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Celebrating Robert Pollard’s No-Hitter And The Rock-Jock Nexus
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Dave McKenna
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Elder Wisdom
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Dave McKenna
May 11, 2023
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
Defector Music Club
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Israel Daramola
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Lauren Theisen
, and
David Roth
May 5, 2023
Arts And Culture
Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working
78
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Israel Daramola
May 4, 2023
Music
Jai Paul Answered The Call
39
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Giri Nathan
April 26, 2023
Music
The Lost Art Of Being Stuck With An Album
400
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Felix Kent
March 28, 2023
Music
Save The Music You Like
274
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Lauren Theisen
March 21, 2023
Music
Behold, The K-Pop/Remember Some Guys Crossover Event Of My Dreams
96
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Diana Moskovitz
March 6, 2023
Defector Music Club
Introducing Defector Music Club, With Neutral Milk Hotel’s Magnum Opus At 25
421
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Israel Daramola
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Giri Nathan
,
Lauren Theisen
, and
Patrick Redford
March 3, 2023
Music
Paramore’s Latest Album Is An Anxious Murmur
59
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
February 15, 2023
Music
The Never-Ending Resurrection Of Eva Cassidy
133
Comments
Dave McKenna
February 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
We Are All Indebted To Trugoy The Dove Of De La Soul
82
Comments
Israel Daramola
February 14, 2023
Music
Burt Bacharach, The Genius Who Got Punks To Admit Elevator Music Was Cool, Is Dead
124
Comments
Dave McKenna
February 9, 2023
NHL
The Kraken Will Not Abide Between-Periods Entertainment Being Slightly Mean To Jeff Bezos
176
Comments
Ray Ratto
February 1, 2023
Music
Tom Verlaine, Out And Back
148
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David Roth
January 31, 2023
Music
And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023
187
Comments
Dave McKenna
January 20, 2023
Soccer
Where Were You When Shakira Ruined Gerard Piqué?
134
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Diana Moskovitz
January 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
Will Ticketmaster’s Death Knell Finally Toll?
218
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 28, 2022
Music
The Legend Of Run-DMC’s Immortal “Christmas In Hollis,” As Remembered By The People Who Made It
109
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Patrick Sauer
December 23, 2022
Music
Why Is Bryan Adams’s “Summer Of ’69” The Only Song On My Radio?
295
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Soraya Roberts
November 25, 2022
Arts And Culture
Where Does Ye Go From Here?
283
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Shamira Ibrahim
November 18, 2022
Capital
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Buy Concert Tickets
596
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
November 16, 2022
Music
How “Country Roads,” A Song About Maryland, Became The Highlight Of An NFL Game In Germany
254
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Dave McKenna
November 15, 2022
NFL
At Least Ye Still Has The Dubai Hotel Pervert In His Corner
218
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Samer Kalaf
October 26, 2022
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The Internet’s Biggest Jack Antonoff Hater Explains Himself
299
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Soraya Roberts
October 26, 2022
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