An art project called the Goodbye Line prompts passersby to make a collect call and say goodbye — to a loved one, a pet or maybe a part of themselves. People are dialing.

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This week’s indie basement has an extra high sleaze quotient, with (great) new albums from Viagra Boys and Fat White Family ...