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SHARON STEEL

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Cringe catharsis

Mortified at the Paradise
I think I’m addicted to the cringe catharsis.
By SHARON STEEL  |  October 31, 2006

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Why must I be a teenager in love?

Degrassi and South of Nowhere put the dirt back in teen soaps
Hysterical teenagers don’t edit their journals to make them sound less like life. Neither does Degrassi . A tribute to the couples of Degrassi (YouTube) Teen screams: five other shows that pushed the envelope. By Ryan Stewart
By SHARON STEEL  |  October 04, 2006

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Cave dwelling

Jennifer Egan’s goth/po-mo gamble
When Jennifer Egan set out to draft The Keep , she had to pretend she wasn’t the person holding the pen.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 26, 2006

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Melody and mayhem

The Wrens, Middle East, September 16, 2006
It was that over-muscled Middle East security guard’s worst nightmare.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 26, 2006

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Mew

And The Glass Handed Kites | Sony
Now that Montreal has been drained of exportable Canadian bands, Scandinavia is being tapped for fresh discoveries.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 26, 2006

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Mick and more

The TV stars — and Jagger — come home to roost
Everyone’s coming out of the woodwork this season. Ted Danson, Calista Flockhart, John Lithgow, and Amanda Peet are among the actors prepping for an effusive back-to-TV homecoming, and even Mick Jagger will be on screen.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 19, 2006

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Shapeshifting

Jose Gonzalez and Zero 7 at Avalon, September 12, 2006
It’s a delicious surprise to find that Jose can get beyond the bedroom sound of Veneer , and by “get beyond,” I mean this guy can swing with a reckless, nerdy abandon that does nothing to rob him of his Nick Drake comparisons. Slideshow: Zero 7 at Avalon, September 12, 2006
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 18, 2006

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Pony expressions

Band of Horses, September 8 at the Paradise Rock Club
Judging by the number of hipsters at the sold-out show, BOH have weaned indie-rockers off their Shins records almost as hurriedly as they right-clicked and saved-as “The Great Salt Lake” off Stereogum months ago.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 11, 2006

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As Tall As Lions

Triple Crown
I’m not sure what sort of albums Jeff Buckley would be making if he were still alive.
By SHARON STEEL  |  September 05, 2006

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Dirty dancing with the Douchebags

Comedy duo gets its MST3K on
In high school, watching Dirty Dancing on UPN used to be my ultimate guilty pleasure.
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 23, 2006

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The nostalgia game

Covers too bitchin’ for a ghetto blaster
Like, gag us with a spoon already!
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 22, 2006

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America’s next musical genius

Paris Hilton serves up a sonic bitchslap
Can  Paris the album win over the haters who wrote off Paris the person ages ago? Paris Hilton, "Stars Are Blind" (YouTube) Hate club: Ten celebs more objectionable than Paris
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 22, 2006

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Music mismatch

Striking out at ‘Rock and Roll Dating’
Coming off break-up life support has rendered me incapable of common sense, which is why I volunteer to participate in foolish “single girl” activities that I will likely look back on for a chuckle when I’m craggier than Mick Jagger and sporting orthopedic Chuck Taylors.
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 11, 2006

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Smoosh

Free to Stay | Barsuk
Earlier this year, Hilary Duff told Elle that she pities critics who don’t adore her.
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 08, 2006

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Family matters

Eliza Minot’s tragedies of scale
The anticipation of grief has a way of amplifying regrets.
By SHARON STEEL  |  August 08, 2006

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Designer imitation

Editors at the Paradise, July 30, 2006
No doubt their mimeographed postpunk is about as fresh as a tray of Shaw’s sushi. And yet Editors are well aware that they can be past expiration date and still come through with the upper hand. Slideshow: Editors at the Paradise, July 30, 2006
By SHARON STEEL  |  July 31, 2006

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Write to life

Greg Graffin and the Weakerthans at the Paradise
The Weakerthans’ story-songs are as much poetry as lyrics, the sort that get written only after verses choked by fastidious drama are thrown away.
By SHARON STEEL  |  July 17, 2006

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Show me the funny

We Are Scientists at the Paradise
Besides their super catchy, pummel-you-in-the- face-with-the-good-times rock ’n’ roll, We Are Scientists are also fairly hilarious.
By SHARON STEEL  |  July 03, 2006

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In the pines

Jose Gonzalez at the Museum of Fine Arts, or, How I could almost hug a man
Jose’s unapologetically no-frills style is all about the pathetically triumphant moment of restraint that stops you from drunk dialing an ex.
By SHARON STEEL  |  June 29, 2006

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José González

Veneer | Mute
José González shuns so much as a backing drum track on this rainy-Sunday bedroom album. José González, "Hand on Your Heart" (QuickTime)
By SHARON STEEL  |  June 20, 2006
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