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MUSIC: DJ Jess Marquis Silences ‘Rocker vs. DJ’ Video with Remix
SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: Q&A WITH DJ JESS MARQUIS (NEW YORK) While debate over prerecorded DJ sets and EDM’s validity rages on, one industrious New Yorker stands his ground with four to the...
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FASHION: NY Brands’ Holiday Sample Sale Values Underground Style
REBUILD 2013: DEALS, DESIGNERS AND DJS AT POP-UP IN SOHO It’s not too late to nab some great presents at great prices if you’re still checking off that holiday list. NY Brands, a longtime underground...
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MUSIC: Stellar Grammy Presence Hardly ‘Random’ for Daft Punk
ROBOTS ROOTED IN UNDERGROUND DANCE CULTURE I don’t put a lot of weight in award shows since most are rigged, over-hyped or out of touch with the public’s reality. No exception with the GRAMMY event,...
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MUSIC: DJ Qbert Leads the Pack Leading Up to ‘Super Bowl’ for DJs
SCRATCH THAT ITCH Everyone may have caught football fever this weekend, but the DMC World Championships are considered the Super Bowl for DJs — hands down. On Saturday, DMC World Champion and...
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MUSIC: R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles —The Day House Music Went Silent
DEEP HOUSE WILL NEVER DIE I’m stunned while typing this as reports of Frankie Knuckles‘ sudden death circulate online and around the globe. At 59, the Bronx-born “Godfather” of House music left behind...
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MUSIC: Why Frankie Knuckles Matters and You Should Sign This Petition Today
PRESERVING THE SPIRIT OF HOUSE AS ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC PROGRESSES Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recognized Frankie Knuckles as one of the city’s “most treasured cultural pioneers” in a statement earlier...
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DANCE: Where Will You Be May 17th? Be the Momentum in Dance Parade New York
EVERYBODY DANCE In just a few weeks, thousands from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds will shake, shimmy and shine while dancing in the streets at New York City’s 8th annual Dance Parade and...
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MUSIC: Block Party Sets Tone for Renaming King Street ‘Larry Levan Way’
‘DON’T MAKE ME WAIT’ A local initiative to change one of Gotham’s streets in honor of the iconic DJ Larry Levan of Paradise Garage picked up steam as part of the inaugural Red Bull Music Academy...
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MUSIC: DJ Black Coffee Celebrates Milestone for South Africa at Central Park...
SUMMERSTAGE PRESENTS … Excitement is building this weekend with the return of South Africa’s beloved son, DJ Black Coffee, to New York for a special performance during Central Park’s SummerStage...
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MUSIC: Manuel Gottsching’s Timeless Club Classic Ages Well
E2-E4 SET THE TONE IN ’84 For those in need of a refresher course on electronic dance music’s early days of aural experimentation, I present E2-E4. Definitively in a class by itself, this seminal work...
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