I spent a lot of my younger years hanging out at the video rental place near my house. One of the guys who worked there had a pretty vast collection of music and he turned me on to a lot of different bands that were really important in forming my tastes. Shonen Knife was one of those bands, so Let's Knife!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u25__HY4XwE
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Frank Wren has been the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves.
NBA star Danny Ainge was a third baseman for Toronto from 1979-1981.
...said the dude with the Irishest first name in the place.
Hey, get into the March Madness brackef challenge:
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I really liked Speedy Ortiz's last album, Major Arcana quite a bit, but it meant a hell of a lot more to me after seeing them last October. This was the first song released off their forthcoming record Foil Deer and I'm pretty sure I'm going to flip over that record if this is any indication.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7NBWQEVSeg
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Wrestling references? Sure, occasionally.
It's my turn at the controls, and I figure we'll start things off with a cut from one of my favorite records from last year. And to be up front, International Women's Day lost an hour to DST, so expect a focus on female artists this week as I do my part to make up for that. It's still Women's History Month after all!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7YUvHQH8NM
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We could keep this up for a long time, but we'll drop this bomb before we hand the reins over to Zack.
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