In 1992, Moby was among the bristling avant garde of dance music, at a time when that genre seemed poised to break through to the mainstream in a big way. It was with him that it did break, just a few years later. 1999’s Play, mainly a roster of scratchy blues and gospel samples layered Read More
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Feeling a bit hungry? "Hungry Like the Wolf," that is, (couldn’t resist!) for some Duran Duran? Satisfy your appetite on May 30 and 31 when the iconic new wave quartet plays Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. [On Sale: Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m.]
Everyone’s favorite British electro-pop band, Hot Read More
This past Saturday, as a sellout crowd waited for Hot Chip to begin playing, a DJ at the Highline Ballroom played an a cappella version of Marvin Gaye singing “Sexual Healing.” Unadorned by dripping, quiet-storm keyboards and honeyed percussion, Gaye’s voice held the venue in thrall for a stirring few minutes, and those massed and Read More
One gets the feeling that this is Hot Chip’s year, much as it was LCD Soundsystem’s in 2007. The cheeky Brits—but with heart! and brains!—know how to engineer a beat and write a hook, and their wave is cresting at the precise moment when smart dancehall and techno appear to be at their commercial peaks Read More
