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Dirty Projectors, Vampire Weekend Headline Amazing Occupy Sandy Benefit Lineup

By Judy Berman on

Despite the pervasive assumption that Occupy Wall Street is defunct or irrelevant, in the weeks since Hurricane Sandy struck, the movement has mobilized countless volunteers to fill the gaps left by government agencies and larger humanitarian organizations. Now, in order to sustain its efforts, Occupy Sandy has announced a benefit concert… Read More

Music

What Pitchfork’s Top 10 Songs of 2011 Say About Us

By Judy Berman on

It’s that time of year again, when everyone from New Yorker critics to mp3 bloggers who barely write a single sentence about the songs they post embark upon that great equalizer: the best-of list. This week, Pitchfork has revealed its writers’ 100 favorite tracks of 2011, and as usual, it provides some subliminal insight into where young, indie types’ (we’ll do everyone the favor of not using that word) heads have been over the past 12 months. Indulge us in our overanalysis of what the site’s top 10 songs of the year say about us, after the jump. … Read More

Music

5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: David Lynch, The Decemberists

By Tom Hawking on

Well, now. It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for our weekly roundup of the best and/or most notable albums streaming for free from across the expanses of the world wide web. And more importantly, it also means it’s time to listen to the David Lynch album in full, at last. YAY. And it’s good! There’s also new albums from The Decemberists, Laura Veirs, King Midas Sound… and (gulp) the Scott Weiland Christmas album. We swear we’re not making this up. Anyway, click through and get listening. … Read More