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Billionaire Garage Bands

By: Matthew Miranda

Under capitalism, New York Knicks owner James Dolan can make bad music. Under socialism, we can all make bad music.

The Great Divide is the seventh release by JD & the Straight Shot. On this record, like the others, Dolan fronts a quintet of professional-grade musicians strumming through bland, folksy fare, with Dolan himself on vocals and guitar. His robotic, tedious phrasing croaks out across nine original tracks and two covers, betraying a total lack […]

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The Great Divide is the seventh release by JD & the Straight Shot. On this record, like the others, Dolan fronts a quintet of professional-grade musicians strumming through bland, folksy fare, with Dolan himself on vocals and guitar. His robotic, tedious phrasing croaks out across nine original tracks and two covers, betraying a total lack […]

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The Great Divide is the seventh release by JD & the Straight Shot. On this record, like the others, Dolan fronts a quintet of professional-grade musicians strumming through bland, folksy fare, with Dolan himself on vocals and guitar. His robotic, tedious phrasing croaks out across nine original tracks and two covers, betraying a total lack […]

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The Great Divide is the seventh release by JD & the Straight Shot. On this record, like the others, Dolan fronts a quintet of professional-grade musicians strumming through bland, folksy fare, with Dolan himself on vocals and guitar. His robotic, tedious phrasing croaks out across nine original tracks and two covers, betraying a total lack […]

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Billionaire Garage Bands

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