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Get Swept Away Inside Radical Dads' 'Cassette Brain' October 6, 2014

The Brooklyn trio's latest release is a four-song cassette-only EP, full of scorching distortion and singable melodies that would be a perfect fit on one of those old '90s mixtapes. (article)
Gig Alert: Otis Brown III October 6, 2014

Lauded jazz drummer celebrates album release tonight at B.B. King's Blues Club. Listen to "The Way (Truth & Life)." (article)
How To Be Smarter About... Aphex Twin; Stage Diving; Field Report Plays Live October 6, 2014

Get a primer on the music of electronic musician Aphex Twin; Debating the practice and safety of stage diving; Field Report plays live in the Soundcheck studio. (episode)

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- How To Be Smarter About... Aphex Twin October 6, 2014
  
  Michelle Lhooq of Vice’s online dance channel Thump and Simon Vozick-Levinson of Rolling Stone offer a course in Aphex Twin 101 as part of Soundcheck's "How To Be Smarter" series.
- Stagediving: All Fun And Games... Until Someone Gets Kicked In The Face October 6, 2014
  
  Noisey editor Dan Ozzi explores the perennial hot-button issue along with musician Adam Schatz. 
- Stars: Two Ecstatic Voices, Intertwined Again October 6, 2014
  
  From guitar-driven pop to dance-floor fillers, Stars has long mined the depths of relationships and loneliness. Hear the band's live performance from the Soundcheck studio.

Get Swept Away Inside Radical Dads' 'Cassette Brain' October 6, 2014