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The Believer June/July 2006
The 2006 Believer CD compiled by Matthew Derby & Brandon Stosuy Featuring new tracks from Destroyer, Calexico, the National, and others The Sinatra Doctrine by Rich Cohen The dialectics of Paul Anka’s defiant ’70s anthem “My Way”: Thesis (Frank Sinatra), Antithesis (Elvis), Synthesis (Sid Vicious). Bulgarian Idol by Elisabeth Vincentelli Introducing the dizzying conflagration of pop and geopolitics that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Singing Together, Growing Apart by Mark Swartz Stuff I’ve Been Reading by Nick Hornby Some Propositions Concerning the Lounge Lizards by Rick Moody Your memory of the best concert you ever saw in your life is not to be trusted, but that doesn’t make the memory less important. The Vanishing Afro-American by Howard Hampton Schema: The Ends of Innocence by Gustavo Turner The Syncher, Not the Song by Douglas Wolk The key to a Moldovan-Romanian boy band’s destruction of Europe was a 99-second webcam video of a teenager from New Jersey. one page book reviews: Alix Ohlin on Andreï Makine, Adam Novy on George Saunders, Lara Tupper on Rachel Sherman, John Glassie on Scott Snyder, Milton L. Welch on A. E. Stallings, Christine Lagorio on T Cooper Wayne Coyne in conversation with Ben Gibbard Sex, drugs, and the ramifications of signing to a major label. The Buddha Machine by Daniel Handler Juana Molina interviewed by Josh Kun The Argentine singer’s quest to become the best listener in the world. A Brief History of Rock Music by Paul Collins Bun B interviewed by Jon Caramanica The Southern rap impresario, who grew up a fan of Letterman and Rich Little, went on to out-rap Jay-Z. Sedaratives guest column by Sarah Vowell Greil Marcus in conversation with Don DeLillo Two authors of artistic responses to Bob Dylan discuss Bob Dylan’s artistic response to the world. Stephen O’Malley interviewed by Brandon Stosuy Remapping the coordinates of metal with the lowest frequencies imaginable.
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