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Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if my dad was a militant slam poet who used eardrum shattering electronic beats and industrial hip-hop to communicate his message of individualism, anti-conformity and transcending the shackles of racism that have affected him so deeply.

Really, so your plan was to spend your night off in between World Series games at home, resting your liver and your wallet? Well think again, because there is a tour rolling into Philly on Friday that takes crazy to a whole new level. Tell your checking account that everything will be okay, but trust us: Saul Williams is definitely worth going into overdraft for.

Matt Duke (MySpace) is easily one of Phillyist's favorite things about, well, Philly. Because he plays frequently at World Cafe Live—probably our favorite place to catch live music in the city—we've seen him, and talked about him, many times. But it wasn't until his most recent show at WCL that we actually got a chance to talk Duke. So read on, and if you didn't get to see Duke when he played with Tony Lucca and Jay Nash a couple weeks ago, fear not; Matt will be opening for also-ridiculously-talented Charlotte Martin at WCL on Wednesday night. So check out our conversation with Matt, and get details on Wednesday's show below the interview.

Artists have used the expression "This one's for the fans" to excuse any number of musical atrocities, from crappy concert set lists to shitty albums that only a fanboy or girl could love. In the case of NIN's The Slip, the phrase was an excuse to give away the band's eighth major album. In May, lead singer Trent Reznor made available the entire album for download, as a gift to fans for years of support. Doing Radiohead one better, instead of a pay what you wish model, fans were not prompted to pay anything at all. Many critics have hailed the album as a return to form, something akin to The Downward Spiral. Although we enjoyed the ambient sounds of Ghosts I-IV, we are definitely part of the chorus that is happy again to hear Reznor's voice.

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With all that went down this week, we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs.