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2011 Stories by Dan Strachota

• Chris’ Cross

  published September 21, 2011

  April saw one of the most bizarre indie-music placements yet. In an ad for the 2012 Honda Civic, a young girl in a superhero costume jumped into a... More >>

• Not For Stars

  published September 14, 2011

  In 2004, local indie rock band For Stars released its fourth LP, It Falls Apart, a daring combination of arty Radiohead-ish rock and... More >>

• Eeet Dozen’t Really Bozair Me

  published June 15, 2011

  Oh, the miseries of being a woman who sings in French. Always, in every review and in all articles, to be called a "chanteuse." Even if you don't... More >>

• It’s the Only Thing That There’s Just Too Little Of

  published May 25, 2011

  Most likely, the first song ever written had something to do with love. Perhaps it was penned by a Cro-Magnon besotted with some lady or... More >>

• Pairing

  published May 25, 2011

  Usually, when a male and a female singer decide to collaborate, they choose a partner who's vastly different from themselves. Think Lee... More >>

• PB&J

  published May 11, 2011

  If Peter Bjorn and John have taught us anything (besides how to put our lips together and... More >>

• Symbiotic Scores

  published April 27, 2011

  It's hard to imagine the suspenseful works of Alfred Hitchcock without Bernard Hermann's spooky counterpoint. Or the giddy blockbusters of Steven... More >>