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Happy Rapture from LUX ETERNA RECORDS!

HAPPY RAPTURE! The Contrarian Media and LUX ETERNA wanted to take this moment to celebrate your imminent ascendancy to His Kingdom. What’s that? Not getting Raptured? Well we’ve got the perfect...

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Rock is Dead (We Really Mean it This Time)

As far as hoary, oft-repeated sayings go, it’s hard to beat “rock is dead.” The origin of the phrase is shrouded in mystery — like the etymology of “heavy metal” — but it’s not hard to picture Lester...

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The Look of Love

“The Look of Love” is impeccably executed by ABC, a band from the New Romantic wing of the UK New Wave. There’s no more perfect crystallization of 1980s production techniques — from the keyboard bass...

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The Road Goes On Forever

Greetings from Austin, Texas, where I’ve been since Sunday. I’m here, of course, for SXSW, the annual clusterfuck of panels, music and general debauchery. This year I also caught a portion of...

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A Teenage Symphony to Xenu

Over the past year, Arthur Leon Adams III and I have been working on a little project we like to call Strange Angels. And now, at long last, there’s a record. We conceived of And What’s to Be Done with...

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Happy Strange Angels Day!

Today is 9/11. Which sounds vaguely familiar… you know what else today is? The release of the new record by Strange Angels, the recording project of Arthur Leon Adams III and Casey Hades Rae. And...

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Today in Awesome Lawsuits: Chubby Checker Sues Over Penis Size Estimator App

Xbiz reports that old-school rhythm & blues ace Chubby Checker is suing Palm and corporate parent Hewlett-Packard over an app called the “The Chubby Checker,” which apparently “enables women to...

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Best Music of 2013

Anyone who has read my stuff over the years knows that I loathe lists. And more than that, I loathe “best music of” lists. But there were so many records worth noting in 2013 that itemizing is...

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Book Review: Season of the Witch by Peter Bebergal

I’ve told the story more times than I can count. Five or six years old, hanging out with my high school-age uncles in a town just a couple of clicks from Stephen King‘s place and a few hurried steps...

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FREE “Best of Lux Eterna Records” Digital Download!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! We are so thrilled that so many of you have chipped in to help us rebuild our recording studio following a devastating break-in last winter. As a special thank-you,...

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