BOOK INFORMATION Title: Talking Dirt With the Queen of Clean Author: Linda Cobb Publisher: Pocket Books Price: $8.99 Pages: 162 Rating: 5 By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chances are you’ve never wondered how to get gum out of your upholstery or free your microwave of those odd, lingering odors. Read more...

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  Photos from Beyond Music Singer Jill Sobule will stop at Luna Park in Los Angeles tonight as part of her “˜Pink Pearl’ tour. By Angela Salazar Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jill Sobule has come a long way since 1995, when she first became famous for her hit song “I Kissed a Girl.” Now, almost six years later, Sobule is on the road with a new album and a new outlook on life. Read more...

  Patricia Barber “Nightclub” Patricia Barber “Nightclub” Blue Note/Premonition Records As Patricia Barber softly noodles her way through “Nightclub,” you can almost see the scene she’s musically sketching. Read more...

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By Anthony Camara Daily Bruin Contributor Forget about the mind-boggling number of subgenres, the hush-hush dance parties in out-of-the-way places, the shady characters, substances, and lack of larger-than-life frontmen ““ techno hasn’t taken hold in the heartland because America’s too steeped in its own rock ‘n’ roll roots. Read more...