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Tumblr of the Week: Video Killed the Radio Stars

It's hard to find music videos on TV these days. Sure, one could argue that the internet has ushered in a new era of DIY or underground video creativity, but it's hard not to miss the days when you could waste hours watching clips on MTV or VH1. If musical nostalgia has been getting the best of you ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 27 through July 3

Wikimedia CommonsSaxophones: First patented this week in music history.​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week.This week saw t ... More >>

Incoming: John Mayer, Cake, Asia, Scorpions, Slightly Stoopid

"I called my penis what? Why would I tell that to a reporter?"​Up on the Sun contributor/club guru Benjamin Leatherman couldn't have said it better in regards to this week's announcements "Shit week for announcements."There is hope, however, in this meager group. That hope rests on the strong come ... More >>

Adventureland Lets Us Revisit the Summer of Our '80s Youth

"I called my penis what? Why would I tell that to a reporter?"​Up on the Sun contributor/club guru Benjamin Leatherman couldn't have said it better in regards to this week's announcements "Shit week for announcements."There is hope, however, in this meager group. That hope rests on the strong come ... More >>

Pretty Poison

Doofus dumper shows off her skillz

Heavy Metal: A Box Set Review in Three Acts

Doofus dumper shows off her skillz

Take Cover

Diving into Metalhead territory

Back Atcha, Future

A look back at the music scene in -- 2005?

Will to Power

Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School

Best Funky Stuff

Bo's Funky Stuff

Let It D

With its HBO show off the air, Tenacious D no longer rules the idiot box. Now the rotund duo just wants to rule the world.

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta

By Chuck Klosterman
(Scribner; 288 pages; $23)

Here Comes the Sickness

Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

Train Keeps A-Rollin'

The Piersons carry on as a trio for CD release party and for their sidelined brother

Shout at the Mullet

Call me a heretic, but this follicle fashion is cause for sheer terror

Molten Wax

Call me a heretic, but this follicle fashion is cause for sheer terror

The Trashman

Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

From Ritz to Writs

Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

The Hills Are Alive

An obscure old folk album reveals a place where stories--both spoken and sung--are priceless heirlooms

Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow

One man's Poison is another band's comeback

Survey Says...

New Times critics look back on the "oohs" and the "ughs" of pop music '95 (results tabulated from individual critics' lists and comments)