Jul 14

ListenUp : Nigeria’s Temi Dollface, Larry Gus’ Madlib tribute, Hecuba’s MoCA-approved video and more in our week of music

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Lil Silva: No Doubt (feat. Rosie Lowe) Rising South London singer Rosie Lowe joins British producer Lil Silva on “No Doubt”—a bass-thumping track showcasing their respective talents, while hinting at the goodness to come from each…

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Jul 07

ListenUp : Grateful Dead’s “Standing On The Moon,” Moderat’s “Bad Kingdom,” The xx remixed and more in our weekly of music

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Moderat: Bad Kingdom Moderat—the collaborative side project of Berlin-based artists Apparat (Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary)—takes listeners on an illustrated journey of the downfall of English aristocracy in “Bad Kingdom,” the first…

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Jul 07

ListenUp : Grateful Dead’s “Standing On The Moon,” Moderat’s “Bad Kingdom,” The xx remixed and more in our weekly review of music

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Moderat: Bad Kingdom Moderat—the collaborative side project of Berlin-based artists Apparat (Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary)—takes listeners on an illustrated journey of the downfall of English aristocracy in “Bad Kingdom,” the first…

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Jun 23

ListenUp : From Miley Cyrus to PAPA, our look back at the songs we tweeted this week

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Arthur Beatrice: Carter (Uncut) Deftly playing with focus, Studio Moross’ video for the Arthur Beatrice single “Carter (Cut)” slowly reveals its subjects with such smoothness and sexiness, they feasibly needed to rename it “Carter (Uncut).” The…

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Jun 16

ListenUp : From The Lonely Island to Bonnaroo, our recap of the music we tweeted this week

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Biting Elbows: Bad Motherfucker In a video that brilliantly combines a first-person shooter perspective with a Quentin Tarantino-like narrative, Russian indie punk band Biting Elbows delivers “Bad Motherfucker”—a single that lives up to its name. While…

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Jun 02

ListenUp: From “Bubble Butt” to “When A Fire Starts To Burn,” our look back at the music we tweeted this week

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Bijules + Leather & Porridge DC-based music and fashion blogger Leather & Porridge partnered with NYC’s beloved jewelry designer Jules Kim to create a customized mix for the relaunch of her website. The mix emanates…

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May 05

ListenUp: From Vondelpark’s debut album to the end of Kris Kross, our look at music this week

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John Grant: GMF In a style that is one part Antony Hegarty and one part Jack Black, American musician John Grant smoothly tackles hard-hitting issues like addiction, sexuality and living with HIV. The Reykjavik-based singer’s droll ruminations recently amused crowds at NYC’s Le…

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Apr 29

Interview: Sugarkane Studio: Leandro Manuel Emede on making the first music video created entirely with Kinect

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In the few short years since forming Sugarkane, Milan-based duo Nicolò Cerioni and Leandro Manuel Emede have come to work with some of the most esteemed names in entertainment. The passion with which they take on…

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Apr 28

ListenUp: New music and a look at the lives of music legends George Jones and Richie Havens

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Richie Havens: Freedom Sweating and strumming the guitar with artistic force, folk singer Richie Havens opened up Woodstock in ’69 with a three-hour-long, 11-song set that culminated with “Freedom.” A star on the rise, the Brooklyn…

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Apr 21

ListenUp: Daft Punk, Sonny Terry, Florence + The Machine and more in our weekly music recap

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Sound Advice 171: Handselecta The World’s Best Ever looked to graffiti-focused type designer Christian Acker for the latest installment of Sound Advice, the site’s regular music offering created by a different person every week. Sound Advice…

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