Author Archives: dowkstar

>HTML5

Posted on November 17, 2010 by dowkstar

>just follow the directions and watch. this is the new technologies. and firecracker kids. http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

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>Dans le quatrieme position, nous avons une chanson de The Radio Dept. avec une introduction tres interesante… “People see rock and roll as, as youth culture, and when youth culture becomes monopolised by big business, what are the youth to … Continue reading →

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>Car’s Mix

Posted on November 12, 2010 by dowkstar

> I recently had a quiet birthday, spent in part with Car, down in SF, but one of the more smashing successes of the weekend was a mix I got from her fantasticness. The album contained a heady mix of … Continue reading →

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>For our own Weezy F Baby…

Posted on November 9, 2010 by dowkstar

> I’ve got a ton of actual real work to do today, but wanted to get this out there ASAP as I’ve been on a spree recently, grabbing a bunch of new mixes off my fav blogs, which I’ve been … Continue reading →

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>Hot Beats = Baller Bets

Posted on November 4, 2010 by dowkstar

> Apparently, the word is out on Wiz Khalifa. I’ve been digging him for a couple years now, originally introduced to Wiz by another three letter 412 native, Woj. In fact, Wiz has been getting props from everyone recently, including … Continue reading →

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>Cudder ‘n Black

Posted on November 2, 2010 by dowkstar

>Carls recently drug Weis and me to see Dan Black at ACL, where I was only somewhat shocked to see such a great show! The crazy brit tenor has quite the stage presence and following. Annnnnyway, when I heard that … Continue reading →

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>International Musiks are hot in Seattle tonight

Posted on October 13, 2010 by dowkstar

>Miike Snow, Deadmau5 and Holy Fuck are all headlining various locations around Seattle (SoDo, Paramount and Neumos, respectively). I’m headed to see Miike Snow, but wish I could clone myself for the other ACL performer, Canuck DJ Deadmau5, so I … Continue reading →

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>500 Days of Summer

Posted on October 13, 2010 by dowkstar

> While short of 500 planetary rotations, I have to say this has been a truly epic summer of funemployment for me, and the “Mashup” album by My Sick Uncle, called 500 days of Weezy is nothing short of amazing. … Continue reading →

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>Pop pop ratatat

Posted on October 6, 2010 by dowkstar

>LP4, the new album from some of our favorite Cudi collaborators, Ratatat, is dope as expected. Apparently they recorded this around the same time as LP3, but consider it to be a more daring approach to the arrangements…It’s still got … Continue reading →

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>Never thought I’d say this…

Posted on October 4, 2010 by dowkstar

>…but I’ve taken a strong liking to a lot of the stuff on Katy Perry’s fall-release album Teenage Dream. I’m not crazy about California Gurls, but Teenage Dream, Firework and Not like the Movies are all fantastic tracks. The Teenage Dream … Continue reading →

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