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Mac McCaughan (right) poses with bandmates Jon Wurster and Jim Wilbur. He co-founded Merge Records, which is located in Durham, with fellow Superchunk member Laura Ballance (not pictured) in the late 1980’s. Coutesy of merge records/jason arthurs

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Q&A with Superchunk's Mac McCaughan

By Diversions | September 8

Twenty-one years is a long time — long enough that most UNC students weren’t here to witness Superchunk’s rise to notoriety. Regardless, the band’s influence endures, and with a new record out Tuesday, the local outfit is set to further its impact on local and national music.

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Dive staff brings N.C. to The O.C.

By Diversions | September 14

An open letter, from the Diversions staff, to Fox's hit prime-time soap opera, "The O.C.": Dear "The O.C.", It has come to our attention that the music playing behind your perplexedly addictive adolescent melodrama has become the litmus test for hipness.

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