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John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks Christmas Music

By John Roderick | December 20, 2014

John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks Christmas Music

(Not actually) hitting it rich with a holiday album, obsessive record collectors and the truth about what Christmas music is really for.

Louise Burns Talks Kate Nash’s Have Faith with Kate Nash This Christmas

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By Louise Burns | December 6, 2013

Louise Burns Talks Kate Nash’s Have Faith with Kate Nash This Christmas

This is an essay about Kate Nash's Christmas EP Have Faith with Kate Nash This Christmas, but let me first take a moment to tell you about...

John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks Kelly Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red

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By John Roderick | December 5, 2013

John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks Kelly Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red

There’s no longer a monolithic mass culture in America. The old “melting pot” where Americans tried to blend together into a soup has been replaced...

Rick Moody (the Wingdale Community Singers) Talks Leona Lewis’s Christmas, With Love

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By Rick Moody | December 4, 2013

Rick Moody (the Wingdale Community Singers) Talks Leona Lewis’s Christmas, With Love

Here’s a thought: Simon Cowell is to contemporary music what antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is to the ecstasy of romantic love. Or: Simon Cowell is...

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Nick Lowe’s Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family

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By Peter Holsapple | December 3, 2013

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Nick Lowe’s Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family

The Christmas album, now a great, hoary tradition like fruitcake, crackers and that Jean Shepherd story, has been fueled by years of stabs by great...