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INTERVIEWBonnie Bloomgarden of Death Valley Girls Discusses the Band's Dark Side

Around this time of year, it’s natural – or should I say supernatural? – to think about the mysteries of the unseen. Ghosts, spirits, forces – things we can feel but don’t know how to explain. While some of us like to dabble in the supernatural world for a few days out of the year, the members of...

Sara Barron

PET POLITICSCo-Pet Parenting with Frank and Jenna from Sic Tic

Sic Tic photo by Janeth Ann Gonda Sic Tic has one of the most innovative rock sounds in the Brooklyn scene, pairing the raw rip of grunge with the precision of jazz musicians. I have had the pleasure of seeing them evolve over the past five years to form their current line up; their sound went to a...

Natalie Kirch

ONLY NOISEOne More Cup of Coffee

I’ve stopped counting the number of times “coffee” is mentioned in Patti Smith’s M Train. The short answer is: a lot; coffee is the lifeblood coursing through the entire book. Coffee is the daily elixir of Smith’s life, and she finds great poetry in every sip – from hand-selected, highland grown...

Madison Bloom

FESTIVAL REVIEWHighlights from FYF 2017

Missy Elliott tweeted this selfie with Bkörk after their FYF headlining sets, calling the Icelandic singer "legendary." City festivals are always a little tougher on the spirit (and the feet) than their grassy, lets-camp-by-the-lake cousins. FYF may not have Coachella's lush grass or Bonnaroo's...

Ashley Prillaman

NEWS ROUNDUPChanges at MTV, Rodents + Rush and More

MTV Ends Its "Era" Of Longform Journalism The site has laid off a sizable portion of their editorial staff in a (possibly misguided?) effort to give millennials what they really want, a.k.a. "short-form video content." An in-depth article by Spin breaks down this shift, and reveals MTV News'...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPBandcamp Donates to ACLU, Shea Stadium and More

com Today, 100% of Bandcamp Proceeds Go To ACLU While many artists are already pledging that the profits from their album purchase will be donated to a charity, Bandcamp has one-upped them all (not that philanthropy is a contest, because as long as people are contributing,...

Emily Daly

ONLY NOISEMusic For Airports

Considering we can’t have free booze or even decent food (let alone free decent food) perhaps the good people of these airlines would allow some sort of in-flight access to any and all of the music you damn pleased.

Madison Bloom

NEWS ROUNDUPSolange, Iggy Pop and Recommended Events

AudioFemme news roundup featuring the new album from Solange, Iggy Pop, and what to do and see in New York this weekend.

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPGeorge Martin, Tiny Desk, and Iggy Pop

George Martin Dies Let's get the bad news out of the way first: George Martin, famed Beatles producer, has died at age 90. Martin spent seven years working with the Fab Four, helping them arrange and shape their sound. His closeness with the band earned him the nickname “the fifth Beatle,” though...

Emily Daly

PLAYING DETROITWAT'ER YOU THINKING?! A Playlist for Flint

If you’ve seen the cover of this month's TIME Magazine or have recently tuned into any national media outlet, you know that Detroit’s sister city, Flint, is in crisis. Due to corrupt government, dangerous mismanagement, and incompetence, thousands of Flint residences have been poisoned by lead...

Jerilyn Jordan

NEWS ROUNDUPPJ Harvey, Basement Queens, and Heathcliff Berru

Sadie Dupuis and Lizzo Debut New Song Sadie Dupuis (of Speedy Ortiz) and Lizzo released "Basement Queens," on Wednesday, a song with a meta topic: women taking charge in the studio. The songwriting/recording process for the track was filmed by Google Docs, who sponsored the collaboration (in the...

Emily Daly

LIVE REVIEWYonatan Gat, PC Worship @ Mercury Lounge

For all of the venues we’ve lost in the past couple of years: Death By Audio, Glasslands and 285 Kent to name just a few, I sometimes find myself creeping back into Manhattan in search of a cozy room. The Mercury Lounge is one of those spots that, despite its address in the oft-maligned Lower East...

Madison Bloom