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Playlist: HELLection Season

“If you also find yourself shifting between states of “Fuck this, I’m moving to Canada and I’m taking all of the undocumented folks with me! ” and “I fucking love…

fonseca —

Sep 3, 2012

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Playlist: Pack Your Bags And Move On Out

Most things are less miserable when you can dance around while doing them, I’ve found. Here are some songs to make packing suck less.

Hansen —

Aug 17, 2012

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Playlist: Discovering Your Ex Is A Shitty Person

I prescribe this playlist as an antidote to most shitty ex situations.

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 18, 2012

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Music Fix: Metric, Gossip, Missy Higgins And More

Want to hear a new song from Metric? Thought so.

Crystal —

May 25, 2012

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Here’s To You: A Graduation Playlist In Two Parts

Let’s party. Then let’s cry.

Carmen —

May 13, 2012

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Playlist: Moving from Somewhere Old to Somewhere New

Get the hell outta Dodge.

Ryan Yates —

Apr 30, 2012

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Music Fix: Metric, Fiona Apple, Sia

Metric announce their new record, Fiona Apple and tUnE-yArDs announce their new tour dates, and Sia denounces her pop stardom.

Crystal —

Feb 23, 2012

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Playlist: Keep Calm And Carry On

A little dose of audio xanax.

Crystal —

Nov 22, 2011

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Crystal’s Team Pick: Metric Debuts “Black Sheep” Music Video

Emily Haines is badass.

Crystal —

Nov 8, 2010

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Lollapalooza 2010 Dispatch Day Two: Phoenix, Phoenix, Phoenix

Trapped inside living vicariously through your fun-having, summer-loving, concert-going friends? Perfect! Insatiable and Fearless Music Aficionado Sarah is back with another dispatch from Lollapalooza, which is probably a lot more…

Sarah —

Aug 8, 2010

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Audiostraddle Weekly: Metric, Belle & Sebastian, Star Wars Cantina 2.0

Metric churns out another video from their 2009 album ‘Fantasies,’ album sales hit record lows, Alanis Morissette gets married, Belle & Sebastian announces tour, and full lineups revealed for Rock…

Jess G. —

Jun 9, 2010

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Metric Australia: Audiostraddle Concert Review

Canadian rockers Metric finally bring their powerful, crowd-pleasing synth rock to Australia. Indie heart-throb Emily Haines wins over a hardcore Melbourne crowd with smoking hotness and idiosyncratic dance moves, requests…

Isabelle —

Nov 19, 2009