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OCT 26 - NOV 1

With Halloween falling unforgivingly on a Sunday this year and most workaday folks wanting to avoid a Monday morning hangover, the parties get started on Thursday and keep going all through the weekend. Vinyl spooks on hand include no less than Michael Mayer, Maurice Fulton, Afrika Bambaataa, and Lee Burridge, while options without the decks in effect range from Killgore and John Zorn to deities and demons to Italian horror and ear-bleeding noise baths. So dress up, stay out, and spread it — just make sure you wake up in time to vote on Tue 11.2.
 
 
 
Everyone likes the daylights frightened out of them. That's why we watch the scariest movie scenes between our fingers — we don't want to watch, but we can't help ourselves. In our heads, we're screaming, "Don't open the door! Don't go in there." But in our hearts, we want them to meet their doom. There are a lot of ghosts around on Halloween, but there's one spirit you must share it with — ABSOLUT.

tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
monday
ongoing
features
 
art: John Bock and Bendix Harms; Series Two and Three feat. Califone, Br. Danielson, and the MP3; Trunk of Humours; Jane and Louise Wilson: Erewhon
comedy:Killgore: The Musical
discussion:Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd
dj:Turntables on the Hudson 5 Record Release Party; Warriors Party w/ Afrika Bambaataa; Andrea Grant, Sal Leone, and Kervyn Mark; Kazulo Masquerade Party; Lee Burridge; Maurice Fulton; Michael Mayer w/ Reinhard Voigt; Morgan Geist and Danny Wang; Motherf*cker Halloween Creepshow; Osunlade
festival:Ladyfest*East
film:All Night Italian Horror; John Zorn & EC Orchestra
getaway:Battleground Bus Trip to Ohio
multimedia:New American Story Art; Deities & Demons Masquerade
music:Blonde Redhead; Del tha Funkee Homosapien w/ Aceyalone; Tinariwen; XBXRX w/ Japanther
performance:Pamela Z: Voci
theatre:Hot Buttons 2004: A Political Vaudeville; Tiny Ninja Theater Presents Hamlet

 



  
MUSIC: World
Tinariwen


when: Tue 10.26 (9:30pm) & Wed 10.27 (7:30 & 9:30pm)
where: Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St, 212.539.8778)
price: $20
links: Event Info | Tinariwen
 
With regard to blues heritage, Mali is to Africa as Mississippi is to America — a vast wonderland of pentatonic mastery. While most blues artists live in Mali proper, Tinariwen come from the northern Sahara Desert, redefining Tuareg identity with softly melodic scales that explode into full-throttle, Hendrix-esque jams. Their two records released stateside, The Radio Tisdas Sessions and Amassakoul, have opened ears to the African legends; these performances mark their US debut, with each early show preceded by a screening of the DVD Festival in the Desert, about an annual pilgrimage made by such artists as Robert Plant, Lo'Jo, Ali Farka Toure, and Afel Bocoum, at 6:30pm. (DB)


 What does the original name of the band — Taghreft Tinariwen — mean? Ninth and 13th correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.



  
THEATRE
Hot Buttons 2004: A Political Vaudeville


when: Tue 10.26 & Wed 10.27 (8pm)
where: The Culture Project @ 45 Bleecker (45 Bleecker St, 212.253.9983)
price: $12 suggested donation
links: Event Info
 
The days are flying off the countdown calendar to November 2nd faster than ever as those debates around the water cooler get all hot 'n bothered. And with the Bush-Kerry showdown a week away, this political vaudeville show is the perfect prescription for getting riled up. Presented by the Hourglass Group and the Culture Project, filmmaker and writer Neil LaBute and renaissance activist Steve Earle are among the talented crew of scribes, directors, and musicians who intend to push your buttons — all the way to Election Day. (ÇK)

Note: Reserve tickets by calling 212.439.8122 or emailing Hourglass.




  
DJ
Unclassics Record Release Party feat. Morgan Geist and Danny Wang


when: Tue 10.26 (9pm)
where: APT (419 W 13th St, 212.414.4245)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info
 
In 2000, disco was the stuff jokes were made of. But like cock rock and electro, the music that seemed all about chest hair and Travolta has received its justice. Thanks to the dapper production and intelli-house sensibility of Metro Area (Darshan Jesrani and Morgan Geist), the mirrorball received a PR makeover. Four years later, the currently solo Geist digs into his obscure roots with Unclassics, a mix of largely unknown (and unexpected) disco from 1978 to 1985. Tonight's party sees Geist spinning records from the new mix as well as an appearance by neo-disco don Daniel Wang. (JAC)

Note: Open tequila bar 9-10pm.




