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• Lightning Bolt's Brian Gibson scored & co-designed the video game Thumper

  06-01-2017 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gibson's score works on its own whether you play the game or not.
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• Behind the bar, 'the only Oscar at the Golden Globes'

  06-01-2017 23:02
  Win or lose, Hollywood's biggest stars will be looking forward to Oscar once again at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, but not necessarily THAT Oscar
  
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• Blonde Redhead ready new EP, playing two 'Misery is a Butterly' shows w/ ACME at Le Poisson Rouge this weekend

  06-01-2017 22:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Plus: the band's Simone and Amedeo Pace will be live-scoring experimental films in Brooklyn this weekend as well.
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• HBO film on Reynolds and Fisher becomes unexpected memorial

  06-01-2017 21:39
  
  HBO planned to premiere its film on Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher on Mother's Day
  
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• [TRANSIT] Seven Brooklyn subway platforms closing for weekend

  06-01-2017 21:24
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperBay Ridge- and Coney Island-bound trains will skip several stations this weekend starting tonight for maintenance and asbestos-removal.Starting 11:45 pm on Jan. 6 and ending at 5 am on Jan. 9, Bay Ridge-bound trains will pass:• Union Street• Fourth Avenue–Ninth Street• Prospect Avenue• 25th Street• 45th Street• 53rd StreetWorkers will remove more than 1,230 square feet asbestos-containing mor
  
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• Kim Kardashian West breaks silence on Paris heist in teaser

  06-01-2017 20:40
  
  Kim Kardashian West breaks her silence over her harrowing holdup in a Paris hotel room in a new teaser for 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' recounting to two of her sisters how she felt at the time: 'They're going to shoot me in the back
  
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• Renee Fleming focusing future on new work

  06-01-2017 20:16
  
  Renee Fleming's new recording out Friday, "Distant Light," features a work by Samuel Barber along with pieces by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg and _ surprisingly _ Bjork
  
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• metal roundup: new Converge, Orion fest rumors, UFO/Saxon tour, Thou, & more

  06-01-2017 19:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Also shows from Havok, Astronoid, So Hideous, and Caveman Cult, a new Darkest Hour song, and still more.
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• 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk Me' getting vinyl reissue; '90s soundtrack movies at Alamo Drafthouse this month

  06-01-2017 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Plus: 'Miss Twin Peaks' burlesque, Blue Velvet screening & more
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• Woman accused of soliciting hit man stays on house arrest

  06-01-2017 19:47
  
  A Florida woman videotaped as she allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband will remain under house arrest pending her third trial
  
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• Spanish-language Vme TV dropped in large Hispanic region

  06-01-2017 18:42
  
  New Mexico PBS, a public station in the nation's most Hispanic state, is dropping Spanish-language TV channel Vme (BEE-meh) from its lineup due to low ratings
  
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• Viggo Mortensen to kick off film festival in his NY hometown

  06-01-2017 18:40
  
  Viggo Mortensen will return to his northern New York hometown this month to kick off a film festival with a screening of his 2016 movie "Captain Fantastic."
  
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• SeaWorld: Tilikum, orca that killed trainer, has died

  06-01-2017 18:29
  
  Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died
  
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• Flaming Lips share Miley Cyrus collaboration "We a Family" off new LP

  06-01-2017 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Flaming Lips' new LP 'Oczy Mlody' is out January 13.
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• Ray BLK won the BBC Sound of 2017

  06-01-2017 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  London R&B/soul singer (and Stormzy collaborator) Ray BLK is this year's 'BBC Sound Of' winner.
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• Ian Sweet get slimed in new video (watch), touring this month

  06-01-2017 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "highly recommend getting slimed at least once in your life." - Ian Sweet's Jillian Medford.
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• Notable Releases of the Week (1/6)

  06-01-2017 17:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For the first week of 2017, here's a catchup of some recent releases including Run the Jewels, Krallice, and Nine Inch Nails.
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• FACT CHECK: Trump's slam on Schwarzenegger's ratings

  06-01-2017 17:48
  
  President-elect Donald Trump slams his 'Celebrity Apprentice' successor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for his ratings performance
  
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• Fear Itself: The Ultimate Horror Film

  06-01-2017 17:44 via bkmag.com
  
  Fear ItselfDirected by Charlie LyneJanuary 7, 5:30pm at the Museum of the Moving Image
  As any David Lynch fan knows, there’s a fine line between high school dreaminess and shrieking grindcore terror. It’s probably safe to say that Brit wunderkind filmmaking film critic Charlie Lyne is a David Lynch fan. His first feature-length essay film, Beyond Clueless (2014), slotted Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me alongside other archetypal teen films in a knowing, voracious survey of the genre;
  
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• 'One Day at a Time' gets a modern makeover on Netflix

  06-01-2017 17:41
  
  With more and more TV outlets in need of content, original ideas are augmented by reboots and sequels including "The X-Files," "Fuller House," "Gilmore Girls" and, debuting on Netflix, "One Day at a Time."
  
