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I’ve been listening to the London-based Simian Mobile Disco, a music production team who call themselves “Electro/ Psychadelic/ Alternative” on their Myspace page. They are composed of two guys named James (foreground, left) and claim to sound like “good, old-fashioned, analogue party music” (as their wacky Brit-ball spelling has it). Specifically, I’ve been listening to [...]

I totally dig jazz singer Nellie McKay, and especially her song “Mother of Pearl”, which combines the classic tempo of Broadway standards with some wonderfully ironic lyrics about feminism: “Feminists don’t have a sense of humor, feminists just want to be alone . . .” I don’t want to spoil it for you, so you [...]

Ok, I know she’s a controversial figure. I mean, she sings about pussy stridently. We might not be able to handle that around here. But these days, Ani Di’s also been preparing to

OiNK is dead. Here’s a helpful list of what to use instead of OiNK. Not that I, you know, advocate or participate in any rampant piracy of music. But  it’s true: pirates are terribly hipster.

I’ve just been given a gift of amazingly goofy and somewhat feminist hip hop. This reminds me of my amazingly talented brother. I’d like to share it with you.

Ok, so it’s a crazy time of year. I have four papers this weekend, and a thesis, and I’m applying for fellowships for next year. But I want to keep you posted about the amazing/horrific things out there. So, here’re some interesting links I’ve come across in my few minutes of procrastination: – Runways Fade [...]

Three hipsters, with bangs and a penchant for polka dots, are bringing feminism back to the dance floor, where it hasn’t been since Salt ‘N’ Pepa’s “None of Your Biznass” (No, the Spice Girls are not real girlpower: I mean, please, “if you want to get with me, you’ve gotta get with my friends”?). The [...]