I take a look back at DeadJournalist.com in 2011, the results of the resent survey and what the future may hold for the site in 2012.
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Editorial: What I Liked About 2011 – Songs
What were some of my favorite songs of 2011? Well, since you asked …
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Editorial: What I Liked About 2011 – Albums
What were some of my favorite albums of 2011? Well, since you asked …
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Best Country Class: 1986 or 1989?
1986 and 1989 were two of the most important years of the modern country era, with each launching two sets of stars. But which class was the best? I take a look in this editorial.
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My Memories from September 11
As we near the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, I share my thoughts and memories from that day – including excerpts from e-mails traded with a friend during those horrifying hours.
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Editorial: Me, A Dad? Really?
Processing that Father’s Day now applies to me is crazy. Thanks to the The Luke, I’m having more thoughts and new appreciation for other dad’s these days.
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Editorial: The End of Paper Crane Collective
Paper Crane Collective ends, becoming another victim of good intentions gone awry.
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Editorial: Wonderfully Depressing, Part 1
We all have some wonderfully depressing albums – but some of us happen to have a more of them than others. This is the first part of a series where I share with you some of the albums to which I have a deep emotional attachment.
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Editorial: Support Tornado Relief
The devastation of the outbreak of tornadoes in the Southeastern US hit especially close to home for me. Here’s a small way you can make an impact to help the thousands impacted by the storms – and look good while doing so.
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Arron Dean on His Creative Process
Arron Dean provides the first-person narrative of his journey to define his creative process as a songwriter. Find out how singing his cat to sleep is a critical step in the process in this exclusive Op-Ed.
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Osa Virtuoso on Creating The Classics Mixtape
Los Angeles-based rapper Osa Virtuoso has provided DeadJournalist.com an exclusive, first-person view into the process behind his unique mixtape The Classics.
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Editorial: Saying Goodbye to The Stills
With The Stills announcing their break-up today, I look back on the career of one of my favorite bands of the last decade and find myself wondering “what if” …
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Various and Sundry: LCD Soundsystem, Dum Dum Girls and more
This week, my Various and Sundry column for Paper Crane Collective takes on the final LCD Soundsystem show and what the future holds for Dum Dum Girls. Oh, and I go on a long tangent about cover songs, too.
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Editorial: Walk-Out Music
Baseball is here again! But rather than talk about who is going to win what; we want to know something more pressing … whose music would you use to walk-out to?
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Editorial: NXNorthside Not SXSW
While the music-loving world is focused on SXSW, I’m focused on my on festival: NXNorthside. Funny thing is, they both have a lot in common. (The Luke has his armband, do you?)
