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    "Why I Can't Listen to Elliott Smith's Music"

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    Today marks the sixth anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death.

    For me, it marks the fifth anniversary of not listening to his music. This isn’t because I don’t like it. I actually share the view that Smith was one of the best two or three singer-songwriters of his generation.

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    First Take: 'Where the Wild Things Are'

    It was a weekend of wild things, particularly of the lupine variety: unfit parents in Colorado cried wolf, SNL guest Shakira howled like a wolf, and a movie about a boy dressed as a wolf opened in theaters nationwide. Had it not been for that balloon rumpus, the latter would have easily been the most captivating spectacle.

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    Spinal Tap: Is the Joke Finally Over?

    SPIN has made no secret of its reverence for a certain iconic film currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Yet for all the accolades, Purple Rain may not even have been the most impactful rock movie released in 1984.

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    Michael Jackson's Legacy: Neither Black Nor White

    Yesterday afternoon, a full 19 minutes after the Associated Press confirmed Michael Jackson's death, a former publicist for the singer sent an e-mail blast to media outlets offering to spill firsthand details of Jackson's "impossibly difficult and often self-destructive journey." And really, who better to sit in judgment of the man's scruples and morals?

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    Remembering Michael Jackson's Better Days

    In the days to come, you will hear a lot of negative stories -- some true, some not -- about Michael Jackson. His squandered fortune. His strange health history. His failed marriages. But I can remember a time when "Michael Jackson" only meant good things.

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    Bye Bye Bogle: A Tribute to Surf-Rock Kings the Ventures

    Surf, sun, and babes -- it's the California Dream. But its soundtrack was born in a much uglier place: a used car lot in rainy Tacoma, WA.

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    The Tonys' 6 Great Rock'n'Roll Moments

    On the scale of Rockingness, Broadway's Tony Awards generally register somewhere between Golden Girls and Hannah Montana. But at Sunday night's show (which I had the privilege -- yes, privilege! -- to attend) devil horns outnumbered jazz hands.

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    Jack White: Not Your Dad's Rock Star

    Always unpredictable and never less than interesting, Jack White has cut a unique swath through modern rock. Here’s how:

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    MTV Movie Awards: Samberg, K-Stew, Eminem, and More

    In case you missed the MTV Movie Awards last night -- or only half-watched it, like I did -- here's our verdict on the night's hot topics:

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    What Jay Bennett's Death Made Me Realize About Wilco

    A few Sundays ago I hosted a Wilco listening session in my apartment.

    The only guest was my husband, a casual listener more conversant in Jeff Tweedy's migraines and squabbles with sidemen than the band's actual musical catalogue. As a longtime Wilco fan -- who first heard A.M. on a dorm boombox freshman year at college in Chicago -- I took it upon myself to school him.

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