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DJ Venus X: “I Like Strippers and I Like Reading Books”
Venus X is magical. One moment, she’s throwing a sweat-choked warehouse party full of vampiric superfreaks in an abandoned tortilla factory, the next, she’s providing...
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Dum Dum Girls — “Lord Knows”
Dum Dum Girls get cosmically romantic in this video for their dusty ballad “Lord Knows.” Who knew these fuzz rockers could get so deep?
blog
Yuna Stays Stylin’ On’ Em
If you didn't already know about our obsession with Yuna, you most definitely need to catch up on all of the stories we've done with the Malaysian siren thus far. Can we...
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Enter The Dub Champions Festival
Dub will have its day in NYC this week (Sept. 20-24) when the Dub Champions Festival breaks out across the city. Presented by New York's own Subatomic Sound label and...
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Peelander-Z Announces US Tour
Color-coded Japanese/extraterrestrial punks Peelander-Z will be headed out from their base of operations in Brooklyn for a US tour with Tokyo garage veterans Electric...
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Watch the quirky Dirty Projectors short film, “Hi Custodian,” in Full
The Dirty Projectors gang is back, prepping our ears for their new album Swing Lo with the final edit of their long-form music video/short film, Hi Custodian. While we...
article
CHECKPOINT: Is Afropunk the New Black?
Words by Zoy Britton. Images by Elaine Hargrove.
The sound of what seems like thousands of 30 plus-cm skateboard wheels slapping against wooden skate planks rise...
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Pop Montreal Festival Line-up Announced
There are a lot of music festivals for discerning fans to choose from lately. But this line-up would definitely make Pop Montreal 2012 (Sept 19-23) one of those...
interview
Antibalas: And The (Afro)beat Goes On
Afrobeat. Fela Kuti. The Shrine. Egypt 80.
Chances are, these days, that at least one of those names is familiar to you. Before Antibalas appeared on the scene in the...
interview
Smile For Amanda Palmer (Pictures Or It Didn’t Happen)
Words and Interview by Kathy Iandoli
Amanda Palmer is not your traditional rockstar…thank goodness. As a child, Palmer would throw mock art gallery openings in her...
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Theophilus London: Behind the Mic
These days, all Mr. Charming needs is one mic.
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Sleigh Bells Ride Into The Sunset In “End Of The Line” Video
One of the most beloved tracks off Sleigh Bells' second album Reign of Terror, "End of the Line" pricks the heart with its whispery and wistful take on a totally...
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Dirty Projectors Make Short Films
There's always so much to say about the music made by Brooklyn-based indie camp, Dirty Projectors. It's dreamy, it's cool. It's just plain Iggy. But enter their latest...
Music Video
The Knocks & Fred Falke — “Geronimo”
The Knocks, an NYC electro music duo, and France’s Fred Falke join forces with “Geronimo.” A painting of the Native American leader that hung in the studio inspired the...
article
Get Trippy With Indie Veteran Sinkane
Name: Sinkane
Where He’s From: New York by way of Ohio by way of Utah by way of Sudan
Genre: Pysch-rock with an afropop twist.
Most Similar: Shuggie Otis,...
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Mishal Moore is Not a Hipster
Name: Mishal Moore
Where She’s From: New York City via Miami, Florida
Genre: Indie Soul
Most Similar: Janelle Monae
When She Started: 2002
Sounds Like:...
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New Dirty Projectors Song Is Swing Lo’s Noisy Black Sheep
For those of us for whom Swing Lo Magellan was just not enough, the Dirty Projectors have obliged with a brand new song. Called "Buckle Up," the track thrashes around a...
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Das Racist Spit Rhymes About Greed Over Lana del Rey’s “National Anthem”
For folks who were into "National Anthem" by Lana del Rey but a little tired of the original version's swimming-in-strings production, there's Das Racist to the rescue!...
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THE #MusicExperiment is LIVE!
After weeks of planning and secret talks, The Music Experiment is live! The countdown to the epic music experiment, where passionate music fans like you can connect with...
interview
The Dirty Projectors Sing Love Songs
When things are very, very complicated, sometimes they flip over and get simple. That’s kind of how it is with David Longstreth of The Dirty Projectors. The songwriter...