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This is how we know, this is how we go
When the MTV News camera crew visited our apartment to tape a segment about Ruined Music, the producer had us sit on the stoop and tell the camera what we’d learned about relationships from running this website. “Has it made you cynical?” he asked. “Is there no such thing as a happy ending? Does love [...]
Posted on: 04.23.12
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While everyone’s lost, the battle is won
Ruined Music: the coda
Posted on: 06.10.09
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Just say the word
“Come here. You’ve got to hear this song – it’s my favorite. You know Phil Collins, right?” Mark clicked through his iTunes library, finally landing on “Sussudio.”
Posted on: 10.23.08
It was getting late, probably around three in the morning. The party downstairs was starting to die down. This boy was irresistible.
It was late September of my freshman year [...]
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Ruined Music backstage: Shrag
U.K. band Shrag’s “Forty-Five 45s” is the closest we’ve come to finding a theme song for Ruined Music. Helen Shrag tells all.
Posted on: 10.17.08
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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist contest winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist soundtrack giveaway contest!
Posted on: 10.09.08
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Our song is the way you laugh
Amelia Penner took her dream date to the prom – and that’s when the nightmare began.
Posted on: 10.02.08
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Contest: Win the “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” Soundtrack
Win a copy of the “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” soundtrack. Contest deadline: October 7.
Posted on: 09.30.08
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Would you hear my voice come through the music?
When you live above a bar, you live with the bar’s favorite song. Chuck Meyers tells a cautionary tale.
Posted on: 09.25.08
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Barack Obama Wants $30 for This Crappy Mix CD
Barack Obama seems like a nice man. Why does he make me think about John Mayer?
Posted on: 09.23.08
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Do the Shuffle Scuffle
Introducing a new game: the Ruined Music Shuffle Scuffle. Grab your headphones, a calculator and possibly a box of tissues.
Posted on: 09.19.08
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