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FeaturedNovember 26, 2021

The Sonics: How to Lead a Punk-Rock Double Life

When mild-mannered Rob Lind isn’t on the links at Birkdale Golf Club near his home in the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina, he’s onstage with his legendary garage-rock band The Sonics

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Featured, MusicSeptember 14, 2017

R.I.P. Grant Hart: On Sugar Lake with Hüsker Dü

I was lying on a raft in the cool, crystal blue waters of Sugar Lake, a rock quarry near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, beer in […]

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MusicApril 25, 2015

Meat Puppets: There’s No Business Like Show Business

Less than a year after the suicide death of Kurt Cobain, I saw one of his favorite bands, Meat Puppets, perform at a big Christmas […]

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MusicOctober 30, 2013

My (belated) list of should-be 2014 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees (with video)

I’m a little late with my picks for the 2014 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Sue me. I had to think about it. Have some […]

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