  
DJ
Osunlade Record Release Party


when: Tue 10.26 (10pm)
where: Cielo (18 Little W 12th St, 212.645.5700)
price: $10
links: Event Info
 
There's only one way to describe an Osunlade experience: spiritual. Bodies circle the floor like stirred ancients and exuberant outcries accompany soulful house. Be uplifted as the acclaimed DJ — who's also an ordained priest of Ifa — celebrates the release of his sixth project, The Yoruba Soul Mixes. Yoruba is a traditional West African culture, and true to its title, the album is an engaging sociology of rhythm — where it comes from, where it's been, and, in Osunlade's expert hands, where it's going. Not just a dance night, but a rite of passage. (PW)


 For which children's TV show did Osunlade compose music when he was 17? Tenth and 15th correct answers each win a CD and a pair of tickets to this event.





  
DISCUSSION
Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd


when: Wed 10.27 (7pm)
where: The New School (66 W 12th St, 212.229.5488)
price: $10
links: Event Info | Art Spiegelman | Chip Kidd
 
After witnessing 9/11 up close, graphic novelist Art Spiegelman made sense of the tragedy by returning to the newspaper comics of the early 20th century where he found strangely prescient visions of the falling towers in such classic strips as Little Nemo, Krazy Kat, and the Katzenjammer Kids. For In the Shadow of No Towers — his first graphic novel since Maus — he re-imagines the day through the lens of classic comic broadsheets, the only sane foil for a world turned upside down. In the flesh, the manic, marvelous, and chain-smoking Spiegelman is an engaging spokesman for comix' hallowed but mildewed history. Illustrator/maverick Chip Kidd — who began a revolution of his own designing dust jackets — joins him for this discussion. (TW)


 Which profession did Spiegelman's parents originally want him to pursue? Tenth and 18th correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.



  
MUSIC: Indie Rock
Blonde Redhead


when: Wed 10.27 & Thur 10.28 (8pm)
where: Irving Plaza (17 Irving Pl, 212.777.6800)
price: $20
links: Event Info
 
Blonde Redhead's similarities to noise pop pioneers Sonic Youth have never been particularly detrimental to the band; after all, Sonic Youth's drummer Steve Shelley signed the group to his Smells Like label until the band jumped to Touch and Go in 1997 (accompanied by bassist Vern Rumsey of Unwound — another band that's logged plenty of mileage on Sonic Youth's roads). But Blonde Redhead's most recent album, Misery Is a Butterfly, is quite a different beast, smoothing over the clang and twang with keyboards and harpsichords, and mapping the melancholy terrain of Radiohead. Live, they still turn it out with blistering force, but don't be surprised to glimpse an unfamiliar light at the end of the wind tunnel. (PHS)

Note: Sibling duo CocoRosie and Cam Cameo open tonight, while Benzos and Home Video open on Thur 10.28.






  
GETAWAY: Swing State
D4D's Battleground Bus Trip to Ohio


when: Buses leave on Thur 10.28 &
Fri 10.29 (10pm)
where: Downtown for Democracy Office (181 N 11th St, Suite 205, Wburg, 718.290.9153)
price:  FREE w/ sign-up
links: Event Info
 
If you think it's not much fun voting where the outcome is a forgone conclusion, we say go on the offense — get on the Downtown for Democracy bus and drive deep into this fabled Midwest battleground state. With thousands of recruits from both sides keeping watch, it's shaping up to be a rumble in the buckeyes. (JKG)

Note: For those with local obligations, you can also volunteer to phonebank to swing states from right here in NYC.




  
FESTIVAL
Ladyfest*East


when: Thur 10.28 - Mon 11.1 (schedule)
where: Various
price: $65-75 pass
links: Event Info
 
Ladyfest*East means business this year, lining up girl beasties Northern State, screeching garage-punks the Gossip, intense rawkers the Butchies, and recent inductees to the major label big leagues Le Tigre. And that's just the music — there are also fashion shows, poetry slams, and films. But remember: this ain't no Lilith Fair, so don't expect the girls to play nice. (JKG)

Note: Individual tickets are available on the day of the event.




