Pages tagged “issue 40”

Frisky Business: Adult Swim Behind the Scenes

By Brooke Hatfield on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

When Killface, one of the stars of Adult Swim’s Frisky Dingo, loses his bid for the White House... read more

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The Return of the Tangerine-Flake Electric-Kool-Aid Pump-House Bonfire Madmen With the Right Stuff, Baby

By Charles McNair on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

Vrooooom! VROOOOOOOOM! Tom Wolfe's BAAAACK!!! read more

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Kathleen Edwards: A Songwriter's Progress

By David Langness on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

When Kathleen Edwards released her ﬁrst CD Failer in 2003, her quavering, countriﬁed Canadian, love-child-of-Lucinda-and-Neil sound created a rabid band of new fans. read more

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Jicks-Saw Puzzle: Stephen Malkmus' Band Puts the Pieces

By Cory duBrowa on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

At nearly half-past two on a rainy Portland afternoon, Stephen Malkmus is running late. read more

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The Wrights: Married to Country Tradition

By Shane Harrison on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

Once upon a time, amorous couples ruled country music. George and Tammy, Loretta and Conway, Johnny and June—romantically linked or not, their passion dripped from every word. Husband-and-wife duo Adam and Shannon Wright remember that time, and they’re injecting that sensual fervor back into country music. The friction between their voices ignites a spark that’s been missing from so many country duets in recent decades. “Since the day we met,” Shannon says, “Adam and I have been playing music together. We’ve been writing together, touring together, now living together. That’s how we had to do it.” The Wrights met in... read more

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American Heretic: The Vast Legacy of Disco's Unsung Hero

By Justin Hopper on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

Flamboyant and urban, socially promiscuous and sexually deviant, anonymous and androgynous: Disco had to go. read more

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Hobbit Rock

By Andy Whitman on 12:00 AM on March 1, 2008

Tolkien hit hard. There’s no other way to explain it. Within six months I had been transformed from a mediocre but service-able pulling guard to someone named Faldorn, rolling dice on a ping-pong table and agonizing over whether I should play as a Mage or a Druid. read more

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