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Dan Mistich

Dan Mistich is a culture writer currently residing in Decatur, Georgia. He has contributed to The Bitter Southerner, Flagpole Magazine, and many other publications. Follow him on Twitter at @drmistich or email him.

Mike Mills, Robert McDuffie (Sacks & Co./Alex Irvin)

Mike Mills’ classical rock: Life after R.E.M. includes a new violin concerto bringing orchestra crowds to their feet

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Drive-By Truckers (Big Hassle/Danny Clinch)

“Maybe we can rejoin the Union with this one”: Drive-By Truckers are finally an “American Band”

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Andrew W.K. (AP/Erik Kabik)

Andrew W.K.’s party power: “Don’t mistake politics for life. Don’t mistake beliefs for people”

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Tommy Stinson (Steven Cohen)

Tommy Stinson is the most positive man in rock ‘n roll: “All of the bad thoughts died with my brother”

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Cover detail of "The Incantations of Daniel Johnston" (Two Dollar Radio)

The mystique of Daniel Johnston: “There’s something ancient in all of this — the notion of the eccentric”

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Craig Finn looks back on The Hold Steady’s “Boys and Girls in America”: “Maybe it was the end of something”

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