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PERSONAL ESSAYS
Beautiful Journey by Lisa Gabriele My unironic love for the arena-rock heroes. 9.29
Here You Come Again by Ada Calhoun Dolly Parton is ready for a comeback — as a sexual role model. 10.2
Strange Days by Rachel Shukert In retrospect, I shouldn't have turned to Jim Morrison for sex advice. 10.3
Urban Legends by Mary Gaitskill The Shangri-Las, my godson, and me. 10.5
All Apologies by Arthur Bradford Preparing for the resurrection of grunge. 10.12
EMPLOYEE PICKS
Fanboys by Gwynne Watkins Philadelphia indie-rap group Plastic Little thinks Harry Potter is the shiz. /hip-hop/
When Animals Attack! by Will Doig Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste on his bandmates: "We lick each other in moments of boredom." /indie/
Her Lips Unsealed by Sarah Hepola Belinda Carlisle is back with a French album, a sense of decorum and some thoughts on Hilary Duff. /icon/
Pants-Off Dance-Off by Sara Cardace Gregg Gillis, a.k.a. Girl Talk, purees James Taylor and Ludacris into a soundtrack for stripping. 10.2
He Came and He Gave Without Taking by John Darnielle What we can learn from Barry Manilow about the '70s, '80s and today. /misunderstood/10.3
Strum Und Drang by Sarah Harrison The nautical-themed ukelele stylings of Michael Leviton. /folk/10.13
INTERVIEWS
Key of G by Kate Sullivan Frank Zappa's former sound engineer on his sex album for religious couples. 10.10
I Belong to Me by Arianne Cohen Diane Warren, legendary writer of romantic ballads, does just fine without a love life. 10.10
Time After Time by Catrinel Bartolomeu A new book examines how music has facilitated centuries of coupling. 10.11
DISPATCHES
Bouncing Off the Satellites by Will Doig The story of band- and listener-run CBC Radio 3, possibly the world's best radio station. 10.10
How Does It Feel? by Ben Lerman A musician rediscovers his passion at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. 10.16
