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UPDATED: AUGUST 26, 2010
Keith Richards, captured in a moment of peace
In VOICES: Some images are powerful enough to capture an artist at his finest, summing up his greatest qualities in one moment. According to Nick Tavares, this shot of Keith Richards is one of those. STORY
The Dead Weather arrive in time to save the summer
For most of the summer, Nick Tavares has been treading water when it comes to new music. Thankfully, the Dead Weather were there to smack him upside the head and put him in his place.
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Nothing saves the season like 'Waterloo Sunset'
Some nights are just hot and annoying, and they come at the end of days that are long and grueling. But that's why records like Something Else by the Kinks exist, as far as Nick Tavares is concerned.
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Random Notes: Live sides and revamped classics
There are plenty of live memories and regrets when Matt Berry lets his iTunes do the walking in another edition of our running Random Notes feature.
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Alice in WTF are you serious?
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't without its charms, but it features a conclusion so out of place and stupid that Matt Berry still doesn't completely know how to react.
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REVIEWS
Discovering the manic blues brilliance of Son of Dave
In another entry to our 'New Classic' series, Nick Tavares looks at the YouTube-bred brilliance of Son of Dave, making the world safer one beatbox harmonica track at a time.
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The Black Keys bring it all together on 'Brothers'
How good is the new Black Keys record, 'Brothers?' After just a couple of listens, Joshua Lieberson was wondering if it wasn't just the best Black Keys record yet, but his favorite of all-time.
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Even with a digital cleaning, 'Exile' oozes genius
The idea of digitally remastering the Rolling Stones' classic Exile on Main St. seems contrary to the entire spirit of the record. But as Nick Tavares explains, it all falls together.
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CONCERT REPORTS
The Black Crowes bring their road show to Cape Cod
The Black Crowes spent the first ten years of their career genre hopping in an attempt to find themselves. Now, as Nick Tavares explains, they're a world-weary, road tested unit, and it suits them perfectly.
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In the moment, Pearl Jam thrives
For Nick Tavares, mixed emotions led up to Pearl Jam's show in Hartford, Conn. But the enthusiasm was there early, and one song pulled the entire night into perspective.
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Sonic Youth: Not to be taken for granted
Nick Tavares caught Sonic Youth over two nights at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, and would like to remind everyone that, yes, they are still awesome.
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THE BEST OF THE 2000s
Artist of the decade: Jack White
In a fractured and, really, just plain weird decade, one artist's own weird, fractured style rose up and somehow defined the 2000s. That artist, according to our own Matt Berry, was Jack White.
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10 albums you might've missed
Nick Tavares runs through his collection and highlights 10 fantastic albums that, for whatever reason, flew under the radar in the past decade.
Enjoy.
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Year by year, 10 more albums that sum up the decade
Joshua Lieberson does not enjoy the fantastic powers of those in the podcast universe, so to make up for that, he recounts 10 of his favorite albums of the decade, year by year.
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Radio Static: The best of the decade
In a two-part podcast, Nick Tavares, Matt Berry and Christine Angi recount their favorite albums of the Double Zeros, and, of course, argue each other's picks until everyone else is pretty much sick of it. Podcast!
PART 1 | PART 2