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The Undead Come Alive

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

With TV shows like HBO’s True Blood and films like Zombieland, vampires and zombies are dominating pop culture this year. Today: Armed with garlic and baseball bats, we debate which creature inspires better music. Also: the Brooklyn vocal trio Pearl and the Beard are about to hit the road, but first they perform live in our studio.

Smackdown: Vampires vs. Zombies

It's been a big year for the undead. Vampires are sucking blood on TV shows like True Blood and Vampire Diaries and in the upcoming film New Moon. Zombies are stumbling through movies starring Woody Harrelson (Zombieland) and books by zombie-loving scribe Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks). ...

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Pearl and the Beard

The Brooklyn, NY-based trio Pearl and the Beard are known for infusing a little happiness into their dark and alluring folk songs. They stop by our studio for a live performance of songs from their new album, God Bless Your Weary Soul, Amanda Richardson.

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