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  Despite Lil Wayne and Kid Rock, Is Country Music Still Racist?

  November 14, 2008 – Unless you had taped episodes of Gossip Girl, True Blood, 30 Rock, The Office, Skins, and Yo Gabba Gabba! to watch (like me), then Wednesday night's Country Music Awards was txt-yr-BFFz appointment television. Why? …
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  Faking the Band

  October 21, 2008 – Anonymous message board postings aren't exactly a reliable barometer of public opinion, but anyone who logged on to iTunes on August 24 to buy the site's sixth-most-popular song couldn't help but be struck by the near unanimity of attitude toward the track in question. "Ahhh this STINKS! Why is it in the top 10??" wrote "coleenybeany. "THIS IS TERRIBLE!!!! …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, September 22-28.

  September 26, 2008 – It's time for the Presidential debates, but here at SPIN.com we're too busy rocking out to argue about politics -- and with a week like this one, who could debate that? We've seen My Bloody Valentine's long-promised reunion, witnessed Weezer's electrifying tour-opener, and heard a sweet tune or two. …
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  Kid Rock Wows Fans in L.A.

  September 26, 2008 – "I want you to know there's no tape recorder here tonight, no backing tracks," Kid Rock told the crowd of mock-Playboy bunnies, spaghetti-western cowboys, and C-list celebrities Thursday night at Los Angeles' Gibson Amphitheater. "This isn't American Idol. …
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  What the Heck Were the VMA’s About, Anyway?

  September 8, 2008 – After 25 years, it's finally happened: There's essentially no relation between actual music videos and MTV's annual VMA extravaganza. Who's even seen the video for 2008 Best New Artist winner and German emo-glam quartet Tokio Hotel? Wait... who? Exactly. Regular music video play has long been absent from MTV proper's formatting, and with the network's specialty channels, from rock to rap, it's tough to get everyone on the same page. …
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