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DAFT PUNK & TRON
Walt Disney Pictures has been hyping the Tron movie for years. The Daft Punk soundtrack has been faked and refaked. Now, finally, a first official snippet from the Disney multinational empire has...
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TRON: LEGACY
THE SOUNDTRACK GENRE | ELECTRORCHESTRAL VERDICT | WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION LABEL | WALT DISNEY RELEASE | 12.7.10 DISNEY.GO.COM/TRON It’s been over five and a half years since Daft Punk dropped a...
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IDENTITY FEST PREVIEW: NERO
“Everything in the room is spinning / I think I’m going to fall down / My heart’s beating too quickly / I’m tripping out.” Right now in the ever-ambiguous world of electronic music, dubstep remains the...
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IN THE MIX: DIGITALISM
Within this past week, our nation has indulged in the usual dose of the seven deadly sins with a few extra helpings of gluttony. First it was Thanksgiving then Black Friday and finally Cyber Monday....
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INTERVIEW: GHOSTS OF VENICE
The debate of nature vs. nurture seems like an unsolvable intellectual debacle, but if any musician could whole-heartedly embody both sides of the argument, it’s gotta be UK-based producer Lee Dunn....
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SHINY TOY GUNS: III
GENRE | SYNTH SERENADE VERDICT | THREE-HIT WONDER LABEL | FIVE SEVEN MUSIC RELEASE | 10.23.12 You’re watching a cell phone commercial. You’re in Forever 21 picking out a sequined scarf. You’re at a...
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FDM 5.3: STARRING LORD QUAS, DELROY EDWARDS, AND NOT DAFT PUNK
This is the third installment of my weekly (when I’m not on vacation) column here at the Dig. Like those prior, its aim is to bring attention my five favorite music-related things from the week that...
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EXIT POLL: CHELSEA @ THE PUBLICK HOUSE, MONDAY 5.6.13
CHELSEA, SINGING ALONG AT THE PUBLICK HOUSE MON 5.6.13 What song is stuck in your head right now? “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams. It’s my new summer jam, for now. Although, more...
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HELLA NEWSWORTHY: KANYE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, TOPS CRAZY-PERSON STANDARDS...
It’s been a big couple of weeks for Kanye West, and this is a man who spends most regular weeks go-karting with supermodels and calling the President out on racism. Back on May 2, Yeezy revived his...
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OH, CRUEL WORLD!: DEAR MOM
Illustration by Courtney Laforest Dear Mom, The new Daft Punk album isn’t ‘bad,’ you just didn’t like it. Hell, I wouldn’t even say that you didn’t like it, you just didn’t get it! I was trying to...
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THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2013 (SO FAR)
The Dig loves music. Imagine our love, then, for 2013, which just happens to be one of the greatest years for music in recent memory—and we’re only halfway through. To celebrate the good times, we’ve...
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INTERVIEW: HEAVEN
Indie rockers move forward by gazing back 2013 has been a huge year for the past. It seems there’s been a running trend throughout some of the best music released in recent memory. Emulate one specific...
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STRICTLY LOCAL: OBLIGATORY HALLOWEEN COVER BAND STORY
Halloween brings out the corniness in everyone. It’s that time of year when excessive lameness is not only tolerated, but encouraged, and nowhere is said cheesiness on more prominent exhibit than in...
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2013 YEAR IN REVIEW: UP ALL NIGHT TO GET DISPARITY
We’ve entered the age of dystopian album roll-outs. From Kanye projecting his condemnation of our white overlords onto the side of skyscrapers, to Gaga wearing a jetpack dress, mainstream music...
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RUN FOR COVER: PHARRELL VS. WOODKID: “HAPPY”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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GIORGIO MORODER: “GIORGIO’S THEME”
GENRE | IMPORTANTED ITALIAN GROVES LABEL | ADULT SWIM If Adult Swim disappears from existence tomorrow, at least they’ll have provided us two moments of profound satisfaction: inciting a five-star...
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INTERVIEW: DRENGE
Daft Punk, The Carpenters, Simon & Garfunkel, Outkast, Suicide. There’s something about musical duos that can bring out the best of both members. While their gritty sound and hard-hitting notes are...
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PORCHES.: “FORGIVE (FEAT. GRETA KLINE)”
GENRE | SLOW DANCE INDIE ROCK LABEL | TERRIBLE RECORDS Aaron Maine’s completely controlled voice never fails to impress. On his newest 7″ track “Forgive (feat. Greta Kline),” he shows off his pipes by...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: CHROMATICS VS. ANIKA: “IN THE CITY”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: CHROMATICS VS. ANIKA: “IN THE CITY”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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