WIZ KHALIFA vs PHANTOGRAM

ABX - Move Up (Wiz Khalifa vs Phantogram)
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WALE vs KAVINSKY

ABX - Nightchain (Wale vs Kavinsky)
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INDY: If you're in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl or any other reason this Saturday catch Hood Internet at The Huddle After Hours.

TLC vs HOLY GHOST!

STV SLV - Some Creeps (TLC vs Holy Ghost!)
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BOSTON: We're at Middle East Downstairs this Friday night. [tickets]

ACE HOOD vs THE BLACK KEYS

ABX - Hard And Gone (Ace Hood vs The Black Keys)
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SLC: This Saturday we will be returning to Salt Lake City where we will be playing at Urban Lounge. Really you should just plan on spending several days living at Urban Lounge because The Cool Kids play there on Sunday and Doomtree is on Monday.

MAYER HAWTHORNE vs M83 + FABOLOUS vs CLASSIXX

MAYER HAWTHORNE x M83

STV SLV - One Midnight With You (Mayer Hawthorne vs M83)
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We got a virtual split single for y'all today; here's the opposite side.

FABOLOUS ft NATE DOGG vs CLASSIXX

STV SLV - Deny Strings (Fabolous ft Nate Dogg vs Classixx)
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TURNTABLE.FM: Catch a #rare internet performance from The Hood Internet on turntable.fm this evening at 6PM eastern time. Which is also 5PM central, 4PM mountain, 3PM pacific, and so on; look, you're smart enough to figure out Greenwich Mean Time. C'mon son

BEYONCE vs OF MONTREAL

ABX - Exquisite Party (Beyonce vs Of Montreal)
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HAPPY NÜ YEAR

Dear Chicago: thanks for two sold out nights at Lincoln Hall. Couldn't have ended 2011 on a better note. New things already afoot for 2012. Love.

photo by Jennifriend

SISQO vs THE RAPTURE vs A-TRAK

2011: The Year In Rejects Part 4

ABX - How Deep Is Your Thong? (Sisqo vs The Rapture vs A-Trak)
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For our last installment of rejects this year we bring you a mix that was probably obvious to all the people who are big fans of both Sisqo and The Rapture. We'll be back to posting regular tracks in the new year.

GUCCI MANE vs SLAYER

2011: The Year In Rejects Part 3

STV SLV - Raining Bricks (Gucci Mane vs Slayer)
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Gucci has cavorted with metal bands before during our Year In Rejects series. Maybe it's that percussive flow, or more likely those percussive adlibs. Either way: percussion? This reimagined track might have found a home on the soundtrack for Judgment Night II: More Judgment, but instead it's here.

FRIDAY 12/30: Our Saturday NYE show at Lincoln Hall is still sold out, but there are still tickets for the first night on Friday December 30. It's been brought to our attention that some people think this show is sold out because the "BUY" button on Lincoln Hall's website appears inactive, but that's just a new feature on their site -- ticket buyers need to tap on the "click here to acknowledge that tickets purchased here are non-transferable" agreement that appears below the show information. (And they have to MEAN IT, too.)

KATY PERRY vs GLASS CANDY

2011: The Year In Rejects Part 2

STV SLV - Fireworks In The Winter (Katy Perry vs Glass Candy)
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This is not the first time Glass Candy has been included in our Year In Rejects selections, and we should clarify there is nothing reject-y about them. They're simply unfortunate accomplices in the questionable choices we make when choosing tracks to mix together. Sorry, Glass Candy; sad emoticon.

TWIZZLERING: A word used by the Chicago Sun-Times in this article.