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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Beat Down
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Everybody Hates Mike
The peril of coaching an icon.
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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (18)
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry (3)
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Crazy Talk
Miranda Lambert is a lot like any other girl with a soft spot for guns and setting exes on fire.
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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The Bravery's New World
New-wave revivalists discover the power of three-chord guitar rock.
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Years after he gave up on rock music, Bob Mould plugs back in
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Keep on Truckin'
Jason Isbell finds life after the Drive-By Truckers.
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Wednesdays at Twist, it's all fun and gameshows
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Ready or not, South by Southwest, here we (and our Killer Death Flu) come
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Review: Jonathon Richman at the Grog Shop
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Subject(s): Zooey Deschanel, indie-pop, She & Him
"She" is indie-movie cutie Zooey Deschanel, who played Will Ferrell's love interest in Elf. "Him" is indie-rock auteur M. Ward. But Volume One isn't another one of those records by a Hollywood ego-tripper who fancies herself a singer. In fact, it's a very charming exploration and evocation of pre-Sgt. Pepper pop, stirred by Deschanel's winsome voice. Ward provides the guitar and orchestration, which often recalls the grand arrangements of 1960s pop avatars like Burt Bacharach and the 4 Seasons' Bob Gaudio.
Throughout Volume One, Deschanel comes off like a woman who was forced to grow up too fast, but is determinedly hanging on to a shred of her youthful optimism. "Take It Back" is an ageless set-'em-up-Joe torch song with a shot of twang. In "This Is Not a Test" and "I Was Made for You," Deschanel gives girl groups a spin, sounding as sweet as a strawberry milkshake in July. But she's at her best in the not-quite-a-cappella version of the Motown classic "You Really Got a Hold on Me," where she manages to channel another '60s pop legend — Dusty Springfield. A quiet, graceful gem.
