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Izzy Spears

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Izzy Spears Tells Us His Dream Collaborator and Musical Red Flags

December 18, 2023

“Britney, of course.”

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LaQuan Smith Wants the Girls to Pump Down the Runway to This Playlist

December 13, 2023

“If I lose another earbud, I may have a conniption.”

Mia Carucci

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Industrial Darling Mia Carucci Is Experimenting With Horns in the Bedroom

December 5, 2023

“If u can throw ass to this track, ur my people.”

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Jean Dawson Is Swiping His Stan Card for Prince

November 27, 2023

“I don’t do drugs.”

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DJ Skype Williams Challenges Usher to a Gay Club Dance Battle

November 21, 2023

“Well, yes.”

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Drake Protégé Naomi Sharon Is Dreaming Of a Sting Collab

November 13, 2023

“In the car, on the bed, and on the couch.”

giorgio moroder donna summer

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Mel Ottenberg Doubles Back the Disco With Another Giorgio Moroder-Themed Playlist

November 9, 2023

“I am feeling positively Cher-less these days.”

horsegiirl

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Saddle Up Farmies, HorsegiirL Sleighed This Playlist

October 25, 2023

“When you’re a horse like me, there’s always a beat in your head to gallop to.”

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Sasha Colby Wants to Lip Sync For Her Life to This Song

October 18, 2023

“Hopefully I’m going down in a blaze of glory in YSL, and my snatched pony from Sasha Colby Hair.”

amaarae

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Amaarae Tells Us What She’s Bumping in the Bedroom

October 16, 2023

“I’m not the best dancer so you’ll always find me dancing in my room.”

Dissensus

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Dissensus Curates an Unhinged Death Metal and Jazz Playlist

October 10, 2023

The downtown noise trio spoke with us ahead of their Tuesday night gig at The River.

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Indie-Rocker and TikTok Star Petey Salutes Blink-182 and Big Macs

September 28, 2023

“Anything is fine we can talk about something else–anything else!”

sextile

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Sextile on Diners, Drums, and Damon Albarn

September 22, 2023

“C’mon, you know you got to DM for that address.”

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Screamo Band OLTH on Broken Ribs, Skinny Jeans, and Assless Chaps

September 8, 2023

“I do a lot of banging my head if I’m driving alone.”

tems

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Tems Delivers Us the Perfect R&B Playlist for a Rainy Day

August 30, 2023

The Nigerian singer-songwriter joins our weekly SOUND ADVICE column to share a playlist titled “The Fog” and dish on celery juice, Sade, and childhood concerts.

dj miss parker

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DJ Miss Parker Tells Us What It Takes to Be a BussyCatDoll

August 22, 2023

“A vape, a sweatband, and intention.”

thoom

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Electropop Princess Thoom Wants to be Your National Anthem

August 15, 2023

“No crackheads at mine, but I know a good roof.”

kyle gordon dj crazy times

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Here’s What DJ Crazy Times is Bumping on the Planet of the Bass

August 11, 2023

“Mobile telephone, CD-ROM, ecstasy.”

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Mel Ottenberg Celebrates Giorgio Moroder With a Disco-Heavy Playlist

August 9, 2023

“I’m in a post-afters era.”

kaliii

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Kaliii Is Wearing Latex in Her Barbie Dreams

August 2, 2023

“Lambo truck in my garage, walk in closet the size of a small apartment and a chef’s kitchen.”