Song You Need to Know: Giants Chair, 'Kids Running'

There were dozens if not hundreds of bands like Giants Chair kicking around the U.S. in the early Nineties: underground acts that were too intense to fit an indie-rock template yet too refined and melodic to be slotted into punk or hardcore. But something about the raw vulnerability in singer-guitarist …

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The Great Thanksgiving Game That Wasn't

Nearly 100 years ago, on November 25th, 1920, the biggest, most important professional football game that no one knows about took place in Chicago. The American Professional Football Association may have been officially founded at a car dealership in Canton, Ohio in September 1920, but by all rights, the Windy …

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Song You Need to Know: Courtney Love, 'Mother'

There has been a scarcity of Courtney Love music since 2010, but just as the decade prepares to close, rock’s wayward daughter has returned. “Mother,” which is featured on the soundtrack for upcoming horror filmThe Turning, is a gothic epic where her smoky rasp shines. Both the film and Love’s …

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Texas Court Suspends Rodney Reed Execution

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a ruling to suspend the execution of death row inmate Rodney Reed, reports the New York Times. Reed was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection November 20th, but on Friday, November 15th, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously …

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See Ozuna's Tender 'Amor Genuino' at Latin Grammys

Ozuna pivoted from soft and acoustic to booming and distorted during a performance of “Amor Genuino” and “Hasta Que Salga el Sol” at the Latin Grammys on Thursday. The singer was nominated in the Best Urban Song category for his single “Baila Baila Baila.” Ozuna started his performance alone at …

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