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Think about the Future . . .
Horrorcore rappers Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All — horrorcore, horrorcore, horrorcore, horrorcore! — have become one of the most fiercely debated, if not exactly listened to, artists since Eminem. And they’re in town Friday, as are New Duncan Imperials’ for their farewell, Primus, Light FM, Double Dagger, and the Biophilac musical.

Everyday Is Halloween: October 12th
It would be as garishly sinful if Cher’s legacy were somehow tied to the media circus surrounding her child on “Dancing With The Stars.”

The 11th is Halloween, too
One more month to the scariest day of the year (and quickest to write on checks): 11/11/11! Macabre are even scarier.

Everyday Is Halloween: October 10th
Like tall basketball players and their knees, you have to wonder if — by marrying Gene Simmons — Shannon Tweed got married without paying attention to the law of diminishing returns. Ladies and gentlemen, our countup continues with Kiss!

Three Girls And A Guy
It’s not the increasing gender disparity at colleges nationwide, it’s our early-week preview with Sims, Dessa, Hindi Zahra, and Zola Jesus!

Every Weekend Is Halloween
Here’s your end-of-weeks primer: Danzig tonight! Plus Parliament/Funkadelic and Locrian!

Everyday Is Halloween: October 6th
Do an image search for Ozzy Osbourne — even add the word “costume” — and 9 out of 10 results have him in modern priest/undertaker garb with his Purple Rain glasses and long, cross necklace. No Bark At The Moon? No Diary Of A Madman?

Bringing Saxon back
Saxon come to town on their 19th album; Wild Flag on their first. Yet which of the two are the real classic rockers?

The only thing that cuts diamonds . . .
It’s October 5th, and Everyday Is Halloween continues with Rodney Pawlak’s recollection of this King Diamond/Mercyful Fate moment.

October 4th: Cuh dis is Thrill-uh!
Everyday Is Halloween’s 4th entry is a landmark in short-film music video . . . blah blah blah. It’s “Thriller”!

October 3rd!
Our “Everyday Is Halloween” countdown continues today with The Flaming Dames, a rock ‘n’ roll burlesque troupe!

Cover Story: Everyday Is Halloween
For each day in October, IE has picked out something Halloweeny for ya’s. We’ll post a new item each weekday, with the whole weekend coming on Fridays. Without further ado, here’s the 1st and 2nd!

Interview: Patrick Stump
Falling Far From The Tree Just because someone’s a Fall Out Boy fan doesn’t mean they’re going to like Soul Punk (Island), and the opposite might go for anyone who dismissed the band in the past. That’s because Patrick Stump had a completely blank canvas for the first time in his career, and allowed all […]

Interview: Butch Walker
Ghost Writer It should come as no surprise that Butch Walker loved Taylor Swift’s megahit, “You Belong With Me,” nor should it be surprising that, in a couple of hours, he recorded his own version of the song – one that did it huge heaping piles more justice. It might have been a little surprising […]
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