Monthly Archives: January 2011

>Driving Like It’s Stolen

Posted on January 19, 2011 by carsk

>Once upon a time Dowks had to listen to a lot of boys with guitars and British music that populated my ipod. He was too nice to cause a fuss about it. However, when I moved to SF, Weis was … Continue reading →

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>Game Night Musiks

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dowkstar

>Last night I hosted a game night for the boys, where we played a rousing game of Settlers, in which I managed to narrowly edge out Willdo for the victory (what can I say, I’m a Renaissance Man).  As a … Continue reading →

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>Not In Love

Posted on January 18, 2011 by carsk

>I’ve been meaning to write about this track for a while, but forgot all about it until the release of the video got the ‘sphere blowing up my rss feed. Anyways, I was completely in love with Crystal Castles debut … Continue reading →

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>BBC Live

Posted on January 17, 2011 by carsk

>As anyone who has received a mix from me in the past four months knows, I’ve been obsessing over James Blake and counting down the days until I can buy his album here in the US. Then I plan to … Continue reading →

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>New Burgher on the Scene

Posted on January 15, 2011 by dowkstar

>Well, well, well, if it isn’t another hometown homeslice of mine, blowin up!  Mac Miller, the latest young star from Pittsburgh has just landed on my laptop.   He’s a pretty chill hip hop artist, although I must admit I … Continue reading →

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>The Animals Dance in the Safari Disco Club

Posted on January 14, 2011 by dowkstar

> Yelle just released a brrrrrrrilliant track, Safari Disco Club, pulled from their upcoming album of the same name.  The electropop beat is super catchy, and even if you don’t understand a lick of french, you can’t help but get down … Continue reading →

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>Get the hell out

Posted on January 13, 2011 by carsk

>I first heard about Alex Winston, thanks to an awesome cover of ‘Pull My Heart Away’ she totally rocked. Now the Knocks have helped produce a killer track for her new album, and I’m championing it as the new theme … Continue reading →

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Lykke Li rocks my world

Posted on January 12, 2011 by carsk

> Lykke Li’s new album is one of the things I’m most excited about in 2011. Her first single ‘Get Some’ was a holiday anthem in my house, and the fabulous Magician has done an awesome remix of her new … Continue reading →

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>Lets have a toast

Posted on January 11, 2011 by carsk

>This is a little old but I’m using the excuse that I unplugged pretty hard in Maui last week as my reason for not sharing this before. I might not dig his actual music but Josh Groban is hilarious as … Continue reading →

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>The Smith Westerns are neither Western, nor Smiths….Discuss

Posted on January 11, 2011 by dowkstar

> So yeah, the Smith Westerns are an excellent sounding indie band that I just recently discovered through one of leslietron’s epic share seshes on reader.  I have to say I really dig their sound and style, but the constant … Continue reading →

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