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    Bargain Bin Babylon: Earth, Wind & Fire: All ‘n All

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    Bargain Bin Babylon: Henry “Buzz” Glass: Square Dance Variations Volume I

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    Bargain Bin Babylon: Robert Cray: Strong Persuader

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    Bargain Bin Babylon: Lemon Jelly: Lost Horizons

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    Concert Review: Tool

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    Concert Review: Refused

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    Concert Review: The Mountain Goats

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    Concert Review: Tove Lo/Broods/Alma

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    Discography: David Bowie: The Next Day

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    Discography: David Bowie: Reality

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    Discography: David Bowie: Heathen

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    Discography: David Bowie: Hours

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    Holy Hell! The Last Match Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! NYC Ghosts & Flowers Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! The Moon & Antarctica Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country Turns 20

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    Interview: Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil

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    Interview: Janette King

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    Interview: Joseph D’Agostino of Empty Country

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    Interview: Anna Burch

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    Deftones: White Pony x Black Stallion (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

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    Joan of Arc: Tim Melina Theo Bobby

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    The Soviet Machines: The Soviet Machines

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    Steve Earle & the Dukes: J.T.

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    Joan of Arc: Tim Melina Theo Bobby

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    Dave Alvin: From an Old Guitar – Rare and Unreleased Recordings

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    Motörhead: Ace of Spades (40th Anniversary)

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    AKHLYS: Melinoë

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    Resequence: Childish Gambino: 3.15.20

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    Resequence: Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

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    Resequence: Prince: 1999

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    Resequence: Chance the Rapper: The Big Day

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    Rediscover: The Caretaker: Everywhere at the End of Time

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    Rediscover: Low Cut Connie: Get Out the Lotion

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    Rediscover: Andrew White: Passion Flower

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    Rediscover: The For Carnation: The For Carnation

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    Criminally Underrated: Message in a Bottle

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    Criminally Underrated: The Counselor

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    Criminally Underrated: A Perfect World

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    Criminally Underrated: Maleficent

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    Film About a Father Who

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    MLK/FBI

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    The Marksman

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    American Skin

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    Soul

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    Another Round

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    Gunda

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    76 Days

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    Holy Hell! In the Mood for Love Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! Nurse Betty Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! Shadow of the Vampire Turns 20

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    Holy Hell! Rules of Engagement Turns 20

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    Oeuvre: David Cronenberg: Dead Ringers

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    Oeuvre: David Cronenberg: The Fly

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    Oeuvre: David Cronenberg: The Dead Zone

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    Oeuvre: David Cronenberg: Videodrome

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    Revisit: The Great Escape

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    Revisit: Amores Perros

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    Revisit: W

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    Rediscover: Shadowlands

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    From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Death House

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    From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Santa Jaws

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    From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Stalked By My Doctor: The Return

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    From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Deadcon

  • Books
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    A Stranger Among Saints: by Jonathan Mack

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    Cuyahoga: by Pete Beatty

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    The Deviant’s War: by Eric Cervini

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    Owls of the Eastern Ice: by Jonathan C. Slaght

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    A Stranger Among Saints: by Jonathan Mack

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    The Deviant’s War: by Eric Cervini

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    Owls of the Eastern Ice: by Jonathan C. Slaght

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    Predicting the Past: Edited and designed by Stephen Berkman

  • Lists
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    Five Years Later: The Best Music of 2015

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    Five Years Later: The Best Films of 2014!!

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    Five Years Later: The Best Music of 2014

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    Five Years Later: The Best Films of 2013!!

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    Five Years Later: The Best Films of 2015!!

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    Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs of the ’00s

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    Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs of the ’90s

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    Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs of the ’80s

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    Top 20 Albums of 2020

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    Best Films of 2020

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    The 25 Best Songs of 2020

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    Best Film Performances of 2020

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Cara Best is a senior at NYU studying cultural criticism. When she's not in class you can usually find her in a karaoke bar singing terrible pop punk songs from the early-aughts. You can follow her on Twitter @caraworst or Instagram @carosene if you're interested in hearing and seeing a lot about said karaoke excursions.

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