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Joe TacopinoPopMatters Short Takes EditorFeatures![]() MusicSouthern Comfort: An Interview with Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell[8.Nov.07] :. Band of Horses' reluctant frontman talks about moving back South to record his new album, the fading playoff hopes of the New York Yankees, and indie rock's most influential beards. ![]() MusicSaving Humanity: An Interview with John Vanderslice[25.Jul.07] :. "I am in general very anti-government." John Vanderslice brings his political and economic sides to the fore in taking on the world's crazies. Reviews![]() MusicLeerone: Imaginary Biographies[30.Apr.08] :. Leerone's docile piano pop manages to capture some of the more desirable characteristics of today's female singer/songwriters while discarding their annoying eccentricities. ![]() MusicAaron Robinson: We Are Racing Ghosts[18.Apr.08] :. We Are Racing Ghosts is full of inspirational, well-intentioned pop songs of the singer-songwriter variety. ![]() MusicBIg Bang: Wild Bird[17.Apr.08] :. Wild Bird is just too bland and uninspiring to compete with the multitude of acts coming out of L.A. these days. ![]() MusicLima Charlie: It's So Easy to be Creepy[16.Apr.08] :. Lima Charlie is like the band Phish with goofier lyrics. ![]() MusicKen Hyland: Self Portrait[15.Apr.08] :. New Jersey native hopes some record exec douchebag will make him the next Jack Johnson or something. Music Lick Lick: Lick LickMusic The Rest: Atlantis, Oh Our SaviourMusic Gran Ronde: On and OnMusic Vernon Elliott Ensemble: Ivor the Engine& Pogles WoodMusic Elijah Ebenezer Wyman: Butterfly NeedlesMusic Aster: Some Things Seldom Heard OfMusic Neimo: NeimoMusic Adam Green: Sixes and SevensMusic Ulaan Khol: IMusic Shortstack: The CoversMusic Baumer: Were It Not for YouMusic Kerowack: The First EPMusic HIJK: The Pen and the LetterMusic Brian Dewan: Words of WisdomMusic Aarktica: Matchless YearsMusic Amateur Radio Operator: Sirens of TitanMusic Rings: Black HabitMusic Tirra Lirra: Breathe BodiesMusic Junk Science: Gran’Dad’s Nerve TonicMusic We Tigers: RivalsMusic Arthur Yoria: Handshake SmilesMusic Gultskra Artikler: Kasha Iz ToporaMusic Sylvain Chauveau: S.Music Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts: Face à LestMusic The Owls: Daughters and SunsMusic Mixtapes and Cellmates: Mixtapes and CellmatesMusic The Yellow Swans: DescensionMusic Feu Thérèse: Ça Va CognerMusic The Sadies: New SeasonsMusic Matt Pond PA: Last LightMusic Goon Moon: Lickers Last LegMusic Sleeping States: There the Open SpacesMusic Odeath: Head HomeMusic Mobile: Tomorrow Starts TodayMusic Michael Fakesch: DosMusic The Cape May: Glass Mountain RoadsMusic Greg Palast: Live from the Armed MadhouseMusic Los Campesinos!: Sticking Fingers Into SocketsMusic Lay Low: Please Dont Hate MeMusic Two Gallants: The Scenery Of FarewellMusic B for Brontosaurus: A Thousand Times YesMusic Tied & Tickled Trio: AelitaMusic Shapes and Sizes: Split Lips, Winning Hips, A ShinerMusic Alsace Lorraine: Dark OneMusic Coffinberry: God Damn DogsMusic Parts & Labor: MapmakerMusic The Chrysler: Cold War ClassicMusic Pterodactyl: PterodactylMusic Alex Delivery: Star DestroyerMusic Elvis Perkins: Ash WednesdayMusic Chris Garneau: Music For TouristsMusic Robert Gomez: Brand New TownsMusic Memphis: A Little Place in the WildernessMusic Im from Barcelona: Let Me Introduce My FriendsMusic Illinois: What the Hell Do I Know?Music Partyline: Zombie TerroristMusic The Detachment Kit: +Music Dr. Dog: We All BelongMusic Cezanne: Breaking Bats for JesusMusic Piebald: Accidental GentlemanMusic The Green Pajamas: The Night Races Into AnnaMusic The Broken West: I Cant Go On, Ill Go OnMusic Tom Brosseau: Grand ForksMusic Scissors for Lefty: Scissors for Lefty EPMusic Beatnik Filmstars: Barking (A Collection of Oddities)Music Julie Loyd: All That You Ask ForMusic Librarians: Alright Easy Candy StrangerMusic The Heart Attacks: Hellbound and HeartlessMusic This Moment in Black History: It Takes a Nation of Assholes to Hold Us BackMusic Fear Before the March of Flames: The Always Open MouthMusic Cold War Kids: Robber & CowardsBlog postsSources SayShouting Incoherently in a Crowded Theater[21.Sep.07] :. When a 21-year-old Florida college student was tackled and Tasered by campus cops at a recent John Kerry speech, the ensuing YouTube footage set off a mini-debate about the issues of free speech and... Sources SayRudy Giuliani's 2001 Pro-Immigration Stance[17.Sep.07] :. A new video has surfaced from shortly after 9/11, where then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani inadvertently riffs about all the services the Big Apple offers to illegal immigrants. The comments came in response... Sources SayThe Press and General Petraeus[11.Sep.07] :. The media has given decidedly mixed results of General Petraeus' much awaited testimony to the U.S. Congress. After appearing before both houses of Congress, the four-star general has given a frank,... Sources Say50 Cent Endorses Hillary[5.Sep.07] :. If you thought politics made strange bedfellows, look what happens when politics and pop culture combine. That's right, inveterate rapper and former crack dealer 50 Cent, has weighed in on the 2008... 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