  
PERFORMANCE
Pamela Z: Voci


when: Thur 10.28 - Sat 10.30 (8pm)
where: The Kitchen (512 W 19th St, 212.255.5793)
price: $15
links: Event Info | Pamela Z
 
Pamela Z treats the voice like a tool, as stories and arias in this one-woman opera are combined with innovative electronic devices to build multimedia landscapes. Beyond her edgy, sonic explorations, the performance also includes virtual duets with surprise guests via large-scale video projections, as well as some good old bel canto singing. (SP)


 What is the name of the movement-sensitive MIDI controller that Z uses in her performances? Twelfth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
COMEDY
Killgore: The Musical


when: Thur 10.28 - Sat 10.30 (schedule)
where: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (307 W 26th St, 212.366.9176)
price: $15
links: Event Info
 
The UCB Theater's first-rate annual Halloween spectacular is so gory that patrons in the first few rows are provided with plastic sheeting to protect them from splash-back. It's also the funniest musical involving murder-by-umbilical-cord you'll ever see. Entertainment for the whole family. (DSH)


 Killgore kills anyone who is "rife with selfishness, greed, hatred, and a few people who just suck." Tell us who should be the beast's next target, and why. Two funniest answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.



  
DJ
Michael Mayer w/ Reinhard Voigt


when: Thur 10.28 (9pm)
where: Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St, 212.533.2111)
price: $20 / $15 advance
links: Event Info | Michael Mayer
 
As one of the head honchos of Kompakt, Michael Mayer helped rebuild techno's reputation for innovation, and his 12-inches are among the label's most cherished releases. But his greatest distinction has been earned behind the decks, from his classic microhouse mix Immer, to his stomping, shuffle-friendly Speicher showcases. With Reinhard Voigt opening, Bowery stages a clubland coup. (JL)


 What was Mayer's favorite band while growing up? Fifteenth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
DJ
Turntables on the Hudson 5 Record Release Party


when: Thur 10.28 (11pm)
where: Cielo (18 Little W 12th St, 212.645.5700)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | Turntables on the Hudson | Nickodemus
 
Nickodemus, Mariano, and Nappy G continue their monthly residency a few blocks off the Hudson, celebrating the fifth installment of their infamous series of jazzy/house/global groove music mixes tonight. The booming system at this sleek Meatpacking District hot spot gives due respect to a party honoring a half-decade of TOTH goodness. (DB)






  
MULTIMEDIA: Performance
New American Story Art


when: Fri 10.29 (7-9:30pm)
where: Parker's Box (193 Grand St, W'burg, 718.388.2882)
price:  FREE
links: Event info
 
The little-known genre of story art falls somewhere between Harvey Pekar's American Splendor and the illustrated works of Shakespeare. Here, freelance curatorial outfit eyewash offers a multimedia sample-pack that includes 11 diverse story artists. Tonight's event features two video screenings and live performances, including kooky country crooner Larry Krone and laptop wizard Jon Keith Brunelle. (JK)




  
FILM: Screening w/ live music
John Zorn & EC Orchestra


when: Fri 10.29 - Sun 10.31 (8 & 10pm)
where: Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Ave, 212.505.5181)
price: $12 / $10 advance
links: Event Info | John Zorn
 
Musician and composer John Zorn stokes the cinematic flames of avant-garde classics with new scores in an attempt to equally stimulate both eye and ear. Rare, strange gems from Kenneth Anger, Harry Smith, Maya Deren, Marie Menken, and Joseph Cornell are presented in this haunted, sonic environment. (AS)




  
MULTIMEDIA
Deities & Demons Masquerade


when: Fri 10.29 (9pm-6am)
where: Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors (540 W 27th St, 4th Fl, 212.564.4253)
price: $20 advance only
links: Event Info
 
Not many parties suggest you dress as "your true self" — and while we're not sure that's advisable for everyone, this spiritual take on a pagan holiday certainly is. From a lecture by artist Alex Grey to dancers and live strings, from DJ sets by KOZ and others to a sacred chill-out room, live video performances, and a chai bar, COSM provides an enlightened Halloween alternative. (JKG)




  
ART: Opening w/ live music
Series Two and Three feat. Califone, Br. Danielson, and the MP3


when: Fri 10.29 (10pm)
where: Brooklyn Fire Proof (101 Richardson St, Bklyn, 718.302.4702)
price: $10
links: Event Info | Califone | Br. Danielson
 
Series Two and Three shows some of our fave indie musicians behaving rather unusually: not only do they have guitars hanging from their necks, but also art hanging on the walls. Come to tonight's opening to see Califone, Brother Danielson, and the MP3 perform as expected, then stay for the unexpected handiwork of Devendra Banhart, David Pajo, Tara Jane O'Neil, and others. (JKG)

Note: Advance tickets are available at Other Music. Free exhibition viewing at Brooklyn Fire Proof and Naked Duck Gallery (7-9pm).


