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Musician, singer, and writer, Sophia Dumaine works at a leading NYC non-profit arts organization and lives in Brooklyn.

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Transported Through Sound: Frieze Art Fair 2013

(0) Comments | Posted March 7, 2013 | 2:17 PM

It's no secret that YouTube is the most powerful launching pad for young musicians today. Less known is that the online video service is now starting to infiltrate the world of galleries and high art. Frieze New York 2013, an art fair on Randall's Island in NYC, is launching a...

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The Playful Sophistication of Genghis Hans

(0) Comments | Posted November 11, 2011 | 4:33 PM

I recently sat down with Hans Hsu, creator of the talented duo known as Genghis Hans. The two-person band includes Wesleyan graduate Hans and his counterpart Stryker Matthews, who is also an up and coming DJ in NYC. Created in the bedroom on a computer and...

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Florence and the Machine's Ceremonials Delivers

(1) Comments | Posted November 11, 2011 | 4:27 PM

If you are going to purchase one album this week, it should be Florence and the Machine's newly released Ceremonials. The ethereal and powerful redhead has come out with a total stunner. The tracks are consistently catchy, beautiful, and incredibly inspiring. In fact everything about Ceremonials is big: big vocals,...

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Album Review: The Amanicans by The Powder Kegs

(0) Comments | Posted September 28, 2011 | 7:00 PM

The Powder Kegs' latest album titled The Amanicans released this past March is very catchy -- especially the title track "The Amanicans," as well as "When the Body Tricks the Mind," however it is still not getting the attention that it deserves. Although the album did fairly well when it...

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Lana Del Rey's Sound Is Both Vulnerable and Feisty

(1) Comments | Posted September 16, 2011 | 12:25 PM

In her new single being released on October 17th "Video Games" and its B-side "Blue Jeans", Lana Del Rey, a rising star in the folk, indie-rock scene, sings dreamily of youth, summertime boredom, sex, and nostalgia in a slightly edgy, heartfelt fashion. She suggestively sings: "I'm in his favorite sun...

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