Brendan Hilliard

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VinylMnky New Music Radar Column

I have written the New Music Radar column for VinylMnky since May 2017. View a full archive of my columns here.

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Top Five Acts We're Excited About at Pitchfork 2017

Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Union Park in Chicago for it's twelfth year (except 2005's "Intonation Music Festival" tag) July 14-16. As usual, it's three full days diverse acts, food, shopping and pre-and-post

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White Reaper: The World's Best American Band

You’d think that a band that titled their album The World’s Best American Band may be getting ahead of themselves. But not every band is White Reaper. They might have just

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Hear Cory Branan's Death Record, 'Adios'

On his first record in two-and-a-half years, Cory Branan is thinking about death. The album's title literally means goodbye. There are songs that address it head on, and there are others where the

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You're Making Hot Dogs All Wrong

There’s no better time than summer to sink your teeth into a hot, juicy frank. But preparing them can be a pain in the ass. You can wind up with a dry,

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WWE's Dolph Ziggler's Training Secret: Empty Stomach Cardio

Dolph Ziggler has been a WWE mainstay over the past decade, known to fans for stealing the show with his awe-inspiring performances. On August 21, he faces WWE Champion Dean Ambrose for title

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Chad Gable's Upward Journey: From The Olympic Mat to the WWE Ring

Chad Gable, along with his partner Jason Jordan are turning heads in the WWE with their tag-team American Alpha. After a year in NXT, WWE’s developmental territory (think minor league baseball, but

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No Sleep Till Malibu: Beastie Boy Mike D. Hosts Show from Pool House

The Beastie Boys have been inactive since the passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch in 2012, but that hasn't kept fellow MC Mike “Mike D” Diamond out of the public eye. He’s still

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Ride with a View: 7 Bucket-List Roller Coasters

Roller coasters are a time-honored summer tradition — what started as simple wooden rides with attached cars have evolved to towering behemoths testing riders' stomachs and even their consciousness. In some instances, these rides

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Should You Invest in Jose Cuervo?

Sure, your better tequila-infused memories probably involve a dimly-lit tequila library or carefully savoring a glass from a handsome bottle of Casa Dragones. But chances are, you probably also have a fond memory

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