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• Wayne Kramer: Mad for the Racket and Not Near Done

  by Denise Sullivan•October 1, 2008•Comments (0)

  If ever there was a band of rock ‘n’ roll contrarians, it was Kramer's MC5, a ramshackle musical outfit typical of young bands in the post-Beatles/Stones era but with a trajectory that imploded them rather than skyrocketed them to fame. Claiming the avant-garde's Sun Ra and rock ‘n’ roll's Chuck Berry as inspiration, they started playing covers, and evolved to include in their repertoire grinding originals steeped (read more)

• Your Handy Guide to the Month in Music

  by Mike Conklin•October 1, 2008•Comments (0)

  When everything settles down, September will be remembered not for any of the things I write about below, but as the month when our economy fell apart (read more)

• Thievery Corporation

  by Steve Matteo•September 24, 2008•Comments (0)

  "a hypnotic mix of house, acid jazz, dub reggae, bossa-nova, rap, lounge, and world music" (read more)

• Old Crow Medicine Show

  by Matt Gewolb•September 24, 2008•Comments (0)

  "combines a keen awareness of the history of folk music with a contemporary worldview" (read more)

• Give Me Convenience, Give Me Death, Just Tell Me Your Real Damn Name

  by James Greene, Jr.•September 24, 2008•Comments (3)

  I remember the moment I realized writing a book about the Dead Kennedys would be something of an uphill battle. It was in February of 2002. I had just been introduced to East Bay Ray, the group's long-faced guitarist, in the middle of an empty rock venue in Jacksonville, FL. The DK were on their first "reunion" tour with Dr. Know singer Brendan Cruz taking the place of absent original vocalist Jello Biafra. (read more)

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