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Northside Festival Recap Part 2: Mccarren Park, St. Cecilia’s, and 285 Kent

The weekend was stuffed with almost too many awesome Northside shows to handle.

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Northside Festival Recap: Surf Rock, Ministers, and Tons of Shredding

Northside Festival is upon us, and that means one thing: a weekend packed with tons of great live music options.

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Interview With Dom

“I’ve got some other debts that I really don’t care to pay, ever, even when I’m rich.”

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Live Review: Com Truise, Jamie Woon, And Mount Kimbie

Last night at Le Poisson Rouge, the buzz around post-dubstep bands got even thicker.

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Headless Horseman Interviewed by Heems of Das Racist

Fareed Sajan of Headless Horseman discusses eating ice cream in the winter, being a first-generation American, and whether or not Heems is a good manager.

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James Pants Debuts “Alone”

The new track from James Pants is hard to classify but easy on on the ears.

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Death + Taxes Presents Blood Orange, Headless Horseman, And Das Racist (DJ Set)!

Death + Taxes is proud to present Blood Orange, Headless Horseman, DADS (Quinn Walker of Suckers and Heems of Das Racist), Emil + Friends, and Das Racist (DJ set) February 18 at Pianos.

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Interview: Tim And Eric Discuss Chrimbus, Their Upcoming Movie, And Pusswhip Banggang

When iconoclastic comedy duo Tim and Eric blew into town last Saturday on the New York leg of their tour, they redefined what “holiday cheer” typically brings to mind.

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Go See This: Hooray For Earth At Pianos

If you don’t have to travel early the next day for Thanksgiving (and maybe even if you do), make sure you check out the last night of Hooray For Earth’s residency tonight.

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Band Watch: Headless Horseman

Headless Horseman makes gorgeously saturated electronic music with beat-oriented sensibilities.

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Creature From The Black Lagoon: An Interview With Avey Tare

Avey Tare discusses ghouls, ghosts, and his debut solo album, Down There.

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Track Review: “A Place We Like,” Twin Shadow And Hooray For Earth

Best buddies Hooray For Earth and Twin Shadow share the love with listeners.

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Justin Bieber Raps Under The Name Shawty Mane, Ruins Lives (VIDEO)

Bieber: “I just wanted to do this, just to prove that, you know, I got skills on the rap game.”

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Happy Meal Project Rounds Out 2010 As The Worst Public Relations Year For McDonald’s Ever

McDonald’s asserts that their food can grow mold, which is perhaps the strangest PR move of all time.

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Music Video: “Lucky 1″ By Avey Tare

Avey Tare’s new video for “Lucky 1″ mirrors the song: It’s repetitive, but frequently beautiful.

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Band To Watch: Tu Fawning

Portland-based Tu Fawning sprinkles tribal mysticism over siren songs to great effect.

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Track Review: Blank Dogs’ “Northern Islands”

The no-longer-anonymous Mike Sniper, who goes by Blank Dogs, seems pretty crafty. Despite its exotic name, his new track, “Northern Islands,” falls somewhere in the midwest, right between California and New York.

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Jake Sasseville Takes Late-Night On The Road, Builds Schools In Southeast Asia

For each stop at a school, he builds a school. Novel, right?

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Track Review: “Never Listen To Me,” The Thermals

Pop punk goes through some growing pains.

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Is Lady Gaga Going To Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?

Lady Gaga has created an incredible movement against DADT for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network