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		<title>A Long, Dry Year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been a year since I released any new music &#8211; and it was a cover at that: 2012 (and 2013 so far) has been bone dry in the creative musical output department. This alone wouldn&#8217;t be so horrible if I &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/a-long-dry-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Copyright is Still Evil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I published an article last year on copyright and its evils. Both the title and tone were deliberately provocative for a reason &#8211; I argued against copyright from moral not utilitarian grounds. That is, I attacked head-on the fundamental injustice of &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/why-copyright-is-still-evil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Music Criticism #21 &#8211; Pharaoh &#8211; The Wolves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent discovery is the Philadelphia-based Power Metal band Pharoah. I stumbled onto them on Rhapsody last week. I am so enthused about them, I&#8217;ve been blabbing to everyone I know who likes: Iron Maiden Judas Priest Rush Black Sabbath &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/deep-music-criticism-pharaoh-the-wolves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Douche Chill Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most expressive pop culture phrase I&#8217;ve ever heard is Douche Chill. Until I heard it first uttered in 2002 on the Howard Stern show I had been without an accurate term to describe that cringing embarrassment I frequently &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/douche-chill-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Music Criticism #20 – TesseracT – April</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A TesssracT is: The name of a mythical, 4-dimensional geometric cubic shape and The uber-pretentious name of a young &#8220;Djent&#8221; metal band from the UK. I stumbled onto them when winding my way down the list of popular djent metal &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/tesseract-april/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Music Criticism #19 – Frank Zappa &#8211; Dirty Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry to keep returning to the fertile spring that is Frank Zappa&#8217;s song collection, but I know of no other rock composer with such a massive and popular output. By which I mean: an output that is massive and popular &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/deep-music-criticism-frank-zappa-dirty-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political Wednesday &#8211; Price Gouging Saves Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That frat-boy of a bully, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, issued warnings against price gouging to merchants in the aftermath of this Hurricane Sandy: “During emergencies, New Jerseyans should look out for each other — not seek to take advantage of &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/price-gouging-saves-lives-in-hurricane/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MP3 Rock Music Download &#8211; Yahoooo!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow &#8211; that&#8217;s some article title, huh? Welcome to the absurd world of &#8220;search engine optimization&#8221; (SEO). This is the world of horribly vacant websites with computer-generated non-content, spam, phish and malware bait. Well &#8211; that&#8217;s usually the case with &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/mp3-rock-music-download/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political Wednesday: When Does Human Life Begin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know its Thursday. Sue me. I got into a debate with a friendly colleague of mine at work right before we headed home  tonight. He&#8217;s a guy with generally cynical tendencies who will subscribe to left/liberal positions when pressed. This &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/when-does-human-life-begin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Music Criticism #18 – Donald Fagen &#8211; I&#8217;m Not The Same Without You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far in this series of music criticism posts, I&#8217;ve stuck to composers and songwriters working in a relatively simple format &#8211; pop, metal, mainstream progressive rock, etc. Rush and Frank Zappa are certainly adventurous by comparison with Katatonia and &#8230; <a href="http://bensommer.com/blog/deep-music-criticism-18-donald-fagen-im-not-the-same-without-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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