Music

Russian Feminist Group Pussy Riot on Trial
Spencer Nelson |
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The ten-member band are on trial for staging a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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More Than Words: Tauba Auerbach Dissects Language
Spencer Nelson |
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The talented Tauba Auerbach shows off at MoMA next to John Lennon and William S. Burroughs.

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Stann Smith Is Six Feet Under
Zach Bell |
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This Brooklyn-based underground rapper is six feet under the ground but very much alive.

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The Artwork of CocoRosie's Bianca Casady
Claire Read, Zach Bell |
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Bianca Casady is best known as one half of the eccentric and beloved musical duo CocoRosie, but she was a visual artist long before she recorded the first CocoRosie album in a bathroom in Montmarte.

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Sports Are Fun but Arts Are Better: Music at the Olympic Opening Ceremony
Cameron Meade |
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Facebook provides the inside scoop – new A.R. Rahman music at the Olympics

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The Art of the Machine: Merzbow vs. Justin Bieber
Jarrett Moran |
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On the New Yorker blog, Sasha Frere-Jones plots a trajectory from Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbau to Japanese noise musician Merzbow to Justin Bieber. The connection? Machines.

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NYC Summer Selects: Music Festivals
Ella Mitchell, Spencer Nelson |
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Summer in New York brings about some of the best music festivals around. We’ve got the shortlist to help you make sense of all the options.

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Analog Music Makers Unite!
Amanda Ryan |

A celebration of the Buchla 200e, the Bugatti of modular analog synthesizers.

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How It's Going to Go Down at Kid Millions' Show on Friday
Jarrett Moran |
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Issue Project Room hosts the latest from Man Forever, an ever-changing ensemble led by Oneida’s John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions).

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Meet Wendy, the Summer Party Eco-Friendly Spike Ball
Tiffany Jow |
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Sky blue spikes, a sound system, water cannons, giant fans, and pollution-fighting skin: Wendy pulls out all the stops to set the stage for the ultimate summer party spot.

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Five Things You Can Say About Yoko Ono’s Retrospective at the Serpentine
Tiffany Jow |
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Impress your friends at Yoko Ono’s mini-retrospective in London.

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Flip Flops Required at This Summer Group Show
Amanda Ryan |

Martos Gallery’s project space, Shoot the Lobster, has the cure for your unimaginative summer group show blues.

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