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This article contains spoilers for "Drive-Away Dolls."

When the trailer for Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" (read our review here) was first released, folks quickly caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-her appearance of a young hippie woman covered in psychedelic filters played by actress and Grammy award-winning musician, Miley Cyrus. "Drive-Away Dolls" takes place in 1999, so what the hell is up with this lava lamp in the summer of love-looking character? Cyrus' character pops up a few times throughout the film, leading up to the reveal that republican senator Gary Channell (Matt Damon) knew this mysterious acid-tripper in his younger years, and if the public ever learned of their encounter, it would destroy his conservative political career — alluding to a possible presidential candidacy in the near future. What could Gary Channell have done that's so shocking? The answer is not only the key to Cyrus' character but also solves the...

L7 will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Smell the Magic with a reissue out September 18th via Sub Pop.

Following their 1988 self-titled debut, Smell the Magic was released on September 1st, 1990. The 30th anniversary edition features all nine songs, remastered and together on vinyl for the first time. You can hear the opening track, “Shove,” above.

“Landlord doesn’t like my dog/Shove/My eyes are burning from the smog/Shove,” Suzi Gardner sings across a burning guitar riff. “The neighbors say I jam too loud/Shove/America thinks I should be proud.

It’s been two decades since L7’s last album — long enough for the grunge-punk heroes to add plenty of new names to their already expansive shitlist. On Scatter the Rats, they rail against fakes, frauds, liars, doubters and, of course, rats. “Don’t need your Venn diagram,” vocalist-guitarist Suzi Gardner sings over a grungy guitar line on “Proto Prototype,” “We’ve always known how to slam.”

That scrappy savoir-faire guides them through 11 punky downer rockers on Scatter the Rats, an album that recalls their early Nineties high-water marks, Smell...