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Austin Coven Got In Sync with Fred Again

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: New York-based electropop artist Austin Coven went from Fred Again to the studio.

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Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’: The Beauty of Elevated Porno Music and Abstract Soundscapes

My Favorite Album: Ben Kaplan of dark synth-pop band NoNight told us about his love for a bonafide classic from some likeminded souls.

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TVOD Enjoys a Mean FIDLAR

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Tyler Wright of Brooklyn-based rockers TVOD watched FIDLAR blow the doors off.

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Queen Kwong Fell Under PJ Harvey’s ‘Dry’ Spell

My Favorite Album: Enigmatic artist Queen Kwong talks about the artistic — and life-changing brilliance — of PJ Harvey’s classic debut.

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Filter Brought a Little Darkness to Lovecolor

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Vanessa Silberman of NY & LA-based alt-pop band Lovecolor was there when Filter delivered a “nice shot.”

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Peter Holsapple of the dB’s is Moved by ‘Shazam’

My Favorite Album: The New York power-pop vet makes the case that the Move gem is still heavy more than half-a-century on.

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Joy Buzzer Finds the Beat

In the latest installment of The Best Gig I Ever Saw, Jed Becker, of NYC power-pop group Joy Buzzer, remembers seeing the English Beat: “These English dudes landed on a small stage in the greatest city in the world and just destroyed us.”

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Sabrina Song Goes Back Home With Billy Joel’s ‘The Stranger’

My Favorite Album: Brooklyn-based alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer Sabrina Song recounts the long-lasting impact of the Long Island native's masterpiece.

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Shower Curtain Takes the Cherry

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Victoria Winter of New York indie-rock four-piece Shower Curtain got a new perspective from Cherry Glazerr.

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Playing Alice Cooper’s “Love It to Death” to Death

Pete Zaremnba and Keith Streng of the garage rockers The Fleshtones still can't get enough of a Coop classic.

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