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June 26, 2015 Aymann Ismail

“Listen In” is a feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. Michna is everywhere. The Brooklyn-based DJ and music producer has left his mark on HBO’s […]

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June 25, 2015 Bucky Turco

At any given time, NASA has shit flying all over the place; recently, one of its orbiters beamed back images of protoplanet Ceres that has researchers bugging out. “New images of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about its mysterious bright spots, and also reveal a pyramid-shaped peak towering over a relatively flat […]

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June 24, 2015 Liam Mathews

Did you know there’s a street in Brooklyn named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee? Improbably enough, it’s true. It’s inside of Fort Hamilton, the National Guard and Army Reserve base located between the Verrazano Bridge and the Dyker Heights Golf Course. This fact was mostly ignored until this week, when in the aftermath of […]

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June 22, 2015 Liam Mathews

“Listen In” is a feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. Kitty, nee Kitty Pryde, used to live in Florida and be a rapper. Now she […]

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June 19, 2015 Nick Marino

From what I can tell, Nick Marino is the Italian-American equivalent of James Smith. I’m a comic book writer based out of Long Beach, CA, but I guess because my email address is nickmarino@gmail.com, I’m constantly receiving messages meant for other Nick Marinos: A DJ from Baltimore, a Florida businessman, a guy in North Carolina […]

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Liam Mathews

Today from 12-1 PM, the offices of the New York City Council will turn out all the lights in order to “raise awareness of energy conversation and the availability of daylight during standard work hours,” according to the Associated Press. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said turning the lights off will “make us all a little […]

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June 18, 2015 Liam Mathews

“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. Nick Thorburn is a versatile musician. He broke out with the Unicorns, a […]

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June 17, 2015 Aymann Ismail

You may not have heard of Falside, but if you live in New York City, chances are you’ve heard his music without even realizing it. The 26-year-old music producer, named Kevin Fallon, has worked with the best of the best, including Action Bronson, Jeru the Damaja, Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox), and others. (He’s also behind […]

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June 15, 2015 Aymann Ismail

“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. British pop indie rock band The Maccabees are currently touring over North America […]

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June 8, 2015 Aymann Ismail

“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. Alligator Years, the sophomore album by Omaha-based Twinsmith, is the perfect album for […]

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