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NEWS ROUNDUPKesha Vs. Dr. Luke, New Music, and MORE

New Motions Filed in Kesha / Dr. Luke Legal Battle Kesha's ongoing legal battle with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald rages on, with a few new developments this week. Though a New York judge sided with Dr. Luke and Sony music following Kesha's 2014 allegations that the producer had drugged and assaulted...

Lindsey Rhoades

PLAYLISTA Spooky Scary Halloween Playlist

So you're throwing your annual Halloween party but you shot your wad on all the holiday classics ( the Monster Mash, the Time Warp, the Purple People Eater, etc, etc) on last year's mix. So you're going as Will Smith circa "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and you're looking for something seasonal to...

Carena Liptak

INTERVIEWAvey Tare

Dave Portner is a busy guy. Under the pseudonym Avey Tare, he's acted as "de facto frontman" of Animal Collective, arguably one of the most influential groups in all of indie rock, for over a decade now. The band's prolific output represents just a fraction of his complete discography - he's...

Lindsey Rhoades

LIVE REVIEWSlasher Flicks at Bowery Ballroom

Embracing their name’s camp vibe, Slasher Flicks had the Bowery Ballroom decked out last Monday night in floaty columns of oversized white plastic skulls that hung ghoulishly in the pre-show spotlights. Skulls notwithstanding, there’s nothing all that spooky about this trio, unless you happen to be...

Carena Liptak

ALBUM REVIEW"Enter The Slasher House"

Avey Tare has put out some nine-odd albums with pioneering psych-electronic quartet Animal Collective, but this decade, he's focused more on solo work than he has on the band that originally made his bones. His latest creation, Slasher Flicks, feels like a deliberate push towards something new, in...

Carena Liptak

VIDEO OF THE WEEKAvey Tare's Slasher Flicks "Strange Colores"

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks' newest video for "Strange Colores" is a creepy, kaleidoscopic mini film befitting the band's name. The trio, made up of Animal Collective's Avey Tare, The Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian and Ponytail's Jeremy Hyman, are releasing their debut album, Enter the Slasher...

Raquel Dalarossa