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Interviews: The Pastels
The Pastels: Stephen McRobbie and Katrina Mitchell. Photos by Blair Young. The Pastels: "Check My Heart" on SoundCloud. In the bookish, sugar-sweet corner of punk-inspired guitar music that we call...
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Update: DIIV
Photo by John KellyDIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith was supposed to be on the phone over an hour ago. By my count, he's blowing me off in four separate ways: Text messages and voicemails have not been...
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Update: The Dismemberment Plan
From left: Jason Caddell, Travis Morrison, Eric Axelson, Joe Easley. Photo by Shervin Lainez.At some point in our two-and-a-half hour conversation, Travis Morrison compares listening to an early...
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5-10-15-20: Gold Panda
Photo by Tonje Thilesen Gold Panda: "Brazil" on SoundCloud. 5-10-15-20 features artists talking about the songs and albums that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time. For...
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Interviews: Zomby
Photo by Shawn BrackbillZomby might be one of dance music's biggest social-media loudmouths-- "it's great to be good at something... but it's even better to have style," went a typical recent tweet--...
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Guest Lists: Jon Hopkins
Photo by Steve Gullick Jon Hopkins: "Open Eye Signal" on SoundCloud. Guest List features some of our favorite artists filling us in on some of their favorite things, along with other random bits. For...
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Staff Lists: Overlooked Records 2013
It seems clear that 2013 has been an exceptional year for new music. The months of May and June in particular saw an astounding run of great records, some of which arrived on a huge crest of hype (Daft...
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Rising: Anna Meredith
Photos by Owen RichardsLast August, Anna Meredith released her debut single, the mighty “Nautilus”. If J.J. Abrams is looking for new walk-on music for Darth Vader in his Star Wars reboot, John...
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Rising: Sampha
Photo by Laura Coulson Sampha: "Indecision" on SoundCloud. Sampha Sisay has a quiet way about him, the sort of soft, hesitant speaking voice that calls for a patient ear. It’s what makes the raw...
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Secondhands: The Raincoats
Listen along with this 10-track Spotify playlist highlighting the Raincoats' finest moments. In 2009, the English band the Raincoats, like a lot of bands that formed in the 1970s and 80s, started...
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Rising: Speedy Ortiz
Speedy Ortiz, from left: Mike Falcone, Sadie Dupuis, Darl Ferm, Matt Robidoux. Photos by Shawn Brackbill. Speedy Ortiz: "Tiger Tank" on SoundCloud. "I got a boy in a hardcore band/ I got a boy likes to...
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Ordinary Machines: Our Own Sense of Time
A couple of years ago, when I had one of those desk jobs where you have time to sit around and read the internet all day, I had two favorite pastimes: reading articles about "millennials," and cringing...
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Take Cover: Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail
Photos by Ari MarcopoulosAri Marcopoulos' artistic philosophy is sneakily simple. "If you show interest in something somebody does, most people are quite open," the 56-year-old tells me over the phone...
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Update: King Krule
Photos by Mikael GregorskyThere is no sign above the door of the studio where Archy Marshall, aka King Krule, is recording his debut album, the upcoming 6 Feet Beneath the Moon. The place is tucked...
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Situation Critical: Father John Misty
Photo by Emma Garr Father John Misty: "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" With Situation Critical, we present artists with various life situations-- some joyous, some terrible, some bizarre-- to find...
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Articles: That One Part
Sometimes it's about a song. But sometimes it's about just that one part of a song, the moment when it all breaks down, when the chorus snaps in, when the solo erupts, when the singer hits the note or...
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Show No Mercy: The Best Metal Bar in New York City
7/16 7/24 7/31 8/8 8/20Photos by Samantha MarbleSaint Vitus Bar opened in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn in the spring of 2011. I booked one of the first shows there with Liturgy, Lichens, White...
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Update: Cold Cave
Photos by Amy LeeWesley Eisold’s ambitions to be a healthier, more positive person are sincere; the Cold Cave frontman reacted to a difficult past two years of “not leading a meaningful lifestyle” by...
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Show No Mercy: California Nightmare
7/167/247/318/88/20By Kim KellyWhat’s the best way to characterize a group of bands, venues, places, and people that lie several thousand miles away from your base of operations? Go directly to the...
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Interviews: Nicolas Winding Refn and Cliff Martinez
Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling on the set of Only God Forgives Cliff Martinez: "Wanna Fight" (from Only God Forgives OST) on SoundCloud. When Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives screened at...
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