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June 2008

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Weezer: Heck on Wheels

Thanks to a renewed sense of fun and a clutch of great rock songs about, um, rock -- not to mention some good ol' marital relations -- Weezer are riding high. Not literally, of course.

"Y.M.C.A." (An Oral History)

America's favorite ballpark sing-along is actually (gasp!) a disco anthem about gay sex. Or is it? On the 30th anniversary of the Village People smash, we get the full story from the folks who know best: the cowboy, the construction worker...

Anti-Emo Riots in Mexico: ¡Pánico en el Disco!

A torrent of anti-emo violence has swept through Mexico, leaving battered bodies and hateful rhetoric in its brutal wake. But why there? Why now? And when will it end?

SXSW 2008 Portrait Gallery: Bands on the Run

They came. They played. Some even conquered. Presenting a rogues' gallery from Austin, Texas' South by Southwest Music Festival.

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