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• Aretha Franklin appears with Jazz at Lincoln Center

  18-12-2015 23:33
  
  Aretha Franklin makes surprise appearance with Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
  
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• 'Force Awakens' on path for $100M Friday, $200M-plus weekend

  18-12-2015 23:22
  
  'Force Awakens' heading for $100 million Friday, $200 million-plus weekend
  
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• Under the Radar Festival returning to Joe's Pub with Tanya Tagaq, Darkmatter & more (schedule)

  18-12-2015 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Darkmatter
  From January 6 to 17, Joe's Pub will host the 12th annual Under the Radar Festival, "the exciting 12-day event that tracks new theater from across the U.S. and around the world." Among this year's programming: Canadian throat singer, Fucked Up collaborator and 2014 Polaris Prize winner Tanya Tagaq will be performing her arresting live score to Nanook of the North on Jan 15, 16 and 17 (tickets).
  There are a few "In Concert" events as part of Under the Radar Fest, including Darkmatterpe
  
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• Pell and Skizzy Mars release new song together, touring in 2016 separately (dates, stream)

  18-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pell - 'LIMBO' artwork
  New York rapper Skizzy Mars releases his debut album Alone Together on January 22, and he just released its laid-back opening track "Crash" featuring Pell. You can stream that and previous single "Alcoholics" below.Skizzy is supporting the album on a 2016 tour with P-Lo, that includes a hometown show at Manhattan club SOB's on April 7. Tickets for that show are on sale now. All dates are listed below.Pell, whose own album LIMBO came out last month, is going on his own 2016
  
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• GoldLink supporting 'And After That, We Didn't Talk' on 2016 tour (dates, LP stream)

  18-12-2015 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherAfter a mixtape and some singles, VIrginia rapper GoldLink released his debut album And After That, We Didn't Talk last month via Soulection. It's a good record, with GoldLink splitting his time between rapping and singing, and production that ranges from more traditional hip hop to straight-up dance music. Anderson .Paak (who just dropped an EP), Masego and Demo-Taped feature. You can stream the whole thing below.GoldLink will support the album on a 2016 tour, that hits NYC on M
  
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• Bushwick will Get a 30,000-Square-Foot Punch Bowl Hangout in 2017

  18-12-2015 22:16 via bkmag.com
  
  Via Punch Bowl Social PDX Instagram.
  Brooklyn has already demonstrated it likes its punch. Since the Drink opened in 2010, many have rediscovered the joy of drinking alcoholic beverages served out of grandmother’s classic entertaining ware.
  Well, if you were feeling like the Drink couldn’t quite meet all demand for mixed drinks served out of large bowls, it is your lucky day—or it will be in a year or so. That’s right, in 2017, Bushwick will welcome the city’s 
  
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• upcoming metal shows: Taake, YAITW, Vattnet Viskar, Abigail Williams, Rivers of Nihil, Noisem, Coffins, and more

  18-12-2015 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Rob Sperry-Frommphoto: Vattnet Viskar at SXSW 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
  It's the holiday season, and what better way to give back than talking about a shit ton of metal. Our metal sister site Invisible Oranges is deep into top 10 season, with a number of individual writer lists posted (including one by yours truly) and still more to come. And for those of you in NYC, there's always a ton of metal tours passing through and other heavy shows happening here. We don't get to post about every s
  
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• pics: Harold Budd w/ Brad Ellis & Jane Maru @ The Kitchen

  18-12-2015 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Photos by Greg CristmanHarold Budd @ The Kitchen 12/15/2015
  Composer, pianist and ambient icon Harold Budd played The Kitchen on Tuesday, December 15 as part of their Synth Nights series. It was Budd's first NYC show in five years (it had been 16 years before that one). He was joined by composer/arranger Brad Ellis and artist/vocalist Jane Maru. The music never rose above a soft hushed ambience, with Maru softly reading texts from Harold Budd's book of poetry Aurora Teardrops (out February 2016
  
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• Serial: Building a Mystery, But Doing a Bad Job of It

  18-12-2015 22:08 via bkmag.com
  
  What am I listening to?
  That’s what I found myself wondering around the 50 minute mark of Serial’s second episode, and it seemed like a pretty fair question. Sarah Koenig was relaying the story of a soldier who shit in his pants while out on an extended patrol looking for the doofus at the center of this season’s story, Bowe Bergdahl. Because finding him was so urgent, and because he didn’t have any other wearable pants, this guy spent 19 days wearing his shitty pants, o
  
