Monthly Archives: January 2013

Def Black Riot: The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Kevin

Or: “Al Stewart, Tenacious D and the beginnings of my freelance writing career” Tenacious D, the mock-rock duo comprising actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, announced recently that they’re looking to host Festival Supreme this October, a kind of Lollapalooza … Continue reading →

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Top 10 albums of 2012

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kevin

I’m not a big fan of compiling “top 10” lists (despite having done so for more than a decade), as my tastes and favorites often mutate and evolve from one day to the next. But as a reader, I’m as … Continue reading →

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Five signs the end is near: January 2, 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Kevin

So Dec. 21, 2012—the date the Mayans supposedly singled out as the end of the world—has come and gone. But here in the scary, post-Mayan Calendar landscape of 2013, we face no shortage of troubling signs about the future: North … Continue reading →

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