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Like his name would suggest, Aesop Rock is a storyteller. But instead of shrouding lessons on morality within recycled folklore, the hip-hop emcee cuts to the chase, illuminating the human condition through unfettered observations on the strangeness of people and the shape-shifting worlds we inhabit....

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I met Carrie Marill in 2003 by the means in which I never find artists - through her cold sending me slides. Even then, having just received her MFA from Cornell, I instantly was drawn to her work. Years later and the development, both conceptually and aesthetically, of her work has made me even more...

Marilyn Manson says his new record, Eat Me, Drink Me (out now), saved him from an identity crisis. The controversial singer -- recently hailed as The Last Rock Star by Spin magazine -- chatted with Aaron Detroit about Slayer fans, getting his mojo back by making a record while...

Going to ComicCon, are yeww? Me too, doncha know.
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Sage Francis tears holes in hypocrisy and mainstream hip-hop with his thoughtful stories of the human condition. The wordsmith spits rhymes that make you think, make you smile, and flow beautifully over high-tempo beats. His new album, Human the Death Dance, was released May 8 on Epitaph Records and...

When idealizing the future, most people simply assume that by the time they reach their mid-40s they will have settled down into some sort of relationship. The sweaty brows, clammy hands and awkward kisses of first dates will be a thing of the past -- something they will look back on over evening...

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When Ipecac Records band Tomahawk first surfaced in 2001 with its self-titled debut, rock talk swirled regarding the meaning behind the bands name and, more specifically, whether or not it was a reference to Native American culture. It didnt take a genius to realize that, yesit was. Now with the...

London artist Adam Gillam Gillam creates objects and installations (constructed mainly from found materials) that navigate a course between painting, sculpture, and installation while also uses elements of animation and photography....