Email AuthorDavid Thorpe
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The Funniest Fake Entries in Kid Rock's Bartender Contest
May 15, 2013 in Sound of the City
Last week, I wrote of my intent to win Jim Beam's Mix for Kid Rock contest, which will let one lucky winner follow the miscellaneous-genre legend to three stops on...
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I Swear, I WILL Become Kid Rock's Personal Bartender
May 10, 2013 in Sound of the City
There are those rare moments -- once in a hundred lifetimes, perhaps -- when one man's destiny is laid bare before him, as if God's secret designs had been suddenly...
Billy Ray Cyrus & HomeTown Buffet: A Track-by-Track Menu
April 24, 2013 in Sound of the City
The Real Conversation Started by "Accidental Racist" Is in the Comment Section of CNN
April 12, 2013 in Sound of the City
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The Month in Press Release Idiocy
April 04, 2013 in Sound of the City
You can keep your fancy-pants Pitchfork criticism. For my money -- and believe me, I have none of it -- the finest music prose isn't some college boy's flower-power review...
This Week in Pop Videos: Robin Thicke! 50 Cent! Lil Wayne! More!
March 29, 2013 in Sound of the City
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Hip-Hop for Dogs: The Worst Dog Hip-Hop Book Ever?
March 26, 2013 in RFTmusic
If you like your music blog experiences to be timely and relevant, I suggest you stop reading now. This piece is neither. It concerns a book from five years ago...
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Hip-Hop for Dogs: The Worst Dog Hip-Hop Book Ever?
March 22, 2013 in Sound of the City
If you like your music blog experiences to be timely and relevant, I suggest you stop reading now. This piece is neither. It concerns a book from five years ago...
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Stone Temple Pilots Fire Scott Weiland, the World Reacts
March 01, 2013 in Sound of the City
February 27th will join February 5th-- "The Day The Music Died"-- as a day that will forever live in rock and roll infamy. This Wednesday, critical darlings and multi-platinum superstars...
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We Test the ICP "Juggalo Locator" App, for the Sake of Journalism
February 28, 2013 in RFTmusic
While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which...
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Kriss Kross Reunites for Some Reason: A Hilarious Look at Their Last Ten Years
February 20, 2013 in RFTmusic
On February 23rd, '90s rap duo Kris Kross will reunite on an Atlanta stage to perform at a celebration honoring the 20th anniversary of So So Def Recordings. Here, we...
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We Test the ICP iPhone App (It Has A Grindr-Like Juggalo Locator)
February 15, 2013 in Sound of the City
While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which...
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The Case Against My Bloody Valentine's mbv
February 08, 2013 in Sound of the City
Gotcha with the headline, but I'm not here to hate on mbv. I'm a fan. I've daydreamed a dozen Loveless follow-ups, but I wasn't satisfied with the ones in my...
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Our "Win A Date With Marnie Stern" Application
January 31, 2013 in Sound of the City
Hey, boys, check out this press release: Marnie Stern's on the market! WIN A RELEASE DATE DATE! Win An All-Expenses Paid Date With Marnie Stern On The Day of Her Album Release:...
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Kris Kross: The Lost Years
January 23, 2013 in Sound of the City
On February 23rd, '90s rap duo Kris Kross will reunite on an Atlanta stage to perform at a celebration honoring the 20th anniversary of So So Def Recordings. Here, we...
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Fool Your Friends with 2013's Finest Fake Coachella Posters
January 04, 2013 in Sound of the City
At the start of a new year, the sporting season of the music bloggers begins: it's time to fool the Internet with phony Coachella lineup leaks! The genuine roster for...
