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• Mac DeMarco responds to Fat White Family's comments about him ++ updated tour dates

  11-09-2015 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Mac DeMarco @ MHOW in August (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin)You may remember a while back Fat White Family declared they'd join Isis if Mac DeMarco didn't retire. He didn't and they didn't (not yet at least) but The Guardian asked him about it:"People ask: 'These are your friends, right? This is a funny thing?'" he says. "I'm like, 'I've never met these guys. I don't know what they sound like.' They asked me to play guitar with them on David Letterman a couple of months ago and I said
  
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• Objects of Desire: Throne Crown from WXYZ Jewelry

  11-09-2015 23:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Subtlety has its place—we’re big fans of the no-makeup look (with some smudged eyeliner, but still), and rarely do much more than comb our fingers through our hair—but then there are those times when we want to go big, when we want to be noticed. And that’s where the Throne Crown comes in. Designed by Laura Wass, founder of WXYZ Jewelry, this gilded geometric beauty suits pretty much any look we can dream up, and we’re excited to wear it with a turtleneck and jeans
  
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• throat singer Tanya Tagaq touring, including Ted Talks event at The Met before National Sawdust show ++ belated SXSW pics

  11-09-2015 22:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos by Amanda HatfieldTanya Tagaq @ SXSW 2015She's an Inuit throat singer from the Arctic regions of northern Canada. She makes sounds that are absolutely unimaginable. You cannot believe that a human voice without electronic effects is making the sounds that she's making. She gives a performance that is as powerful as any intense punk performance I've ever seen. It's 25 minutes of just nonstop sounds from the human body that is erotic at times, tearful at times. She just takes you through th
  
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• The Greenpoint Waterfront is Getting Another Skyscraper

  11-09-2015 22:44 via bkmag.com
  
  The warehouse at 27 West Street, which will be bulldozed to make way for a high-rise (Screen shot via Google Maps)
  Welp, yet another luxury high rise is in the works on the Greenpoint waterfront, speeding along North Brooklyn’s transformation from a place of peaceful river views into a claustrophobic cluster of glass and concrete. Locals are up in arms about the development plans, especially since the city hasn’t quite made good on promises to add more parks
  
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• WILLIAMSBURG–GREENPOINT WATERFRONT: Pain in the grass: Another high-rise slated for Greenpoint waterfront

  11-09-2015 21:46
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperIt’s growing, growing, gone!
  A developer plans to add yet another luxury high-rise to Greenpoint’s rapidly expanding waterfront skyscraper district, which neighbors say will leave them with no view and no room to move.
  “It’s just going to be a solid curtain, a wall of buildings blocking out the view, the sunset, and everything else, and bringing a lot more people an
  
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• RED HOOK: Shore it up! Board tells city to find new Hook ferry stop

  11-09-2015 21:46
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerThe Brooklyn PaperThey’re applying some pier pressure.The city must find a new site for a forthcoming Red Hook ferry stop currently slated for either the Van Brunt Street or Valentino piers, say members of a local panel who claim the planned locations are too far-flung for most neighborhood residents to reach.“It only affects a small amount of people going to Fairway or Valentino Pier,” said
  
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• Bought in Brooklyn: Transitions

  11-09-2015 21:15 via bkmag.com
  
  Hard as it is to say goodbye to summer, we must admit we’re excited to update our wardrobe for the fall. It’s easier said than done, of course; finding a balance between the still-warm days and ever-cooling nights can be difficult. But these pieces from Brooklyn-based designers should help you find your way through the first days of fall.AANDD Petite PackFrench Garment Cleaners
  85 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene
  Wray Jumpsuit in Brick
  Antoinette
  119 Grand Street, Williamsburg
  Vintage
  
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• Black Sabbath MSG tickets on presale (password)

  11-09-2015 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Black Sabbath will play NYC's Madison Square Garden on February 25, as part of their so-called final tour that their dubbing "The End." Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday (9/12) at 10 AM but there's a presale going right nowand the password is... wait for it... "SABBATH".
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• DOWNTOWN: OM–G! Brooklyn Local derails Downtown

