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“I will find a map as likely as any treasure hunt. I will...”
— Jeanette Winterson, Written on...

Oct 2nd

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“Dependence” by P1/E From the Berlin-based band’s Dependence/49 Second Romance...

Oct 2nd

I’m kissing an apple because it’s Fall, and Fall...

Oct 2nd

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“Black Rainbow” by St. Vincent (live and featuring Andrew Bird) This is an acoustic and...

Oct 1st

“Even trying to engage in that conversation is ridiculous and...”
— Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend...

Oct 1st

“I have a sister who’s nine who called me screaming,...”
— St. Vincent, on her...

Oct 1st

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“Fake Empire” by The National No thinking for a little while Let’s not try to...

Oct 1st

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My latest post for Tuneage is on Richie Havens’ 1980 track “Going Back to My...

Oct 1st

A new, visually captivating fashion art publication that...

Sep 30th

It horrifies me that more of this city's...

Sep 30th

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“Selfish Gene” by Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen A quirky yet most perfect late-night groove...

Sep 30th

On Roman Polanski:

As long as Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Monica Bellucci, Alfonso Cuaron,...

Sep 30th

I’m really excited to talk about this upcoming event...

Sep 29th

“In protecting myself from my fantasies of your...”
— Rebecca Solnit, in an...

Sep 29th

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“Blackberry Song” by Kurt Vile I love Kurt Vile’s melodies and guitar chords....

Sep 29th

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“Are You Sensation” by Tigercity As the temperature drops and I am finally reminded...

Sep 28th

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Sep 28th

“The unemployment rate for young Americans has exploded to...”
— Unemployment for the Young...

Sep 28th

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Official video for “My Boys” by Taken By Trees

Sep 28th

Images by Matteo Cherubino, for Dossier

Sep 27th

(via planettampon//poisonwolf) As if I didn’t love...

Sep 27th

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“Happy Birthday” by Röyksopp 22-years-old. As I told my sister, I am officially in the...

Sep 27th

“Talking shit about me on the Internet is one thing, I can...”
— Nathan Williams (aka WAVVES)...

Sep 26th

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“Happy Birthday” by Altered Images Tomorrow (September 27th) is my birthday! I will be...

Sep 26th

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“Le Goudron” by Brigitte Fontaine with the Art Ensemble of Chicago from Comme à la Radio,...

Sep 26th

Trent: Daria, do you ever feel like you are wasting your...

Sep 26th

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“Achilles” by Antena From the French band’s 1982 mini-album Camino del Sol,...

Sep 25th

Stacked bracelets, a look I replicate in the winter...

Sep 25th

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I rarely post videos, let alone commercials, but I just saw this one (“Go Forth” for...

Sep 25th

Refinery 29 now has a Tumblr!

Sep 25th

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“Glad” by Glasser Cameron Mesirow’s voice is clear and concise. Every lyric is...

Sep 24th

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“Apply” by Glasser All it takes is a little music/art project with Tauba Auerbach to turn me on to...

Sep 24th

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Best friends Tauba Auerbach and Cameron Mesirow (Glasser) designed a giant tandem organ named the...

Sep 24th

Like a Goth doll.

Sep 24th

“The pleasure that comes with observation is a pleasure in...”
— Bert Stabler, “I Don’t Like...

Sep 23rd

“We are infantilized by photography - we are seeing something...”
— Bert Stabler, “I...

Sep 23rd

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New Midnight Juggernauts! “This New Technology” by Midnight Juggernauts This sounds...

Sep 23rd

New Broadcast EP Out Now It’s classified as an EP but...

Sep 22nd

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I wrote a guest post on the Post Punk Tumblr about. Tristan has been counting down the Top 35 or so...

Sep 22nd

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“Very, Very Hungry” by Brian Eno & David Byrne Perfect early morning music to...

Sep 22nd

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“Keeping Up” by Arthur Russell Trying to choose a favorite Arthur Russell song is a...

Sep 22nd

Reason why Jacob is clearly a better love...

Sep 21st

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“Thunderbird” by The Golden Filter How long have we been waiting for a new single? I was going to...

Sep 21st

“Because these social bodies assemble into a dynamic visual,...”
— Karthik Pandian in...

Sep 21st

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“Cloud Seeding” by Radiant Dragon There are a lot of things going on in this song, but...

Sep 21st

Spikey, via Jak&Jil

Sep 21st

A selection of articles, columns, artist portfolios, studio...

Sep 19th

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“Baby Wants to Ride” by Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle Here’s a little...

Sep 19th

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“Space Mountain” by Fuck Buttons Oh wow, you must listen to this, especially if it is...

Sep 19th

Sep 19th

Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No.008 Every week, Bobby from...

Sep 18th

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“Love Don’t Live Here” by Teengirl Fantasy An ambient...

Sep 18th

MW 06 by Doug Ischar I had the day off and so I went to see...

Sep 17th

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Official video for Vivian Girls’ “When I’m Gone” Short and simple and...

Sep 17th

“I don’t like mixing colours, it confuses me.”
— Lykke Li She and I are on the...

Sep 16th

“But Barack Obama, bourgeois in every way that bourgeois is...”
— Ta-Nehisi Coates in...

Sep 16th

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“Summer Lake” by Thee Fair Ohs If Abe Vigoda still made music that sounds like Abe...

Sep 16th

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“Soon” by My Bloody Valentine Sometimes you suddenly think about albums you...

