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“I Was a Tumblr Bitch”: DJ Avalon Made Us an Electroclash Playlist

December 19, 2024

“Extremely private profane thoughts and to-do lists.”

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Fab Morvan Of Milli Vanilli Made Us a 123-Song Playlist of Pop Excellence

December 11, 2024

After gracing the pages of our Winter Issue, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan sent us a playlist of 80s power pop and revealed his musical guilty pleasures.

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MERLOT Made Us a Playlist to Match Her Post-Op Vibes

December 2, 2024

The NYC-based artist curated a selection of songs she’s been listening to as she recovers from FFS and gears up to release her first single in four years, “Butterfly.”

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Club Princess VTSS Tells Us How She Pregames for the Rave

November 11, 2024

Before her day-one set at Desert Air Festival this weekend, the Polish producer made us a sexy playlist and told us how she really feels about non-DJs getting on the aux.

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“I Love Unserious Music”: Atlanta Rapper Kuntfetish Tells Us What’s on Repeat

October 29, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the Atlanta-based underground rapper takes us on a feel-good journey from Gaga to Detroit rap to Deftones.

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“Girls and Cars!”: Electroclash Duo Somewhere Special Make Us a Playlist

October 15, 2024

To mark the release of their new single, “Secret,” the New York-based electroclash duo Somewhere Special joined us for this week’s edition of Sound Advice.

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Rosalía Gave Us the Soundtrack to Fashion Week’s Best Party

September 26, 2024

On Wednesday night, insiders celebrated the Motomami with champagne, cigarette towers, and an exclusive playlist including “Omega,” her new collab with Ralphie Choo.

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Boiler Room’s Amar Ediriwira Made Us a Kind Of Fashion Week Playlist

September 12, 2024

How does the Creative Director of Boiler Room prep for the party? “An antihistamine and two shots of tequila,” he told us. “Then I throw some ketamine over my shoulder.”

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Actress-Turned-Musician Sophie Thatcher Endorses Funky Monkey Fall

September 5, 2024

To prime us for the release of her debut EP “Pivot & Scrape,” the “Yellowjackets” star made us a blissed-out, end-of-summer playlist.

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New York Indie Duo Patch + Have Money on Their Mind

August 26, 2024

“Imagine Patch + is a bar. We’re tending & You just got a free drink.”

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Manchester-Based DJ salute Tells Us What It Takes to Survive Festival Season

August 19, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the DJ and producer made us a playlist to mark the release of their debut album, “True Magic,” and an upcoming North American tour.

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Sound Advice: Mel Ottenberg Wants You to Stop Trimming Your Bush

August 16, 2024

To mark the dog days of summer, our editor-in-chief presents a frisky playlist fit to blast on the dunes of Provincetown—and tells us what the hell is going on with pubes.

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Malice K Made the Soundtrack to Your Mental Breakdown

August 12, 2024

“I was going for a vibe of a roller coaster of emotional distress,” says the skater-turned-punk rocker, who curated a playlist for us ahead of his debut album’s release.

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The Boys of La Femme Made Us a Sexy, Olympics-Inspired Summer Playlist

August 8, 2024

Before setting off on their North American tour, Sacha Got and Marlon Magée of the psychedelic rock band made us a playlist full of funky French summer sounds.

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Scout Willis Tells Us Her Favorite Musical Nepo Baby

August 6, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the Hollywood lovechild and singer-songwriter makes us a playlist to mark the release of her buttery, blues-tinged single, “Over and Over”

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Tinashe Made Us a Playlist for a Nasty Girl Summer

August 2, 2024

“Have fun with your friends, be hot, do whatever you want to do, go outside, and get some sun.”

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Role Model Wants Chappell Roan to Join His Musical Coven

July 22, 2024

In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, we’re joined by the 27-year-old singer-songwriter, who made us the perfect playlist to ease the heartbreak.

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Singer-Songwriter Holly Humberstone Is Looking for Her AirPods

July 15, 2024

For this week’s Sound Advice, the 24-year-old Brit, fresh off her first-ever headlining tour in the States, made us a playlist of tracks fit for a Sad Girl Fall.

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DJ Bloodcore Makes Us a Playlist for a New New York

July 4, 2024

For this week’s Sound Advice, DJ and fashion girl Gregory Miller, aka DJ Bloodcore, makes us an Independence Day playlist.

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DJ Crush Sahara Wears His Heart on His Sleeve

June 20, 2024

“Above reality, below imagination.”