 Tell us a story (in 50 words or less), based on this work by Banhart. Best answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
DJ
Kazulo Masquerade Party


when: Fri 10.29 (10pm)
where: Gstaad (43 W 26th St, 212.683.1440)
price: $6 / Free before 11:30pm
links: Event Info
 
If you're a soul-house dance music lover seeking positivity and an underground loft-style vibe, Kazulo welcomes you home. With DJ Jus-Ed, DJ Vic Money, and special guest DJ Afro (of Los Amigos Invisibles) behind the decks, the crew celebrates their one-year anniversary tonight. Come correct in costume. (JM)




  
DJ
No Ordinary Monkey feat. Maurice Fulton


when: Fri 10.29 (11pm)
where: China Room (50 Broadway, 212.509.5343)
price: $10
 
Though he's been focused on his forthcoming Mu LP alongside wife Mutsumi Kanamori, Maurice Fulton is also a top-notch DJ and producer in his own right, recently manning the mixing desk for punk-funkers !!!. Bear witness to his blend of tripped-out house and off-kilter riddims, accompanied by a healthy helping of funk. (CJN)






  
FILM
All Night Italian Horror


when: Sat 10.30 (7pm)
where: Pioneer Theater (155 E 3rd St, 212.254.3300)
price: $30
links: Event Info
 
This red-eye marathon of six Italian horror flicks imparts a hankering for some bagels and blood (relax, it's just V8). So, don your Most Inappropriate, Most Disgusting, Most Frightening, and of course, Most Italian costumes for a go at some gory glory, or sweep all the contest categories with some gel and a Speedo. (ÇK)




  
DJ
Melting Pot Costume Party feat. Andrea Grant, Sal Leone, and Kervyn Mark


when: Sat 10.30 (10pm)
where: Nuyorican Poet's Cafe (236 E 3rd St, 212.780.9386)
price: $10 / $5 with costume
links: Event Info
 
Rolling in from summer gigs at P.S.1 and Battery Park, this NYC party fixture hosts an All Hallow's Eve sure-shot. Throwing a proper house party (pun intended) in the East Village, a live performance by Andrea Grant is accompanied by heavy-hitting sets from DJs Sal Leone and party founder Kervyn Mark. (DB)




  
DJ
Warriors Halloween Party w/ Afrika Bambaataa


when: Sat 10.30 (10pm)
where: Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St, Bklyn, no tel)
price: $14 / $10 with RSVP
links: Event Info | Afrika Bambaataa
 
Call out the gang — make sure you dress like one — and head to Williamsburg. Your unique crew can have its photo taken and projected across the massive Supreme Trading space for all to take notice. Guaranteeing things get properly out of hand, the legendary Afrika Bambaataa, along with Dan Selzer, Mike Simonetti, DFA's Tim Sweeney, and a number of the sonically dangerous Rapture and Fannypack posses spin dance-worthy cuts. Warriors, come out to play-ee-ay! (CEH)

Note: Gang with the best costume wins a bottle of Veuve Clicquot.


 On which list did Life magazine include Bambaataa in 1990? Fifteenth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.





  
MUSIC: Electro-Noise
XBXRX w/ Japanther


when: Sun 10.31 (8pm)
where: Asterisk Art Project (258 Johnson Ave, Bushwick)
price: $10
links: Event Info | XBXRX | Japanther
 
Don't bother bringing a friend to this Bushwick gig — you've already got one in Chris Touchton, aka Vice Cooler, the hyperactive frontman of XBXRX. With a stage presence somewhere between Stooges-era Iggy and an aerobics instructor, Vice incites the crowd to have fun, be his friend, or lie down on the damn floor, while the band unleash a monstrous noise rawk apocalypse. After being deported during their Canadian tour and banned from four venues in their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, XBXRX moved to Oakland and decided to torture a Casio or two without softening up their sound. Prepare for a sonic seizure that could shatter every fragile hipster in the place, as fellow noiseniks Japanther lead a stable of local electro-hardcore talent in a preliminary bone density test. (TW)

Note: !!! provide a DJ set.




