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  Santigold Takes Aim at Society, Dodges GZA's Bullets in 'The Keepers' Video

  July 2, 2012 – "America is not the greatest country in the world anymore," declared Jeff Daniels' character in the pilot episode of HBO's The Newsroom, and at the moment, Santigold probably agrees with that assessment. "The Keepers," Santi's third video off her SPIN Essential new album Master of My Make-Believe, offers up a harsh criticism about the current state of things, from being desensitized by YouTube videos to glossing over social injustices. …
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  Lollapalooza 2012's 5 Most Wrenching Set-Time Conflicts

  June 13, 2012 – Most festivals have two or three stages featuring artists playing at the same time, but this year's Lollapalooza has an overwhelming eight. Since announcing its full lineup in April, Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell's mega fest has had us biting our nails, waiting to see who will be playing against whom. The moment of truth arrived yesterday, when the fest posted its schedule. …
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  Pearl Jam Will Headline Jay-Z's Made in America Festival

  May 21, 2012 – Jay-Z wasn't kidding when he said his two-day, self-curated festival, Philadelphia's Budweiser-sponsored Made in America fest, would feature an eclectic mashup of artists. Today, co-headliners Pearl Jam (Jay is the other) spilled the beans on their Labor Day weekend plans — as well as those of other left-field acts like Passion Pit and Dirty Projectors — on their website (via Brooklyn Vegan). …
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  Santigold's Killah Instinct

  May 17, 2012 – One morning in early March, Santi White was standing outside her Brooklyn townhouse, assessing exactly what some pesky thieves had just stripped from her Escalade SUV. A neighbor named Walker helpfully broke down the damage. "They took the racks off the top — there's screws there," he said. …
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  Santigold Blazes Through 'Disparate Youth' on 'Fallon'

  May 2, 2012 – The changes since Santigold last performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon could hardly be more striking. …
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  Santigold, 'Master of My Make Believe' (Downtown/Atlantic)

  May 1, 2012 – Soothsayers think we're at the dystopian end of the Age of Aquarius; if so, Santigold is riding out like a boss. The Brooklyn-based pop songwriter's follow-up to her eponymous 2008 debut is crackling with discontent — with the fame game, with the political machine, with fools who think they can top her — and it's electrified by her refusal to wallow in it, pushing back via steely alto vocals and a defiantly open spirit. …
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  The Week's 9 Controversial, Baffling, and Excellent Covers

  April 27, 2012 – It may have been a sluggish week for Internet goodies, but it was a great one for cover songs. From the excellent and deliberate to the spontaneous and cringe-worthy, here are the week's nine most noteworthy: The Blog-Baiting: 1. Azealia Banks on Lana Del Rey's "Blue Jeans," as Remixed by Smims&Belle We already showed you this today, but Azealia Banks did the inevitable and put herself on a Lana Del Rey song. …
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  Santigold, Big K.R.I.T., Best Coast Deep-Fry SPIN's Austin BBQ

  March 17, 2012 – After Escort finished their set on the main stage at Stubb's, the afternoon's host, comic DC Pierson, commended the 17-piece disco army on having the fewest number of laptops allowed onstageby Austin ordinance: one. …
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  Bonnaroo Adds Santigold, Puscifer, Danzig to 2012 Lineup

  March 13, 2012 – A month after announcing its initial lineup, Bonnaroo has added a handful of fresh acts to its bill (via Consequence of Sound). The caravan heading down to Tennessee June 7-10 will also include Maynard James Keenan-fronted Puscifer, the highly synchable fun., the highly mashuppable Santigold, the Temper Trap, and the Cave Singers. …
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  Five Ways to Win Tickets to SPIN's Austin Party at Stubb's

  March 6, 2012 – For the past 10 years, SPIN’s annual March bash in Austin has happened at Stubb’s. But for most of those years, the parties have largely been populated by industry pros and pals inhaling as much free beer as they can reach. …
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