I usually don't write about politics, but Richard Scheinin wrote an article in today's San Jose Mercury News that brings together music and politics — specifically, the music picks of Barack Obama and John McCain — and the opportunity proved too tempting to pass up. Looking at the "Top 10″ lists the two senators compiled for Blender Magazine, Scheinin makes the interesting point that the cho
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The Revealing Musical Tastes of McCain and Obama
Haunting Ghost Stories from Nine Inch Nails
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October is the month when I sometimes put on ghost parties, inviting a group of friends together for an evening of ghost stories. Candles flicker inside grinning pumpkins. In a dark corner, a hooded ghoul sits propped in a chair. Some of the stories are macabre and disturbing, others melancholy and filled with pathos. Nine Inch Nails has recorded a set of instrumental "ghost stories" titled Gho...
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The 10 Best Songs about Ghosts
Face it: we're fascinated by ghosts. Especially this time of year, during the season of Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Whether as metaphors or as intimations of our mortality, you don't need to necessarily believe in ghosts to appreciate them. These ten songs and CDs represent a variety of styles, from somber to playful, from traditional to experimental. But they all share a sure sense of a...
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