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Ben Folds Five Reunite to Play Reinhold Messner
Pitchfork Media - Today —
Not all BFFs are for life. Ben Folds Five disbanded in 2000, and since then it's been all solo stuff all the time for Mr. Folds. This month, though, the trio will reunite to perform its 1999 album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, in full. Strange, considering Whatever and Ever Amen has three of the band's most beloved songs ("Kate", "Song for the Dumped", and, of course, "Brick"). Can anyone say "encore"? Ben Folds Five's performance will be the inaugural ...
Ben Folds Five REUNION!!!!
Oh No They Didn't! —
Not all BFFs are for life. Ben Folds Five disbanded in 2000, and since then it's been all solo stuff all the time for Mr. Folds. This month, though, the trio will reunite to perform its 1999 album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, in full. Strange, ...
Top 5: Songs about "Taboo" Subjects
Gingers is the Watchword —
I don't know why I thought of this topic. Just go with me here: 1. Suicide: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam - This one has San Diego ties. 2. Abortion: "Brick" by Ben Folds Five - My friends and I debated for hours whether this song was about AIDS or abortion. Ahhh, the innocence of youth. 3. Masturbation: "Longview" by Green Day - My now uber Mormon friend and I used to sing this song while playing foosball in her garage. Seriously, good times. 4. Heroin/Crippling Depression: "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails - I kinda like the ...
