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Critical Lone Star Indie Rock

By T. Cole Rachel

Texas might not immediately spring to mind as the most obvious wellspring for weird indie rock, but the Lone Star State has produced a lot more than country crooners, sleazy bar bands and ZZ Top. Some of the best and… >>

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Critical 4AD

By T. Cole Rachel

Back when “alternative rock” still really sounded like an alternative, there was no cooler record label than 4AD. The UK label's transatlantic roster, along with the design aesthetic of Vaughn Oliver, defined both the sound and the look of the… >>

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Critical Lone Star Indie Rock

By T. Cole Rachel

Texas might not immediately spring to mind as the most… >>

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Critical 4AD

By T. Cole Rachel

Back when “alternative rock” still really sounded like an alternative,… >>

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Critical Nerd Rock

By T. Cole Rachel

Everyone knows that eventually the geeks will inherent the earth… >>

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Tiny Titans: Young Heroes of Children’s Literature

By Tracy O’Neill

When you're a kid, most time is spent wishing you… >>

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Critical New Romantics: All the Young Dudes

By Jim Allen

In the early '80s, a flamboyant, fashion-conscious crop of bands… >>

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Critical Athens: Songs of the South

By Jim Allen

There must have been something in the Southern air that… >>

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Critical Mob's Top 10 Books of 2010

By Damian Van Denburgh

2010 was a year of turmoil, and our Best of… >>

Culture List

Hippie Death Trips

By Stewart Mason

What happens when peace, love and flowers aren't the answer?… >>

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The 30 Critical Albums of 2011

By Stewart Mason

The phrase that kept popping up as I was editing… >>

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Critical Books of 2011

By Damian Van Denburgh

2011 was the Year of the Dark Horse. Highly anticipated… >>

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James Ensor-esque Masks

By Carrie Tucker

The depiction of grotesque masks in marginalized Belgian painter James… >>

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Critical 4AD

By T. Cole Rachel

Back when “alternative rock” still really sounded like an alternative,… >>

TV & Film List

Critical Mob’s Top 10 Films of 2010

By Eric Schneider

On the cinematic front, 2010 was a bit of downer,… >>

Books List

Run From the Coming Apocalypse

By Emma Hospelhorn

Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Does it really matter? These brilliant books… >>

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Crazy About You: Psychotic Literary Loves

By Tracy O’Neill

A pedophile with a redundant name preys on a young… >>