a recent show at Carnegi...

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  Charity

  Mo' Money, Mo' Stache

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  Trust a couple of drunk Aussies to combine a moustache revival with a desire to raise awareness of men’s health issues, but since its 2004...

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  Box Set

  Negative Band

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  Instead of disappointing fans with a brand new album, the Jesus & Mary Chain have wisely compiled their past non-album material into one al...