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Murderers set free

by MisterE on 4/25/2008 12:14:13 PM

Police should be held accountable for their actions. They cannot be above the law, for enforcing laws that you don't abide by yourself is hypocritical. Sean Bell was gunned down last year by three police officers who took oaths to serve and protect. Instead, they took human life. Mr. Bell was unarme... Continue »

Presidential Scholars Don’t Need a Script

by Carol Hoenig on 6/28/2007 9:10:13 AM

I do tend to question the results of most polls, and this most recent one from a New York Times/CBS News/MTV poll is no different. How the Poll Was Conducted The New York Times/CBS News/MTV Poll of young adults is based on telephone interviews conducted June 15 through June 23 with 659 people age... Continue »

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New Animal Collective - "Brother Sport"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

When we gave you a live-in-France video clip of "Brother Sport" back in April we called the song "full-on springtime tropicalia," though it'd been recorded in October. The fact of the matter: The Merriweather Post Pavilion closer's full-on early winter tropicalia, too. (We know the title's a Baltimo... Continue »

New Fight Bite Video - "Swissex Lover"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

It's getting to be that time when people start asking you to make lists and rank the year in music. Fun! Texan outfit and BTW Fight Bite are on my shortlist for the year's finest debuts, and "Swissex Lover" is its signature track. The duo of Leanne Macomber and Jeff Louis crafted their swirling, cin... Continue »

A.C. Newman Covers The Go-Betweens

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

New Pornographer A.C. (Carl) Newman's pop-drenched Get Guilty, the followup to 2004's Slow Wonder, is out at the beginning of '09. You've already heard the opener "There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve" and now there's maybe one or one Go-Betweens covers to add to the Newman canon. It's a non-album track. H... Continue »

Stream Scott Weiland's Happy In Galoshes

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

You've heard Scott "Paddington Bear" Weiland's second solo album in bits and plenty of pieces, but now a week before its release (11/25), you can listen to all of Galoshes in one fell swoop. Continue »

Ryan Adams Disses R.E.M., The Killers, Not Oasis

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Ryan's unadulterated idolization of the Gallaghers is rubbing off on him in all the wrong ways. Unless you're a hot beef-craving blogger (nullus?) who scours the web for this sort of stuff, in which case nevermind, Ryan you're doing great. Actually reader Danielle did the scouring for us this time, ... Continue »