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Kim Gordon raps her shopping list — it's hot and terrifying

In her 2015 memoir, Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon credits The Shangri-Las' speak-sing style as an influence on her own. The '60s girl-group's lead singer, Mary Weiss, died last week. Danielle Neu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Kim Gordon raps her shopping list — it's hot and terrifying

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The Power of the Remix

In the right hands, remixes have tremendous power: Producers can transform mediocrities into masterpieces, and they can recontextualize music outside its original genre. Djinji Brown approaches Kahil El'Zabar's "Running in the Streets" with an appropriately light touch.

'Running in the Streets (Djinji Brown Remix)' by Kahil El'Zabar

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