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VIDEO: Gorillaz, “Phoner To Arizona”
Gorillaz‘s new “iPad album” (The Fall, a loosely tracked collection of cuts that were recently recorded on the road) will be available to the group’s fan club tomorrow. Find out more at their official site here.
Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock and More Share ‘Holiday Rampage’ LP
Now here’s a project that caught us a bit off guard: Geniusis, a festive collaboration between Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, Johnny Druelinger of Tin Tree Factory, Jason Carmer, and Quinn Tuffinuff. Grab their Holiday Rampage LP here. All the group asks in return is that you consider a donation to the Stonewall Youth Center. Skim […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Brad Rose’s Top 5 Tapes Starting With the Letter R
By Brad Rose of The North Sea, Altar Eagle and Digitalis Industries Why the letter R? Well, besides my last name starting with R, my only uncle passed away on November 16 and his name started with R too. He gave me my first tape dubbing machine way back when, so this is a toast […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 050: An Exclusive Mix By … The Glass
[Photo by Rainer Hosch] The Glass and self-titled go way back. So far back, in fact, that they played our very first party in 2005: an unofficial CMJ showcase featuring Jason Forrest, Kinski, the Spinto Band, Head of Femur, Cheeseburger and Kudu. Our staff was still running DIW magazine back then, and while five years […]
2010 IN REVIEW: A-Trak Reviews 25 of the Year’s Top Songs
Photos by Elizabeth Weinberg When we sent Apache Beat singer Ilirjana Alushaj over to A-Trak‘s Brooklyn apartment to talk about the year’s top singles, we expected the discerning ear of a world class DJ. And we got just that. What he liked and loathed from self-titled‘s carefully curated playlist might surprise you, though…
2010 IN REVIEW: Beach House, ‘Teen Dream’
[Photo by Jason Nocito] Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them: