Alan Courtis and Davis Grubbs’ dual guitar record Braintrust of Fiends and Werewolves zigzags between blown-out riffs and sunny strumming, spiraling and breaking into spiky shards. Exploration is second nature here, as it is across […]
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Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell Was Behind the Greatest NSFW Twitter Dunk of All Time
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Nina Agdal Sues Dillon Danis To Keep Her Name Out of His Mouth
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Sophie Turner Isn’t a Bad Mom. You’re Just a Misogynist
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She Posted About Making Shakshuka on a Lazy Saturday. Then She Got Death Threats
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Slowdive: everything is alive
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Prewn: Through the Window
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Deeper: Careful!
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Mom Vlogger Ruby Franke Charged With Six Counts of Child Abuse
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