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NYC's huge, sprawling pop culture convention has taken over Jacob Javits Center (and beyond) for the weekend. Check out pictures of the scene, including lots of cosplayers, and watch newly released television and movie trailers that premiered there on Friday.

The festival take place June 2-4 in San Francisco and also features Also on the lineup: Bob Odenkirk, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph's Prince tribute act Princess, Ty Segall, Vince Staples, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Pete Davidson, a live taping on the "How Did This Get Made?" podcast, Chr…

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Speedy Ortiz had one of the finest indie rock albums of the year with Major Arcana which we're already seeing on some best of 2013 lists, and we asked them for a best of 2013 list of their own...

1) Sinead O'Connor writes a letter to Miley Cyrus
2) Amanda Palmer writes a letter to Sinead O'Connor
3) Sinead O'Connor writes a second letter to Miley Cyrus
4) Sinead O'Connor writes a third letter to Miley
5) Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus' Twitter feud was spoofed on S…

We've completed our coverage of this past weekend's Austin City Limits festival with a set of pictures from Sunday, Die Antwoord (like the above) included...

How was your Columbus Day? We didn't take off, and posted a whole bunch on BV, BV Chicago, and BV Austin, and here's even more...

As you can see above, Emceez Ansari is really good at photoshopping Aziz Ansari's face into album covers...

* Soft Circle @ Glasslands
* Kelley Stoltz @ Union Hall
* Jason Collett @ Mercury Lounge
* White Hinterland @ Mercury Lounge
* Spoon & Handsome Furs at Terminal 5
* Rihanna is playing Highline Ballroom
* Kaki King is playing Bowery Ballroom
* Jason Anderson at Pete's Candy Store
* Dirty Projectors …