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How one professor turned into a pop culture pundit, where he stands on "C.H.i.P.S" and why he's quoted regularly in the New York Times.
By Geoff Edgers
March 7, 2001
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Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?
By Geoff Edgers
August 2, 2000
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From "Hanging on the Telephone" to hanging in the old oak tree, Peter Case has left power pop for jilted folk.
By Geoff Edgers
April 18, 2000
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Herbie Hancock's "Future Shock" annoyed the critics and offended the purists in 1983, but the new reissue just sounds like a Bill Laswell record that spawned an unfortunate series of fusion projects.
By Geoff Edgers
February 10, 2000
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Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
By Geoff Edgers
December 24, 1999
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To deny Celine Dion is to deny the culture that made her a star.
By Geoff Edgers
December 1, 1999
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Benny Goodman believed in great jazz players, no matter their color. A live 1938 double CD captures one of the ambassador's finest moments.
By Geoff Edgers
November 10, 1999
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Garage days revisited: Two reissues re-introduce the trashy sounds and perverted pop of the Flamin' Groovies.
By Geoff Edgers
August 2, 1999
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1960s socialite Mrs. Miller sang the Beatles and Sinatra worse than anyone. For the first time, her ungodly awful -- and hilarious -- repertoire appears on CD.
By Geoff Edgers
July 6, 1999
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George Carlin talks about Littleton jokes, white-yuppie cocksuckers and why he still loves his BMW.
By Geoff Edgers
June 23, 1999
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Reviews of new releases from Tom Petty and the Latin Playboys, plus a tribute to Madonna and a Kill Rock Stars radio compilation.
April 13, 1999
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David Halberstam talks about his new book, "Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made."
By Geoff Edgers
February 18, 1999
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By Douglas Wolk
September 16, 1998
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By Geoff Edgers
April 30, 1998
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The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings -- Sony/Legacy
By Geoff Edgers
March 23, 1998
Robert Thompson watches TV for a living
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