ARTICLES BY SHARKY FAVORITE
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 FUCK THE USA
Steve Earle's Last CallSteve Earle's latest release The Revolution Starts...Now is his best work since the 1986 classic Guitar Town. It's the quintessential American record because it's got all the anger, confusion, and quiet sadness you'd expect from a country at war. All the crucial Earle-isms are there: Freedom of speech ("F the CC"-a crash-your-car jam), activism ("The Revolution Starts Now"), and, most of all, ...
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  WHO PUT THE H IN COUNTRY?
A Few of Our Favorite Fuck UpsSid Vicious was a woman's blouse. You know him as a punk legend who couldn't play bass and used to cut himself on stage and got hooked on junk and stabbed his girlfriend and then OD'd a few months later on some dope his mom bought him. But let's face it: The guy was a submoronic fashion plate who died of pussy-whippedness. Country kills punk. Check it out....
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 FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
George Bush's Home Movie - UncensoredAlexandra Pelosi's latest home movie has been featured on everything from Dateline to the Today show and will soon air on HBO. Journeys With George is a hilarious documentary about journalistic integrity, life on the campaign trail, and Pelosi's good buddy George W. Bush. She used a handheld camcord...
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 I LOVE MONDAYS!
Garfield Creator Sets the Record Straight"On Monday I wished it was Tuesday night/So I could wish for the weekend to come."
-Billy Bragg
"Wishing the Days Away"
Last year we featured a chart that broke down office quotes about the days of the week. People who hate their shitty jobs filled us in: Monday is bad just becaus...
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 IN THE GHETTO
Blelvis Has Slept In Front of the BuildingThe gritty sidewalks of Washington, DC are no place for a celebrity, yet Blelvis, the 34 year-old Elvis expert, calls them both home and stage. If you haven't heard of him then you've never been to DC. Without the advantages and trappings of a backing band or publicity machine, Blelvis' uncanny abil...
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