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Jury Rules Jello Biafra Not Punk Enough; Napster of Puppets; Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince; Thieves Are Scum (Happy Days Are Here Again Remix); Smashing Pumpkins Call It Quits; Flutist Sues Beastie Boys; Neil Young Stomps Biographer.

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Steve Weatherholt gets the chance to peek into the overhead cams of the fuel-injected nitro-burning badass rock 'n' roll machine known as Gluecifer--while Seattle keyboard/pianist Darrius Willrich tells eP's lovely Hope Lopez: "Don't get twisted," while they share some soul food. Hope finds Darrius' playing remains strong while he continues to hone his jazz chops with new skills in the world of hip-hop.

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Warning: Your CD collection is on Greatest Hits overload! You with the boxed set, up against the wall! Al Cordray has had it to with Best of's and The Singles... In June's Cool By Proxy, he discusses glorious conformity, sordid holiday memories, digital alternatives, and will descend deep into the dark and sticky quagmires of purchasing naughty collections that are not true albums at all.

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