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Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Six Essential Haynes / Trucks Guitar Showcases From the...
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Scraping the Barrel: #92, ‘Dream Well’
Thousands and thousands of films are made every year. And while some of them are destined for Oscar glory and widespread Metacritic acclaim, others wind up scraping the barrel on the IMDB Bottom 100....
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‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘Females Only’
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Kevin Drew Announces Solo LP, ‘Darlings,’ Shares New Single
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Song Review: 8X8, ‘The Tie In’
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Queens of the Stone Age to Close Grammys With Lindsey Buckingham, Dave Grohl
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‘Sleepy Hollow’ Breakdown: ‘The Indispensible Man / Bad Blood’
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Canterbury Psych-Rockers Syd Arthur Announce New LP, ‘Sound Mirror’
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‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Breakdown: ‘Go to Hell’
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‘Community’ Breakdown: ‘Geothermal Escapism’
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