Sep 16th

Out January 12, 2010 As annoying as Vampire Weekend may be,...

Sep 16th

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“Breakfast” by Lele I haven’t enjoyed something so wonderfully campy and vulgar...

Sep 16th

Gawker Meets Leigh Lezark

Sep 15th

LoveLeigh (Leigh Lezark of MisShapes) for Dossier

Sep 15th

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Trailer for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar RIP Patrick Swayze

Sep 15th

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“All for the Best” by Thom Yorke (Miracle Legion cover) Mark Mulcahy is a criminally...

Sep 15th

Lykke Li at Alexander Wang A perfect match in aesthetics.

Sep 15th

MOTHERWELL, a new arts journal (!) dedicated to, “the...

Sep 15th

On Kanye West:

I’m more upset that Kanye West thought 808s and Heartbreak was a good idea. I mean, how are...

Sep 14th

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“Still” by Volcano Choir Volcano Choir makes me feel confused. I enjoy music that...

Sep 14th

Stacking (YES), Stacking (NO) [2007], by Tauba Auerbach ...

Sep 12th

The moment I became a True Blood Stan I tried to keep it...

Sep 12th

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“Don’t Give Up” by LAKE This is much different than the brilliant, slow, AM radio...

Sep 12th

On no longer being a teenager:

The Scene: State and Lake train stop, a large (like 40 or so) group of teenagers waits for the Green...

Sep 12th

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Official video for “While You Wait for the Others” by Grizzly Bear Decidedly less...

Sep 11th

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“Fast Forward” by Lali Puna (Flowchart Remix) So good. There is more to be said but...

Sep 11th

Some Lali Puna album, EP, and single covers

Sep 11th

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“Faking the Books” video by Lali Puna made using a VHS sign language instruction video....

Sep 11th

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“Contratempo” by Lali Puna Scary World Theory, in its entirety, is a brilliant little...

Sep 11th

The decades to come may well bring a wealth...

Sep 11th

“So many of the early gentrifiers saw the city as a place for...”
— “Gentrify,...

Sep 11th

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“She Can Stop Traffic” by Television Personalities I love that this song is from 2006...

Sep 11th

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“Another Likely Storm” by Au Revoir Simone (Neon Indian remix) This sounds like a...

Sep 10th

The cover artist for Granta’s Chicago issue is Chris...

Sep 10th

Photo by Julia Hectman From “Julia Hechtman:...

Sep 10th

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“Napalm Love” by Air People who say things like, “I don’t like Pocket...

Sep 10th

Art + Parties + Chicago

Sep 10th

I can’t believe I waited so long to see...

Sep 10th

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“I Saw Eternity the Other Night” by Lee Weather Apparently Lee Weather is Ernest...

Sep 9th

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“Rising 5” by Hudson Mohawke “Rising 5” is perhaps the best soundtrack for...

Sep 9th

On friendship post-graduation:

Post-graduation, you never realize how much you miss your friends until you begin to see them again....

Sep 9th

“At a moment when self-design has become the norm and...”
— Nate Lee, “Art Break:...

Sep 8th

Golden Age recently posted about Sede, an independent...

Sep 8th

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“You Know Me Better” by Róisín Murphy Labor Day conversation strangely turned towards...

Sep 8th

On Trying to purchase tickets to see...

Me: OMG. It's at Schubas. The stage is...right...there.
Sister: I know.
Me: You could kiss him and say it was an accident because the stage is right there.
Sister: I know.
(goes on computer to see if tickets are still available)
Sister: They're sold out!
Me: What? After one week? Those horny bitches don't even care about the music like I do!

Sep 7th

“Trouble in Mind” is still one of my favorite...

Sep 7th

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“Shelia” by Atlas Sound I rarely re-post songs, especially not if I just posted the...

Sep 6th

Weekend Vintage-ing, or How I Learned...

FIRST, head over to The Sometimes Store (913 W Cullerton), where nothing is over $15, to...

Sep 5th

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“Silly Girl” by Television Personalities A part of my Songs About Girls mix and also...

Sep 5th

“I’m neither high maintenance nor superficial:...”
— Jenee Desmond-Harris in...

Sep 4th

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“Shelia” by Atlas Sound Mmm, I must say I am about ready to dive into Logos, the new Atlas Sound...

Sep 4th

I noticed a couple of things recently. First, many of the...

Sep 4th

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“Nowhere Girl” by B-Movie (1981 BBC Sessions version) In my opinion, the best version...

Sep 3rd

Beautiful, startling images from the recently closed Krista...

Sep 3rd

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“Candy Girl (demo)” by Trailer Trash Tracys What a gorgeous tune for fall. This is...

Sep 3rd

A part of my relationship to the...

I’ll come home alone. I’ll browse the internet and hear about interesting things but never do them....

Sep 3rd

My friend Alysse and other VenusZine gals like Christine Joy...

Sep 2nd

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New Memory Tapes! “Plain Material” by Memory Tapes The singer for Memory Tapes sounds...

Sep 2nd

Ernest Greene of Washed Out...

Sep 2nd

Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out, also has a blog featuring...

Sep 2nd

“People often describe our band as very earnest....”
— Brian King of Japandroids in...

Sep 2nd

“Summer always feels endless until it suddenly...”
— Jeff Scher, in “Summer...

Sep 1st

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“Island, IS” by Volcano Choir I’m still surprised by how much I enjoy this one...

Sep 1st

Things I’ve recently reviewed and enjoyed: The...

Sep 1st