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Modern rock icon Johnny Marr of Smith's fame has officially replaced Modest Mouse guitarist Dann Gallucci.

A greatest hits collection by the alternative supergroup

the Aero Theater in Santa Monica brought in a big crowd to see director Savage Steve Holland talk about his two classic comedies from the 1980's, "Better Off Dead" and "One Crazy Summer."

The months of February and March of 2007 celebrity deaths due to depression scarred the news. Their deaths expose many questions surrounding the events. Most of them left to the wind as open-ended quandaries

Michigan is on the forefront when it comes to welfare reform, but are we just shifting funding to a title with more respect than "welfare moms"?

Most people go see a movie and if they like it they make pick up the soundtrack. But there's so much to be found at the movie's website that you simply must go there to enhance your movie going experience.

An article on the music found in 1980's John Hughes films.

Interview with photographer and porn maker Chase Lisbon, the owner of Supercult. He's fabulous! And handsome.

The Carnegie Museum of Art has an extensive collection of contemporary art, which includes film and video works.

A very good mix and a great introduction to the band.

Rumors of a New Kids on the Block reunion were quashed by a former band member. If we can't have the New Kids, who could we have instead?

The Morning Stars may say "You Can't Change the World" but by the time you finish listening to their album you'll feel like you can. So take a load off and get to know the artists behind the sensational tunes you're about to drown the world out with.

Cassette singles were only around about twenty years. In that short time, they gave the buyer new ways to listen to music and helped introduce some innovative artists.

Just because your favorite relative is stuck in the '80s, it doesn't mean you can't find a gift for them. Consider one of these top movie soundtracks from the '80s.

Details the history and career of Canada's most notable pop act.

Kate Mullins, the saucy blonde from the British swinging sister act The Puppini Sisters, says the trio got their first big break performing at posh gay clubs in London.

Panic! At The Disco is an up-and-coming band that is gaining a lot of attention. However, the band has a dedication to their music that shows no signs of sell-out status.

The Arctic Monkeys are a new-wave Brit band influenced by past late and greats; I wanted to capture this essence in my review.

From area an that was abandon after the 1968 riots to new nightlife spot, The H Street Corridor is the home to some new nightlife in DC. Here are the great spots to check out.

The Cure, an English band, cleared the path in the musical forest, or Hanging Garden, if you will, for the popular alternative sound that is still prevalent today.

A review of one of the great unknown masterpieces of '80s rock, Script of the Bridge by The Chameleons.

Like so many other bands that emerged in the early '90s, The Cranberries, who hail from Ireland, have been dubbed "alternative," "alternative rock" and "modern rock." I'm not so sure that any of those labels really fit.

CD review of the upcoming collaborative split between Reel Big Fish & Zolof the Rock n' Roll Destroyer entitled Duet All Night Long.

Just when I had given up all hope of ever having a love affair with commercial radio...

As a grizzled old metal-head once told me, "dude, in the 80s, if someone gave you a mix tape you knew they really liked you."

Traveling with kids? Take a detour down Highway 30 and check out these kid friendly activities.

If tyranny comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and holding a cross

An in-depth look at how Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chooses which bands are influential enough to be honored.

The japanese samurai sword known as the katana, and ssen in Kill Bill.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is hemorrhaging at the rate of 80,000 people per year. Sven Erlandson asserts that the core reason for this rate of loss is irrelevant and lifeless preaching.

Ever wondered what the "sterling" in sterling silver means? Not sure what that stamp - usually .925 - on the back of your silver jewelry represents? Find Out...

While the Matrix Online has had a rocky start, the game has grown over the past 21 months, and is certainly not the game it was at launch. It is worth checking out.

This is a very versatile traditional turkey stuffing recipe that can be stuffed in the turkey, baked in the oven, or cooked in a slow cooker. Plus, it's delicious. There are many ways to customize this turkey stuffing recipe to your own taste, too.

When he emerged on the music scene in the early 1980s as lead singer of The Smiths, few could have predicted that Morrissey would continue to have vast amounts of success over twenty years later.

Most writers know how to do this, and some do it correctly all the time. But there are two sticky points!

Overview of the films and career of Kevin Smith

Discusses the role of the liver in preventing cancer, and ways to improve liver function for cancer prevention.

The bubonic plague, later called the Black Death raged from 1331 to 1353.

Get ready to put away your cell phones and your cigarettes; here are some of the new laws being put in place for California drivers in 2008.

This is a fantasy novel based around a dwarf Goran who sets out on an adventure to avenge the death of his father and help in the new war set against the innocent people of Irabeth

Information pertaining to how and when the potato chip was first invented.

In an age before modern conveniences such as refrigerators and other safe-storage devices, coopers provided a necessary product and without them, the harshness of the colonial experience may have been greatly increased.

It is a great vacation spot four seasons of the year, and in the winter has some of the best skiing to be found anywhere.

A brief look at the "magic" of steel making in ancient times.

This article discusses the training, tools, and processes the colonial blacksmith used to do his work.

This experimental story first appeared on my "Trick Falls" weblog.

If there's any one word that could accurately describe the Weltanschauung of Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock, it would be dissatisfaction. Not just your average ho-hum sense of disappointment-I'm talking full-blown dream-deferment of Brownian proportions. Charlie Brown, that is.

Larry Birkhead , Howard K. Stern, Alexander Denk, Mark Hatten, and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt will all finally get to hear that information that they have been wanting to know for months, who the biological father.

This article takes you through the steps for planning a fun adventure near Boise and Nampa, Idaho.

The Melting Pot, a chain fondue restaurant, lives up to its hype