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A Playlist for Alaska's 98th Birthday

All right, so maybe 98 years ago today Alaska merely became a U.S. territory. (It wasn’t until almost 50 years later that President Eisenhower actually declared AK the 49th state.) But why not go ahead and celebrate the inclusion of this frosty state beneath the stars and stripes?...  read more

A Very Personal, Highly Idiosyncratic Musical Overview of the Aughts

This is not about American Idol, Kenny Chesney, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Beyonce, Wilco, or The Arcade Fire. If, for the past ten years, you’ve followed popular music beyond the narrow confines of Top 40 radio, you already know the big albums and the major musical trends of the decade. This is not about that. The Aughts were ushered in by a cavalcade of short-lived (sometimes all too literally) rap stars, pre-fab boy bands, and pop divas, and they will be ushered out by a cavalcade of rap stars and pre-fab artists who made their names by covering classic rock and...  read more

Dan Bern - My Country II

Ever since he burst onto the national scene in 1997 with one work boot in hootenanny campfire sing-alongs and the other in white-riot mosh pits...  read more

Dan Bern

Since his self-titled major-label debut in 1997, Dan Bern has had to deal with the “new Dylan” hype that attached to him.  read more