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  Quiz: How Well Do You Know Movie Soundtracks?

  October 14 at 8:36 a.m.

  Avid moviegoers and concert fans have at least one thing in common right now: angst. Even with some socially distanced theaters opening in Texas and a number of concerts with limited seating available, fans of live cultural events have experienced a drought of new content since shutdowns began in March...

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  Coming to Grips With John Lennon’s Complicated Legacy

  October 9 at 4 a.m.

  On Thursday, The Telegraph ran a story whose headline reeked of hollow clickbait but nonetheless posed a question worth pondering: “Would John Lennon have been canceled?” The legendary Beatle and counterculture icon would've turned 80 on Oct. 9 had he not been murdered by Mark David Chapman on Dec. 8,...

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  5 Eddie Van Halen Songs That Prove He Was About More Than Just Speed

  October 7 at 11:21 a.m.

  Eddie Van Halen revolutionized the guitar. “Revolutionized” may be a strong word, but it’s accurate. The iconic guitarist, who died Oct. 6 at the age of 65 from throat cancer, was one of only a handful of guitarists to pick up the instrument and make the entire guitar community place...

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  The Texas Albums We Wish Had Made it to Rolling Stone's Top 500

  October 1 at 4 a.m.

  Making any sort of comprehensive pop culture list is bound to be controversial no matter what. At the end of the day, it's a matter of opinion and is completely subjective, but that will never stop people from complaining about their personal favorites missing the cut or claiming that the...

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  5 Official State Songs Texas Should Learn From

  September 30 at 4 a.m.

  As Texans, we're duty-bound to say that it is the best state in the union. As music critics, however, we have an even bigger obligation to say that our official state song (“Texas, Our Texas”) is truly terrible. We’ll give our dear Texan readers the requisite space to lash out...

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  Is Conservatism the New Punk Rock?

  September 30 at 4 a.m.

  Is punk dead? It depends on who you ask. The Exploited said it wasn’t. Crass said it was. Dead Kennedys said it wasn’t, but that it deserved to be. Perish the thought that you should take a stance on that, however, because it is the stupidest and most meritless musical...