By Camille Dodero – Village Voice

The Pope of Pop’s last week with this mortal coil began, more or less, on Valentine’s Day. It was a Saturday in 1987 during an otherwise routine collagen treatment when Andy Warhol complained about his gallbladder, an irascible organ he’d begrudgingly dealt with for years—at least since ’73 or ’74—and had since placated with doctor’s visits, prescriptions, and dietary adjustments. But a week or so prior to this appointment, the abdominal pain had returned with such a vengeance that he had been forced to cancel post-dinner plans to see the Bette Midler movie Outrageous Fortune. (“It wasn’t much,” he later sniffed.) But now the discomfort had returned violently enough that the man who prided himself on not letting on when something was wrong was forced to admit that something was. [Read More]

Photo by James Maher – New York Photography

New in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1242: VOICE OF VOICE 02.21.12 – Ali Coleman

Recent News&Events
NEWS: ANDY WARHOL’S NEW YORK, 25 YEARS ON
NEWS: ME AGAINST THE WORLD / TOMMY BONES (MKL REMIX)

Mixed by Ali Coleman

Art by Kaerfkrahs Nastya

New in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1242: BEETRONIX 02.20.12 – Sean Bee

Recent News&Events
NEWS: ME AGAINST THE WORLD / TOMMY BONES (MKL REMIX)

“Me Against The World”, the world will definitely get behind these grooves. The original mix is a slice of minimalist bass heavy house with a funk undercurrent that not only harks back to dance floor classics of yesterday but hints of recent understated hits by the likes of Sade and more.

MKL’s remix puts the chunky in funky. Keeps the vibe of the original but flips the drums and keyboards to create a hypnotic dance floor brew.

The hypnosis continues with the ethnically inspired “Sitar Track” that maintains a driving funk undercurrent while sprinkling the exotic spice over the top. Perfect for that trip to Goa you’ve been meaning to plan.

Mixed by Sean Bee (Downtown161/304, Sony)

01. The Cinematic Orchestra – Breathe
02. Hammock – You Lost The Starlight In Your Eyes (Sean’s Edit In Reverse)
03. Yoshinori Takezawa – Audio Leaf
04. Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn (Alt Version)
05. Slava – Swan
06. Jaques Greene – Arrow (Sean’s No Beat Edit)
07. Burial – Dog Shelter
08. Cyra Morgan & Owsey – You Gave Me A Letter In A Field of Stars
09. Baths – Departure (Sean’s Extra Intro Edit)
10. Lapalux – 102 Hours Of Introductions
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Photo by James Maher – New York Photography

New in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1241: LP&HARMONY 02.18.12 WINTER MADNESS – Bradford James & Aquabeat

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INTERVIEW: DJ HARVEY ALL SAINTS BASEMENT SESSION