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Christel LoarAbout Christel LoarChristel Loar is a freelance writer and editor, a part-time music publicist, and a full-time music fan. She is often an overreactor and sometimes an overachiever. When not dodging raindrops or devising escape plans, Christel is usually found down front and slightly left of center stage reveling in a performance by yet another new favorite band. Christel holds a B.S. degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. She hopes that one day this will mean something. She's a sucker for close harmonies and melodic bass lines, and she would like to meet Brian Wilson (all the Wilsons really, Andrew, Owen, Luke...). Christel currently sleeps in Eugene, Oregon, but she dreams of Austin, Texas. Features![]() BooksPat Green's Dance Halls and Dreamers[4.Jun.08] :. Preserving the history, the music, and the good times (Texas' "holy trinity"), this is a big, beautiful love letter to the places and the people that make Texas music history Reviews![]() DVDsThe Partridge Family: The Complete Third Season[14.Oct.08] :. The Partridges personify the meaning of family as they parade through a series of unlikely incidents with a smile and a song. This is TV comfort food, with a sweet tooth. Featured Article![]() DVDsElvis: Return to Tupelo[2.Oct.08] :. Before Memphis and the world made him king, Tupelo made him Elvis. ![]() DVDsHeroes: Season 2[2.Sep.08] :. Season 2 of Heroes had a lot to live up to. Some say it didn't quite succeed. This four-disc box set, loaded with extraordinary extra features, puts things right. ![]() DVDsFerris Bueller's Day Off (I Love the 80s edition)[27.Aug.08] :. The film—and Ferris—is still as fresh and fun, witty and irreverent as ever. It’s a true classic, a pinnacle of its genre. ![]() MusicThe Verve: Forth[25.Aug.08] :. The Verve's long-awaited return is a return to form with Forth. Books Rock 'n' Roll Babylon: 50 Years of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' RollMusic Arms: Kids AflameMusic Hotel Lights: Firecracker PeopleMusic Eddie Floyd: Eddie Loves You SoDVDs Earth: The BiographyBooks Ska'd For Life: A Personal Journey With The Specials by Horance PanterFeatured Article![]() BooksWillie Nelson: An Epic Life by Joe Nick Patoski[1.Aug.08] :. He's an original American hero, a sinner, and a saint; a singer, a songwriter, a picker and a philosopher; a pot-smoker, a Texan and a gentleman ... he's Willie Nelson. Featured Article![]() DVDsBill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music[31.Jul.08] :. Informative and educational, intriguing and entertaining, part American history lesson, part biography and part concert film. Music The Hard Lessons: B & G SidesBooks Coming to Wherever You Are - Muchmusic, MTV and Youth Identities by Kip PegleyMusic Jason Falkner: Bedtime With The Beatles Part TwoMusic Cinderpop: A Lesson in ScienceBooks Tell the Truth Until They Bleed—Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'n' RollMusic Various Artists: The Mighty Striker Shoots at HitsPopMatters Pick![]() MusicShearwater: Rook[30.May.08] :. Following the critically acclaimed Palo Santo, Shearwater raises the bar with Rook. DVDs Jon Dee Graham Swept Away: A Rock and Roll DocumentaryMusic Cocoa Tea: Reggae Anthology: The Sweet Sound of Cocoa TeaMusic Wake Robin: The TakerMusic Norman Kelsey: A Talent for LovingMusic Port O'Brien: All We Could Do Was SingMusic Switches: Lay Down the LawMusic The Gossip: Live in LiverpoolMusic The Autumns: Fake Noise from a Box of ToysMusic Bearfoot: Follow MeMusic Da Willys: Get UglyMusic Santana: Multi-Dimensional WarriorMusic De Novo Dahl: Move Every Muscle, Make Every SoundMusic Lucy Bland: Down to Sea LevelMusic 13ghosts: The Strangest Colored LightsMusic Doctors & Dealers: Confessions of a Drunken MindFeatured Article![]() MusicBell X1: Flock[6.Mar.08] :. An album full of airborne anthems, celestial epics, and rock 'n' roll! Music Monade: Monstre CosmicMusic Jessie Lee Miller: WaitingBlog posts![]() Sound AffectsLive From Abbey Road 12[4.Sep.08] :. The twelfth, and final, episode of Season Two of Live from Abbey Road (Sundance Channel, Thursday, September 4, at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific) is what all 11 of the previous amazing... ![]() Sound AffectsLive from Abbey Road 11[28.Aug.08] :. In the eleventh episode of Live from Abbey Road (Sundance Channel, Thursday, August 28th at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific), Bryan Adams talks about his love for studios -- he... ![]() Sound AffectsLive from Abbey Road - Episode 10[21.Aug.08] :. On episode 10 of Live from Abbey Road (Sundance Channel, Thursday, August 21st at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific), the Subways discuss how the three-piece dynamic adds to the energy... ![]() Sound AffectsLive From Abbey Road - Show Nine[13.Aug.08] :. The ninth installment of Live from Abbey Road (Sundance Channel, Thursday, August 7th at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific) is quite possibly the most dynamic yet. The Kills kick... ![]() Sound AffectsLive from Abbey Road - Episode Eight[7.Aug.08] :. Elbow, MGMT, and Alanis Morissette... Sound Affects Live From Abbey Road - Show SevenSound Affects Live from Abbey Road: Episode 6Sound Affects Live From Abbey Road - Show 5Sound Affects Live from Abbey Road - Episode Four |
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