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FNR presents Ted Leo in biggest show yet

By Carl Burnett | May 12, 2005

If Friday Night Rock's first year was about building a fan base at Dartmouth, then its second year has been about trying to bring those fans exactly what they want. After a 2004-05 lineup that has included cult favorites like Enon, the Wrens, Mates of State and Xiu Xiu, FNR is set to host its highest-profile show yet when Ted Leo and the Pharmacists play in Fuel at 9:30 on Friday night.

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Beck's new 'Guero' impresses with maturity, multiple genres

By Carl Burnett | April 7, 2005

It's damn hard to sound good while hopping genres. When you're a privileged white guy in your thirties from L.A., it's tough to get away with alternating between diverse musical styles such as rap, dirty blues, soul and country.

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No happiness to be had in Coxon's newest solo effort

By Carl Burnett | January 27, 2005

I have a bone to pick with people who call music like this "pop." If pop stands for "popular music," Graham Coxon's new album, "Happiness in Magazines," is not pop because it's just not catchy enough.

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New R.E.M. album disappoints

By Carl Burnett | October 12, 2004

For band's fans, 'Around the Sun' provides none of the successes of yore

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Interpol returns with second album

By Carl Burnett | September 28, 2004

Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard recently suggested that Interpol should have spent less time touring last year and more time writing the songs on "Antics," the group's second album. That's hardly a surprising comment from Gibbard, who is known for lyrics that are witty, even precious.

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'Ch-Check It Out:' The Beastie Boys are back

By Carl Burnett | July 8, 2004

After six years off, 'To The Five Boroughs' is a welcome return

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Second Streets album doesn't live up to the 'Original'

By Carl Burnett | May 25, 2004

The first time most Americans listen to the Streets, they have one of two reactions: laughter or embarrassment.

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Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' DVD hits U.S. stores

By Carl Burnett | April 15, 2004

"Acting in a Quentin Tarantino film is just the bomb!" actress Vivica A. Fox gushes in a making-of documentary about "Kill Bill: Vol.

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Ten years gone, but Cobain's music still holds strong

By Carl Burnett | April 8, 2004

Ten years ago today, the world learned that the lead singer of one of history's biggest rock bands and the proverbial messiah of grunge rock, Kurt Cobain, had put a gun to his head and ended his own life, leaving behind a piece of paper on which he predicted, "This note should be pretty easy to understand." For millions of teenagers and 20-somethings, understanding wasn't so easy.

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Campbell content without B&S

By Carl Burnett | November 11, 2003

In 2002, Isobel Campbell left Belle & Sebastian, one of the most successful indie bands in the world, to pursue a solo career.

FNR presents Ted Leo in biggest show yet

Beck's new 'Guero' impresses with maturity, multiple genres

No happiness to be had in Coxon's newest solo effort

New R.E.M. album disappoints

Interpol returns with second album

'Ch-Check It Out:' The Beastie Boys are back

Second Streets album doesn't live up to the 'Original'

Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' DVD hits U.S. stores

Ten years gone, but Cobain's music still holds strong

Campbell content without B&S

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