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VIDEO REVIEWBlood Orange "Better than Me"

Starting with a slam poem and full of choreographed dancing, Blood Orange's Dev Hynes may have figured out a great recipe for directing a captivating music video with his clip for "Better than Me." Its poem accompaniment (Ashlee Haze’s “For Colored Girls [The Missy Elliot Poem]”) immediately brings...

Nicole Ortiz

LIVE REVIEWCardiknox @ Baby's All Right

Thursday, January 14 saw Cardiknox opening for The Knocks at Baby's All Right, making for a poptastic, dance-worthy night. They took the stage with an energy that didn't leave until the last song was done, and I have a feeling it probably followed them to the merch table, too. The show had a...

Nicole Ortiz

LIVE REVIEWRubblebucket @ Brooklyn Bowl

You probably won't be surprised to hear that Rubblebucket completely rocked my and many other worlds on Friday, January 11 at Brooklyn Bowl. And you also probably won't be surprised to know that attending one of their shows is an unrivaled live experience that stuck with me for days afterwards....

Nicole Ortiz

LIVE REVIEWAs Tall As Lions @ Webster Hall

The energy in Webster Hall for As Tall As Lions' final reunion show on Wednesday, December 30, was palpable. Fans buzzed with excitement, squished together in the venue waiting to get a first glimpse of the boys they haven't seen play together in five years. In the last couple of years, bands like...

Nicole Ortiz

VIDEO OF THE WEEKMonogold "Pink Lemonade"

The boys of Monogold are in with the perfect fuel for that little dance party we all find ourselves needing this week, a new pop culture-infused music video for "Pink Lemonade." The sugar-sweet single was released this past summer ahead of the September release of their album Good Heavens, which...

Ysabella Monton

LIVE REVIEWPOP ETC @ Terminal 5

POP ETC got the night started right at Terminal 5, opening for The Wombats. The band, formerly known as The Morning Benders, consists of brothers Chris (vocals, guitar), Jon Chu (synth), and Julian Harmon (drums). After playing a new track called "Vice" off their upcoming album, Chris thanked New...

Ysabella Monton

VIDEO OF THE WEEKCassandra Violet "Lady"

CassandraViolet.com Folk pop singer Cassandra Violet came out with a new music video for the track "Lady" from her upcoming Body and Mind EP, to be released this coming January. Inspired by the infamous cat-calling video documenting the verbal and sexual harassment we femmes in the city know all too...

Ysabella Monton

VIDEO REVIEWBRAIDS "Bunny Rose"

Canadian art rock trio BRAIDS collaborated with animator Stephen McNally on a music video for their track "Bunny Rose", off their record Deep in the Iris, released in April. It's impossible not to be entranced while watching the veins of a person gradually metamorphosing from dust to water. The...

Ysabella Monton

What to Wear to CMJ 2014

It's that time of year again: CMJ Music Marathon is upon us. One crazy awesome week of running around Manhattan and Brooklyn to see the newest, coolest emerging faces in music. The one problem? New York in October. It's getting cold, it's rainy, and you have to make it from Webster Hall to Brooklyn...

Kelly Tunney

VIDEO REVIEW"Night Falls on the General Assembly"

Leverage Models, Shannon Fields most recent solo endeavor, released its self titled debut full length album on October 1. The album’s ten tracks are filled with poppy synth beats, heavy percussion and dramatic vocals. While Fields is the man behind the music, he did not hesitate to enlist the help...

Rebecca Kunin

VIDEOAudioFemme HQ Open Studios @ Morgan Fine Arts

On Saturday, the Morgan Fine Arts Building (home of AudioFemme HQ) hosted its annual open studio, so we invited the good people of Brooklyn to come check out our offices and see some live music. We livestreamed the whole thing, but just in case you missed it, here are videos of full sets from the...

Lindsey Rhoades

VIDEO REVIEWChet Faker "1998"

Recently, a lot of our favorite music videos have come from the one and only Chet Faker, so its no surprise his latest release is eye-catching and creative. The Australian producer and singer released his debut album, Built on Glass, this week via Downtown Records/Future classic, and “1998” is the...

Raquel Dalarossa