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NEWS AND OPINION

By Tara Murtha

The (Scary) Truth About Cats and Dogs

Insiders say Philadelphia shelter conditions have gotten so bad that animals need to be saved from the very place they go for protection. UPDATE: Councilman Jack Kelly's speech citing PW's cover story.

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Posted Apr. 21, 2009 | Comments: 268
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SCREEN

By Matt Prigge

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

It’s generally understood that the inspiration for Spinal Tap was the band Status Quo. But looking at the doc Anvil! The Story of Anvil—about a longtime well-respected Canadian metal band—it’s impossible not to see the subjects as the fake band’s real-life analog. The similarities are eerie: Anvil had their 15 minutes of fame just as This Is Spinal Tap was being released; the doc ends with wild success in Japan; it makes a pit-stop at Stonehenge; and it features an amp that actually does go to 11. And is the drummer seriously named Robb Reiner?

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Posted Apr. 21, 2009 | Comments: 0

MUSIC

Record Reviews: Luka Bloom, Empire of the Sun, Pet Shop Boys and More

The Once Was Post-War Parade SOUNDS LIKE: Reached for Fleet Foxes. Landed on Bruce Springsteen....

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Posted Apr. 23, 2009 | Comments: 3

MUSIC

By Steven Wells

Kill Your Friends

In 'Kill Your Friends'—a racism/misogyny/murder/drug abuse/homophobia-packed novel set in the A&R department of a British record company in the 1990s—there is so much coke snorted that just reading it will make your nostrils ache. Written by former A&R man John Niven, Kill Your Friends (recently published in the U.S.) has the horrible, slightly metallic tang of total authenticity.

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Posted Apr. 21, 2009 | Comments: 2