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• M.I.A.'s Grammy performance a disappoint

  Mon Feb 9, 2009
  • Bruno really captured what I was thinking, basically, why the hell is M.I.A.

• Listening In Live: Bumbershoot Day One

  Sun Aug 31, 2008
  • I was definitely more into Saul Williams set, honestly I think the audience was too, even though he isn't nearly as big a draw. Everyone was hype during Saul's set, while there was some palpable disappointment when people realized lots of their Beck "favorites" were left out.

• Bumbershoot Weekend Preview: Part I

  Mon Aug 25, 2008
  • Ahh tax loopholes, usually reserved for the wealthy, for once I get to take advantage too!

• Science Proves What We Already Knew, Younger Siblings Have it Easy

  Mon May 5, 2008
  • Younger siblings, the researchers found, really are more likely to take more risks than the oldest kid in the family. In the data Hao and her team reviewed, younger siblings were especially more likely to drop out of school — and get financial support from their parents.

• Press Play: A Review Of Portishead's Third

  Tue Apr 29, 2008
  • Evan, you're a good writer. Not that you weren't before, I've always enjoyed reading your articles. But this sealed the deal. Third distills abiding discomfort and resentment.

• Record Store Day, Long Beach Style

  Sun Apr 20, 2008
  • That's funny because you know one of my few and beloved hip-hop cd's Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, was also stolen.

• Do They Offer Rent-to-Own?

  Mon Apr 21, 2008
  • Calling the borrowed-luxury business the “canned fruit of the accessories world,” David Laibson, a professor of economics at Harvard University, says such rental- or fractional-ownership systems can also shroud poverty.

• 420 Goes Mainstream

  Mon Apr 21, 2008
  • In fact, 420 has gotten so big that some purists fear the commercialization glosses over "the reason for the season." That just cracks me up.

• Record Store Day, Long Beach Style

  Sun Apr 20, 2008
  • I redeemed myself by getting Rob Halford's autograph for my boyfriend, I met funny neighbors, and I revisited the site of my first indie record store purchase (Fingerprints, January 1998). On the whole, I say success.