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How Progressive insurance lost what made it progressive
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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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Justice Maureen O’Connor says campaign money doesn’t affect her
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (22)
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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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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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry (4)
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Years after he gave up on rock music, Bob Mould plugs back in
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Boozing through St. Patrick’s Day with Bono, Van, and the Pogues
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Summery pop bands brave Cleveland’s harsh weather and reputation
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Avril Lavigne has had a bitch of a year, but she hopes a new tour will bring back the fun
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Get country with Lawless at Brooklyn's Hall of Fame tonight
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Countdown to Opening Day: An alarmingly long interview with Tom Hamilton, voice of the Indians and guy we’re sorta obsessed with
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WTF?: 20 years later, Sam Miller finally gets his wish
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Rover explains Morning Glory's move to WMMS
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R&B songstress Conya Doss to promote record on WVIZ’s Applause, at Borders and the Beachland
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Recent Articles By D.X. Ferris
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Rover’s morning show moves to WMMS
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O'Death
Opening for Murder by Death and Kiss Kiss. 9 p.m. Fri., March 28, $10 ADV/$12 DOS (all ages). Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., 216-321-5588.
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Nine Inch Nails
Ghosts I-IV (The Null Corporation)
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Conya Doss
Still . . . (ConyaDoss.com)
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Akron’s Matinee club starts Cleveland outpost
National Features
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Village Voice
A Long Way Wrong?
Another celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces.
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LA Weekly
Hoop Dawg
Billionaire Donald T. Sterling owns the L.A. Clippers and loves the ladies. And those are just two of his problems.
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The Pitch
Children of the Porn
Elvin Boone's sex-shop empire crumbles as his offspring feud.
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Westword
The Good Soldier
When the Army tried to take down Andrew Pogany, they messed with the wrong coward.
By Joel Warner
Grand Buffet
With Sammy Slim. 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, $7 (all ages). Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124.
By D.X. Ferris
Published: March 26, 2008
Subject(s): rap, Grand Buffet
The last time rap duo Grand Buffet dropped a full-length album, ICP had a major-label deal. The long-delayed, brand-spankin'-new King Vision makes good on the promise of the four EPs they've dropped since. If you're one of the many fans who's helped make "Benjamin Franklin Music" a staple of their hilariously shticky live sets, then the G.B.'s third album won't disappoint: It's a yin-yang of light music and dark ideas, a mash-up of electro-textured '80s analog synths ("The Coolest Dog" sounds like they borrowed a track from their pals in Zombi) and bubbly pop hooks that paints a gritty, Fight Club-esque vision of an underclass at constant war with the illuminati who pour gunk into the waterways and airwaves. The two guerrilla rapper-producers even take new territory in "Casting Shadows," two minutes of pop sprint that'll run your peace of mind ragged. But their set at the Beachland will bring your smile back.