  
DJ
Lee Burridge


when: Sun 10.31 (10pm)
where: Cielo (18 Little W 12th St, 212.645.5700)
price: $15
links: Event Info | Lee Burridge
 
While rock star DJ sets are typical Halloween happenings in New York, Made Event's decision to introduce Lee Burridge to our fair city's dress-up night seems too perfect to have been made for protocol's sake. The harder, spacier half of Fabric's Tyrant duo (playing opposite the deeper, dubbier Craig Richards), Burridge is a master of techno that echoes the scary side of the holiday with murky, shattered beats. But the true spirit of Halloween (read: partying) will, of course, not be ignored; dark or not, Burridge didn't become a rock star by making people cower in the corner of the dance floor. (JAC)




  
DJ
Motherf*cker Halloween Creepshow


when: Sun 10.31 (10pm)
where: Spirit (530 W 27th St, 212.268.9477)
price: $20 / $15 after 11pm / $10 before 11pm with invite
links: Event Info
 
Gender-twisters and shock-rockers rise from the underground for the mother of all campy dress-up parties. Fabulous foursome Motherfucker, notorious for holiday hedonism, possess every inch of Chelsea super-club Spirit with their flair for fun, which includes three DJ rooms — the main floor with MF-ers Justine D. and Michael T. rocking the punk, disco, and new wave; Tommie Sunshine throwing down in the Beelzebub lounge with post-punk and nu-wave house; and garage and soul classics from $mall ¢hange and Dirty Dan. On stage, the freaks come out at midnight, when the Undead F*ckers perform, followed by a fire show. A B-movie costume contest and giveaways round out the fright night. (CN)

Note: All guests must come in costume.


 At which now defunct Meatpacking District club was the first Motherf*cker party held? Eleventh and 18th correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.





  
MUSIC: Hip-Hop
Del tha Funkee Homosapien w/ Aceyalone


when: Mon 11.1 (8pm)
where: B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W 42nd St, 212.997.4144)
price: $20
links: Event Info | Del tha Funkee Homosapien
 
These MCs represent the West Coast hip-hop continuum, a line of enlightened rappers — stretching from Oakland to LA — who don't follow fashion or succumb to conformity. For over ten years, Del, Acey, AbRude, Mikah Nine, and the rest have been blowing up the underground, and remaining consistently on message: have fun, but be yourself. Each is solid in his own right (Del was last seen working with Gorillaz, while Aceyalone has been releasing solo records since the demise of Freestyle Fellowship years back), but together, they're the hip-hop intelligentsia — saviors to those weary heads who are looking for a different, more genuine vibe. (TCR)


 What constitutes (in 50 words or less) a "funky homosapien?" Three most creative answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.





  
ART
Jane and Louise Wilson: Erewhon


when: Now through Sat 11.6 (Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm)
where: 303 Gallery (525 W 22nd St, 212.255.1121)
price:  FREE
links: Event info | Jane and Louise Wilson
 
A hazy aura of dilapidation and intrigue hovers over Erewhon, Jane and Louise Wilson's multi-screen video installation. Both title and theme are lifted from Samuel Butler's 1872 skewering of eugenics-fueled faith in physical fitness as a means towards social progress. Working from vintage photography that documents the New Zealand government's fitness obsession with its female population at the turn of the century, the Wilson sisters juxtapose images of young, nearly identical women in gymnastic poses with shots of pastoral landscapes and desolate interiors. The imagery is projected on two sets of screens and mirrors, creating a visual crossfire which contributes to the tantalizing sense that a traumatic event was either just missed or not quite within our grasp. (LG)




  
ART
Trunk of Humours


when: Now through Fri 11.12 (Tue-Sat: 12-6pm)
where: Deitch Projects (26 Wooster St, 212.343.7300)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info
 
Flat imagery flirts with the third dimension in the wry and subversive Trunk of Humours. Taylor McKimens' loving construction of a gutted pickup turns caricature into something more solid. The details drawn on its papered surface have the graphic sensibility of an underground comic by R. Crumb or Ted Stearn. Jules de Balincourt's suburban scenes mix painterly earnestness and gridded precision, neon colors and wood grain, and Jim Drain's installation makes a positively bleak basement sparkle. The idiosyncratic archetypes in Matt Leines' drawings move into real space as a king sits on high and casts down bolts of lightning, while Misaki Kawai's squadron of astropuppets leaves plumes of smoke hanging in the gallery air. (RA)




