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Author Archives: carsk
We Don’t Eat
I love this time of year. The multitude of holidays means friends visiting, my family together, and just a general feeling of well-being that seems to pervade the city. Andrew Clancy gets it. I might need to do a year … Continue reading
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Hands Are Clever
This post has taken three days to write. Why? Because I can’t pick my favorite song on this album to talk about. Courtesy of Tre, the much cooler Londoner and arbiter of taste for yours truly, this album is brilliant. It’s like … Continue reading
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Graveyard Girl
Saturdays=Youth might be my favorite album of all time. I don’t say this lightly. There are a lot of amazing albums that have been in consideration over the years but whenever we return to the question of ‘What album would … Continue reading
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Take Care
Seriously? Drake and Rihanna made my favorite pop song of last year with ‘What’s My Name?’ And then they decided to use Jamie XX and Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Take Care of U’ to make a new track. Its pretty awesome. This … Continue reading
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XX Part Deuxx
Clearly Jamie XX has heard me lament the fact that as much as I adore all his remixes and work at BBC1, I need more XX in my life. They announced this morning that they are working on a second … Continue reading
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Levels
I’m better known for rocking a baggy gray t-shirt and sneakers at a concert then wearing a LBD and heels at a club. That changes once in a blue moon when C$ and Duchess get involved and plan a weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Avicii, Madeon, The Knocks
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Breathe Me
Do you have a song that pulls you back into a time and feeling within the first twenty seconds of playing? When I had just moved to DC, I spent an entire weekend not talking to a single person that … Continue reading
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SoGosh
We’ve been putting together an elaborate celebration for the friend who always asks us the burning questions like: ‘Which of your friends does this French Toast taste like?’. Which is pretty hard, since he has mastered the art of taking … Continue reading
Midnight City
In honor of Dowkstar’s birthday M83 finally put out a video for ‘Midnight City’. Its terrifying and awesome all at the same time. Kind of like the current status of Dowk’s hair.
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The Walk
Dear Mayer Hawthorne: Your increased video budget only continues to make hilarious videos for your smooth songs. Thanks for the Mr and Mrs Smith action.
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Oceans of Noise 