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Peter Thiel will discuss "quest to shut down Gawker" at SXSW
The Trump-supporting man who funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit that shut down Gawker will get to talk about it at an official SXSW panel.
Five Notable Releases of the Week (9/22)
This week’s Notable Releases include Phoebe Bridgers’ must-hear debut album, Rapsody’s long-awaited sophomore album, Chelsea Wolfe’s latest triumph, and more.
stream Rapsody's 'Beauty and the Beast', see her in NYC
Snow Hill, NC’s Rapsody has been leaving her mark on the rap world for a few years now. She’s got collaborations with Big K.R.I.T., Blu, Statik Selektah and more; and made her highest-profile collaboration to date by appearing on “Complexion (A Zulu Love)” on Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butter……
Liars, Cajmere, Jon Hopkins, Lil Silva, IO Echo & more played Warm Up (pics); full lineup for finale announced
MoMA PS1 Warm Up closed out August with a bang on Saturday (8/31) with one of the most stacked, varied line-ups of the season, featuring live performances from bands Liars and IO Echo, plus sets from Cajmere, Lil Silva, Jon Hopkins and Sam Valenti IV…
Red Bull Music Academy reveals full NYC lineup (Oneohtrix, Lee Perry, Andy Stott, Laurel Halo, Skream, Le1f, Young Chop, Big Freedia, Pantha Du Prince, Congos/Sun Araw, more)
As mentioned, tickets went on sale today for the previously announced Red Bull Music Academy events, which take over NYC from April 28 to May 31…
James Murphy suing DFA partner Tim Goldsworthy; tickets on sale for upcoming Red Bull Music Academy shows
James Murphy on SS Coachella 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)
LCD Soundsystem/DFA Records man James Murphy is suing Tim Goldsworthy, who he formed DFA with in 2001, but who moved out of New York to the UK three years ago…
Brian Eno, Four Tet, James Murphy, Giorgio Moroder and more participating in NYC Red Bull Music Academy
The Red Bull Music Academy is coming to NYC from April 28 to May 31 which will include over 30 events ranging from live concerts and club nights to A/V installations, film screenings and public conversations with big names…
Sean Price, 9th Wonder, Buckshot & Murs have new albums and playing a show together in NYC (dates, streams)
NYC rapper Sean Price released his new album, Mic Tyson, on October 30 via Duck Down Records and was supposed to play a hometown record release show that day at SOB’s, but Hurricane Sandy had other plans and the show never happe…
Talib Kweli, Young Guru, The Roc Boyz and "special guests" will be at Jay-Z afterparties this weekend in Brooklyn
Talib Kweli w/ Idle Warship at Culture Shock 2012 (more by Kellyann Petry)
As mentioned in What’s Going on Friday?, there’s an afterparty for tonight’s Jay-Z Barclays show (9/28, his first of eight) happening at Free Candy (905 Atlantic Ave) with Jay-Z’s DJ, Young Guru as well as a set from Talib Kweli (who’s spinning with Questlove and Q-Tip at The Cap earlier in the evening)…
2012 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival begins tonight (schedule)
Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins)
The 2012 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival runs from Monday, 7/9 (tonight) through Saturday (7/14)…
