LUDACRIS vs JOKER & GINZ

ABX - How Purple Can You Go (Ludacris vs Joker & Ginz)
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BELLY feat DRAKE vs MVSEVM

DJ STV SLV - Make It French (Belly feat Drake vs MVSEVM)
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IT BELONGS IN A MVSEVM: Go to Beatport to pick up the official release of MVSEVM's "French Jeans" single (on Discobelle Records).

YOU'RE A JERK: Hood will be at JERKY'S in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday night. Get advance tickets here.

R. KELLY vs MAJOR LAZER

ABX - Ignition (Keep It Remixing Louder) (R. Kelly vs Major Lazer)
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WALLPAPER. vs LITTLE BOOTS

DJ STV SLV - I Ain't That Earthquake (Wallpaper. vs Little Boots)
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NORTHWEST: Hood is headed your way this weekend. Thursday night at Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver BC, Friday night at Sugar Nightclub in Victoria BC, and Saturday at Holocene in Portland OR.

NICKI MINAJ vs WASHED OUT

DJ STV SLV - Crazy Hold Out (Nicki Minaj vs Washed Out)
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PREVAILING MIDWESTERLIES: Some Hood Internet DJ sets happening this weekend: tonight we're in Cleveland at the Grog Shop's B-Side Liquor Lounge, on Friday we'll be in Detroit at The Majestic's Cafe, and Saturday we're in Madison at the High Noon Saloon (RIP O'Cayz Corral), discounted admission for that one if you bring your Yo La Tengo ticket stub.

KE$HA vs YACHT

ABX - Summer Of Tik Tok (Ke$ha vs YACHT)
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YACHT portion of image by Nilina Mason-Campbell

ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM vs MAPS

DJ STV SLV - I Dream Of Capricorn (Anti-Pop Consortium vs Maps)
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TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS: We're doing a DJ set at Schubas' annual Tomorrow Never Knows festival on Friday night, alongside Neon Indian, Truman Peyote and Only Children. Single tickets are sold out but you can still get in with a TNK 5-day pass which gets you in to all sorts of other cool shows throughout the week.