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My Neighbor Totoro
April 12, 2010, 11:01 am
There are few family features as simple, warm, and honest as Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 film, My Neighbor Totoro. The story …
Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
March 24, 2010, 10:45 am
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To say that Joanna Newsom’s new record, Have One on Me, was greeted with mixed expectations when it hit music …
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
March 18, 2010, 9:22 am
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Hailed by NPR’s Weekend Edition as “The hottest thing to hit the old time music community in decades,” Carolina Chocolate …
Dessa – A Badly Broken Code
February 19, 2010, 9:38 am
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Anyone who listened to rapper P.O.S.’s great 2009 record Never Better will likely remember one of the album’s strongest songs, …
Various Artists – Fire in My Bones
January 27, 2010, 1:42 pm
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Despite growing up in the dear old Southland, I’ve never been a huge fan of old gospel music. Much of …
Up
November 17, 2009, 12:01 pm
Pixar is the most consistent filmmaking studio in the movie business today. Churning out one terrific animated film after another, …
The Duke and the King – Nothing Gold Can Stay
October 1, 2009, 11:04 am
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Fans of The Felice Brothers are probably well aware that brother and drummer Simone has, for the time being, amicably …
Kristina Train – Spilt Milk
September 11, 2009, 8:09 am
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A small controversy arose in 2002 around the time Blue Note released the debut record of jazzy pop singer, Norah …
Mikky Ekko – Strange Fruit EP
August 25, 2009, 9:57 am
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Nashville is growing, both in its number of citizens and in the diversity of its citizens’ musical output. In times …
Internal Debate: Matisyahu, Light
August 25, 2009, 12:00 am
On the surface, it’s hard to believe a Hasidic Jewish rapper can create one of the most anticipated releases of …
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