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• TV sports reporter claims age and gender discrimination

  18-12-2015 21:56
  
  A TV sports reporter alleges she was victim of age and gender discrimination at Fox Sports 1
  
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• The Guardian's Top 40 Albums of 2015

  18-12-2015 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Like they usually do, The Guardian rolled out their 40 Best Albums of 2015 list over a two-week period, and the whole thing is now here. The top 10 has nine US/UK list regulars and last year's Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers (who seem to be more loved in the UK). This year's Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine also just makes the list, coming in at #40. There's veteran representation from New Order, Dr. Dre, Janet Jackson, Iron Maiden, and Sparks if you count FFS. And there's interestin
  
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• Truck driver in Tracy Morgan crash wants charges tossed

  18-12-2015 21:00
  
  Trucker in crash that injured Tracy Morgan, killed friend will argue in court for dismissal
  
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• watch Michael C Hall perform David Bowie's new single "Lazarus" on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'

  18-12-2015 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last night, Michael C. Hall performed "Lazarus," the title track to David Bowie's new musical, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Hall, who you may know from Dexter or Six Feet Under and who also has played the lead in the Bowie-inspired Hedwig in the Angry Inch, stars in the musical theatre production which is playing at New York Theatre Workshop though January 17 (sold out but you can always try for rush tickets). Watch Hall's Late Show performance below."Lazarus," is also the new single o
  
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• Drunken-driving charge against actor Sam Shepard dismissed

  18-12-2015 20:33
  
  Prosecutors in New Mexico dismiss drunken-driving charge against actor, playwright Sam Shepard
  
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• The 10 Most Overrated Albums Of 2015

  18-12-2015 20:24 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s inevitable that certain albums get more than their fair share of attention. Like any year, 2015 was littered with records that didn’t quite live up to the hype. Or, that were praised without a much-needed critical eye offering another perspective. In an age where MTV will pull stories about rape culture in music videos because of artist pressure, there isn’t a lot of room for people to speak about negative things in art. So, since it’s Friday, here’s some
  
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• watch a teaser video for new 'Twin Peaks' (which won't be back till 2017)

  18-12-2015 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisThe new episodes of David Lynch's cult series Twin Peaks won't air on Showtime til 2017 but the cable network has released the briefest of teasers. It features some gorgeous footage of the Pacific Northwest, Angelo Badalamenti's classic score, a brief interview with Michael Horse who plays Tommy 'Hawk' Hill, a reveal of the Twin Peaks town sign (population doesn't seemed to have changed in 25 years) and...well just watch, below.
  Continue reading "watch a teaser video for new 'Twin
  
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• Your Christmas Gift From DJDS Is A Remix Of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”

  18-12-2015 19:43 via bkmag.com
  
  DJDS give Prince’s classic a heady, house-infused boost. Enjoy!If you like this, you’ll love their take on Adele. Or reading about what their live show is like.
  
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• 'Witcher 3,' 'Fallout 4' lead AP's top 10 games of 2015

  18-12-2015 19:43
  
  'The Witcher 3,' 'Fallout 4' lead AP's top 10 games of 2015
  
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• Mast Brothers: Brooklyn’s Own Fallen Beans-to-Bar Heroes

  18-12-2015 19:19 via bkmag.com
  
  Via Mast Brothers Instagram
  This week, lovers of artisanal chocolate have seemingly lost a hero—Mast Brothers—due to several detailed allegations against the Brooklyn chocolatiers in an exposé by DallasFood.org. In this four part series, the author known only as Scott explains how, from day one, the self-proclaimed chocolate innovators were not “bean-to-bar”—a designation for production in which every step is under the makers’ contro
  
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• listen to John Williams' score for 'The Force Awakens' & Ennio Morricone's score for 'The Hateful Eight'

  18-12-2015 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisYou may not have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens yet (it only opened yesterday) and you probably haven't seen Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (it opens on Christmas Day) but you can listen to those two films' scores right now.John Williams has composed the score for every Star Wars movie to date and his work on The Force Awakens incorporates his classic pieces for the series as well as stirring new themes.As mentioned, Ennio Morricone composed The Hateful Eight score, his f
  
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• AP's top albums of 2015: Troye Sivan, Kendrick Lamar, Adele