  11-09-2015 20:51
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Harry MacCormackThe Brooklyn PaperThey were going off the rails on a crazed G train!A Kensington-bound G train derailed Downtown on Thursday night, injuring at least two straphangers and stranding dozens, according to transit and fire authorities.The train skidded to a halt at around 10:37 pm, after its front two wheels came off the tracks shortly after passing the Hoyt-Schermerhorn stop, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman said.
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• From NYC to New York State: Fast Food Workers Prevail in Fight for $15/hr Minimum Wage

  11-09-2015 20:31 via bkmag.com
  
  Photo: Annette Bernhardt/Flickr Creative Commons
  The fight levied by New York City fast-food workers for an increased minimum wage can officially be called a statewide success, as State Labor Commissioner Mario J. Musolino signed off on a bill yesterday stipulating that the new minimum wage for all fast-food workers in New York State will gradually rise to $15/hr by 2021. The bill comes on the heels of activism mounted by underpaid fast-food workers, who have held rallie
  
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• Richard Hawley released new album 'Hollow Meadows' featuring Jarvis Cocker, Slow Club and more (listen)

  11-09-2015 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisRichard Hawley released his eighth album, Hollow Meadows, today (9/11) via Parlophone in the UK. It's his first album in three years (2012's Standing at Sky's Edge was his last) and he's not messing with his sound one bit here: a little Duane Eddy twang, some '50s glamour and "King of the Road" shabby chic, and a dab of Brylcreem. As always, at the center is Hawley's warm, smoky voice. It's good to hear it again. Pure class. You can stream the album via Rdio and watch the video for
  
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• members of Sloan, Super Friendz & The Inbreds form TUNS, share first single "Throw It All Away"

  11-09-2015 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisSloan are currently working on the 20th Anniversary special edition box set of their 1995 album One Chord to Another. While we wait, singer/bassist Chris Murphy has formed a new group, TUNS, that is a bit of a '90s Halifax supergroup. The trio also includes Chris' onetime Super Friendz bandmate Matt Murphy (no relation), as well as Mike Oneill who was one half of highly underrated duo The Inbreds. Not much else is known about TUNS -- there's a website, Instagram, and Facebook set u
  
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• listen to Wild Throne's new rager, "Born To Die"

  11-09-2015 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherWild Throne will release their new album Harvest of Darkness on October 2 via Roadrunner (pre-order), and today we're premiering its new single "Born To Die." Like the title track and their previous material, this song sounds like if The Mars Volta got even heavier after De-Loused in the Comatorium instead of doing the opposite of that. As with last year's Blood Maker EP, this was produced by Ross Robinson, who worked with the Mars Volta members during the At the Drive-In days, a
  
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• Art of work: Exhibit tackles income inequality

  11-09-2015 19:51
  
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• Stealing Sheep released 'Not Real' (stream it), playing CMJ including show w/ Eternal Summers, Album Leaf & more

  11-09-2015 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisStealing Sheep's sophomore album, Not Real, remains at the top (or near) my loose 2015 Favorite Albums list, a hard-to-categorize record that incorporates synthpop, faerie folk, prog and other genres into a genuinely fresh sound. They're not like anyone else, though as I've said before, the closest comparison you could make is probably Metronomy. If you haven't checked it out, you can stream it and check out videos for "Deadlock" and "Not Real" below. There are also a couple non-LP
  
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• Movies @ the Library for Families: Return of the Jedi

  11-09-2015 19:28
  Friday, December 11, 2015 3:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterIn the spectacular final chapter of the original Star Wars trilogy, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt, the galaxy’s most loathsome gangster.  Reunited, the Rebels team up with tribes of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor.  Meanwhile the Emperor and Darth Vader conspire to turn Luke to the dark
  
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• Empress Of shares new video + listening party at Other Music ++ DJing NYFW afterparty w/ Dev Hynes @ Elvis Guesthouse

