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2009 Stories by Michael Alan Goldberg

• Agent Orange

  published December 31, 2009

  Thirty years ago, singer/guitarist Mike Palm and the rest of his Southern California trio, Agent Orange, got the good idea to mix first-wave... More >>

• Love at Art Basel

  published December 3, 2009

  In the beginning, Philadelphia native Garrett "G. Love" Dutton -- hitting the national music scene like a fourth Beastie Boy crossed with... More >>

• Skinny Puppy

  published November 26, 2009

  You could make the argument that Canadian anarcho-industrial-rock pioneers Skinny Puppy have been at their most artistically potent (and... More >>

• She Hit Us With Her Best Shot

  published July 2, 2009

  In an early scene from one of our cinematic treasures, 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Phoebe Cates' character, Linda, points out,... More >>

• Torche

  published April 23, 2009

  Part of what made Torche's last year's breakthrough album Meanderthal such an amazing, compelling listen was the collision of disparate... More >>

• No Need to Miss Him

  published February 26, 2009

  They may as well make it an annual holiday. Morrissey Day, perhaps. A designated midwinter morning when the iconic, mercurial British crooner... More >>

• Philly's Dr. Dog brings its swirly sunshine sounds to Culture Room.

  published February 19, 2009

  It's a little after 11 on a recent Friday morning in downtown Philadelphia, and if it's not the coldest day of the year thus far, it damned... More >>

• Agnostic Front

  published February 5, 2009

  New York City hardcore legends Agnostic Front definitely still bring it: The guys are still as loud and confrontational as always, even with... More >>