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October 5, 2011
The Top 50 Songs To Get High To
As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Rock Mag Creem Will Be Resurrected -- For the Third Time
In what sounds like a weak "Bed Intruder" rip-off, the once-extinct Creem magazine has announced its return to the world of the living: "Lock the doors, hide your children, we're back!" This isn't the first time -- or even the second. After publishing its last issue in 1989, it was resurrect ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Spending High Time with MC5 -- A Guided, Stoned Tour through Motor City Mayhem
Listen to this while high: High Time by MC5. Behind the buzz: Our recent visit to the Detroit retro-rock showroom sends us straight to the Cadillac of crunk rock, the Motor City Five. Elektra Records' overweening lust for a piece of the huge Midwestern rock LP market led to its short-lived assoc ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
R.I.P. Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, 1941-2010
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain BeefheartCaptain Beefheart, the noted experimental musician and painter born Don Van Vliet, died this morning in California following complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 69. Van Vliet is best known for his 1969 album with the Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica, ... More >>
Film
June 2, 2010
"Get Him to the Greek": Crude on the outside, sweet in the middle
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain BeefheartCaptain Beefheart, the noted experimental musician and painter born Don Van Vliet, died this morning in California following complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 69. Van Vliet is best known for his 1969 album with the Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica, ... More >>
Film
November 11, 2009
Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain BeefheartCaptain Beefheart, the noted experimental musician and painter born Don Van Vliet, died this morning in California following complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 69. Van Vliet is best known for his 1969 album with the Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica, ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
Sayonara, Vibe
Shawn MortensenVibe's First Cover Hang on to those back issues of Vibe, folks. As of today, they're officially collectors items. As reported by Daily Finance, the New York Times, and RapRadar, Vibe is ceasing publication effective June 30. According to a letter from Vibe CEO Steve Aaron, the magazin ... More >>
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March 3, 2009
Interview with Van Morrison
Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>
Music
January 16, 2008
CREEM of the crop: Rock mag maintains hip status in new book
Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>
Music
May 1, 2002
Hear This
Punk forefathers the Dictators refuse to age -- or do anything -- gracefully
Music
May 2, 2001
Pop Philosophy
Pearl Jam overdose
Film
September 13, 2000
Listen to the Movie
Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over
Culture
September 13, 2000
A Fan's Notes
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
News
December 24, 1997
Letters
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Music
September 4, 1996
Suspicious Minds
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
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July 10, 1996
Letters
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Music
April 24, 1996
Recordings
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Music
January 17, 1996
Recordings
After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age...finally
Music
January 3, 1996
The Sound vs. Fury
The secret success of 1995's rhythm nation
News
November 8, 1995
The Professor of Punk
From the book Lipstick Traces to his new The Dustbin of History, Eat Bay critic Greil Marcus has revealed the secret history of pop culture

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