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Everyone Loves Dr. Dog–Except For Pitchfork

After four straight kicks in the band nuts from Pitchfork.com's notoriously fickle reviewers, Dr. Dog's Scott McMicken has learned to roll with the punches. "From our very first record and everything we've put out since, they've pretty much just ripped us a new one on all those reviews," he says...
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Rating Kulmbacher Eisbock And Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball

Apologies for this week's post being both tardy and short, my fellow beer lovers, but kid-related circumstances have kept Lady Hophead and I housebound, and trying new brews was temporarily knocked down a few pegs on the priority list. Good news is I managed to take some notes on a...
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Angels 13, Rangers 9: My Top 10 Spring Training Observations

10. So far, so good Josh Hamilton. Didn't exactly crush the ball, but had two singles in yesterday's debut. If he returns to 2008 form, the Rangers can will win the American League West. 9. Team president Nolan Ryan, by the way, predicts 92 wins for this team and says...
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Ron Washington Apologizes, and We Talk to MLB About “Drugs of Abuse”

Before posting anything about Sports Illustrated's breaking story about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's positive test for cocaine last July, I wanted to clarify one question: How often are managers tested for drug use? Because initially, the SI story didn't say, though now it's been updated to reflect that info.As...
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Creede Williams

Creede Williams' latest offering, After the Letters, showcases a gamble that many songwriters make: showing off their sensitive hearts in a mainly literal fashion, while hoping to remain engaging and compelling. The risk that Williams takes yields some small yet satisfying payoffs, sure. But, ultimately, it fails to hit the...
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Idol Rich: Blue-Eyed Prime Time with Sinatra and Harry Connick, Jr.

​The Idol competitors were challenged this week with the task of reinterpreting the classics of Frank Sinatra. Ol' Blue Eyes' daughters were even in the audience (no pressure, singers) and presented Sinatra fan Simon Cowell with a monogrammed FAS hankie. Awesomely cool. Made me really wish his shirt wasn't unbuttoned...