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By MICHAEL BRODEUR | October 7, 2009

Meanwhile, Ditto, in all her wailing glory, might be an unlikely candidate for a gay icon for the coming decade. But, be it in laundry or in leadership, with greatness comes great responsibility — and by now, she's earned it.

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Gossip | Music For Men
Working with master minimalist Rick Rubin, Gossip have lost more than the "The" from their name, as they've pared down their sound while amping up the pop and R&B-isms of their earlier work in this clear and earnest bid for the big kahuna.
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Photos of the Arctic Monkeys at their Boston stop on their new album, Humbug , tour
Photos: Bat For Lashes at Paradise
Photos of Bat For Lashes at the Paradise Rock Club
Heat wave
"It's so hot!" Bat for Lashes multi-instrumentalist frontwoman Natasha Khan was sweating it out between songs en route to her piano stage left. "So are you!" yelled a girl in the crowd.
Delayed gratification
"It's the most bizarre, perverse thing," admits guitarist Greg Edwards over the phone from LA. "I don't understand why people haven't abandoned us completely."
Up and autumn!
Behold! The prime of the approaching fall local rock crop.
Dark matter
To paraphrase some wisdom from Jake "The Snake" Roberts, if a man has power, he never has to raise his voice. Jake was explaining why, unlike his adversaries, he didn't keep screaming gibberish. But it's a universal truth.
The Raveonettes | In and Out of Control
Jesus and Mary Chain comparisons aside, this Danish duo established their sound eight years ago by patching together an aural quilt of retro-rock roots — from garage to surf to wall of sound — and haven't wavered since.
Photos: Ra Ra Riot at Paradise Rock Club
Ra Ra Riot on tour to promote their new album, The Rhumb Line
Re-taking a leak
When last we left Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, it was November of 2008, and he was ready to put that year to bed. A couple of months earlier, an eager fan downloading one of Cox's many "virtual seven-inches" had sleuthed out a whole Mediafire folder full of goodies that Cox had posted but not protected.
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OUT, LOUD | October 07, 2009
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