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Broken Social Scene's got a bastard bun in the oven. Deciding to expand the (metaphorical) family the old fashioned way, co-founder and lead singer Kevin Drew will be the first to slap his name on the new line of quasi-solo albums, the Broken Social Scene Presents...

Friday, 08 June 2007
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The best thing about live radio is the on-the-fly amusement that comes about from the fact that you don't get a second take. So later, you look back on bits of banter (like this week's Brandy & Monica dissertation) and laugh at the fact that you would have...

Friday, 08 June 2007
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The National is the United States of America—with guitars, and occasional piano, and a lead singer whose commanding baritone summons the storytelling majesty of Dylan (minus all the nasal whining and general suckiness). It’s true that–back in the days...

Friday, 08 June 2007
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If you've never seen a show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, you really need to make it a priority. The main floor looks up at this beautiful stage (high up, not too high) while it's flanked by these warm browns and reds, amazing woodwork and...

Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Lookout, it's attack of the two-headed press darlings! Once upon a time, The White Stripes were a buzz band, heralded as the saviors of rock. If blogs had existed (and I'm not saying they didn't, but admit it, you didn't know what they were back then)...

Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Evil is lurking this summer, that’s all there is to say. Slayer and Marilyn Manson are teaming up for a tour that’s sure to bring two of the craziest groups of people together for one big show. We’ve witnessed how these things can work at tours like...

Tuesday, 05 June 2007
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In 1984, 19-year-old Darryl Hunt was accused of the rape and murder of newspaper reporter Deborah Sykes in Winston-Salem, NC. Hunt, who is black, was sentenced to life in prison for the crimes committed against Sykes, who is white, by an all-white jury. In 1994, DNA...

Monday, 04 June 2007
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Ryan Adams is nothing short of prolific. He shits out music on a regular basis (for a literal interpretation, see the collection of albums credited to The Shit on Adam's Cardinal Radio), so the fact that his upcoming album–Easy Tiger, out June 26th–is...

Monday, 04 June 2007
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Two years ago, I got a link in my email to an odd little video with bouncy balls pouring down the San Francisco streets. You probably did too. That was my introduction to Jose Gonzalez. Obviously, Veneer made everyone sit up and say "Huh?" and was on...

Monday, 04 June 2007
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Last night was one of those moments that make all your hard work worthwhile. Pela–one of Ground Control's favorite bands even before Ground Control existed–stopped by the Little Radio studios to be our guests on Ground Control Radio. The day before...

Wednesday, 30 May 2007
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