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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Kelsey McKinney

Arts And Culture

There’s So Little To Say About Taylor Swift Being Person Of The Year

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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Prettiest Spotify Wrapped Of Them All?

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David Roth

Aaron Barrett and Derek Gibbs of Reel Big Fish perform at Southampton University on March 5, 2011.

Reel Big Fish Perform in Southampton

Podcasts

When Ska Was King, With Rob Harvilla

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Israel Daramola

PinkPantheress performing on stage at Mala Vida during South by Southwest on March 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

2023 SXSW Conference And Festival – Day 5

Local Man In His 30s Gets Really Into PinkPantheress

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Abigail Segel

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles at Staples Center on August 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles – Night 2

Music

Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)

Dave McKenna

George Harrison and Eric Clapton, playing their guitars, in a black-and-white concert photo from the 1970s

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You Too Can Score Cheap On The Open Market For Dead People’s (Hammond) Organs

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Robert Rubsam

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Charles Bissell Has Finally Moved On From The Wrens

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Samer Kalaf

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

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Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Peter Gabriel performs at Madison Square Garden on September 18, 2023 in New York City.

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Shut Up And Play The New Stuff

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Lauren Theisen

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Giri Nathan

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Patrick Redford

Outkast, winner of 6 Grammys during The 46th Annual Grammy Awards - Press Room at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20

Felix Kent

CANADA - JULY 24: Leonard Cohen (Photo by Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Leonard Cohen

How Do You Reconcile A Part You Hate In A Work You Love?

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Jason England

Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter attend Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

Super Bowl LVII Pregame

50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

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Kathryn Xu

Screenshot from tripleS LOVElution's "Girls' Capitalism" music video, with text reading, "Rule No. 1 Don't Cry Be Rich."

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TripleS And The Rise Of K-Pop Girls’ Crypto-Capitalism

A July 17 photo of Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, during the 'Fearless' set.

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You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

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Ray Ratto

UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 03: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of BAND, L-R: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm (playing guitar), Rick Danko, Richard Manuel (on drums), Garth Hudson - performing live onstage (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)

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The Last Of The Band

Sinead O'Connor singing at a recent UFC fight

UFC 189: Mendes v McGregor

Sinead O’Connor Was A Rebel With A Cause

<p>Adlan Jackson is a writer-editor at Hell Gate. He has written for <em>The New York Times Magazine</em>, <em>The New Yorker</em>, Pitchfork, Study Hall and more.</p>


Adlan Jackson

The central branch of Brooklyn Public Library, wrapped in Jay-Z lyrics.

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Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?

Taylor Swift performing, with some help from a video projection of herself and some other smaller video versions of herself, during her show in Kansas City.

Night Two Of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour – Kansas City, MO

What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?

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Soraya Roberts

Crowds are seen in front of the stage as Lost Frequencies gives a DJ Performance concert on the second day of the Champions Festival, which is being prepared for the UEFA Champions League final to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 9, 2023.

Day 2 Festival – UEFA Champions League Final 2022/23

I Just Want To Go To A Concert

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Drew Magary

(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - AUGUST 01: LOLAPOLOOZA Photo of Eddie VEDDER and PEARL JAM and Stone GOSSARD, L-R: Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder performing live onstage (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

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Funbag

Who Is Our Least Intelligible Singer?

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Sometimes The Best Bands In The World Play Right In Front Of The Toilets

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I Recommend Seeing Your Favorite Band Live 14 Times

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Tina Turner Did Nothing Nice And Easy

A story in the Wright State Daily Guardian about Robert Pollard's no-hitter for Wright State University on March 11, 1978.

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Celebrating Robert Pollard’s No-Hitter And The Rock-Jock Nexus

The guitar as it appeared on Craigslist and the guitar as it's being repaired, split screen

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Elder Wisdom

Happiness Is Fixing A Guitar