Scenes
This zine could change your life
Wild theory: the modern world started with a zine. This is not an accepted idea by any stretch, but it’
Music
Appreciations of great works of audio and sound
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Andre 3000 live at Crown Hill Theater
Last night I and a few hundred other curious souls filed into the Crown Hill Theater in Brooklyn for the
Creativity
The old shit doesn't work anymore
Last week I was on the phone with the head of a record label I respect. At the start of
Creativity
The internet culture era
“How culture is made” tells four stories spanning centuries that show how creative collectives have shaped the world — from the
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Introducing Cozy Cozy
There’s a special feeling that comes from taking joy in doing something you’re not especially good at. It’
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"A Better Views," Drake
The new Drake album, Views, was released two weeks ago to reviews ranging from critical to tepid. Most of the
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Rough Guide to Bill Callahan
There’s no musician I’ve listened to more over the past two years than Bill Callahan. From his solo
Music
My Pavement fandom gets acknowledged
I made a cameo in The New Yorker this week for being a Pavement fan!
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My Musical Life 0 — 20
Age 4 – Gets into the Beatles.
Age 6 – Writes first song, entitled “I’m A Guy Who Likes Potatoes,” a
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Rudy Lawless
The subway near my apartment has elevators to get to the tracks, and as I get in one on Saturday
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"Don't Cha," Tori Alamaze
Thanks to my friend Rich Juzwiak — who really, really needs to start a blog — I’ve now come across my
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Interview: Colleen
In 2003, the Leaf label released Everyone Alive Wants Answers, the debut album by a French musician who performed as
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"Here I Am," Dolly Parton
When Dolly Parton shouts “HERE I AM!” in the song of the same name, a woman emerges from the cocoon
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96 Tiers
I love a lot of bad music. Well maybe not bad, but definitely unspectacular. In the same way that the
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Taxonomy of a Top Ten
01 The Consensus Pick
The first choice sets the tone for the entire list. A critic can either go for
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"Baby's on Fire"
Over the past two days I have done nothing but listen to four different versions of a song called “Baby’
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"Under Control," The Strokes
In his current New Yorker article on the Clash, Sasha Frere-Jones perfectly pinpoints a sensation that I often search for
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Rough Guide to the Fall
01 “That Man” (The Legendary Chaos Tape)
02 “Living Too Late” (Bend Sinister)
03 “Janet Vs Johnny” (The Real New