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Young Things Living the Life
Living it up in New York City, The Young Things are a punk-rock band reminiscent of the likes of The Clash but splashed with a bit of old school Green Day. Originating with the introduction of… Read...
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Eshac: Where Fans Decide Who Gets Signed
Ben Bechar remembers the moment when Eshac first sparked in his mind. At Rye, a swanky whiskey bar in New York’s Flatiron District, Bechar recounts how he mistook his development of immunity to… Read...
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Ambassadors Make Music Their Bitch
In love, and in music, some things were just meant to be. I’m not even sure I believe that about love, but Ambassadors have eliminated any doubt regarding the phrase’s relevance to music. This… Read...
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Emphasis on Accent
After a lengthy, unexpected bus ride through Brooklyn, this guy is sitting across the table from me at a diner reading me the most beautifully crafted, rhythmically sound, sexually provocative poetry...
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Recap: SPIN Year in Music
As if joining Twitter wasn’t enough to make my year (and yours…) a little cooler, the world’s favorite social media saw my year out with a bang. I retweeted, I entered information into… Read More →
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Newbs For Your Listening Pleasure
Holidays are coming up, and I love you all very much, but I don’t have any damn money to buy you gifts. Plus you bastards are greedy. Instead, I’m giving you a list… Read More →
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Music: Proof that 2012 Didn’t Totally Suck
Some parts of 2012 definitely weren’t awesome. Hurricane Sandy blew. Literally. Recent school shootings have the entire nation up in arms about whether we should be up in arms. On a personal level,…...
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Everest Cale Unleashes “Beast”
Previous NY Social Status feature band, Everest Cale had an especially exciting night last Friday. Thankfully our awesome music editor was part of it. After what can only be assumed was hard work… Read...
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Tiger Blanket’s Emmy Wildwood Oozes Passion
Emmy Wildwood: Tiger Blanket Records founder or multi-faceted rocker chick? Answer: Both. Front-woman for Brooklyn band, Velta, Wildwood boasts a wide variety of talents, skills and current projects....
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globalFEST 2013 Packs Webster Hall
Like many clubs in New York, Webster Hall is usually more packed on a Friday or Saturday night, due to the massive number of us who work 9-5 on Monday through Friday. Thanks… Read More →
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“24″ Reasons to Love The LoveHowl
Ok. First, I lied. I’m not going to give you 24 reasons. Sorry. Get over it. But I will give you a few. 1. They’re a band, and they make cool music. Obviously… Read More →
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Anna Gourari Mesmerizes NYC’s German Consulate
I’ve been to my fair share of Thursday night music events–it’s so close to the weekend I’m not worried about sleep. Last Thursday’s show of choice was a trip to the German Consulate… Read More →
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Blue Note Hosts Brooklyn’s Krissy Krissy
I think there is a list somewhere of places New Yorkers must visit to be cool. When I find it, I know The Blue Note will be on it, probably near the top.… Read More →
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Skinny Lister Fattens Up Coachella Lineup
Say what you will about the remainder of this year’s Coachella line-up, but UK’s Skinny Lister may validate the trip to Cali. My confidence in this band is based primarily on the empirical… Read More →
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Loren Benjamin Woos Rockwood
It’s appropriate that Loren Benjamin, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, should grace the Rockwood 1 stage at the beginning of February, since his music is soft, soothing, insightful and spilling over...
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Alwan Hosts Arabic Melodies
Yips Chinese buffet used to be the best part of Manhattan’s Beaver St. Thanks to New Sounds from the Arab Lands, Yips has found a competitor in The Alwan Center for the Arts. Last… Read More →
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Kiwi: More Than Just A Fruit
To my knowledge, I reside in the great city of New York, where winters are cold and summers are hot and gross. Last Thursday, Jersey City-based reggae band, Kiwi, managed to convince me… Read More →
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The Elusive Female Orgasm
Now that I have some lady friends, it occurs to me that the issue of the female orgasm is much more dire than we stress. I am probably the only woman I know… Read More →
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sami.the.great: Modern Siren in the City
My roommate doesn’t like artists with “the great” in their names. Too bad for her, sami.the.great is keeping her name…mostly because she kind of is great. Her track, Making Eyes, from the most… Read...
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“24″ Reasons to Love The LoveHowl
Ok. First, I lied. I’m not going to give you 24 reasons. Sorry. Get over it. But I will give you a few. 1. They’re a band, and they make cool music. Obviously… Read More →
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