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Rock Star God

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3.8

“Setting: Backstage of a small rock venue somewhere in the northwest United States. The clock approaches midnight as the players prepare for the concert. The curtain rises; a roaring noise is heard from the stage. Suddenly, the noise stops, as the club fills with smoke. A crowd of well-dressed men and women have gathered for the ceremony. The singer screams out to the audience and the band begins t”

Strangest Parade

pitchfork

3.5

“At a seedy roadhouse three miles off the interstate, a scruffy assembly of skinny boys and girls in tight blue jeans, skinny ties, and bright red lipstick gathered for one final night to raise hell with hard liquor and filtered cigarettes, and bid farewell to the garage/surf revival that had sustained them. When the evening was over, the crowd dispersed via classic car or motorcycle, or passed out”