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She may not yet have released a debut album, but Berlin-based MC DENA (Denitza Todorova) is already drawing lofty comparisons to artists like M.I.A. and Santigold based on the strength of singles “Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools” and “Boyfriend.” But where the latter ladies pen lyrics steeped in metaphors and nuance, DENA (for […]

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Clean Cuts, the debut lo-fi release from ambient electro-trio, House of Blondes, is a hypnotically minimal album, filled with light, airy vocals, analog chords, and solid drums. Inspired by Wolfgang Voit’s ’90s techno project, Gas, House of Blondes recorded all of their tracks in one or two takes, using pre-existing sounds to create […]

Riding the current wave of ’90s and noughties house-music revisionism, Toronto’s production/DJ team Azari & III have managed to spark up ADD dance floors all over again with soul-flecked tunes, infused with samba beats, steel drums and electro elements. They’ve collaborated with UK indie band Friendly Fires, built a buzz with live shows and four-to-the-floor […]

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Ok…so…Dimitri From Paris (aka Dimitri From Tokyo) is a GOD in my world…in ANY world! Besides keeping his reedit disco tracks on heavy rotation every week at My Chiffon is Wet, I’ve been in love with his Turkish tookus since his A Night at the Playboy Mansion release a decade ago! Tonight, he’ll be […]

NYC in the 70s would have been just another cesspit had it not been for the sparkle provided by the head queen himself Monti Rock III. Having scored two top 40 hits Get Dancin and I Wanna Dance Wit’ Choo, produced by Bob Crewe (The Four Seasons, Frankie Vallie, early Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack), […]

Dandies, those rare males who dress to thrill, are the subject of a new book of paper doll illustrations by Jim Howard, featuring four famous gents in their fabulous and fastidious outfits that you can dress (and undress) in daring sartorial splendor!
The first famous dandy is Beau Brummell, the Englishman whose persnickety style was so […]