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Thanks for the Gift: An Interview with Frankie Rose

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Thanks for the Gift: An Interview with Frankie Rose

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 10 November 2014

Sometimes you just want to reach out to someone who has created something that has given you such an everlasting gift. Frankie Rose has released two albums that created an entire universe for me, from nothing.

A Strange and Surreal World: The Dandy Warhols and ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia’

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A Strange and Surreal World: The Dandy Warhols and ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia’

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 20 May 2014

After talking to the band, it’s impossible to see how Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia was created. But it’s probably best that way.

Ambition Is the Last Refuge of the Failure

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Ambition Is the Last Refuge of the Failure

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 19 February 2014

Sound Affects examines the recent trend of musical acts gaining popularity from word-of-mouth documentaries, using the cases of Death, Big Star, Anvil, and Rodriguez.

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More Than Mental Masturbation: Honoring Pretension

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 28 February 2013

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A Great Pop Album Nobody Liked: Tricky’s ‘Blowback’

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Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 24 January 2013

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A Masterpiece Will Only Take You to Your Next Album

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Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 30 August 2012

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In the Star House: 10 Questions with the Orb

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 23 August 2012

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The Devil May Care (But ‘Rolling Stone’ Probably Doesn’t)

By

Jeffrey Thiessen

/ 2 August 2012