Author Archives: carsk

Eyes Be Closed

Posted on May 3, 2011 by carsk

I’m battling a serious case of jet-lag after a ten day adventure-filled trip to London and Prague that was capped off with an 8 hour wait in a holding pen at Heathrow. While I catch up on life,

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I’m still adjusting to life post-Coachella, where my rainbow hair looks a bit out of place, and I am not discussing the merits of burratta in Italy with actresses while pool stewards bring us muddled lemons at regular intervals.

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Something I Can Dance To

Posted on April 12, 2011 by carsk

The Knocks rule. While the awesomeness of Ben and James is well documented here at Oceans, there is now another reason to love them. Last night Dowks and I were supposed to attend the Foals, Freelance Whales, and Naked and … Continue reading →

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Sparrow

Posted on April 8, 2011 by carsk

Savoir Adore has that perfect mix of uptempo rock and sweet sounding lyrics that is so appealing. Much like Stars, they feature a guy-girl singing duo that makes you want to sing along,

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Dystopia

Posted on April 7, 2011 by carsk

Yacht is one of those incredibly hip groups that took me a while to enjoy. While they are certainly one of the chosen, as part of DFA records

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Freaks and Geeks

Posted on April 6, 2011 by carsk

Donald Glover is blowing up, and while I have yet to convince Dowks of his undeniable awesomeness, no one can deny his hipster credentials. In the vein of Chiddy Bang,

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The Jackson Pit

Posted on April 5, 2011 by carsk

Xaphoon Jones (aka the coolest kid, I plan on trying to become best friends with very soon) just released a new mixtape full of the awesome genre bending he is known for as part of the Chiddy Bang duo.

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Hannah

Posted on April 1, 2011 by carsk

As Dowks recently pointed out, we are attending a pretty fantastic lineup that includes Freelance Whales. The band specializes in creating tracks that build upon multiple layers of instruments and sounds until

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Hhymn brings the folk rock

Posted on March 30, 2011 by carsk

Now that all that buzz has died down, I can go back to enjoying the folksy awesomeness of Mumford and Sons. With the grey weather we had last week in SF and in preparation for an upcoming UK adventure;

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Lawn Knives

Posted on March 28, 2011 by carsk

Spring has reluctantly come to SF today. In honor of the sun’s return, I’ve been jamming to some happy muzak courtesy of Gobble Gobble. While I have yet to see them live, rumor has it they put on an intense show … Continue reading →

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