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• Explosions in the Sky announce spring tour dates

  06-01-2017 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stops include a show at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre.
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• A Haitian coup leader due in US court on drug charges

  06-01-2017 17:12
  
  A Haitian coup leader who was recently elected senator in Haiti has been brought to the U.S. to face longstanding federal drug trafficking charges
  
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• Whitney made their TV debut on 'Colbert' (watch), played Rough Trade w/ Julie Byrne (pics)

  06-01-2017 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whitney will be back to play Bowery Presents' soon-to-open Brooklyn Steel in May.
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• [►AUDIO, PODCAST] Out of tuna: Kuntzman, DiMiceli discuss fish theft, ironing, and how to get an affordable apartment on Brooklyn Paper Radio!

  06-01-2017 16:42
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Moses JeffersonBrooklyn PaperWho stole Gersh Kuntzman’s tuna?The legendary Daily News columnist took to Brooklyn Paper Radio on Thursday to reveal that one of his coworkers had swiped “two fairly expensive tuna steaks” from an office freezer, where Kuntzman had stashed them, no doubt to prepare at some later date for a lady friend.“Who steals tuna?” Kuntzman asked of his Brooklyn Paper Radi
  
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• tix on sale: GovBall, Run the Jewels, Life of Agony, Modern Baseball, Pains, more

  06-01-2017 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Also: Foxing, Boss Hog, Homeshake, The Joy Fordmidable (acoustic), Dominic, Ninet Tayeb, and more NYC shows on sale today.
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• A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

  06-01-2017 16:30 via bkmag.com
  
  For the eight years I lived in Cobble Hill, whenever I passed BookCourt, the Brooklyn bookstore that closed its doors this past December 31, I’d think of the Hemingway story, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” I lived around the corner and walking past it, whether I was coming back late and tipsy from drinks with friends or grumpily heading home from work, the windows were always lit by the huge, incandescent hanging lights that bathed the books on display invitingly in their yello
  
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• Report: 3 kids watched movie as parents lay dead outside SUV

  06-01-2017 16:29
  
  Authorities in Florida say there were no signs of trauma or foul play on the bodies of a couple found dead outside their SUV parked on the side of Interstate 4 with their three young children sitting safely inside and watching a movie
  
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• ‘Producing Honest Art’: Julien Baker On Signing With Matador And New Music

  06-01-2017 16:16 via bkmag.com
  
  With only a single record under her belt, and at just 21 years old, Julien Baker is already well on her way to becoming a driving force within the music universe. After releasing her debut album, Sprained Ankle, late in 2015, 2016 was the year that saw that record break out and reach new highs. Spending much of the year heavily touring and garnering even heavier acclaim—she was featured in prestigious outlets such as The New Yorker and The New York Times—Baker’s star conti
  
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• Laura Stevenson released a live album, touring (one show with Soccer Mommy)

  06-01-2017 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In related news, there's a new Bomb the Music Industry! film.
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• Our Favorite Hot & Boozy Cocktails in Brooklyn

  06-01-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  The ever-dropping winter temperatures may tempt us to order in and hibernate until the spring, but no weather gets in the way of Brooklynites and their cocktails. However, leaving your apartment and braving the cold in the name of a tasty drink calls for a warm treat. Enter: the hot cocktail.
  These days, more than ever, it seems like some of Brooklyn’s finest bars and restaurants are foregoing the ice and serving their best cocktails hot and steamy. From fresh takes on zesty hot toddies, t
  
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• Title Fight played Knockdown Center (setlist, videos, review)

  06-01-2017 15:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Title Fight have been relatively quiet lately -- they haven't released anything since their early-2015 LP Hyperview -- but they're currently in the midst of a short Northeast tour that hit NYC last night...
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• Julien Baker signs to Matador, releases new single, reissuing debut LP

  06-01-2017 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  She's also touring, including a run this month with Ben GIbbard.
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• Police taking statements on singer George Michael's death

  06-01-2017 13:22
  
  British police seeking to establish facts about the Christmas Day death of pop star George Michael are taking statements about the case
  
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• Chris Brown to box Soulja Boy over social media feud

  06-01-2017 13:20
  
  A social media war between Chris Brown and Soulja Boy will apparently be settled in the ring with the help of boxer Floyd Mayweather
  
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• Western NY candy shop used in 'The Natural' getting upgrades

  06-01-2017 13:05
  
  A 90-year-old Buffalo candy shop that was featured in the movie "The Natural" is getting a makeover
  
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• Popular Indian character actor Om Puri dead at 66

  06-01-2017 11:46
  Noted Indian character actor Om Puri has died in the western city of Mumbai
  
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• Agatha Christie helped in uncovering Iraq's ancient Nimrud

  06-01-2017 10:06
  
  British mystery writer Agatha Christie had a little-known role in Iraq's ancient archaeological site of Nimrud
  
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• 'Hee Haw' co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo dies at age 88

  06-01-2017 08:58
  
  "Hee Haw" producer and co-creator Sam Lovullo has died at age 88. Publicists the Brokaw Company said Thursday that Lovullo died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday
  
