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Dark Side of the Moon
July 1, 2010
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It might have passed without too much fanfare, but a few months back, a semi-rare (only 5000 physical copies at first) experimental record was released which saw the odd combination of… Read More
Listening to: Souterrain Transmissions Label Compilation
June 24, 2010
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Souterrain Transmissions, a small Berlin-based label featuring releases by indie favorites like Annuals and CocoRosie, and the online magazine Tonspion just released a smattering of sample tracks as an online-only… Read More
LA’s Mini Mansions Laying a Groundwork of Epic Pop
June 19, 2010
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Photo credit: Kate Yang-Nikodym Last Sunday I had the pleasure of seeing LA’s foursome tour-de-force Warpaint at the District’s own DC9. While the girls played their usual tightly-wrought flavor of… Read More
Norman Palm’s new "Shore to Shore"
June 11, 2010
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Once upon a time, Norman Palm got over his art school angst, covered “Boys Don’t Cry” as part of his 2008 release simply called Songs, and impressed a bunch of… Read More
Baltimore Highlands Tobacco Remix
June 8, 2010
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Fans of Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Tom Fec (a.ka. Tobacco) have no doubt been enjoying his latest release, Maniac Meat, since the end of May. Even if you skipped the… Read More
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Major Lazer and La Roux Team-Up with Nacey and Hemerlein
May 24, 2010
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On a recent trip to Jamaica, Diplo and Switch, aka Major Lazer got together with the synth-poppy La Roux (Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid) and gave birth to Lazerproof, a… Read More
365 Days of Music
May 20, 2010
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About 4 months ago, Emily Hope Price started an ambitious effort she’s calling the 365 Project. From January 4th, 2010 until just after 2011, she will be writing, recording, and posting… Read More
Little Majorette Bites the Bullet
April 26, 2010
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Culturally, Scandinavians have been killing it for the past couple of years. From jeans to furniture to socialism, things that are normal to many Northern Europeans are increasingly relevant —… Read More
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Crystal Castles Self-Titled Album Number Two
April 21, 2010
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Despite originally being slated for a much-anticipated June 8th release, Crystal Castles’ forthcoming album, eponymously titled Crystal Castles — yes, same as their first record– has been pushed ahead by a preemptive… Read More
Music for Creatives
April 20, 2010
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According to the 99%, “In a recent 99% survey, the No. 1 way to deal with stress was to put on some music.” We tend to agree, and what’s better… Read More
Deer Tick Teases with "20 Miles"
April 9, 2010
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The rough-and-ready gruffness of Deer Tick frontman John McCauley’s voice really shines when he croons, and there is plenty of that in the musical throes of “20 Miles,” the band’s… Read More
Das Racist Tells Us to Shut Up, Dude
April 1, 2010
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The Brooklyn-based rap duo (now trio) Das Racist, responsible for the really catchy (or just really annoying) single “Combination Pizza Hut Taco Bell,” dropped their mixtape “Shut Up, Dude” earlier… Read More
