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  Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' Remix Has Something for Everyone

  January 24, 2013 – As far as aesthetics go, Lana Del Rey's is pretty specific: po(ut)-faced Jackie Onassis singing poetic gloom over halftime beatwork laden with heavy strings. But in the hands of the right remixer, even the most set-in-stone styles can be granted new context, and Parisian producer Monsieur Adi is no stranger to Lizzie's since he flipped "Born to Die" last year. …
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  The Year in Lana Del Rey

  December 26, 2012 – From the outset, 2012 offered few figures as divisive as Lana Del Rey. Some saw her as a desperate, pre-fab "indie" marketing creation. Others were enamored with her glamorous aura and lush, languorous music. By the end of the year, though, much of the initial indignation toward the self-styled "gangsta Nancy Sinatra" had faded away. No one rode the hype-backlash roller coaster with more élan than LDR. …
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  Lana Del Rey's Newly Surfaced 'Dynamite' and 'Noir' Fail to Ignite

  December 26, 2012 – Unlike Ty Segall or, say, Ryan Adams, Lana Del Rey doesn't often get tagged as "prolific." Hell, she only has one official album to her adopted name, this year's love-it-or-leave-it Born to Die. But her catalog is deeper than that slim discography might suggest, and with widely varying results. Lana Del Maniacs found more of the downtempo lustiness of the LP proper on the recent, expanded Paradise re-release. …
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  SPIN's Director of the Year Tom Scharpling on 2012's Buzziest Music Videos

  December 6, 2012 –  When Tom Scharpling isn't hosting the much-loved, free-form The Best Show on WFMU or interviewing the likes of Fucked Up's Damian Abraham for his Low Times podcast, he's directing charmingly low-key, ingeniously high-concept music videos. …
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  Watch the Weeknd and Lana Del Rey Bring the Gloom to 'Jools Holland'

  November 28, 2012 – BBC TV's music mainstay Later... With Jools Holland put it down for fans of downcast pop outliers in its most recent episode. Shadowy PBR&B man the Weeknd performed on Tuesday night's show, and so did the ghost of Jacqueline Onassis, albeit whilst possessing the purse-lipped form of Lana Del Rey.Abel Tesfaye can be seen above, backed by the most minimal-yet-sizable television band since Bon Iver did Saturday Night Live. …
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  Who Charted? One Direction Point Upward, Rihanna Thwarts Maroon 5

  November 21, 2012 – First! Deadmau5 told SPIN that the prophetically named One Direction are the future, so welcome to it. The English-Irish boy band has returned to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 for the second time this year after their 2011 overseas debut, Up All Night, got its stateside launch back in March. …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lana Del Rey, Deftones, and More

  November 8, 2012 – Another bounty of full-album streams is upon us. Clear your day and hit play.1) Soundgarden, King Animal. "A vicious, canny brute hopped up on punk, metal and mutant blues ... diverse in its approach to the heavy." - SPIN (via iTunes)2) Lana Del Rey, Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. "She hasn't grown up, but the love-starved Lolita mantle is one she's proud to wear." - SPIN (via OMG!)3) Green Day, ¡Dos!. …
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  Lana Del Rey Shrouds 'Bel Air' in Smoke

  November 8, 2012 – Lana Del Rey is always spinning — from her meme-making Saturday Night Live onstage pivot, to the romanticized yarns about her bohemian origin story, and now in the tinkling lullabye waltz "Bel Air."We first brought a snippet to your attention via an album sampler for the Paradise Edition re-release of Born to Die, and noted then that the track's "jewelry box ballerina" fragility calls to mind Elliott Smith's dreamy piano vignette "Bye." …
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  Preview Lana Del Rey's New Songs From 'Paradise' Re-Release

  October 22, 2012 – Listen before you leap: The eight new tracks recorded for Lana Del Rey's Born to Die: Paradise November re-release have hit the web in a tidy album sampler of minute-and-a-half-long previews. …
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  Born to 'Ride': Lana Del Rey Longs for Leather Daddies in New 10-Minute Short Film

  October 11, 2012 – Where were you when she pursed her lips just so? When she addressed you, was it as "babe" or as "hun"? Have you started your very own mood board to help inspire your next creative move? Is this a recent condition, or would you guess that you've always had Lana Del Mania?It's 7 p.m. …
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