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“One Day in Paris” by Martha & the Muffins Gorgeous yet melancholic…
Sep 1st
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“Maita” by Lizzy Mercier Descloux, From the 1981 underrated masterpiece Mambo Nassau ...
Sep 1st
A Chloë Sevigny dedicated tumblr? Yes please!
Sep 1st
“A poster the recipient completes by revealing...
Aug 31st
POMP-BANG, 2002 by Ellen Gallagher 396 beauty and hair...
Aug 31st
Chloe in 1994 by Ari Marcopoulos
Aug 31st
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“Just a Friend of Mine” by Zoot Woman I enjoy Zoot Woman’s music for a number of...
Aug 31st

If Black Women Were White Women

(via clingtomymouth) In “If Men Could Menstruate”, Gloria Steinem makes the persuasive argument...
Aug 30th
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(via lastdancedeathdisco) “Happy Birthday” by Altered Images My birthday is less than...
Aug 29th
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“Saturation” by Zoot Woman Dear Stuart Price, The ways in which I love you for this...
Aug 28th
Me and Kazuo Ishiguro...
Aug 28th
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“We Won’t Break” by Zoot Woman I’ve been rocking this Zoot Woman song for...
Aug 28th
Skinny White Artists and Their Friends, or images from the...
Aug 28th
Polaroid/Roman/Photo should be added to your collection of...
Aug 27th
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I decided to keep all of the text included in Tristan’s post on the Top 35 Songs of the 80s...
Aug 27th
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“She Brings the Rain” by Ruth (Can cover) More delicious French New Wave by Ruth. This...
Aug 27th
(via thedarkspark) Trust is one of my favorite films due in...
Aug 27th
Mmm, yes please. Washed Out’s new 6-track EP Life of...
Aug 26th
“I could say Daria is about a misanthropic teen living with...”
— Amy Green in “Ode to...
Aug 26th
“When you get your fake ID, you go to bars and clubs, and you...”
— Hafsa Arain in “How to...
Aug 26th
(via dayofthedreamweavers) Cover of the latest issue of...
Aug 26th
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“Death to Everyone But Us” by Felix I love how simple the song is structured, with a...
Aug 26th

On maturity:

When people say things such as, “You are mature for your age,” I feel quite depressed. I haven’t...
Aug 26th
The Dazed Digital August Playlist...
Aug 25th
Leigh Lezark for Dossier by Skye Parrott
Aug 25th

"She could be a farmer in those...

- Ambular
Aug 25th
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New The Very Best! “Rain Dance” by The Very Best featuring M.I.A. I love it when The...
Aug 24th
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“Money (That’s What I Want)” by The Flying Lizards (Barrett Strong cover) ...
Aug 24th
It’s like TRL, minus the videos, crappy music, and...
Aug 24th
(via redballoon) So physically flawless, it’s...
Aug 24th
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“Sunday Girls” by Family Fodder (Blondie cover) Family Fodder’s obsession with...
Aug 23rd
(via wolfandfox//i12bent) Aubrey Beardsley (from Salomé):...
Aug 23rd
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“Polaroid/Roman/Photo” by Ruth Delicious French New Wave with an addictive scattering...
Aug 22nd
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Below is my latest post for tuneage. I had a difficult time deciding which Dirty Projectors song to...
Aug 22nd
by Nicholas Gottlund
Aug 22nd
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New Washed Out! “Belong” by Washed Out Ernest Green (aka Washed Out) sent over this...
Aug 21st
Pitchfork's Top 20 tracks of the decade...
Aug 21st
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“Swimmers Groove” by Beautiful Swimmers Most perfect grooves are rare but Beautiful...
Aug 20th
DAZED Digital // OPENING CEREMONY GOES TO JAPAN: CHLOË...
Aug 20th
Pulsallama: my favorite all-female 7-piece female drum,...
Aug 19th
(via kafka-on-the-shore) I’m having a belated crush on Molly...
Aug 19th
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“The Sweetness of Air France” by Taken By Trees (an Air France remix of the Taken By...
Aug 19th
“Once you “lo-fi pop”, you can’t stop.”
— Jon True story. See: most...
Aug 19th
Images from “the dandelions are over,” a...
Aug 19th
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“Kada Manja” by The Very Best Part of The Very Best’s appeal stems from their...
Aug 18th

On getting a job:

I just got a position working in the media department at the Museum of Contemporary Art!
Aug 18th
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“Ephemeral Artery” by Neon Indian Apparently Neon Indian’s album is not coming...
Aug 18th
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Aug 18th
The Witches
Aug 18th
On Those "Entitled" Twenty-Somethings
Aug 17th
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“Time” by O’Spada (Suck Shaft remix) This re-mix was made as part of a remix...
Aug 17th
“Time” by O’Spada was like the one time I...
Aug 17th
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“My Boys” by Taken By Trees From her new album East of Eden, Taken By Trees takes a stab at...
Aug 17th
More images of “Moonmilk” by Ryan McGinley from...
Aug 17th
by Ryan McGinley, from “Moonmilk” “Over the...
Aug 17th
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“Sunshine” by John Talabot Mmmm. First that guitar riff, then that simple beat and...
Aug 17th
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“I Can’t Wait” by Nu Shooz As previously mentioned, in all of its...
Aug 16th
Last night, Barrett brought up a band called Nu Shooz and...
Aug 16th
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“Casualties of Glass” by Martha and the Muffins Don’t lose hope.
Aug 15th

Conversations with my mother about my...

