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“The Glamorous Life”  by Sheila E. It upsets me how underrated Miss Shelia Escovedo is...

Dec 2nd

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“Plays John Cassavetes II” by Ekkehard Ehlers This is just ridiculously beautiful. I love how it...

Dec 2nd

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“Night Time” by The Xx The Xx are rather clever at creating songs that lead to...

Dec 2nd

Claudine Khiet

Dec 1st

On the change in seasons:

Have you ever noticed that the number of letters in the name of a month get longer as we progress...

Dec 1st

Cover of Best Coast’s new EP, Make You Mine. (via...

Dec 1st

“It’s exhausting reading over and over again that my industry...”
— The Media is Dead (Again),...

Nov 30th

A Runner Up: on my relationship to the...

The city pushes and pulls and sighs so much that it has become more and more difficult to leave and...

Nov 30th

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“The House on Fire” by The Ballet I’m not even sure what to say about this one...

Nov 30th

“The number of food stamp recipients has climbed by about 10...”
— “Food Stamp Use Soars,...

Nov 30th

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“I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face” by Baby Washington Filed under:...

Nov 29th

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“Do You Mind?” by The Xx (Kyla cover) Every moment is consumed by listening to music by...

Nov 29th

"There have been a few bright spots here and...

Nov 29th

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“Lovefool” by The Cardigans Things that made the 1990s better than this decade…

Nov 28th

The Self-Manufacture of Megan Fox

Nov 27th

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Nov 27th

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Wednesday: Wait! Amanda: What? Wednesday: We cannot break bread with you. Amanda: Huh? Becky,...

Nov 26th

This page will serve as the archive for all of my end of the...

Nov 25th

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“In the Dawn” by Radiant Dragon What I love so much about each Radiant Dragon song is...

Nov 25th

We spend so much time discussing Lady Gaga’s...

Nov 25th

Saut Dans le Vide (Leap into the void) Photomontage of a...

Nov 25th

In my Top 5 movies. I first saw this movie in 3rd grade...

Nov 24th

“To have that sense of one’s intrinsic worth which...”
— Joan Didion, “On...

Nov 24th

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“Summer Holiday” by Wild Nothing Utterly charming and nostalgia-fueled, lo-fi pop. I...

Nov 24th

I hate Stephanie Meyer: A New Moon...

This was confirmed for the umpteenth time while watching New Moon last night. I hate...

Nov 24th

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“Take Care” by Beach House, from Teen Dream The last song on each Beach House album...

Nov 23rd

Prostitute at angle of Rue de la Reynie and Rue Quincampoix,...

Nov 23rd

“People often take to complaining about how people dress,...”
— Morehouse’s New...

Nov 23rd

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“Brown Eyes” by Fleetwood Mac (Maulongated Version) I could listen to this forever, but...

Nov 21st

Why don’t you just drink a real beer? Because this one...

Nov 21st

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“Lover Of Mine” by Beach House I love the fluctuations in this track. It sounds...

Nov 21st

The Chicago New Cooperative premieres today...

Nov 20th

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“Lovers Carvings” by Bibio I am currently trying to listen to many of the albums that I...

Nov 20th

My latest post for Dossier is on one of the most interesting...

Nov 20th

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New Holy Ghost! The above premiered during “On the Fly,” a radio show for East Village...

Nov 19th

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“20 Years On” by Safe Getting a little bit of an “Arthur Russell at his most straightforward”...

Nov 19th

The Switch, Paris by The Sartorialist

Nov 19th

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“Crush” by Jennifer Paige A teen pop star pre-Britney is hard to imagine now.

Nov 19th

On Glee, part 3:

Rachel just started singing “Crush” by Jennifer Paige, which makes my day complete. (And...

Nov 19th

The 166,000 packing peanuts Chris Jordan photographed in...

Nov 18th

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“10 Mile Stereo” by Beach House It’s not just that the album is good, which was a...

Nov 18th

For each unique visitor it receives,...

Nov 18th

(via thewaytokilladeadfeeling) Adrienne Shelly, one of my...

Nov 18th

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New Beach House! “Norway” by Beach House I’m swooning. Should have expected...

Nov 17th

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“Warped” by Big Spider’s Back Comparisons to Panda Bear or Animal Collective are...

Nov 17th

What is your favorite, yet overall...

Nov 17th

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“Birds of Prey” by Bertie Blackman (Marco Del Horno Remix) I’m not a fan of the...

