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Culture: The Real is back from hiatus

February 03, 2010
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Video: Two Door Cinema Club - "Undercover Martyn"

February 03, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — One of our song crushes as of late has been "Undercover Martyn" by the three-piece indie pop/angular act Two Door Cinema Club, and today brings that crush to total infatuation, as we've now seen (and re-seen and re-seen again) the... read more »

News: Kingdom dropped his debut single "Mind Reader" yesterday

February 03, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — Brooklyn's own DJ/producer/songwriter Kingdom just dropped his Mind Reader EP yesterday morning (via Fool's Gold) and the lead track, which features the sultry refrains from Shyvonne is packaged with a bunch of remix treatments, one of them from y... read more »

Live: Ulrich Schnauss is coming to Brooklyn for a show this month

February 02, 2010
5594_thumb40 the culture of me — Making a super rare appearance in the US (not to mention Brooklyn), in three week's time, electronic shoegaze producer/artist Ulrich Schnauss will hit the stage of The Bell House on February 25. The performance, one that is not to be... read more »

Download: Sekta feat. Spoek Mathambo - "Peterpan (Sharkslayer Nassau VIP mix)"

February 02, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — If you're obsessive about digging around for cuts on the Holler Board or you can decipher the sometimes nonsense that is Diplo's Twitter feed, chances are great that this double A-side digital release from the label helmed by the boys... read more »

News: Hostage recorded a BBC Radio One Essential Mix last weekend

February 02, 2010
3415234-2037999904_thumb40 the culture of me — This past Friday night/Saturday morning, Nightshifters Label recording artist Alan Hostage (aka Hostage) took to the basement raves of Edinburgh, Scotland with Annie Mac to record a 2010 Essential Mix for BBC Radio One. Containing a ton of his own... read more »

Download: Juice Aleem - "Hologram (Si Begg's lost in the hologram remix)"

February 02, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — Much has been said about the lacking of certain "real" elements of "true" hip hop in any content that's come from Britain in the last 15 years or so, and while in many a case we can kind of see... read more »

World Premiere: Mr Vega - "Here They Come"

February 02, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — It's been nearly forever since last we'd heard from the one and only Mr Vega (ok, not really "nearly forever", our hyperbole is outlandish, sure) but that's all ending right now. Sure, maybe the six weeks since the last tracks... read more »

News: She Is Danger drop single tomorrow; drop remixes today

February 01, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — Already professing their love for snappy, dirty heavy bass, the chicks in dubstep/electro-doom duo She Is Danger are finally releasing the great "Hurt You" single tomorrow via Beatport and a week later, it'll be throughout the digital world (minus... read more »

Photos: Girls & Boys on January 29

February 01, 2010
1416533-350516855_thumb40 the culture of me — Sure, it's been thirteen years since The Crystal Method's big beat masterpiece Vegas hit shelves (isn't it weird to even say "shelves" these days?) and more than a half-year since their last disc, the less-dance-floor-thrillers-per-square-inch Div... read more »

Download: Phoenix - "Fences (Delphic remix)"

February 01, 2010
the culture of me — Delphic, who are consistently stealing our hearts with every subsequent listen to their debut disc Acolyte, took on the Frenchies in Phoenix [Ed. note: congrats on the Grammy win guys!!!] and their Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix track "Fences" for a flu... read more »

Live: 'Sup Magazine celebrates issue 21 with New York, London parties

February 01, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — The newest issue of 'Sup Magazine, volume 21, is out now in various culture spots in New York City, LA, Paris, London, Brussels and Berlin. Covering the likes of Neon Indian, Restless People, The Drums, The Oya Festival, Retro/Grade [Ed.... read more »

Video: Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Eminem - "Drop The World/Forever (live at The Grammys) (uncensored)"

February 01, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — For anyone who caught the entire three-and-a-half hour escapade that was the 52nd annual Grammy Awards last night, it was filled with upsets, upstarts, shocks, awes and a lot of pretty noteworthy things. For those of you who caught the... read more »

Art: New exhibit at NYU looks at the fabric of our lives, denim

January 31, 2010
Cover_med_thumb40 the culture of me — "The 80WSE Gallery is pleased to announce Denim, an exhibition curated by David Rimanelli, NYU Faculty and Artforum contributor. Denim features an eclectic mix of historical and contemporary artists including Knut Ã…sdam, Tom Burr, VALIE EXPORT, K8... read more »

Download: Dadahack - "Fuzzy Dunlop (Body In The Thames remix)"

January 31, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — Staticky filtered electro ambiance fill this new remix of Dadahack by a Stockholm shadow figure called Body In The Thames for the song "Fuzzy Dunlop". The track meanders in and out and sort of serves as a much better interlude... read more »

Photos: Amanda Blank at Santos Party House on January 29

January 31, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — Ms. Blank if you're nasty, apparently. Which was totally the case on Friday night as Philly dirty-rap queen Amanda Blank came to Santos Party House to throw down a crazy excellent set of about a half-dozen songs, supported by uptown... read more »

News: Discotexas releases a trio of rarities with Forbidden Cuts

January 30, 2010
3297614_thumb40 the culture of me — Three new rare cuts from the Discotexas family members of Moullinex, Xinobi and Rockets just hit the digital world hard like wow this week. Available now via every major retailer online (we like iTunes, don't hate), the newest compilation of... read more »

Download: Chromeo - "Night By Night (Midnight Conspiracy remix)"

January 30, 2010
the culture of me — Here's a pretty ragged and dirty electro house remix from half-year old Chicago DJ/production crew Midnight Conspiracy, who take on the "Night By Night" single from Chromeo and turn it up a notch towards the swirling house territory with slippery.... read more »

News: Steve Aoki and Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo are Rifoki

January 29, 2010
Default_artist_40px the culture of me — We used to be in love with the ideals of a label like Dim Mak way back in the day, as head Steve Aoki seemed to have been a totally thrashy-minded kid that would release a 7" by some friends... read more »

News: Trouble & Bass announce a new compilation series, Heavy Bass Champions Of The World

January 29, 2010
5616473_thumb40 the culture of me — Kingpins of all things wobble and heavy bass, the dudes (and femme fatale) of Brooklyn's finest womp womp label/brand Trouble & Bass are kick-starting a new campaign of releases built off of a mixtape-of-heavy-shit-dance-floor-killers in a ser... read more »
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