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15 Breakup Songs That Are Vicious, Painful, and Bitter
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15 Breakup Songs That Are Vicious, Painful, and Bitter

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Marc Edelstein
/ 26 February 2025

A friend requested a hopeful, forward-thinking breakup playlist to help soothe their pain. We send these 15 bitter breakup songs instead.

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The Smithereens: Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More

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Dan MacIntosh
/ 22 July 2008
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The Smithereens: Meet the Smithereens

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Michael Keefe
/ 8 January 2007
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The Smithereens

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Lou Friedman
/ 8 February 2005
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The Smithereens: From Jersey It Came: The Smithereens Anthology

By
Adam Williams
/ 28 October 2004

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Queens of the Stone Age Played Long Game with ‘Lullabies to Paralyze’
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Queens of the Stone Age Played Long Game with ‘Lullabies to Paralyze’

By
Patrick Gill
/ 12 March 2025
Berlinale Part 3: The Best Films You Usually Don’t See Coming
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Berlinale Part 3: The Best Films You Usually Don’t See Coming

By
Ana Yorke
/ 12 March 2025
Ellen McIlwaine Was a Goddess Ahead of Her Time
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Ellen McIlwaine Was a Goddess Ahead of Her Time

By
Sal Cataldi
/ 11 March 2025
Cryogeyser’s Shawn Marom Goes Time Traveling
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Cryogeyser’s Shawn Marom Goes Time Traveling

By
Brian Stout
/ 11 March 2025
The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1990s
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The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1990s

By
Chris Gerard
/ 10 March 2025

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/ 24 January 2024
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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

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/ 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

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/ 28 September 2022

 
 
 

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