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The Melody of Midwestern Drought: Joshua Robbins’ Praise Nothing
In “Washing in the Sangam,” Joshua Robbins writes, Son, through faith you’ve found this hunger answered even as I turn away in our ordinary house from the look of wonder in your face, the expression...
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Kanye West Doesn’t Give a Fuck, and It Shows
I have no problem admitting that I love Kanye West. I love the Kanye that put out “All Falls Down.” I even love mousy-white-pop-star-humiliating, Shutter-Shades-wearing, Steve-Jobs-incarnate Kanye. But...
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For Neko Case, Things Get Worse
As you may have gathered from my piece about Harold & Maude, there is a handful of art that connects me to a particular girl—specifically, to a shitty breakup. Neko Case’s previous album, Middle...
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Arctic Monkeys Ruined Me For Every Other Album This Year
If you culled together the critical reviews for Arctic Monkeys’ two previous albums—Humbug (2009) and Suck It and See (2011)—the common observation would be that the band was “maturing.” I’ve always...
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Riot Fest Chicago 2014 – Friday
I woke up to find that the temperature had fallen twenty degrees overnight and that maggots were dripping from the ceiling. It could only mean one thing: Riot Fest. This is the tenth anniversary and...
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