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Read an excerpt from Ian Svenonius‘ new book about the idea that rock music’s “legacy machine” needs to be destroyed. [Bandwidth]

WAMU legend Ed Walker passes away at age 83. [City Desk]

Spotlight wins Audience Award at this year’s Middleburg Film Festival. [Post]

A petition is calling for Ben’s Chili Bowl to replace Bill Cosby on its mural with a woman. Here are five rad women from D.C. who’d be good replacements. [Arts Desk]

Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, joins Theatre Projects as Artist-in-Residence. [DC Theatre Scene]

Local nightclubs and bars are in a heated battle with residents over proposed anti-noise regulations. [City Desk]

Photo by Anthony Washington, WAMU 88.5/Flickr Creative Commons