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Lou Reed, by most accounts, was a cantankerous asshole. Let that not lead one to assume that he was an untalented cantankerous asshole, for he was not.

What do you say about Axel Rose? Where do you start?

You'll never accuse Archy Marshall (better known as King Krule) of waxing trite: Marshall, the artist by way of producer, has always been as versatile and fearless as he has been precocious.

We figured out somewhere along the way that our Holiday Mixtape show wasn't an annual tradition, actually. Mostly because we skipped doing it last year altogether. In retrospect, it's probably better this way:

Going to college—in and of itself, sans context—isn't entirely remarkable. Literally thousands of people do it.

It's kind of a trick question: when your band sounds a little gloomy to begin with, how can your audience tell when you're despondent?

Start by forgetting all you think you know.

Let's get into the Dream Syndicate (or perhaps not, as they didn't get into much of anything from the years 1989-2012).

Wolf Alice...Wolf Alice? It's one of those band names like 10,000 Maniacs that reminds you that band names are less about musical content and more about whats funny when you are having beers after band practice...

This week we take a look back at the legacy of an act just preposterous enough to live next door. He could have been from anywhere, as it turns out, he almost seemed from everywhere.