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SOAPBOX: NO VIRGINIA, OBAMA IS NOT A SOCIALIST
Hyperbole is the theme of modern political discourse. Whichever channel you turn to or table you sit around, it’s always “he hates America” or “he’s probably Hitler,” but among the most common epithets...
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ELECTORAL COLLAGE: VOTER ID LAWS
If moaning on social media is anything to go by, a lot of young folks in Massachusetts have gotten so jaded with American democracy that they aren’t even bothering to vote anymore. It seems this a...
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ULTRAISTA: ULTRAISTA
GENRE | ELECTRO-MILQUETOAST VERDICT | … YEAH, BUT NO LABEL | TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD. RELEASE | 10.2.12 Ultraista gets off the ground with listenable if not memorable electropop and flies straight and...
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ELECTORAL COLLAGE: GET SMART ON ALEC
Much has been made of the recent comeback of the American right wing. It seems that in every other news cycle, some state legislature or other is ratifying laws that damage unions or restrict abortion...
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CRUSHED OUT: WANT TO GIVE
GENRE | JACK WHITE GOES SURFING VERDICT | GNARLY LABEL | COOL CLEAR WATER RECORDS RELEASE | 11.6.12 CRUSHEDOUTMUSIC.COM You’re going to have a hard time finding anyone talking about Crushed Out...
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JUNKIE XL: SYNTHESIZED
GENRE | CHEMICALLY ENHANCED VERDICT | 4CB OUT OF 5 LABEL | NETTWERK RELEASE | 11.27.12 Recreational drug use has been a part of music culture since time immemorial (like, at least the ‘50s). Some...
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SOAP BOX: F-CK THE HASHTAGVISTS
If you’ve ever found yourself chilling with Anarchists, marching with Occupiers, or hanging with union workers, you’re probably familiar with the concept of solidarity. It’s been a rallying cry among...
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THE UV RACE: RACISM
GENRE | PUNK? POST PUNK? VERDICT | NOT THOROUGHLY DEAD LABEL | IN THE RED RELEASE | 11.13.12 Twining tracks with growling baselines, driving rhythms, and the always-welcome use of the word “chode,”...
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MEDIA FARM: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TRIVIALIZED: NAXALITES
Most people think of communism as a relic of the past. The word conjures images of the cold war, the Cuban missile crisis, and the McCarthy trials. This understanding of communism that has been passed...
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