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Video: A-Trak and Dillon Francis, “Money Makin’”

The video for A-Trak and Dillon Francis’ new track, “Money Makin’,” directed by Ben Solomon and Daniel B. Levin, features a broken bodega ATM brought to life. It’s the kindest ATM we’ve ever seen, spreading … read more »

POSTED May 22, 2012 4:45PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (2) TAGS: , , , , ,
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Live: Drake in Paris

Temporary Parisian, Parker Bruce, saw Drake this week at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. These are his thoughts. As I’ve been told a few times while living here, Parisian concert audiences are hard to crack. You … read more »

POSTED April 10, 2012 1:30PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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Stream: Peaking Lights, “Westbound”

Coolest parents around, Peaking Lights, premiered a song on BBC Radio 1 yesterday, where they also talked about how their baby (Huw Stephens calls him “Mini-Peaking Light”) is going to be on a still-untitled song … read more »

POSTED December 16, 2011 4:00PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , ,
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Interview: Au Palais

The brother and sister duo Au Palais are David and Elise Commathe, who’ve been building a quiet buzz around their moody, electronic dirges. They’re new EP Tender Mercy is out this week on one of … read more »

POSTED December 7, 2011 4:59PM IN MUSIC INTERVIEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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Stream: Blondes, “Wine (Teengirl Fantasy Remix)”

Brooklyn electronic duo Blondes are finally releasing their first album February 7th on

POSTED December 1, 2011 6:45PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , ,
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Three Artists Tackle One Wall for MyMusicRX

Converse used their creative juices to come up with a cool fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association in which they got three street artists—Brooklyn’s VIZIE, Pejman Azma and El Kamino—to make a piece of graffiti … read more »

POSTED November 29, 2011 6:00PM IN ART+CULTURE NEWS TAGS: , , ,
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Video: Pollyn, “How Small We Are (Nozinja’s Shangaan Electro Version f. Nurse Matlala)”

Nozinja and Nurse Matlala of South Africa’s Shangann Electro scene took Pollyn’s catchy, all-about-the-bassline track “How Small We Are” and made it even more thrilling by adding new vocals and doubling its length. Pollyn’s Adam … read more »

POSTED November 22, 2011 3:15PM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: , , ,
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Itemized: Mango Overalls

When I was in elementary school, overalls (or farmer pants as my Nana used to call them) were a big part of my life. As I got older, I shifted to athletic shorts (don’t ask) … read more »

POSTED November 22, 2011 1:45PM IN ITEMIZED TAGS: ,
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Stream Canyons’ Debut LP Keep Your Dreams

We’ve been on a bit of a Canyons kick as of late (see yesterday’s FADER Mix), leading up to today, the release of their first album, Keep Your Dreams via Modular Records. Sometimes it is … read more »

POSTED November 15, 2011 4:15PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,
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Teen Daze, “Winter Sun” MP3

Teen Daze has started a record label called Cultus Vibes (probably referencing the Cultus Lake he named a track after on his Tour EP). Early next month, as a digital Christmas present to the electronica … read more »

POSTED November 11, 2011 1:30PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (3) TAGS: , ,