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'The John Hughes Mixtapes' box set's best inclusions & most glaring omissions

The just-announced ‘The John Hughes Mixtapes’ box set is loaded with hits and long-sought-after rarities from his classic ’80s films. Here’s what we were glad made the cut and disappointed didn’t.

Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, This Heat, Low & more added to Tim's Twitter Listening Party Schedule

Other upcoming listening parties include records by Belle & Sebastian, The Cribs, Adam and the Ants, Fine Young Cannibals, Pop Will Eat Itself, and more.

The English Beat saxophonist Saxa, RIP

Born Lionel Augustus Martin, Saxa was 50 years old and already an established Jamaican session musician when he was recruited by The Beat. His melodic style was a crucial part of their sound, maybe the the most distinctive part…

another interview w/ Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs

“For me the most depressing, the worse thing, that has happened with Wolf Parade, is how the media pit me and Spencer against each other.” Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) @ Terminal 5 (more by Kyle Reinford) We first spoke with Dan Boeckner from Wolf Parade two years ago…