The performances of the 25 finalists were as diverse as ever with emotional ballads, mock opera, classic pop and a half-hearted attempt at some hybrid-rap.

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Filtering classic rock and pop hooks through a willfully lo-fi aesthetic a la Pavement or Guided by Voices, Philadelphia's Dr. Dog sounds both timeless and immediate.

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Filtering classic rock and pop hooks through a willfully lo-fi aesthetic a la Pavement or Guided by Voices, Philadelphia's Dr. Dog sounds both timeless and immediate, as only the best music can.

NPR: Dr. Dog: Timeless and Immediate

If Garlin fills his film with knowing allusions to old pop culture, such as Jackie Gleason, classic movies, and jazz LPs, he does it with a point: his modern world is a thin and lonely place.

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And one of the methods that I have done is for some of the smaller plants is to take just, you know, your classic, you know, two-liter pop bottle.

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But classic tracks from Roxy Music, T Rex and Iggy Pop did make it into the film.

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And just as TRON: Legacy has come back to pop culture relevance after a long hibernation, Commodore 64 has been relaunched with the same classic look, but all-new, modern-day technology on the inside.

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