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Combat Boots, Fencing Foils, and Art Auctions: Remixing "Raw Power" (Part III)
After a years-long, multi-continent search for missing tapes, the remix was ready to start. But...who would the new version piss off? And who really…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Raw Power's Got No Place to Go: Things Are Not What They Seem (Part II)
What would you do with the find of a lifetime? In the last installment, Tuxedomoon’s Steven Brown found the “lost” tape for The Stooges’ "Raw Power" in…
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Seth Lorinczi
Raw Power's Got No Place to Go: Bringing the "Lost" Stooges Album Home (Part 1)
Many of us dream of stumbling on a priceless relic. But what if it was the missing master tape for Iggy and the Stooges’ classic “Raw Power”…and it’d…
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Seth Lorinczi
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The Drawback to Living: Unwound on Grief, Gratitude, and Finding Yourself
Nearly 25 years ago, the group some called “the best band of the ‘90s” suddenly pulled the plug. Now they’ve returned, catalyzing crushing loss into…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Give Me a Sign: What a Marquee Across the Street Taught Me About Failure
The night of my tiny book launch, I was already jittery. Then I saw the marquee: My punk-rock nemesis was having their own book party, in a giant…
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Seth Lorinczi
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"They Hate Babies and Old People": The Story of 9353, Evil Clowns of the D.C. Punk Scene
Rock is full of “shoulda made it” stories, but this isn’t one of them. In the D.C. punk scene, 9353 were the bad guys. They were also eerily gripping…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Heartbreak, Scandal & Soul: How Ed Cobb Brought Angst and Grit to Pop
If you were a music-obsessed kid scanning the airwaves for signs of life, songs like “Tainted Love,” “Every Little Bit Hurts” & “Dirty Water” gave you…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Sonics Boom: My Afternoon with the Greatest Garage Band of All Time
A new documentary on The Sonics sheds some light—but not quite enough of it—on Tacoma’s favorite sons. Better still, it reignites memories of my own…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Philadelphia Story: Kendrick, SZA, and The Human Flag
Stuck in Philly, I gave in and watched the halftime show. As I did, I felt something breaking inside: The humbling power of grief. We can resist it all…
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Seth Lorinczi
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The Great Dismantling
In Washington, D.C. the mood is grim. The administration is ripping the copper from the walls, and we’re all about to lose our heat. Maybe punk offers a…
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Seth Lorinczi
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The Tree No One Could See: How My Friend's Sexual Assault Changed Everything
I tried to put my prep school years behind me, but the Kavanaugh report brought it all back: My favorite teacher, the girl from my neighborhood, and the…
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Seth Lorinczi
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Sheep Farmers, Bo Diddley, and Stanley Kubrick: The Improbable Story Behind “I Want Candy”
Released in the summer of 1982, Bow Wow Wow’s breakthrough single was a breath of fresh air. But unlikely a hit as it was, the song’s backstory is even…
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