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WHO: Bob Mould WHAT: Here We Go Crazy WHY: Is it dad-rock? Is it power-trio? A little of both? A lot? I fall in the minority where I think Bob Mould’s later output is better than I do Husker Du. Not that I don’t like Husker Du, but his music over the past 10 years...

Dog Man All hail Dog Man! Look, with a 5-year-old, there aren’t a lot of movies we can watch and enjoy together, and I was skeptical of Dog Man (more on that later), but boy did it deliver. What helps Dog Man in this situation is being self-aware of what it is and...

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I owe a lot to the Doughboys. I know it sounds funny to say (read?), and I’m pretty sure the hosts themselves would laugh if they heard (read?) this. But I mean it. I love these guys. I was introduced to them during COVID and have never looked back. The running gag...

WHO: Lambrini Girls WHAT: Who Let the Dogs Out? WHY: I’ve heard the Lambrini Girls’ music described in a variety of different ways, but to me they sound like Death From Above 1979 mixed with Crass. That’s a GREAT combo, people! Who Let the Dogs Out is abrasive,...

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The Outlaw Josey Wales Look, I’m no Clint Eastwood fan, but I wanna be. I really do. His catalog is celebrated, both as an actor and a director. He’s old, he’s grumpy, and he’s still out there doing it. As far as I know, he’s not a “bad guy,” so the...

Am I gonna get beat up if I say that I like Bob Mould’s solo stuff more than Husker Du? Of course, I really like Husker Du, but they’re one of those “reckoning” bands for me. As much as I listen to them, I just can’t seem to get a grip on their music. Every...

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Companion There’s only one group of movie fans more annoying than musical fans and that’s horror fans. They’re almost exclusively the same people who are overly obsessed with Halloween. A sad lot, really, because you’re basically reducing a movie to jump...