Nov 17th

The Kiss, 2008 by Carrie Schneider

Nov 16th

“That was what the city offered, a sharp antidote, the...”
— Rebecca Solnit in The Field...

Nov 16th

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“Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star I love that this song sound as much a part of the 90s as...

Nov 16th

The Aughts: Hip Cool Kids

Eventually, I began to feed off those faces: young, gaunt, and beautiful. I did not know them...

Nov 16th

by Alison Scarpulla

Nov 16th

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“A lenda do Abaeté” by Baden Powell Music for Sunday at dusk…

Nov 15th

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“Heartbeats” by Family Fodder It is a cliche to say that this is short and sweet but it...

Nov 15th

What we do when we say goodbye:

At one point last night, I stood in the middle of a dance floor covered in flour, hips swerving to...

Nov 14th

The Cubic Meter of Infinity in a Mirroring Cube by...

Nov 13th

“A person in her twenties has been a child for most of her...”
— Rebecca Solnit in A Field...

Nov 13th

Untitled by Carlo Mollino, 1968-73, on view as part of...

Nov 13th

Scared About America's Future:

One of my mother’s non-special education (regular) students: Were you a slave when you were...

Nov 13th

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New O’Spada! “Ten Strikes” by O’Spada Damn! How do they do it? Seriously,...

Nov 11th

I started blogging for Dossier. My first...

Nov 11th

Recession (2009) by Carrie Schneider, on view as part of...

Nov 11th

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New Atlas Sound! “Doctor” by Atlas Sound (The Five Discs cover) Foundational, as in...

Nov 11th

Photo taken earlier today. Mom, weeks ago: Everyone’s...

Nov 11th

Cover of Beach House’s upcoming album, Teen Dream On...

Nov 11th

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NEW HOT CHIP! “Take It In” by Hot Chip The new Hot Chip song is really beautiful, a...

Nov 11th

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Nov 11th

Sonotheque is CLOSING on November 15th! You...

Nov 11th

“I was discovering that not all of the promises would be...

Nov 10th

Photo of self in the bathroom at Empty Bottle… ...

Nov 10th

Another month, another sale! The wonderful girls (Alysse,...

Nov 9th

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“Infinity Guitars” by Sleigh Bells Mixing the latest episode of “I Love My...

Nov 9th

THIS LONG CENTURY is an assembly of...

Nov 9th

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“Dinosaur On the Ark” by The Very Best ft. Bermuda The loveliness of this song is just what is...

Nov 8th

“Kids are always angry, when they become aware, first of all,...”
— Luc Sante, “Strength...

Nov 8th

“This was the era of the rise of disco (and therefore...”
— Is it All Over?: Arthur...

Nov 8th

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

Sometimes a most perfect groove is so undeniable that people want to try their own take on it, as a...

Nov 8th

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“Is It All Over My Face” by Loose Joints (Male version) Currently in love with the male version,...

Nov 8th

The Fall 2009 issue of Apartamento is out now. Features...

Nov 7th

Do you like seeing bands like Dirty...

Nov 6th

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New Dirty Projectors! “Emblem of the World” by Dirty Projectors Not as initially...

Nov 6th

Cosmographic Tendency by Jackie Tileston, oil and...

Nov 6th

Arthur Russell

Nov 5th

“Denying gays the right to marry is denying a group of people...”
— the Mattsmith

Nov 4th

On fashion blogs:

It is one thing to imagine different, fantastic pieces of clothing, shoes, and accessories as I go...

Nov 4th

According to NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day, this...

Nov 4th

Densely textured sound and an evolving mix of projected...

Nov 3rd

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“Spring” by Saint Etienne (Air France remix) So 90s sexy, meaning a certain vamped-up...

Nov 3rd

No 578 by Eric Blum (2009) Watercolor, beeswax and...

Nov 2nd

The Incredible Journey That Is Consciousness a new...

Nov 2nd

“It’s a freedom that white children have that black...”
— Facing Identity Conflicts,...

Nov 2nd

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“A/B Machines” by  Sleigh Bells Literally the result when you combine pop music with...

Nov 2nd

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‘Crown on the Ground” by Sleigh Bells It’s strange how this is adorable? I think...

Nov 2nd

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New Arthur Russell! “Come to Life” by Arthur Russell This sounds like it would fit...

Nov 1st