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FEATURES: BATTLE OF THE BANDS: ZOOEY DESCHANEL VS. KATY PERRY
Just who is trying to copy whom? In this Battle of the Bands, SoundProof pits She & Him's Zooey Deschanel against pop singer Katy Perry.

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BEST OF THE GATOR: WHAT ON EARTH IS . . . CRABCORE? (THE GUARDIAN)
"If you've already stumbled across Attack Attack!, you've probably gone through several cycles. You begin by hating everything about them."

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FEATURES: A VIDEO HISTORY OF MICHAEL JACKSON
From The Jackson Five to "Thriller" to weird dancing in the backseat of a car, we take a look back at Michael Jackson's forty year career as the King of Pop.

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SOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES: ALIEN ALBUM COVERS
SoundProof takes a look at one the greatest album-art genres ever: Alien Album Covers.

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FEATURES: TEN SONGS ABOUT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
Sad? Like really sad? Like do-something-rash-sad? Well then, here are ten songs that aren't going to help at all.

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FEATURES: YOU SHOULD ALREADY OWN - SURFER ROSA BY PIXIES
Before Nirvana, before PJ Harvey, there was Pixies.

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FEATURES: TOP TEN NARCISSISTIC SONGS
Despite the cautionary tales, the narcissist is still at large! Jilting lovers and breaking hearts may be no way to behave, but it sure does lead to fine, ego stroking tunes.

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Workin' For the Music Man

SOUNDS LIKE: A whiskey-soaked country mixtape of cool.

Tanya Davis
Clocks and Hearts Keep Going

SOUNDS LIKE: In a word: Sparse. In more words: Melancholy, understated grace.

No Joy
Ghost Blonde

SOUNDS LIKE: Another lo-fi girl-fronted band that's saved by a shoegaze vibe.

Mother Mother
Eureka

SOUNDS LIKE: Exactly what Wikipedia labels them: Indie Rock, but with emphasis on the rock.

Dum Dum Girls @ Whelan's
Dublin
May 18, 2010

Spicing up Dublin's Tuesday night with some good old-fashioned girlpunk.

CocoRosie @ The Button Factory
Dublin
May 11, 2010

The Paris-based siblings open curtains to a hauntingly beautiful performance-art show.

The Amazing Few @ The Village
Dublin
December 31, 2009

A drunken, 3D New Year’s Eve in Dublin, with an "amazing" twist...