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Trail of Dead provides a rugged rock star fix

Justin Parks | April 16

If, as Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon wrote in 1983, "people pay to see other people believe in themselves," how are we to explain our fascination in paying to see people drink themselves into oblivion and destroy things?

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'Love' offers disturbing melodies

Justin Parks | March 20

Reviewing the latest Her Love Filled the Room album, Love, Hate & Dignity, was difficult - it has forced me to consider closely my role as a reviewer. Is it to recommend something everyone will like? If so, go out and buy Michael Jackson's Thriller - you won't be disappointed. In so few words, Her Love Filled the Room is a creature too strange and beautiful in its apparent simplicity to have wide appeal.

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