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They signed with a major label, released an album with almost as many ballads as their trademark shambolic rockers, and then imploded not long after. You could see why fans might feel ambivalent about Tim, the 1985 release by The Replacements.  Carnival! London Dances to the Calypso BeatBy
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Bright colours. Soft fabrics. Funny dancing. No, we’re not on the set of the latest Bollywood movie, we’ve joined 600,000 fellow partygoers at London’s Notting Hill Carnival – the largest street party in Europe, and second only in the world to Rio.  Old Music Made New: The Avalanches RediscoveredBy
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Thanks to a misfiring synapse a few weeks ago, I was left obsessing over The Avalanches’ 2001 hit, “Frontier Psychiatrist,” for several days. It wouldn’t leave my brain until I finally gave into it. As I was too lazy to walk into the other room and grab the CD, I typed it into a Google [...]  Dustier Grooves: Early ’60s R&B and Hip HopBy
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Hip hop has never had much time for soul music from the early sixties. If you looked in the crates of a hip hop producer, you’d think that R&B started in 1966. With a few notable exceptions, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” springs to mind, no classic hip hop breaks came from the first [...]  “The Day That Never Comes” by MetallicaBy
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It was hot as hell that day as I set off on Interstate 5 in my commuter car south to the grocery store. Needless to say, I’ve joined the mass of Americans who have garaged their big fancy trucks and purchased less desirable vehicles in order to save a buck and feed my children. [...]  Yo La Tengo at McCarren Pool, 8/24/08By
Nadia Collado
The incredibly popular and beloved Pool Parties that have graced McCarren Park for the past three summers are no more. It was only fitting that the last band to grace the pool’s stage (for a free show, that is) was none other than Hoboken’s greatest, Yo La Tengo. |
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