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Album Review: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

French Dance duo Daft Punk’s fourth proper studio album, Random Access Memories kicked off to a great start before it was even released. After a surprising commercial on Saturday Night Live, followed by an eight part collaboration series, a trailer debut at Coachella (please … Continue reading

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Nine Inch Nails Releases “Came Back Haunted” & Tour Dates to Support Upcoming Hesitation Marks Record

Hesitation Marks, the new record from Nine Inch Nails might not be released until the 3rd of September, but we have a taste of what to expect on it with the first single, “Came Back Haunted,” which came out today. … Continue reading

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Beck Gears Up To Release Two Independent Records, Releases New Song That Won’t Be On Either: “Defriended”

Beck is setting up to release not one, but two new records this year. What’s better? He’s releasing them independently. Rolling Stone has spoken that “a music industry source” close to the musician has confirmed that that he’s parting ways … Continue reading

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David Lynch Announces July Released “The Big Dream” Record

Legendary director and blog favorite David Lynch has just announced the follow up to his 2011 release Crazy Clown Time with a record called The Big Dream. The record is to include 11 original songs and a cover of “The … Continue reading

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2020k Exclusive Download: “Sunny All Around” by Various Artists on Lo-Fi by Default

Originally the cassette B-side to the recently released Sunny Underground mixtape by the Lo-Fi by Default collective, 2020k has an exclusive digital download of this portion of the project. Encouragement to download is welcome, as well as to head on over to LFD’s … Continue reading

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Listen to the new Boards of Canada song “Reach For The Dead”

Edit: Our in-depth album review is here! Follow the saga by clicking here. Look and pre-order here. Most importantly, listen to the new Boards of Canada track from Tomorrow’s Harvest, “Reach For The Dead” below via Warp Records official stream … Continue reading

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Concert Review: 5/09/2013 Crystal Castles – Mr. Smalls Pittsburgh, PA

Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles walked past me at Mr. Smalls venue before their Pittsburgh, PA show. It’s true. Pictureplane had just finished his opening set and it happened. No one noticed. No one flinched or bothered to take a second glance. It … Continue reading

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2020k Crowned “The Future of Electronica” in First In-Print Magazine Feature

It’s been a mere nine months since 2020k self-released his eponymous debut EP to commemorate his first live shows in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, but the buzz continues to grow and rise as the project carries on. Nods and comparisons … Continue reading

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Imogen Heap Set to Release “Speak For Yourself” on Vinyl for the First Time Next Month

Imogen Heap’s massively successful 2005 Speak For Yourself release, which has sold 500,000 copies worldwide and contains songs featured in countless TV/film scenes, as well as sampled by dozens upon dozens of artists will be available for the first time … Continue reading

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Nyetscape Releases and Speaks to 2020k About Darker Third Record: “Nyetscape 3.0”

Most music that comes out of the vaporwave scene seems to thrive on nostalgia. It plays upon samples from older urban music, spun to sound like some sort of warped elevator music that pries upon the familiar sounds in which … Continue reading

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