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 » Blood into Wine - Any big fan of Maynard James Keenan knows that the Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer frontman has been living a double life for the past several years as a winemaker/entrepreneur. But seeing as the charismatic Keenan is not the most media-friendly of musicians, it's a rare feat to get an in-depth glimpse into what the man's other passion project entails.
[08.26.2010 by Kiran Aditham]

LITERATURE

 » The Red Queen - Phillipa Gregory revisits England during the War of the Roses.
[08.23.2010 by Bridget Doyle]

COLUMN

 » Missed the Boat #6: Supergroups and Solo Surprises - In a time when more albums than ever are being made and fewer publications can afford to exist, more gatekeepers than ever are needed to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here's this month's batch of unreviewed but worth your time records that may have been overlooked.
[08.16.2010 by Dan Weiss]

Music Reviews

Secret Cities - Pink Graffiti
»Secret Cities
Pink Graffiti
Western Vinyl
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
»Arcade Fire
The Suburbs
Merge
Best Coast - Crazy for You
»Best Coast
Crazy for You
Mexican Summer
The Roots - How I Got Over
»The Roots
How I Got Over
Def Jam
M.I.A. - /\\/\\/\\Y/\\
»M.I.A.
///Y/
N.E.E.T.
The New Pornographers - Together
»The New Pornographers
Together
Matador


Name: Dan Weiss

Position: LAS Music Editor

Location: Brooklyn, New York USA

Biography: Dan Weiss is the music editor for LAS. Formerly an editorial intern at CMJ and creator of the now defunct What was It Anyway?, his work has appeared in Village Voice, Pitchfork, Philadelphia Inquirer, Stylus and Crawdaddy among others. He resides in Brooklyn where he enjoys questionable lifestyle choices and loud guitars.

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