  
THEATRE
Tiny Ninja Theater Presents Hamlet


when: Thur 10.28 - Sun 11.21 (Thur-Sat: 7:30pm, Sun: 3pm)
where: P.S. 122 (150 1st Ave, 212.477.5829)
price: $15
links: Event Info
 
The most angst-ridden of the Bard's tragedies puts every great actor to the test, so it was only a matter of time before these miniature masters of the stage and sandbox took on the big H. The smallest of actors take on the largest of parts in the deft hands of Dov Weinstein, who gives voice to an inordinately talented set of dime-store figurines. Rage with the Prince's Oedipal complex, laugh at Polonius' folly, die a thousand deaths with Ophelia, and empathize with really small ninjas — all in under an hour — in this world premiere. (AD)

Note: Post-show reception on Thur 10.28.




  
ART
John Bock and Bendix Harms


when: Thur 10.28 - Sat 12.4 (Tue–Sat: 10am–6pm)
where: Anton Kern Gallery (532 W 20th St, 212.367.8135)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | John Bock | Bendix Harms
 
An artist known for his ingenious tomfoolery, John Bock arrives — fresh from a solo show at London's ICA and an installation at the Carnegie International — with a new bag of sensational tricks. Constructing a cube within a bigger cube, he sets the stage for unexpected reactions as viewers physically interact with sculptural objects inside the space. Sharing the attention, as he did with several other artists in his London show, Bock explores the idea of collaboration with fellow German painter Bendix Harms, who hangs some nine large expressionistic canvases of everyday things on the surrounding walls. (PL)

Note: The show opens on Thur 10.28 (6-8pm).







CD REVIEW: Greg Davis, Somnia
Kranky
Released Oct 2004
$13 (Forced Exposure)

Tied to the genre unfortunately referred to as "folktronica," Greg Davis makes infinitely more varied and substantive music than such a classification suggests. In the tradition of musique concrète, Brian Eno, and Kranky labelmates Windy & Carl, Davis' latest shuns the formula he established previously with his Curling Pond Woods and Arbor. By compiling a selection of beatless, drone-oriented tracks recorded over the past three years, he further illustrates his interest in abstracting acoustic instruments from their familiar contexts. Employing everything from a harmonica to a Rhodes to a music box, while involving his computer to its fullest, Davis focuses on redesigning sound rather than organizing it. The result is a beautifully varied collage of field recordings, extended tones, and abstract soundscapes. (KM)

 
DIY DESIGN: T-shirt Contest
You used to be cool: you'd walk down the street dressed to the nines and the passersby would all say, "Whoa, that kid is hot shit." What happened? Enter Karmaloop's design-your-own-T-shirt contest, and punch your way out of that paper bag of humdrum-ness. The winner gets a prize pack that's smoother than the Rat Pack, the Brat Pack, and Handi-Snaks put together: a $500 shopping spree, an XLR8R magazine subscription, a Sumosonic CD/DVD subscription, and the kicker: a full run of the winner's very own T-shirt designs, to be sold alongside Karmaloop's roster of hip-signifyin' clothing items. Guaranteed to get you back on top, where you belong. (TG)


 
STREAMS: KCRW
Despite being a full-blown radio station, Los Angeles-based KCRW manages to provide the same kind of varied programming as your college frequency (minus the 3am death metal show). Nic Harcourt's Morning Becomes Eclectic, one of the best shows on US radio, combines everything from world music and pop to electronic artists and jazz, while Jason Bentley's Metropolis focuses on dance music in all its forms — recently featuring guest sets from acts including Metro Area and Adam Freeland. KCRW also offers top-notch news and commentary, notably on To the Point, which features hot-button topics of the day and excellent election coverage. (CJN)



Nic Harcourt: Morning Becomes Eclectic  (all genres)
Jason Bentley: Metropolis  (dance music)
Warren Olney: To The Point  (news/commentary)
 




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Naked!Jared Tarbell
 
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Hot footDixie Ching
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Great pumpkinPaul Laster
Itching powderSascha Lewis
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Spicy candyMark Mangan
Cheney maskColin J. Nagy
Flaming dog pooLauren Ragland
Bobbing for eyeballsPhilip H. Sherburne
A rockPeter Stepek
Ghostly musicToby Warner
 
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