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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich
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Beat Down
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Everybody Hates Mike
The peril of coaching an icon.
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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (14)
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich (3)
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Crazy Talk
Miranda Lambert is a lot like any other girl with a soft spot for guns and setting exes on fire.
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The Bravery's New World
New-wave revivalists discover the power of three-chord guitar rock.
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Keep on Truckin'
Jason Isbell finds life after the Drive-By Truckers.
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It took them 10 years, but the Sadies finally craft a country-rock classic
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Dispatch: Either Derek Anderson gets roster bonus in '09, or Quinn fans celebrate
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Cleveland's power brokers take a turn at high fashion
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Sound of Ideas Host Dan Moulthrop steals our idea, raises money for cancer
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Review: Nellie McKay seduces the crowd at Nighttown
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Alex Bevan, ModQuad Shows Canceled
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Recent Articles By Dan LeRoy
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Kev Blaze
Smoke 'N Blaze (Imperial/EMI)
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Wyclef Jean
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (Columbia)
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The Ghost of Christmas Past
History haunts the Wu and Pretty Toney this holiday season.
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Copping an Attitude
Twenty years later, N.W.A remains best-known for fucking with the police. But why?
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Various Artists
DJ E-V Presents: Bitch I'm From Cleveland (MySpace.com/DJEV)
National Features
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Houston Press
"It Was Like an Armageddon Movie"
For days after Hurricane Rita, a Texas prison was hell on earth.
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SF Weekly
The Candidate
Our columnist knows Ralph Nader's running mate all too well.
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The Pitch
How Not To Be a Rap Star
First of all, lay off the Ecstasy.
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Village Voice
Project Runaway
What becomes a gossip columnist most?
By Michael Musto
Busta Rhymes and J Dilla
Mick Boogie Presents Dilla-gence (MickBoogie.com)
By Dan LeRoy
Published: January 23, 2008
Boogie was undoubtedly king of the mixtape in '07, but his latest may be his best yet. With a gold mine of original material — demos and outtakes produced by J Dilla and supplied by Busta from his personal vaults — Boogie has created one of the most focused and rewarding mixtapes ever. There are lots of reasons to love it — including Busta's growls in the hilarious "Takin' What's Mine" as well as "Best That Ever Did It," a superb pairing with Rah Digga. The beats — whether sample-sourced or created from scratch — are consistently tough and serve as another sad reminder of Dilla's untimely death from lupus in 2006 at age 32. The only downside: The free download will probably inspire momentary feelings of guilt — as in, Shouldn't I have to pay for something this great?
