Issue 14.26

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DIRTY PROJECTORS: SWING LO MAGELLAN

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Swing Lo Magellan is disarmingly emotionally raw while retaining their eccentric songwriting style. Continue reading

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TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS: TROUBLE

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Like a true British gentleman, Orlando Higginbottom takes things slow and lets his listeners get acquainted with his softer side before going hard. Continue reading

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PEOPLE LIKE US

Has inheritance, long-lost sister; will prove hopelessly awkward. Continue reading

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C.Z., LIL TEXAS, REWROTE, TRAP ARNOLD, YUNG SATAN: M|O|D III

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We’re not dealing with amateurs here, friends. The M|O|D gang always brings those properr beats, and their third mix is no exception. Continue reading

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DIG THIS: FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB

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Sure, you could cast this New Jerseyan outfit as a bygone relic of early-’Aughts power pop, whose themes of teenaged middle class ennui and “hot MILF-age” have been undermined by an aging, increasingly child-rearing fan-base. Continue reading

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SAVAGE LOVE: QUEER ODDS

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So even if the percentage of the population that’s gay is “just” 1.7 percent, your brother has the, um, same cross to bear—and the same odds of success—as an American Jew who wants to marry another American Jew. Continue reading

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MEDIA FARM: TLD; DIDN’T PAY

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In case anyone had stopped wondering why The Boston Globe shouldn’t be trusted with large sums of cash, guess who turned out to be the only American newspaper to apply for a Top Level Domain Name (TLD). Continue reading

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WEB START WOMEN AIMS TO TEACH WOMEN CODE

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Last week’s much publicized attacks on Anita Sarkeesian—the San Franciso-based filmmaker who started a Kickstarter to fund her video series exploring gender stereotypes in video games—reinforced a ugly truth: though women are some of the greatest consumers of technology, men still seem to have the primary control over mainstream tech. Continue reading