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20 Aug 2009 11:08

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Music: We think R. Kelly is a hipster icon. Here’s his latest video.

  • R. Kelly is so over-the-top that you can’t really take him as anything but an ironic icon who’s in on his own joke. He’s so cool that Bonnie “Prince” Billy regularly does covers of his songs. In this song he compares his love prowess to making a hit single. When we become famous R&B singers one day, we’re going to compare our love prowess to running a blog.source

21 Jul 2009 10:49

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Music: The new Avett Brothers single is pretty awesome, guys

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  • The Avetts will probably be one of the success stories of 2009, based on the amount of buzz the Americana band’s Rick Rubin-produced “I and Love and You,” out in September, is getting. The title track, which sounds like the kind of song that makes a career, is freely downloadable in MP3 form on Spinner. source

11 Apr 2009 09:38

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World: Why it sucks to be a single dude in China

  • 32 million more men than women; thanks, Chinese birth limits source