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A group of classically trained musicians is remaking pop in their own image.

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A category-defying downtown club turns ten.

Jonathan Lethem teams up with his fan-boy crush to create a new band.

The ups and downs and in-betweens of the Mercury Rev.

If there’s a quirkier pop star than Canadian violinist Owen Pallett, we’d like to meet him.

Lykke Li used to pretend she was a Swedish pop star. Now she is one.

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A dubstep sampler from D.J. Dave Q.