Music
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The Mad Art Lab Secular Christmas Playlist, 2014 Version
It can be awkward to be a nonbeliever during the Christmas season. That’s why last year, we gave you a…
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Quiet Company is Releasing a New Album
Quiet Company, an Austin band most famous for their 2011 album We Are All Where We Belong — which has…
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Lab Track: Scientist
I’ve been listening to The Dandy Warhols recently, since I’ll be seeing them at the Chicago iteration of Riot Fest…
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SoD X-post: Wikipedia 1, U Chicago News Office 0
[This post originally appeared on School of Doubt. Read it there or catch the beginning below.] I was browsing my…
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If We Can’t Laugh at Jazz Satire, Jazz is More Fragile Than We Thought
Update: I appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck to debate this topic with 30-year jazz critic Howard Mandel. It’s on the August…
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Five Great Novelty Education Songs for When You’re Done With Word Crimes
As Ryan posted today, thanks to Weird Al, it’s been a great week for nerds lying at the intersection of…
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Lab Track: Take Me to Church
While at first glance the title of this week’s Lab Track might suggest that our readership is the wrong audience…
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Album of the (last) Week – Open Mike Eagle’s “Dark Comedy”
Hello there, Lab Rats. Apologies for the late post, but I’m back to let you in on one of Hip-Hops…
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