Ted Leo

PHOTOS: 'How Was Your Week' Live In Brooklyn

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 03.01.2012

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Julie Klausner's weekly comedy podcast "How Was Your Week" had its second live recording last Thursday, once more showing how an audio-only show can b...

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WATCH: John Hodgman's New Book Gets Celebrity-Packed Promo

Posted 12.26.2011

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First there was The Areas of My Expertise. Then came More Information Than You Require. And now there is That Is All, the final book in John Hodgman's...

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13 Funny Musicians You Should Be Following On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 08.06.2011

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We realized we're always telling you which comedians to follow on Twitter, but we never give any love to the non-professional funny people who have tr...

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Paul Rudd In New Pornographers Video

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted Leo, Wyatt Cenac, Paul Rudd, The New Pornographers, Tom Scharpling, Horatio Sanz, Kevin Corrigan, Bill Hader, John Hodgman, Entertainment News

These days movie trailers can be little more than turgid, stale recaps of the feature film itself; full on giveaways. The New Pornographers' latest mu...

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WATCH: Your Favorite Comedians In A New Pornographers Video

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the indie rock world and the comedy world cross paths, beautiful things often happen. Such is the case with The New Pornographers latest video f...

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An Annual Music Hajj in New York

Alex Vadukul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted Leo, Music Festival, WFMU Radio, Vinyl, Record Fair, New York News
Alex Vadukul

The WFMU record festival is an annual three-day hajj for the music obsessed, hosted by the popular independent New Jersey radio station of the same name.

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The Spirit Of Siren Remains Amidst Coney Island Changes (SLIDESHOW)

Roland Li | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roland Li

Every summer during the last decade, the masses have trekked out to Coney Island for Siren Festival, battling the heat and crowds for a searing day of live music.

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An Interview with Ted Leo: Providing Post-RNC Rx

Marissa Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marissa Moss

When word of the RNC violence and arrests traveled east, Leo and the band decided to record two new songs. I chatted with him about life as a political songwriter, and of course, pigs in lipstick.

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Political Rock: A Prescription For Upheaval

Good Magazine | Lindsay Ballant | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pharmacists, Ted Leo, Political Rock, Healthy Living News

The apogee of protest rock might well have come on May 15, 1970. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young recorded "Ohio" in a Los Angeles record studio--a son...

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