Video: Archers of Loaf Reunite In North Carolina

Archers of Loaf in 1995.

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Following in the footsteps of fellow '90s indie rock icons Pavement, Guided by Voices and the Dismemberment Plan, the Archers of Loaf reunited to play their first concert in 13 years on Saturday night in their hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The show, an unannounced opening act slot on a bill headlined by the Love Language, was a fairly low-key event, though word had spread around town enough that many diehard fans were there to enjoy — and yes, document — the show. The band played a brief set including many of their best-known songs, including "Harnessed in Slums," "Web in Front," "Wrong" and, appropriately enough, "Nostalgia."

As of yet, no further reunion shows are scheduled.

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Sir Mix-a-Lot | 1992

While watching a Budweiser commercial during the Super Bowl, Sir Mix-a-Lot thought the skinny female models in the ad didn’t represent reality. So he wrote this ode to ample bottoms, featuring its famous to-the-point lyric: “I like big butts and I cannot lie.” MTV banished the video, featuring shaking booties and sexually suggestive fruit, to 9 p.m. or later. “I thought my career was over,” he told Rolling Stone. “Then I called Rick Rubin, and I told him the video was banned, and he was like, 'Great!' We sold another 2 million records.”

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