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NYC’s Museum of Arts and Design Presents Bowie Retrospective
[NME] While we doubt he’ll ever release a new record beyond his long-shelved Toy LP–not anytime soon, at least–the performance art of David Bowie will soon be celebrated at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design. Beginning with a cluster of “multimedia kiosks” on May 9th and centered around a thorough film retrospective that peaks […]
Explosions In the Sky On…
David Foster Wallace, Ping-Pong, Phish’s Career Plan & More
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their most obvious musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. Today’s piece revolves around Explosions in the Sky guitarist Mark Smith, who manages to make sense of their sixth album […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream the A-Side Of Junior Boys’ New Single
Junior Boys will drop their Banana Ripple 12” on May 31st through Domino, complete with a remix from the Field. You can find out more about their It’s All True LP here, and check out the duo’s latest single below alongside new tour dates…
FREE ASSOCIATION: Stream Prefuse 73’s ‘The Only She Chapters’ LP and Read Guillermo Scott Herren’s Track-By-Track Commentary
Free Association is a recurring self-titled feature where we go beyond simply streaming a new album (we’re looking at you NPR and Spinner!) and ask our favorite artists to share the stories behind their songs. Up this week: Prefuse 73‘s new one, a profoundly haunted exploration of the ether within Guillermo Scott Herren’s ever-evolving sample […]
VIDEO: Grouper, “Alien Observer”
Grouper‘s two new self-released albums, Alien Observer and Dream Loss, are available now through such digital shops as iTunes and Amazon. A proper vinyl pressing is also on the way very soon.
BREAKING: Jamaica
By Arye Dworken Breaking is a recurring self-titled feature where we introduce you to an artist who you’ll be hearing a lot more from this year. This week’s installment focuses on Jamaica, a Parisian duo who just delivered their debut, No Problem, a pop-rock guilty pleasure that was produced by Justice’s Xavier De Rosnay and […]
MICROWAVE ONLY: The Saga Continues, WU LYF, WU LYF
Photos by Turkishomework Remember that seemingly random photo column we used to run? The one that “captured a sliver of our city’s blurred-vision nightlife?” Well, it’s back, starting with some shots from shows featuring WU LYF, Ty Segall, Crystal Stilts and some girl wearing a block of wood…
TEST PRESSING: Stream Carl Craig’s Cut Copy Remix
Feel the love, then check out Cut Copy‘s first round of summer tour dates and our current cover story after the jump…