  11-09-2015 18:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  still from Empress Of's "Standard" video
  Empress Of's very good debut album, Me, is out today (9/11) and if you haven't checked it out yet, it's streamable below. She's also just released an arty new video for single "Standard" which was directed by Zaiba Jabbar and Empress Of's Lorely Rodriguez and also features pro bodybuilder Rob Reinaldo. It puts a new perspective on the song, perhaps literally. Watch below.Lorely has a couple Empress Of events today to celebrate the release of Me. There's a
  
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• Heartell Press Makes Some of the Most Beautiful Business Cards in Brooklyn

  11-09-2015 18:21 via bkmag.com
  
  photos courtesy of Heartell Press
  If you are an owner of a small business in Brooklyn (there are, roughly, more than 35,000 of you) or belong to the self-employed set (there are, roughly, more than 80,000 of you), you need a business card. In a day when everyone is making very attractive things and offering particularly useful services, branding is everything. Apart from your website, that rectangular piece of paper with your contact information printed on it is still one of the best and first o
  
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• The Dead Weather share "Cop and Go" from new LP, playing 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Monday

  11-09-2015 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Dead Weather's new album Dodge and Burn will be out September 25 via Third Man Records and the band have shared a new song from it, "Cop And Go." It's an arena-ready belter with Alison Mosshart and Jack White wailing as much as the guitars do. Listen, and check out the video to "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)," below.While there have been no tour plans announced yet, The Dead Weather will be in NYC on Monday (9/14) to play The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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• an interview w/ New Order's Gillian Gilbert on rejoining the band, the new LP, Mute Records, touring & more

  11-09-2015 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill Pearisdetails of a NYC new album listening party are also below...New Order's Music Complete is out September 25 and it marks a number of firsts. It's the first album without bassist Peter Hook, and their first for new label, Mute Records. It's also the first album in 14 years to feature original member Gillian Gilbert. Married to drummer Stephen Morris (they have made music together as The Other Two), Gilbert dropped out of the band during the making of 2001's Get Ready to care for thei
  
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• House of Horrorchata: Four Years of Bushwig, Brooklyn’s Drag Festival

  11-09-2015 17:24 via bkmag.com
  
  Horrorchata and Aja prepping for the night.
  Photos by Blake Leigh.
  Bored and broke last summer, I decided to seek out some opportunities to give back to my community. My distinguished taste in volunteering led me to lending my time to Bushwig, Bushwick’s annual drag extravaganza. Before I knew it, I found myself inflating dozens of blow-up pink and blue unicorns at Secret Project Robot. While festival organizers, fellow volunteers, and pre-performance drag queens scurried around the venue
  
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• NIGHTLIFE: Hop to it: Brooklyn overflows with beer festivals

  11-09-2015 16:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Eric FaynbergBrooklyn DailyJust change the name to Brew-klyn.It’s September, which means it’s also time for Oktoberfest! Brooklyn plays host to six beer festivals over the next seven weeks, so ale aficionados should consider their calendar booked. Pick the festival (or festivals) that fits your refined palate and get set to enjoy more than a few pints.Blocktoberfest, Sept. 19The New York City Brewers Guild eases visitors into the drinking season
  
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• Four Music and Culture Events to Check Out at the Brooklyn Book Festival

  11-09-2015 16:23
  
  Clockwise from the top left: Michaelangelo Matos (Dey St. Book); David Browne (Da Capo); Rahawa Haile (Brooklyn Book Festival); Jessica Hopper (David Sampson)
  In what has become a tradition for bookworms throughout the city come fall, the Brooklyn Book Festival will hit downtown Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 20. This latest installment marks the festival’s 10th anniversary, and as in the past, music and culture are just a two of the topics covered by in BBF’s panel discus
  
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• Movies @ the Library for Families: Song of the Sea

  11-09-2015 15:59
  Friday, October 23, 2015 3:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterBased on the Irish legend of the Selkies, Song of the Sea tells the story of the last seal-child, Saoirse, and her brother Ben, who go on an epic journey to save the world of magic and discover secrets of their past.  Pursued by the owl witch, Macha, and a host of ancient and mythical creatures, Saoirse and Ben race against time to awaken Saoirse’s powers and keep the spirit world from disappearing forever. (PG; December 19,
  
