out there
First off, happy birthday Debbie Harry!
• Gothamist talks to Sarah Hooper of Jelly NYC, the group behind the McCarren Park Pool Parties. I interviewed her a couple of years ago, and she's super nice and super passionate about what she does. It's nice to see someone with such positivity thriving in the cooler-than-though hipster community.
• It may be summertime, but we're just three months away from the Grammy deadline. The LA Times blog breaks down some likely contenders in a continuing series. Part one, part two.
• Mini-Beckwatch: NY Mag has heard "Modern Guilt" and they like it: "All songwriting is sharp and the drums are, predictably, awesome." If you haven't already, hear the title track here.
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