  18-12-2015 19:03
  
  AP's top albums of 2015 include newcomer Troye Sivan, rapper Kendrick Lamar and Adele's '25'
  
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• 'Force Awakens' pulls in record $57M on opening night

  18-12-2015 18:57
  
  'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' pulls in record $57 million in opening night
  
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• Scott Weiland's death determined to be an overdose

  18-12-2015 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland passed away on his tour bus earlier this month, and now TMZ reports that "toxicology testing shows Scott Weiland died from an overdose of several drugs and alcohol -- and his history of addiction also played a role."According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, he overdosed on cocaine, MDA and alcohol. His heart disease, asthma and "multi-substance dependence" were also factors.If you missed it, you can read Billy Corgan, Pavement, Stone Tem
  
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• Soda Is the Devil

  18-12-2015 18:32 via bkmag.com
  
  “When you’re fourteen and you want to be cool, you should start smoking cigarettes. We don’t allow that anymore. We stopped that, and that was a very wise thing for us to do. We need to do the same thing with junk food.”
  Soda is the devil.
  Diet soda is the devil.
  GMOs are the devil.
  Gluten is the devil.
  Dairy is the devil.
  Sugar is the devil.
  Santa is the devil.
  The Easter Bunny is the devil.
  The Pope is the devil.
  George W. Bush is the devil.
  Al Sharpton is the devil.
  D
  
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• Discovery heads to Oregon town for 'Deadliest Catch' spinoff

  18-12-2015 18:29
  
  Fishing town in Oregon to be basis of 'Deadliest Catch' spinoff on Discovery
  
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• Splitty and Chez Oskar are Closing up and Shipping out in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene

  18-12-2015 18:06 via bkmag.com
  
  Image via Splitty Instagram
  Last week, a single tweet from Brokelyn announced that Splitty, Clinton Hill’s fantastic pork-bun-serving drinking destination plus events space—designed to resemble a vintage airstream camper inside—would close after a swan song blowout last Saturday. And, a little farther south in Fort Greene, the neighborhood staple Chez Oskar announced it will be moving to Bed-Stuy.Both are bummers for the adjoining hoods. Oddly enough, solid drinking spots
  
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• Medical examiner: Scott Weiland died from toxic mix of drugs

  18-12-2015 17:58
  
  Medical examiner: Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland died due to toxic mix of drugs
  
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• Star Wars goes dark; theater projection mishap cited

  18-12-2015 17:48
  
  Star Wars goes dark mid-movie; most NY theater-goers understanding after technical glitch
  
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• Medical examiner: Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland died due to toxic mix of drugs

  18-12-2015 17:39
  
  Medical examiner: Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland died due to toxic mix of drugs
  
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• Yet another reason to head to Industry City

  18-12-2015 17:25
  
  Inside The Landing at Industry City. Photo courtesy Clay Farm
  Right after we published “Industry City: A day trip that doesn’t take all day–unless you want it to” on Tuesday, we learned of yet another reason to take the not-too-long ride on the D/N/R train to check out its mix of high-end designers, flea and food vendors, and the commercial kitchens of homegrown empires like Blue Marble. It’s called The Landing, and the folks behind The Bell House, Union Hall, 
  
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• AP's top songs of 2015: Bieber, James Bay, Beyonce and more

  18-12-2015 16:46
  
  AP's top songs of 2015 include Bieber's 'Where Are U Now,' James Bay, Fifth Harmony and more
  
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• Musical advice for fans who have lost touch

  18-12-2015 16:33
  
  Author coaxes lapsed music fans back to their headphones
  
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• The Latest: Actress Susan Sarandon visits Greece's Lesbos

  18-12-2015 16:32
  
  The Latest: Actress Susan Sarandon will spend Christmas on Greek island where migrants arrive
  
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• Essay: Spend it

  18-12-2015 15:54
  
  Illustration: Vinnie Neuberg
  I got paid today, a lot of money for me, a great feeling. I walked through the holiday market at Union Square, wishing, hoping for anything. I ended up buying an abundance of weird and beautiful beeswax candles from the weird and beautiful honey people and some French lavender, because I believe it is calming.
  I like to give money away, and I have my own completely sliding scale list of rules for it. I don’t care what you do with it. I like the honesty of givi
  
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• Drink Whiskey, Eat Waffles, and Make Holiday Gifts Tomorrow at New York Distilling Co.

