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Celebrating 50 States Of Great American Music With The "Boston Phoenix" And Fuse [State Of Denial]

Jul 2, 2008, 1:00pm Idolator
Colin Meloy-We Both Go Down Together
Fuse and the Boston Phoenix have coincidentally come up with similar ways to celebrate Independence Day. The Phoenix has named the best band, best solo artist, and best new band from each of the 50 United States, while Fuse is having viewers decide which of two modern acts should represent each state for an All-American Face-Off . The Phoenix is going for bands that exemplify both the "all-time greatest" and ultrahip, so their choices rarely coincide with Fuse's. For instance, while the Boston alt-weekly praises Alabama's Hank Williams, [...]
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