Mom: Don’t you think you can wear a longer dress? Me: Yes. Mom: So are you? Me: No. — ...
Aug 14th
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“Out for the Sun” by Vivian Girls The first time I heard this, my initial reaction was...
Aug 14th
Aug 14th
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“5th Sun” by Pictureplane I enjoy the fact that the beat is basic and recognizable, yet...
Aug 14th
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“I Have No Fun” by Vivian Girls This song is like the lyrical, instrumental equivalent...
Aug 13th
No pretensions here when I state Everything Goes Wrong is...
Aug 13th
“The flip side is a simultaneous influx of reporters who...”
— SOMETHING, SOMETHING,...
Aug 13th
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New Best Coast! “Something in the Way” by Best Coast I pretty much adore anything...
Aug 13th
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“FWD” by Nosaj Thing Coming to terms with the fact that I am late to the party by...
Aug 13th
Cancel all of your Saturday plans and head down to Dusty...
Aug 12th
Matthew Dear has a Tumblr
Aug 12th
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New Washed Out! “Hold Up” by Washed Out Decidedly retro with a disco groove and his...
Aug 12th
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“New Mind” by Pictureplane Despite what you hear on the brilliant “Goth...
Aug 12th
“We’ve learned everything we know now through doing...”
— Ekhi Lopetegi of Delorean on...
Aug 12th
On Yeah Yeah Yeahs: I really enjoy the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and...
Aug 12th
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“Lust for Life” by Girls I’m posting this instead of the video which I could only...
Aug 11th
I wrote a review of 'Troubled, Shaken, Etc.'...
Aug 11th
Reclining Youth, 1959 by Leon Golub Now on view as part of...
Aug 11th
by Mark Borthwick, via
Aug 11th

Poll #3:

What is your favorite Disney Channel Original Movie?
Aug 11th
by Alan Lund Gard (via/homecoming)
Aug 10th
Warch Watch
Video for “Happy House” by The Juan MacLean Did you know that the official list of...
Aug 10th
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“Moonson” by Delorean I dare you to not enjoy this one. The beat is strong, energetic,...
Aug 10th
Crave 001: Music I currently love
Aug 10th
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“Goddamn” by Girls More of their charming, emotional yearning on this short tune that...
Aug 10th

Things I Hate:

People eating on public transportation. I’m sure you are a nice person, but the fact that you...
Aug 10th
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“Hellhole Ratrace” by Girls I enjoy the fact that most of Girls’ songs sound melodramatic and...
Aug 9th
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“Beep My Beep” by Addeboy vs. Cliff And then sometimes you just need something so...
Aug 9th
“Writing can seem like a liberating thing to do. Thinking...”
— Ariana Reines in “The...
Aug 8th

On the internet and typing errors:

I don’t really care when other people do it, but I absolutely hate it when I make typing...
Aug 8th
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via tothemaxxx: “A New England” by Billy Bragg from Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy, 1983. I know...
Aug 8th
Aug 8th
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Below is my latest contribution for Tuneage. This week, the site featured music “older than...
Aug 8th
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“Pretty in Pink” by The Psychedelic Furs Sometimes it really did feel like John Hughes...
Aug 7th
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(via littleorphanammo) “Try A Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding(as lip-synced by...
Aug 7th
Aug 7th
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(via cameronr) Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (trailer) We’re The Stains and we...
Aug 7th

Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that...

(via alisong//smut-to-go//inothernews)
Aug 7th

On belonging:

Sometimes I feel like there is a participatory aspect to existing within a group, especially one...
Aug 7th
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via yvynyl: “Beach on the Moon” by Kurt Vile This is currently one of my favorite...
Aug 6th
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via postpunk: “I Would Die 4 U” by Prince For years and years I never bothered...
Aug 6th
flood by Anna Jóelsdóttir at Zg Gallery Mixed media on...
Aug 6th
Stylelikeu
Aug 5th
Barbie Foosball Table from Colette
Aug 5th
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“STD fury” by Javelin Your anaconda won’t get none unless you got a condom.
Aug 5th
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“When They Fight, They Fight” by Generationals Fulfills recipe for perfect song: One...
Aug 5th

Dealbreaker

Your showering habits. Excuse me what? Did you just say that you only shower every other day? Are...
Aug 5th
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via phoenixlily: “Ambivalence Avenue” by Bibio More music for your consideration to...
Aug 4th
I reviewed The Antlers' LP 'Hospice' for...
Aug 4th
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“Love the Nite Away” by DJ Kaos (Tiedye Mix) Gorgeous. The vocals sound strangely 70s...
Aug 4th
via dayofthedreamweavers: I’ve about had it with Ryan...
Aug 4th
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via baberainbow: “Celebrate” by Babe Rainbow I think this video is the perfect...
Aug 4th
“Cameras replaced sketching by the last century; convenience...”
— Abroad - At the Louvre, Many...
Aug 4th
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via alohanico: “Good Hair” Official Trailer [2009] YES! I’ve been waiting for this. Though,...
Aug 4th
It lurks at every corner, on every street,...
Aug 4th
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“Flutie Juce” by Javelin Javelin are unashamed to admit to their use of samples and I...
Aug 3rd
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via mmddyyyy: “Basic Space” by The XX (via) I enjoy the fact that they are so young (merely...
Aug 3rd
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“Love Comes Close” by Cold Cave So wonderfully post-punk/New Romantic, a wonderful ode...
Aug 3rd
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“Coupling” by Ancient Crux Swooning, yearning songs that rotate between rockabilly and...
Aug 2nd
(via homecoming) Chandeliers: What dreams are made of....
Aug 2nd
Aug 2nd
As if you aren't already listening to this...
Aug 1st

Pick Up Line That Does Not Work on Me:

“Do you want to go fuck?” As heard today, about two hours ago, on the corner of...
Aug 1st
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“Vibrationz” by Javelin Javelin will perform a set at Golden Age on August 5th at 8PM....
Aug 1st