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“A gut wrenching day for The ClayNation”

Chris Holmes
posted on September 24, 2008September 8, 2011
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I’ll start off by stating that I don’t care that Clay Aiken has finally decided to let us in on the painfully obvious – he’s gay. I’m offended not by his sexual

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Meme time: Pick an album for every year you’ve been alive

From Idolator via the AV Club comes a pretty cool music meme - compile a list of your favorite albums, with one for each year you've been alive. Sounds easy enough, but some years are positively

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Album cover of the week: News of the World

Chris Holmes
posted on May 26, 2008February 10, 2015
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Chris Holmes looks at the album art for Queen's seminal 1977 album News of the World, as well as the sci-fi art by Frank Kelly Freas that inspired

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Movies That Defined My Youth, Part 1

Each of us has strong ties to movies, shows or music from our youth. All it takes is one scene or one chord to send you back to the days when life seemed simpler and shelves were higher. Growing up

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I am 27.98% mainstream! (whatever that means)

As I opined about three weeks ago, joining Last.fm has taken my obsession with music and music statistics to a scary new level. Recently I found yet another way to build on this experience –

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Deep Cuts: Queen

In this edition of Deep Cuts, Chris Holmes compiles a list of 11 great Queen songs that only fans may

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Confessions of a Music Snob

I never used to think of myself as a music snob, but it turns out I am one. In my defense, however, I’m not your typical music snob. I don’t go out of my way to seek out obscure bands,

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1974 – It was a very good year (for music)

According a recent piece on cnn.com, 1974 was a really bad year for music. Like, really bad. As some examples, the author cites the following examples of musical craptasticity: Terry Jacks’

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“A gut wrenching day for The ClayNation”

Meme time: Pick an album for every year you’ve been alive

Album cover of the week: News of the World

Movies That Defined My Youth, Part 1

I am 27.98% mainstream! (whatever that means)

Deep Cuts: Queen

Confessions of a Music Snob

1974 – It was a very good year (for music)

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