January 2012
Web Series of the Day →
Comedian John Ramsey and his brother, filmmaker Richard Ramsey, stumbled upon a stack of old home movies featuring themselves as kids and decided to add DVD-style commentary to the footage.
Result: Magic.
December 2011
AAA Tipsy Tow
1-800-222-4537. Be safe out there tonight, guys. We <3 you.
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Really hope that this generation of girls look up... →
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Stream: Free Magic & JKriv - "Chant And Sing" EP
One of the best things to happen in 2011 was the launch of the label helmed by the kids of Discovery, Discovery Records, with DISCVRY01 being the “Chant And Sing” EP from Free Magic (resident Discovery d.j.) and JKriv of Deep & Disco. The EP is limited to 300 copies—only on vinyl—and you can get it at Halcyon in DUMBO, Brooklyn, right now.
Godspeed!
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A scene too big and undisciplined to be recognized... →
thediscography:
My 10 favorite NYC electronic-dance recordings of 2011, for Capital New York.
A quite nice wrap-up of the Gothamites making the best in dance music. Would’ve been nice to see mentions of moombahton, “Night People”, Le Bain, Mister H, Turrbotax, @Dances, Fool’s Gold, et al.
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Stream: DJ 21azy mashes up Icona Pop and Childish...
For your consideration as we near the final days of 2011, let’s remember how amazing this mash-up from DJ 21azy of the Icona Pop track “Manners” and Childish Gambino a/k/a Donald Glover was/is. Also, the original version from Icona Pop is definitely one of our favorite clips from this year.
Godspeed!
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This Is The World's Laziest Dog →
Obviously the spirit animal we’ve all been waiting for.
“The upshot: Years would proceed with clockwork regularity, with no annual...”
– Proposed New Calendar Would Make Time Rational
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"If you book me you have to put YEEZY WORLD PEACE... →
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Fred Armisen Interview, "Esquire"
SR: I don't know that you're conscious of it, but — and I'm not accusing you of anything here — you seem like a sweetheart of a guy.
FA: That's nice of you.
SR: Inside there there's not a seething — ?
FA: There'll always be a little bit of punk in me. But I'm an optimist.
SR: Thanks for showing up tonight.
FA: Thanks for coming all the way up here. Thanks for your interest. Thanks for even mentioning "Portlandia".
SR: You're that earnest?
FA: Come on!
"Blow Your Head, Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents... →
Left this one out of our list of the best stuff from 2011, and that was a mistake. This compilation was HUGE this year.
Godspeed!
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Stream: Diplo - "Express Yourself" EP teaser
In which it was only a matter of time before the Mad Decent creator and purveyor of your favorite music before it’s your favorite music, Diplo, would take on moombahton in his own way.
So now we have a teaser for an EP of new material from Wesley Pentz a/k/a Diplo for “Express Yourself”. Also, Diplo says he’ll be giving away the EP for free very soon. The bird is the...
The 75 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2011 →
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Lists, lists, lists! Our favorite records of 2011.
So, yeah, we figured since everyone is doing listicles of their favorite records of the year and counting down from whatever to 1, why can’t we add to the list of lists with our own version. Here now is a list of acts who put out records/EPs/singles this year that we loved more than anything else in 2011 (in no order other than how they fell out of our mind):
The Weeknd Telephoned Dances...
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“I could never put a finger on why it all bothered me until I saw his first...”
– Best music 2011: The year when indie music and R&B made nice.
Seriously though, Nitsuh is the best.
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“1) Such misogyny quickly telegraphs doctrinaire hip-hop hardness, allowing the...”
– Best music 2011: Drake, Danny Brown, Nicki Minaj, and other occasional misogynists.
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Web: Get the new "Miami Vice" EP from Lazaro... →
New York City funky house technicians Lazaro Casanova and the vocalist above all others Amy Douglas have just put out via Nervous/Nurvous through Beatport a single for “Miami Vice” b/w “Delorean’s Groove” to get your heart to 120 bpm all day. People, get ready.
Godspeed!
CameraTrace Emails You If Your Stolen Camera is... →
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Web: Get the Trouble & Bass VIP Compilation right now on Beatport
Featuring selections from T&B artists Star Eyes, AC Slater, Drop The Lime, Deathface, Supra1 and Plastician and packed with special remix versions from Tomb Crew, Doorly, Samo Sound Boy, Foamo and UFO!, the “Trouble & Bass VIP Compilation” is only $12 right now for downloading.
Tracklist:
01 Drop The...
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Photos: Girls & Boys on December 23
Friday night’s Girls & Boys party at Webster Hall to kick off the holiday weekend featured the residents Alex English and RekLES joined by Brooklyn bass kid Subset and East London dubstep legend Caspa, all DJ’ing to a sold out crowd. It was crazy full the whole night and kids were sweating and dancing everywhere (see above), and we always...
“You’ve watched 72 minutes on Megavideo”
– Satan (via wolvesvshearts)
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“We drove home late and I dropped him off at his hotel. Sometimes I get confused...”
– Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in “Portlandia”
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