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Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste Finds Motivation In L.A. Sunshine
Nathan Reese
Oct 8, 2013
New York
The Weeknd, CBGB Festival, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Nathan Reese
Oct 7, 2013
Entertaining
The “Gah! People Are Coming Over” Playlist
Nathan Reese
Oct 7, 2013
Entertainment News
Cults Is Back — Older, Wiser, & Nicer
Since arriving like a veritable breath of fresh air with “Go Outside” back in 2010, Cults have toured the world, released a hit album, and transformed
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
Twin Peaks Dropped Out To “Get Serious”
Sure, we could try to describe Twin Peaks' sound with a jumble of adverbs and adjectives, but it's probably best to let the band's one-sente
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
We Get Personal With Eleanor Friedberger
Photo: Courtesy of Elenor Friedberger, Illustration by Ammiel Mendoza. You've first known her as the vocal half of experimental music duo, Fiery Furna
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Synth-Pop Duo Blue Hawaii Raves On
Photo: Courtesy of Blue Hawaii; Designed by Ammiel Mendoza. Blue Hawaii may be unassuming in person, but Raphaelle Standell-Preston and Alex “Agor
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
On A Hunt For The Weeknd Tickets? Win ‘Em Right Here!
Photo: Courtesy of The Weeknd. Does New York's perfect autumn weather have you feeling a little too happy? Are you craving some dejection, depression,
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
Behind Soul Songstress Laura Mvula’s Rapid Rise To Center S...
Photo: Courtesy of Josh Shinner. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. Music has always been at the center of Laura Mvula's life — from her upbringing
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Widowspeak, Blood Diamonds, & A 22-Minute Arcade...
Photo: Courtesy of The Juan Maclean; Courtesy of Blood Diamonds; Courtesy of Kwes; Courtesy of Widowspeak. Welcome to another installment of This Is Our Ja
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
No Boos About The New Holy Ghost! Album
Photo: Courtesy of Harry McNally; Illustration by Ammiel Mendoza. When Brooklyn synth-pop act Holy Ghost! released its first underground smash “Hold
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
Going Deep With Synth-Pop Maven Glasser
Photo: Courtesy of Glasser; Illustration by Ammiel Mendoza. Cameron Mesirow, who records atmospheric synth-pop under the name Glasser, has just finished he
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Nathan Reese
New York
Lorde, Big Boi, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photos: via Webster Hall, Blondie.net, Facebook. The Field (Full Band), JDH & Dave P: 285 Kent, October 3, $20Fixed is celebrating its ninth anniversar
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Poliça, Sky Ferreira, & Yes, More FKA Twigs
Photo: Courtesy of FKA twigs; Courtesy of Sky Ferreira; Courtesy of Poliça; Courtesy of Clams Casino. This week, we're coming at you with a boa
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Nathan Reese
New York
The Xx, Massive Attack, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: Via Bowery Ballroom; Via Radio City Music Hall; Via Webster Hall. The xx, Poliça: Radio City Music Hall, September 23 and 24, $64.10 Darkly r
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Darkside, FKA Twigs, & SO Much More
Photo: Courtesy of Twin Shadow; Courtesy of TKA twigs; Courtesy of James Blake; Courtesy of Glasser. This week, we're serving up a little something fo
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
The Best Song Of The Week Is A Grizzly Bear B-Side
Photo: Courtesy of Grizzly Bear One of our favorite albums last year was Grizzly Bear's fantastic fourth LP, Shields. With ambitious production, knott
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Nathan Reese
New York
Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: via Ticketmaster and Last.fm. Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Tenement, Aye Nako: Bowery Ballroom, September 16, $35 Tonight, an awesome lineup of b
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Nathan Reese
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This Is Our Jam: Toro Y Moi, Son Lux, & Arcade Fire With The Best...
Welcome to another installment of This Is Our Jam, where we round up our favorite tracks of the week for your listening pleasure. This week, indie powerhou
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Nathan Reese
New York
Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: Via Kendrick Lamar's Last.fm, Alt-J's Last.fm, Volcano Choir's Last.fm. Kendrick Lamar, Ab Soul, Jay Rock, Bishop Nehru: Williamsburg
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
Press Repeat On Our 20-Track Fall Playlist
Illustrated by Alex Citrin. With fall just around the corner, summer jams are about to give way to some of the biggest albums of the remaining year. Among
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Frankie Rose, Cults, And A Weird One From Mount ...
As you may be aware from the weekend hangover that has just now subsided, Labor Day is over and it is now, for all intents and purposes, fall. (No one goes
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Nathan Reese
Celebrity Style
Au Revoir Simone’s Cool-Girl Style
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Nathan Reese
Living
This Is Our Jam: Angel Haze, Darkside, & A New Icona Pop Party Tune
This week's playlist occupies various corners of the electronic-music world, ranging from bubbly pop to experimental soundscapes. We start off with a
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Nathan Reese
Celebrity Style
Metric’s Emily Haines Makes Style Poetic
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Nathan Reese
New York
Diplo, Mac DeMarco, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: Via Diplo's Last.fm, Mac DeMarco's Last.fm, Cultist. Electric Zoo: AVICII, Four Tet, Scuba, Joy Orbison, Tiësto, Bassnectar, Moderat,
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Nathan Reese
Entertaining
15 VMA Performances That Made Some Wild MTV History
We hear it every year: “MTV isn't about the music.” “The VMAs aren't what they used to be.” Blah, blah, blah. While that
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Nathan Reese
Entertaining
The Ultimate Playlist To Get Pumped For The VMAs
To celebrate what's sure to be an evening we'll be talking about for days to come, Myspace and Refinery29 have teamed up for a playlist featuring
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: M.I.A., Lemonade, And A Team-Up From Janelle And...
Clockwise From Above Left: Photos Courtesy of: Helado Negro; M.I.A.; Janelle Monáe; Lemonade This week, it's all about summer (or what's l
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Nathan Reese
New York
Sound Off! The BEST NYC Shows & DJ Sets This Week
Photo: Via Afropunk Fest, Nonesuch, and Last.fm. Julianna Barwick: Judson Memorial Church, August 21, $15 Brooklyn singer/songwriter Julianna Barwick loops
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Nathan Reese
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