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• Movies @ the Library for Families: Inside Out

  11-09-2015 15:59
  Friday, November 6, 2015 3:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterRiley is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Riley's emotions – led by Joy – try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event. However, the stress of the move brings Sadness to the forefront. When Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley's mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters are A
  
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• Movies @ the Library for Families: Hugo

  11-09-2015 15:59
  Friday, October 9, 2015 3:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterWelcome to a magical world of spectacular adventure!  When wily and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a mystery and embarks on a quest that will transform those around him and lead to a safe and loving place he can call home. (PG; November 23, 2011; 126 minutes)
   
  
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• Movies @ the Library for Families: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

  11-09-2015 15:59
  Friday, November 20, 2015 3:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterBased on Judith Viorst’s best-selling book, this movie follows the exploits of Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life and wonders if bad things only happen to him.  But he discovers he’s not alone when his family lives through their own terrible – and hilarious – day. (PG; October 10, 2014; 81 minutes)
  
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• BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Beep demands bigger library, below-market housing for Heights branch high-rise

  11-09-2015 11:09
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Harry MacCormackThe Brooklyn PaperThe city must shelve a developer’s plan to build a luxury high-rise on the site of the Brooklyn Heights library unless it agrees to add below-market-rate units, school classrooms, and a larger library branch to the complex, says Borough President Adams.The Beep on Tuesday gave his thumbs down to the city’s proposal to sell the Cadman Plaza West site to developer Hudson Compa
  
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• The om-azing race: ‘Mindful triathlon’ challenges body and spirit

  11-09-2015 06:00
  
  On your mark, get set, meditate! Read more.
  
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• Freed parking: Local leader gets city to open up parking spaces

  11-09-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailySunset Parkers have a few more parking options thanks to an outspoken business leader — and this newspaper.The city adjusted the times that drivers can leave their cars in a truck-loading zone on Fifth Avenue between 41st and 42nd streets after this paper published a local’s gripe that the previous regulations were hurting local business. The change by the Department of Transportation
  
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• CANARSIE: Candidate bucks party machine

  11-09-2015 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Eric FaynbergBrooklyn DailyTwo contenders have emerged to fill the vacant 19th-district state Senate seat — and they both come from the same political party.Assemblywoman Roxanne Persaud (D–Canarsie) received the nomination of the Democratic Party last month to run in November’s special election to fill the seat vacated by John Sampson in July after he was convicted of obstructing a federal investigati
  
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• BENSONHURST: Fab rehab opens in Bensonhurst

  11-09-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Eric FaynbergBrooklyn DailyThis grand opening was revolutionary.Members of the local medical community gathered at the Haym Salomon Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sept. 8 to celebrate the opening of a new rehabilitation unit — the Grand View Pavilion — which adds 240 beds to the Cropsey Avenue facility.
  Our very own legendary columnist Carmine Santa Maria was in attendance with his lovely wife Sharon, and said he had not experienced an a
  
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• BAY RIDGE NIGHTS: Bay Ridge remembers its heroes

  11-09-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyA dark cloud will hang over southwestern Brooklyn this weekend as Ridgites remember 9-11. But it is not all gloom. Go show some respect for everyone affected by the massive terror attacks — then drown out your sorrows with live music.On Friday, pay tribute to the fallen at American Veterans Memorial Pier (69th Street and Shore Road), where State Sen. Martin Golden is holding his 14th annual 9-11 remembrance ceremony starting at
  
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• Bartoonist escapes to the forest of Bushwick

  11-09-2015 06:00
  Our drinking illustrator points out an unlikely garden in an industrial spot. Read more.
  
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• A BRITISHER’S VIEW: Never forget the cauldron of smoke, rubble, and human remains that was 9-11

  11-09-2015 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyOur Islamo-serpents are deadlier than ever, but they can look to the magnificent new World Trade Center for an example of how the land of the free and home of the brave deals with slop suckers.The skyscraper is the new Samson in Gotham’s soaring skyline. It is the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the most famous commercial address on earth. Yet it is only the initial phase of a spectacular, five-building comp
  
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