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, Jan 18, 2013
Deep into disco with a Tom Moulton mix
A legendary relic from dance-music history turns up for free.
by Miles Raymer
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, Nov 9, 2012
Tommie Sunshine shows his roots on
Growth
Vintage sounds and inescapable hooks on the former Chicagoan's new EP
by Miles Raymer
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, Oct 5, 2012
A Q&A with Congorock
A conversation with a bloghouse innovator turned EDM star
by Miles Raymer
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Best Night to Feel Like an 80s Art School Student
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, May 30, 2012
12 O'Clock Track: Soft Metals, "Psychic Driving (The-Drum Remix)"
Chilled-out dance music to benefit Doctors Without Borders
by Miles Raymer
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, Feb 14, 2012
Dance producers wish you a happy V-Day
Freaky jams for a freaky holiday
by Miles Raymer
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, Jan 20, 2012
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Today in bass techno-utopianism
Chicago footwork meets Shangaan electro
by Miles Raymer
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, Jan 3, 2012
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The year in music: Wait, this isn't over yet?
New free beats from Chuck Inglish and Flosstradamus
by Miles Raymer
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, Oct 20, 2011
This week on the B Side
Psychedelic dance music, a tip on uncynical music writing, local news and gossip, and more
by Miles Raymer
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, Mar 8, 2011
The Perils of Posing for Nightlife Pics
Did two laptop thieves pose for Metromix's photographer?
by Miles Raymer
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, Feb 3, 2011
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Your Lunchtime Electro-Rap Update
Vyle and Eliot Lipp are Auburn.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jan 27, 2011
Gold Records and White Labels
An insightful box set reconciles disco’s old reputation as a popular plague with its new one as a mystery cult.
by Michaelangelo Matos
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, Jul 14, 2010
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Late Night Performance Art With M.I.A.
M.I.A. takes Letterman somewhere weird.
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, Jul 7, 2010
North Coast Fills Out Its Lineup
Additions to the hippie hip-hop rave at Union Park
by Miles Raymer
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, Jun 23, 2010
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Of Course There's a Dance Single About Vuvuzelas
An inevitable event occurs.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jun 17, 2010
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Battle of the Mindfucking Videos
Hey Champ get weird with their "Neverest" video. Like, dolphin-heads-for-titties weird.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jun 15, 2010
J2K Wants to Be Your Internet Boyfriend
New podcast, new house track, old photos
by Miles Raymer
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, Jun 8, 2010
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Acid History
The Roland TB-303 and the accidental birth of acid house
by Miles Raymer
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, Jun 2, 2010
You Shoot: LCD Soundsystem at Metro
Starring a large disco ball
by Miles Raymer
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, May 26, 2010
Real Talk on M.I.A.
The New York Times lets some of the air out of M.I.A.'s self-made mythology.
by Miles Raymer
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