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Who’s That?

When you see a guy standing alone onstage, next to a pair of connected steel pipes and wearing a top hat, you might be a bit taken aback. Mike Silverman — the one-man act called That 1 Guy — is completely aware of how he looks. “Where did that thing come from?” he asked, characterizing […]

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Made you Flinch

As far as names for dubstep producers go, veteran Los Angeles beat maker Adam Glassco picked a pretty great one. Moving from his roots in drum and bass music to electro and now dubstep, Flinch inspires his fair share of involuntary movements in dance halls and clubs across the world since he first started experimenting […]

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The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

Now available on the IFC Midnight label, The Jeffrey Dahmer Files is built largely on interviews with three people tied directly to the notorious serial killer who confessed to 17 murders: apartment neighbor Pamela Bass, police detective Pat Kennedy and medical examiner Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen. Each grabs your attention and holds it with his or […]

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That’s kick-bass!

Credit: Brad Gregg We speak of the Sooner State’s showing on Bassmaster magazine’s second annual ranking of the 100 Best Bass Lakes in America. The results were announced (with baited breath?) late last month. Landing at the top was some lake in Texas, but who cares, because this is Okie territory we’re talking about. Our […]

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We’re no angels

What’s a better way to draw attention to your band than nabbing George Michael to play bass? No, not the one from Wham!, but “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” actor Michael Cera. Cera — who played a character named George Michael in TV’s “Arrested Development” — is actually a skilled bassist, and singer/guitarist Nick Thorburn […]

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