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Hannah Diamond: Perfect Picture
In 2013, the Oxford Dictionaries named “selfie” its word of the year. Not coincidentally, that’s also when hyperpop star and digital photographer Hannah Diamond debuted with the London label PC Music. Working alongside producer and […]
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One night in 1969, 20,000 people gathered at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, to witness a vision of the future: the Moog synthesizer. An audiovisual spectacle called […]
Adeline Hotel: Hot Fruit
Dan Knishkowy has spent much of his career as Adeline Hotel exploring the breadth of his acoustic guitar, from the minimalist blues of 2016’s It’s Alright, Just the Same to the reflective folk of 2021’s […]
Too $hort: Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten)
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Leo Takami: Next Door
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Elon Musk Hit With New SEC Lawsuit After Missing Testimony in Twitter Investigation
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A. Savage: Several Songs About Fire
New York City courses through Parquet Courts’ discography. The quartet that tapped the streets’ pulse on 2021’s “Walking at a Downtown Pace” has long captured the full spectrum of life in the city, from heady […]