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Lydia Lunch.

Lydia Lunch and Umar Bin Hassan Unite No Wave, Jazz and The Last Poets

We can thank the ingeniously wacked-out brain of "big sexy noise" high priestess Lydia Lunch for this dream of a project.
By Brad Cohan
George Watsky rose to fame as a slam poet and YouTube star, but is reaching for new heights this summer with the release of a hip-hop album and an essay collection.

George Watsky Learns How to Ruin Everything, Still Raps Fast

"I attempt to take my vulnerabilities and fears and anxieties and put them into my music. I think that’s universal."
By Spencer Roth-Rose

Bernie Sanders’ Folk Album Is the Best Thing You’ll Hear All Week

The one candidate no one expected to find dirt on may have the darkest past of all. That's right—Bernie Sanders once recorded a folk album. And it's on iTunes.
By Justin Joffe

Pale Kid Raps Fast: The Rise of Watsky

By Vanessa Haughton

Message to Entrepreneurs: Don't Be Afraid to Create the Future

By Suli Breaks
Bukowski fans packed in to hear open mic readings of his work.

Devotee’s Flock to the Fourth Annual Charles Bukowski Poetry Reading

By Stephen Duffy

And the Winner for Best Film of the Week Goes to …

By Rex Reed
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