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Category: Overanalyzing Pop Culture

MusicPosted onMarch 23, 2011January 12, 2015

SONG DUEL!: “Borderline” by Madonna vs. “Borderline” by Camper Van Beethoven

In the long-awaited, long-overdue return of this feature, we make a run for the borderline that pits ’80s mainstream icon vs. ’80s indie icon.

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MusicPosted onMarch 16, 2011January 12, 2015

Nitpicking the Hits: Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull want everyone “On the Floor”–especially you, Dale!

In this new feature, I’ll be examining the lyrics to a current Top 10 hit in excruciating detail for no reason other than to mock…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onMarch 13, 2011January 12, 2015

‘KUSF-in-Exile’ now streaming online with help from WFMU

As supporters of KUSF continue to raise funds to challenge the University of San Francisco’s sale of its transmitter, the campus station’s DJs who were…

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Check Out This Cool ThingPosted onFebruary 16, 2011January 12, 2015

For anyone who has wondered how grindcore connects to crossover thrash, The Map of Metal is your ultimate extreme reference guide

Having covered music in smallish Michigan towns has given me a considerably deeper understanding of the various subgenres of heavy metal than I might have…

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MusicPosted onFebruary 7, 2011January 12, 2015

Psst, Super Bowl advertisers: Nice use of classical music, but mix it up some with these alternate masterpieces

I only watched half the Super Bowl (unfortunately a half that included Black Eyed Peas), and I really only half-watched that portion. But my attention…

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MusicPosted onFebruary 3, 2011January 12, 2015

Look, everybody! I got a comment from somebody who thinks I know something about William Butler Yeats, Greek mythology and The Decemberists

Hey, this Internet thing works after all. Someone out there in the inky void of cyberspace stumbled across my Decemberists Glossary and posted a comment…

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MusicPosted onFebruary 1, 2011January 12, 2015

SONG DUEL!: “Blame it on the Rain” vs. “Blame It (On the Alcohol)” vs. “Blame it on the Tetons”

Today we answer the eternal question: On what should we blame it?

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Alanis vs. Racist
MusicPosted onJanuary 26, 2011January 12, 2015

SONG DUEL!: “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette vs. “You Oughta Know” by Das Racist

Two songs enter. One song leaves. Well, OK, both leave. It’s not like we erase all traces of the losing song from the Internet, but…

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MusicPosted onJanuary 19, 2011January 12, 2015

Here it is, your handy dandy Decemberists glossary for “The King is Dead”

This has been a week for expanding the ol’ vocabulary, because I’ve been listening to the new album by The Decemberists on a constant loop—or…

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