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“There was graffiti all over the walls. Pleas for help saying, ‘God, save us’”: Charles Spearin on his unlikely favorite jam – and how Broken Social Scene embrace “the ridiculousness” of everyone playing guitar

The multi-instrumentalist and indie lynchpin recalls his early gear, how BSS make sure every guitarist gets their say, and explains why Remember the Humans is deliberately difficult to work out

Guitar World

“It became an overnight sensation when Stevie Wonder used the effect”: Loved by Frank Zappa, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai and more, how the Mu-Tron III became a vintage pedalboard icon

Mike Beigel's groundbreaking envelope filter made the world a funkier place

Guitar World

“We’re gonna salute a Jewish songwriter we were not expecting to be saluting this Hanukkah”: Yo La Tengo pay tribute to Spinal Tap creator Rob Reiner

They play early Tap song Gimme Some Money

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Yo La Tengo review – indie royalty run through their beloved back catalogue

Over a two-and-a-half-hour set the trio turn over old songs and new from their 40-year career, unearthing surprises every time

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2023 – 50 to 1

Lankum’s roaring reworking of Irish folk heads our pick of the year’s LPs, with unprecedented invention from Young Fathers and Caroline Polachek’s oblique angle on pop close behind

The Guardian - UK

Things to do in Chicago March 23-29: The Mix

‘The Book of Mormon,’ Lyric Opera’s ‘Proximity,’ Wilco in concert and the Greek Heritage Parade are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘This stupid world’: Yo La Tengo play Nashville show in drag to protest Tennessee bill

The law has been regarded as an attack on the state’s transgender community and free speech more broadly

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What to listen to (and watch): Pink's return, Lil Yachty's left turn and more

This list of the best and most notable music (and music-related media) of February begins with Philadelphia's own pop superstar Pink, who returns with her ninth album, and also includes a new song by Philly rising star Devon Gilfillian. Then there's a Dionne Warwick documentary, a fine new album by…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World review – a welcome handbrake turn

The New Jersey trio regain an edge of unpredictability while maintaining their warm sound on their 16th record

The Guardian - UK

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World album review – 40 years on they’re still making marvellous things happen

It’s the New Jersey trio’s 17th album and they’ve been pushing at their familiar style, finding cracks in the bedrock of their sound

Evening Standard

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World review – a glorious blend of squalling guitars and introspective ballads

A quintessential YLT album – but this time, even as Ira Kaplan is wringing his guitar for noise, drummer/vocalist Georgia Hubley is turning down the volume

The Guardian - UK

Hamish Kilgour: co-founder of New Zealand band the Clean dies aged 65

The multi-instrumentalist, who had been missing since November, helped create the Dunedin sound of the early 90s and continued to be an influential force in music throughout his life

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