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Bay Area metal dominates the nation

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Training Day

Feel-good football tale scores with charm and sincerity

Knockout/Tapout

Why mixed martial arts -- a bloody blend of disciplines often called ultimate fighting -- may replace boxing as America's mayhem of choice

That'll Be the Day

Revisiting the legacy of Buddy Holly

House of Tudor

Anyone good enough for Laugh-In and David Bowie is good enough for you, right?

Through the Cracks

There are some benefits of big-city gentrification. Jesse Malin's brilliant new record is one of them.

The Flatlanders

Now Again (New West)

Revenge of The Fanboy

Alex Ross, painter of supermen and superwomen, makes it easy to believe in heroes

Out of the Country

Richard Buckner gave up on major labels and "y'allternative," but not the art of storytelling

Country and Midwestern

Richard Buckner gave up on major labels and "y'allternative," but not the art of storytelling

Death Ray From Outer Space

Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

The House of Tudor

Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

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Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

The House of Tudor

Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

Recordings

Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

Bad Girl

Jo Carol Pierce on the gospel, Texas, and 157 boyfriends

It Came From Lubbock

Terry Allen on remains, human and otherwise

The Flatlanders: A Beginner's Guide to Joe Ely

​This is the first of a two-part series of explorations of the long, bewildering discographies of Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock, who will be preforming together as The Flatlanders this Saturday at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The Flatlanders are the only must-see ... More >>