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• The 2017 Brooklyn New Year’s Resolution Accountability Project

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperLast year, some of Brooklyn’s movers and shakers made promises to better themselves. Sure, some were just thinly veiled humble-brags, and most were ill-conceived at best, but here at Courier Life, we believe in a little thing called accountability. So, 366 days later (2016 was a leap year) we “circled back” to these local titans to find out if they delivered on the pledges the
  
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• [SUNSET PARK] Re-recycled! Gowanus dumpster gardens moving to Industry City

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperOne man’s trash-planter is another man’s… trash-planter.Six dumpsters repurposed into gardens are moving from Gowanus to Industry City. Housing developer Alloy put the plant-filled waste bins along the banks of Brooklyn’s Nautical Purgatory to help soak up rain water before it hits the ever-flooding creek — and bring attention to the waterway’s sorry state — under the auspices of the c
  
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• Re-recycled! Gowanus dumpster gardens moving to Industry City

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyOne man’s trash-planter is another man’s… trash-planter.Six dumpsters repurposed into gardens are moving from Gowanus to Industry City. Housing developer Alloy put the plant-filled waste bins along the banks of Brooklyn’s Nautical Purgatory to help soak up rain water before it hits the ever-flooding creek — and bring attention to the waterway’s sorry state — under the auspices of the c
  
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• [EVENT] Talking tactics: Activists look to history of Brooklyn protests

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperYou’ve got to know how to fight for your rights!The Brooklyn Historical Society will help activists brace for the incoming Trump administration by looking at the organizing tactics of civil rights leaders of the past. One organizer of “Civic Responsibility Then and Now: A View from the Archives,” on Jan. 11, says that the discussion was prompted both by the upcoming presidential inauguration and by Martin Luthe
  
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• [CYCLONES] Ed’s up! Edgardo Alfonzo to coach Clones

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn PaperHe’s the latest and greatest Ed!Former Mets all-star Edgardo Alfonzo will step up to the plate in Coney Island this summer as the Cyclones’ new manager — following in the footsteps of brother Edgar Alfonzo, who helmed the team in 2001 and again in 2007 and ’08.
  Edgar led the team to its first and only New York–Penn League championship and has more wins than any other manager in franchise history. But Ed
  
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• [BROOKLYN HEIGHTS] Talking tactics: Activists look to history of Brooklyn protests

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyYou’ve got to know how to fight for your rights!The Brooklyn Historical Society will help activists brace for the incoming Trump administration by looking at the organizing tactics of civil rights leaders of the past. One organizer of “Civic Responsibility Then and Now: A View from the Archives,” on Jan. 11, says that the discussion was prompted both by the upcoming presidential inauguration and by Martin Luthe
  
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• [BAY RIDGE NIGHTS] Bay Ridge resolves to keep rockin’!

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyHappy New Year, Bay Ridge!You made it through another year! And although 2016 was a bumpy ride, here’s hoping the best is yet to come in 2017! And if your New Year’s resolution is to tap into your inner party animal and enjoy the finer things in life — such as wetting your whistle at local watering holes — Bay Ridge Nights has got you covered!On Friday, hustle over to the Greenhouse Cafe (7717 Third Ave.
  
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• 17 to watch in 2017

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.The prognostication bureauBrooklyn DailyOur crack team of Brooklynologists calculate all the big stories you’ll be reading about over the next 12 months.17. Formula EInternational electric-car racing series the Formula E Championship will zoom into Red Hook on July 29 and 30, bringing tens of thousands of spectators to the sleepy waterfront burg. The cars are supposed to be far quieter than their gas-guzzling Formula
  
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• 17 big stories to watch in 2017

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By the Brooklyn Paper Prognostication BureauBrooklyn PaperOur crack team of Brooklynologists calculate all the big stories you’ll be reading about over the next 12 months.17. Woody Allen’s return to ConeyThe controversial cinematographer made his first return to Coney Island since 1977’s “Annie Hall” for filming last year, and his new movie set in 1950s Sodom By the Sea — starring Kate W
  
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• 10 ways Brooklyn can overtake Chicago as the third-largest city in 2017

  06-01-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperBrooklyn is well on its way to overtaking Chicago as the third-most populous city in the United States, but Kings County will have to get creative in order to push past the Windy City by this time in 2018. Here are 10 things we can do to populate the borough next year — no matter what the cost.10. Annex Ridgewood: The Queens neighborhood is already full of hipsters who can’t afford Williamsburg, and even once had a Broo
  
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• Pistons hold off Hornets when Belinelli's shot is too late

  06-01-2017 05:54
  Marco Belinelli nearly pulled off one of the craftiest buzzer beaters in memory, but his bank shot was disallowed because it came too late, and the Detroit Pistons held on for a 115-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets
  
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• Somber stars attend memorial for Reynolds-Fisher at compound

  06-01-2017 04:34
  Friends and family members gathered at the next-door homes of Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher on a gloomy Thursday in the Hollywood Hills for an intimate memorial to mourn the late actresses
  
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