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	<description>is a NYC music and culture blog.   We also put on live music shows.</description>
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		<title>Band of Horses &#8220;Laredo&#8221; Video, new album not bad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the premiere of the video “Laredo,” the first official single from Band of Horses’ third album Infinite Arms. I&#8217;m not sure what all the blogger backlash is about, their third album isn&#8217;t bad compared to Cease To Begin. Sure Ben Bridwell&#8217;s vocals come off a little pretentious with the 70&#8242;s gold sounding doubled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/15/band-of-horses-laredo-video-new-album-not-bad/</link>
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		<title>Ra Ra Riot &#8220;Too Dramatic&#8221; Preview from The Orchard LP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cannot wait for the new Ra Ra Riot album The Orchard out August 24th on Barsuk Records. Ra Ra Riot &#8220;Too Dramatic&#8221; (Preview) from Barsuk Records on Vimeo. The beautiful Orchard LP cover below plus multiple tour dates in NYC and Brooklyn. July 21 Hiroshima, Japan &#8211; Hiroshima Club Quattro 23 Yokohama, Japan &#8211; Yokohama [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/15/ra-ra-riot-too-dramatic-preview-from-new-the-orchard-lp/</link>
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		<title>O.Children Set To Release S/T</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the lack of content, with the proliferation of music blogs since we started this site 6 years ago it was hard keeping traction with day jobs. We&#8217;ll keep at it. London&#8217;s O.Children might be like nothing you have ever heard or seen before. Their frontman Tobi towers at 6 foot 8, but what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/07/o-children-set-to-release-st/</link>
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		<title>Vince Clarke and the Temple of Synth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vice&#8217;s Motherboard has a cool video of synth pop legend Vince Clarke. His digital and analogue synthesizer studio in the woods of Maine will make you go &#8216;whoa&#8217;. Who knew the founder of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure ended up in America. In other news if you are wondering; his musical partner Andy Bell from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/29/vince-clarke-and-the-temple-of-synth/</link>
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		<title>Gorillaz Takeover the Guardian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Virtual music crock potters Gorillaz takeover the UK&#8217;s Guardian as only the likes of U2&#8242;s marketing team could have conjured up. Their new album Plastic Beach, one of 2010 most anticipated albums, is streaming now in its entirety on the site. Former Blur frontman and Britpop king Damon Albarn as well as comic-book artist Jamie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/01/gorillaz-takeover-the-guardian/</link>
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		<title>FRICTION NYC presents: Pretty &amp; Nice, Fugitive Souls, The Valley Arena &#124; 8.01.09 @ littlefield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get Hype!!! FRICTION is back from a break with a night at new performance and art space littlefield in Brooklyn. Headlining this month&#8217;s post mid-summer classic are NYC&#8217;s The Forms with Special Guests. On the bill are Boston&#8217;s Pretty &#038; Nice who bring their form of frenetic and danceable form of pop and punk. Just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2009/07/16/friction-nyc-presents-pretty-nice-fugitive-souls-the-valley-arena-8-01-09-littlefield/</link>
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		<title>FRICTION NYC presents: The Golden Filter, Heartsrevolution, Pink Skull &#124; 1.30.09 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve followed the golden fox, held the golden key, and have seen the golden light. The band that&#8217;s piqued everyone&#8217;s curiosity for the last six months is about to shed their veil of mystery. On January 30th, New York City&#8217;s nu-disco outfit, THE GOLDEN FILTER, will make their North American debut at (Le) Poisson Rouge. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/12/friction-nyc-presents-the-golden-filter-heartsrevolution-pink-skull-13008-le-poisson-rouge/</link>
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		<title>FRICTION @ Mercury Lounge w/ Violens + Telepathe + Picture Picture + Zaza &#124; 11.20.08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GET HYPE one last time in 2008! Prior to the mad-rush of the holiday season, FRICTION is back at The Mercury Lounge for one final show in 2008, closing out three full years of shows. This lineup features Violens, Telepathe, Picture Picture, and Zaza, four local acts you&#8217;ll be hearing plenty more from in 2009. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/14/friction-mercury-lounge-w-violens-telepathe-picture-picture-zaza-112008/</link>
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		<title>FRICTION NYC &amp; FLYING V present: Crystal Antlers, Pink Skull, Mythical Beast &#124; 10.26.08 @ The Barbary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Making their Philadelphia debut, Long Beach, CA&#8217;s CRYSTAL ANTLERS (Touch &#038; Go) bring their combustible live show to The Barbary on October 26th. With an explosive build-up of noise and melody blended with raw vocals and twisting riffs, this quintet has mastered the art of thrash. Philly&#8217;s hypnotic, dance-floor-friendly enthusiasts, PINK SKULL (first-ever all ages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/24/friction-nyc-flying-v-present-crystal-antlers-pink-skull-mythical-beast-102608-the-barbary/</link>
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		<title>**FREE** CMJ Afterparty w/ Crystal Antlers, Best Fwends, &amp; Ninjasonik &#124; Tonight! @ Cake Shop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FRICTION NYC and FUCK YEAH FEST bring a little bit of the right coast, left coast, and in between to the Cake Shop for this CMJ Afterparty TONIGHT! Austin, Texas&#8217; BEST FWENDS, along with Long Beach, California&#8217;s CRYSTAL ANTLERS, and Brooklyn&#8217;s very own NINJASONIK get hype for CMJ. Best Fwends gets shit moving at 1AM. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://frictionnyc.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/23/free-cmj-afterparty-w-crystal-antlers-best-fwends-ninjasonik-tonite/</link>
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