Fur Peace Ranch: Jefferson Airplane Alums Run the Real School of Rock

By Sean Edgar at 10:12 AM on December 20, 2011

Fifteen minutes into orientation at Fur Peace Ranch, a guitar retreat taught by classic rock royalty, manager John Hurlbut offers a half-joke warning about the neighbors’ dogs. “We haven’t had any problems, but if the dogs sneak past the fence, pretend to pick up a stone and say GIT! Not get, as these are Appalachian dogs,” he says with a laugh.  read more

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The Five Best New Board Games of 2011

By Gus Mastrapa at 8:24 AM on December 20, 2011

Twentieth-century classics and The Big Bang Theopoly might dominate the shelves at your local store, but if you look deeper you'll find a number of fascinating new board games released every year. Boardgame analyst Gus Mastrapa looks at a few of 2011's best.  read more

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Joe DeRosa: Middle Man

By Austin L. Ray at 2:16 PM on December 19, 2011

“It really sucks when you’re getting heckled and trashed and booed and ignored by children,” comedian Joe DeRosa remembers in a sobering deadpan.  read more

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The 10 Best and 10 Worst New Band Names of 2011

By Shane Ryan at 6:04 PM on December 16, 2011

A band name is about as important, I think, as the name of a person. Which is to say that it can help or hurt in minor ways early on, but is basically inconsequential in the end.   read more

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From The Vault: Peter Gabriel - "Red Rain"

By Paste Staff at 1:00 PM on December 16, 2011

Watch Peter Gabriel perform "Red Rain" on June 15, 1986 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.  read more

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Mother Mother: Best of What's Next

By Jill Langlois at 8:05 AM on December 16, 2011

As Mother Mother’s sound evolved over the years from stripped-down acoustic folk to hook-laden well-produced pop, the band’s album art and videos followed a similar transition.  read more

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Exene Cervenka Performs At SXSW

By Paste Staff at 1:00 PM on December 15, 2011

Watch Exene Cervenka's entire performance at our Paste Party in Austin during last March's SXSW.  read more

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Live From Paste: Centro-matic

By Max Blau at 10:00 AM on December 15, 2011

Will Johnson is a special kind of songwriter. That's no secret, as he's released record after record of excellent material with his longtime band Centro-matic over the course of a 15-plus year career. His latest record, The Candidate Waltz, continues that tradition with another unsurprisingly impressive record.   read more

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13ghosts: Alabama Gothic

By Stephen M. Deusner at 8:06 AM on December 15, 2011

For 13 years now, the group has been documenting the lives of roustabouts, drunkards, good ol’ boys and other existentially unmoored men rambling around a terrain that is half real, half mythic.  read more

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Live From DeLuna: Asobi Seksu

By Allison Ziemba at 1:00 PM on December 14, 2011

Although Yuki Chikudate might physically be the smallest member of Asobi Seksu, she definitely packed a punch when she performed at our Paste Dunes take away session at DeLuna with her powerful and striking voice.  read more

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