  18-12-2015 14:44 via bkmag.com
  
  photo via The Shanty’s Instagram
  Here are two things that require effort: finding a good place to have brunch and shopping for holiday presents. Tomorrow, a new event at New York Distilling Co. in Williamsburg takes care of both activities for you. Whiskey, Waffles & Workshops is your ticket to eating the first meal of your day and crossing names off your holiday shopping list with minimal effort. Plus, instead of generic gifts, you’ll be making your
  
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• Talking with George Lucas about the New Star Wars Movie

  18-12-2015 14:24 via bkmag.com
  
  Today, Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in movie theaters nationwide and has been receiving remarkably positive critical attention. In honor of this, Matt Lubchansky had a totally real, definitely not imaginary conversation with Star Wars creator George Lucas. It went about as could have been predicted by anyone who suffered through the three prequels.Follow Matt Lubchansky on twitter @Lubchansky
  
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• An Imaginary Conversation with George Lucas about the New Star Wars Movie

  18-12-2015 14:24 via bkmag.com
  
  Today, Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in movie theaters nationwide and has been receiving remarkably positive critical attention. In honor of this, Matt Lubchansky had a totally real, definitely not imaginary conversation with Star Wars creator George Lucas. It went about as could have been predicted by anyone who suffered through the three prequels.Follow Matt Lubchansky on twitter @Lubchansky
  
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• 50 Cent reduces asking price for Connecticut mansion _ again

  18-12-2015 13:37
  
  50 Cent trying again to unload Connecticut mansion after filing for bankruptcy, seeking $8.5M
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' thrills fans, sets records

  18-12-2015 10:55
  
  'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' thrills fans opening night, sets pre-sales records
  
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• Those are some pipes: Immense organ's restoration underway

  18-12-2015 10:31
  
  With restoration, historic pipe organ will make Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall sing out loud
  
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• 'Point Break' remake features real athletes, not stuntmen

  18-12-2015 10:31
  
  'Point Break' features real athletes, not stuntmen, in remake of 1990s cult classic
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Shooting up: C’Heights armory will become housing, sports center

  18-12-2015 09:56
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsThe Brooklyn PaperThey’re embracing it with open arm-ories!Developers will gut Crown Heights’ historic Bedford Union Armory and fill it with housing, a community center, and sports facilities, city honchos announced on Thursday — welcome news to residents, who say the plan is in sync with what they told officials they want to see there.“I’m pleased to see that the developers ha
  
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• James' courtside crash raises concerns for NBA fan safety

  18-12-2015 09:38
  
  LeBron James' courtside crash with golfer Jason Day's wife raises concerns for NBA fan safety
  
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• Pharma's bad boy: Livestreaming, rap-fan CEO faces charges

  18-12-2015 07:18
  
  Pharma's bad boy: Livestreaming, rap-loving CEO Martin Shkreli faces fraud charges
  
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• LeBron crashes into wife of golfer Jason Day in Cavs' win

  18-12-2015 07:15
  
  LeBron James crashes into wife of PGA champ Jason Day, Cavaliers beat Thunder 104-100
  
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• Austin, Gurley lead Rams past Buccaneers, 31-23

  18-12-2015 06:53
  
  Austin, Gurley star, Rams beat Buccaneers 31-23 in what could be final game in St. Louis
  
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• Cavs guard Iman Shumpert delivers singer fiancee's baby

  18-12-2015 06:37
  
  Special assist: Cavs guard Iman Shumpert helps deliver singer fiancee's baby in home bathroom
  
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• The Latest: Parade caps New Orleans Star Wars celebration

  18-12-2015 06:21
  
  The Latest: Costumed brass band leads march to French Quarter in Star Wars celebration
  
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• LeBron James plows into crowd, wife of golfer Jason Day hurt

  18-12-2015 06:21
  
  Cavaliers star LeBron James plows into crowd, injures wife of golf star Jason Day
  
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• MUSIC: Bell weather: Winter music festival rings up Dumbo

  18-12-2015 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperThey will jingle all the way!A roving music parade will ring bells and ding-dong its way through the streets of Dumbo, as part of the Make Music Winter festival on Dec. 21. The city-wide extravaganza offers a rare chance for folks to hear outdoor music during the chilliest time of the year, said one organizer.“When it gets to be winter you kind of don’t think about just stumbling across someone playing music somewher
  
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