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FROM THE STACKS: The Builders and the Butchers

THE S/T INTERVIEW: Tiga

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FROM THE STACKS: Nosaj Thing

NAKED AMBITION: Matt and Kim Score Bacardi Commercial, Take It All Off In Times Square…Then Get Hit By a Bus

JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE: Sunn O))) Channels the Spirit of Alice Coltrane, Recruits Animal Collective Arranger For “Monoliths & Dimensions” Album

FREE ASSOCIATION: Kylesa Shares the Stories Behind Our Favorite Metal Album of the Year, “Static Tensions”

FROM THE STACKS: Ty Segall

Apache Beat Reveals New Record, Featuring Members of The Rapture, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Lightspeed Champion

FORGET THE ALBUM: Mastodon Ponders the Legacy of Edible Underwear and Furry Handcuffs, Serenades Us With Journey

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PARENTAL ADVISORY: S/T Lets Mom and Dad Review New Music by St. Vincent, Phoenix and HEALTH

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