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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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    Steve Earle & the Dukes: J.T.

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    Your Old Droog: Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition

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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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    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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    Various Artists: Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

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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: 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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    Rediscover: Lords of the New Church: Killer Lords

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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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    The Marksman

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    American Skin

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    The Reason I Jump

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    Redemption Day

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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: Amores Perros

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    Revisit: W

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    Rediscover: Shadowlands

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    Revisit: The Prince of Tides

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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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A Stranger Among Saints: by Jonathan Mack

By John L. Murphy
4 days ago
in :  Books, Recommended Books, Reviews

Jonathan Mack derives subtle lessons in relations between refugees and authorities, native and settler, and reading between the lines, pertinent messages arise that Americans four centuries later would be wise to heed.

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Cuyahoga: by Pete Beatty

By Justin Cober-Lake
6 days ago
in :  Books, Reviews

In Pete Beatty’s debut novel Cuyahoga, the author plays with the concept of tall tales, resulting in wild romp that reveals unexpected effects of the myth-making.

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The Deviant’s War: by Eric Cervini

By John Paul
1 week ago
in :  Books, Recommended Books, Reviews

It’s maddening to reckon with the level of discrimination and persecution these men and women had to undergo in order to live their lives in a manner meaningful to them.

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Owls of the Eastern Ice: by Jonathan C. Slaght

By John Paul
December 17, 2020
in :  Books, Recommended Books, Reviews

Part groundbreaking ornithological study and part Jack London-esque adventure story, Owls of the Eastern Ice offers a remarkable, modern-day armchair travelogue that is both incredibly informative and engaging and a wildly entertaining read.

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The Searcher: by Tana French

By Ryne Clos
December 16, 2020
in :  Books, Reviews

The Searcher is a recognizable and straightforward exercise in genre, but it is also an exemplar of the crime thriller genre.

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The Abstainer: by Ian McGuire

By John L. Murphy
December 15, 2020
in :  Books, Reviews

Everyone in this grim tale walks a balancing act between falling into the clutches of Irish retribution or English repression.

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Interior Chinatown: by Charles Yu

By Ashley Pabilonia
December 14, 2020
in :  Books, Reviews

While the novel may seem gimmicky in presentation, readers will excavate frank examinations of culture and race with critical thinking and reflection.

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Luster: by Raven Leilani

By Ashley Pabilonia
December 13, 2020
in :  Books, Reviews

A literary artwork interweaving many themes -- loneliness and companionship, trauma and self-actualization, especially as an underpaid, undervalued Millennial and a Black woman.

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Sorry for Your Trouble: by Richard Ford

By John Paul
December 10, 2020
in :  Books, Reviews

Ford’s main characters find that they only ever truly develop any sort of lasting, meaningful relationship with themselves, not other people.

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Predicting the Past: Edited and designed by Stephen Berkman

By Pat Padua
December 9, 2020
in :  Books, Recommended Books, Reviews

It’s at least three books, at once a stunning photobook, a dense historical compendium and a fascinating portal into another time—which may turn out to be today.

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