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DIY

How Lauren Riihimaki Turned Her Passion for DIY Into a Social Media Empire

The path to internet fame is so incredibly murky that even Charli D’Amelio, the most followed person on TikTok, has said she doesn’t know why she is famous. But Lauren, who has been an influencer for years, cultivated her following by doing what she loves: Crafting. 
By Isabella Simonetti

4 Beauty Brands Show How to Customize Your Skin Care With Easy, DIY Remedies

Four new brands that provide natural, DIY products—and teach you exactly how to use them to get glowing skin.
By Sara Spruch-Feiner
Pixies perform at Brooklyn Steel on May 26, 2017 in New York City.

Kale Smoothies and DIY Beats: Inside Brooklyn’s Latest Musical Revolution

No matter how gentrified BK gets, there's always a place for great music.
By Rob LeDonne
NE-HI

NE-HI Makes Us Remember the Golden Days of Chicago DIY

By Justin Joffe
Adam Schatz with Landlady at the release party for "The World is a Loud Place" at House of Yes on January 25.

Meet New York’s Indie Rock Zelig, Landlady’s Adam Schatz

By Justin Joffe
Pussy Riot, Straight Outta Vagina, 2016.

The Month in Weird: March’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
sammus

How Cultural Narratives Inspire Don Giovanni Records’ Independence

By Justin Joffe
Ty Segall

Absence Is Presence: Ty Segall and the Allure of Being Withdrawn

By Justin Joffe
Allison Crutchfield

How Self-Empowerment Inspired Allison Crutchfield’s Bold Solo Album

By Justin Joffe
Cherry Glazerr.

Meet Cherry Glazerr: Too Punk for the Hippies, Too Hippie for the Punks

By Justin Joffe
Dave Harrington

Dave Harrington’s Holiday Spectacular Spotlights NY’s Incubator Spirit

By Justin Joffe
Firefighters work at the scene following an overnight fire that claimed the lives of at least nine people at a warehouse in the Fruitvale neighborhood on December 3, 2016 in Oakland, California. The warehouse was hosting an electronic music party. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Imag

After the Oakland Fire, We Can’t Wait for NYC to Save Our Art Spaces

By Justin Joffe
Twin Peaks

Chicago’s Twin Peaks Serve a Swampy, Swirly Goulash of Garage & Blues

By Justin Joffe
Parquet Courts

Parquet Courts Write Melodies Abandoned in the Key of New York

By Justin Joffe
Pile

Exploding in Sound Records Found DIY Success by Thinking of Fans First

By Justin Joffe
Sadie

Sadie Dupuis Instills Catchy Pop With Sex-Positive Messages of Consent

By Justin Joffe
Todd Patrick's Market Hotel, as viewed from the adjacent JMZ subway platform.

NYPD Conducts ‘Gotcha’ Raid on Nonprofit Market Hotel, Tweets High Fives

By Justin Joffe
This is the recording setup Seth used for Night Walker. Located in his bedroom at his former apartment above a tire shop in Bed-Stuy.

Ghost Funk Orchestra Makes DIY Latin Jazz From His Brooklyn Apartment

By Justin Joffe
Welcome to the 2016 Printed Matter NY Art Book Fair!

The Most Affordable Place to Buy Art? Try a Book Fair

By Alanna Martinez
The Dead C

In Praise of Miscompetence: Noise Icons the Dead C Remain Mysterious as Ever

By Jordan N. Mamone
Jenny Hval.

The Month in Weird: September’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Notekillers.

Notekillers: The Best Art Rock Band You’ve Never Heard Of

By Brad Cohan
Sam Coomes.

Quasi’s Sam Coomes Embraces His Inner Psycho-Pop Scientist on ‘Bugger Me’

By Brad Cohan
Sumac.

The Month in Weird: August’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
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