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Countdown to the Royal Wedding! Let's talk {indie-rock} royal couples

Cutest Royal Couple: Kim and ThurstonThe world is a buzz with Royal Wedding chatter... and I am all for it. I love talking about royal matchings, probably because of all my fond memories of the glory days when Damon {Albarn of Blur} and Justine {Frischmann of Elastica} ruled the Britpop scene.

These days I get to fantasize of the regal day to days of Ad-Rock and Kathleen Hanna {who brilliantly blend mainstream and indie success into one fantastic machine}.  And, of course, the cutest couple of all time award goes to Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon {followed closely by Matt & Kim in second place}.

Who are your favorite {indie-rock} royal couples past and present, local and national?

Latest comment by: Imaginary Nicky: "

Jenny & Johnny; or maybe Ben & Zooey?

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New releases from Easy Street Records

This week sees a new full-length debut from Moondoggies as well as new singles from Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear. Oh yeah!

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Latest comment by: Imaginary Shrie: "Young Jeezy! IGshr*e"

Radical or Pro-Parental?

An alternate title to this post was going to be "Girls Exposed to Rock 'N Roll at Rock 'N Roll Camp for Girls".

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Latest comment by: Someone who actually spends a lot of time at this camp: "A few things: -Rock n Roll Camp For Girls is an amazing, life changing nonprofit organization, mostly run by volunteers, committed to empowering girls. It's broke, it's not that organized, but it's amazing at what it ...