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Blur – Girls & Boys

Friday, December 13, 2013

Damon Albarn does not get enough credit. I’m biased, it’s true. There aren’t many people who would gladly listen to the full “Monkey’s Journey To The West” soundtrack straight through. I have been a Gorillaz obsessive since the first album dropped, and have purchased everything Albarn has been a part of before or since: The […]

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Bob Marley – Is This Love (Montmatre Remix)

Thursday, December 12, 2013

I love me a throw back and what do you know, it’s Thursday!  This is a great track to ring in the Holidays and think about the New Year.  Spreading love, coming together, forgetting about all the crap that builds up and gets you down right before the Holiday.  Now is the time to let […]

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Grizzly Bear – Gun-Shy

Thursday, December 12, 2013

The days get shorter. The nights grow colder. Thoughts drift northward, to the windswept bleaks where lonely hearts find no comfort in sunshine. The daily news hawks tales of despair on the dirty streets. But what can you do? A man in the shadows squeezes his hands tightly in a pair of tattered socks. On […]

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Nicolas Jaar – Our World (John Lennon Tribute mix)

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

This hauntingly beautiful mix is a tribute to the late Beatle, John Lennon. It’s been 33 years since his death.  ”Our World”‘s ethereal charm may render you in a state of ecstasy, nothing short of euphoria and potentially catharsis. Nicolas Jaar’s demonstrates the art of acquiescing elegantly to the solicitations of infinity quite elegantly. So much love for this.

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Cherokee — Don’t Matter

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

My life is a series of black tie affairs and tuxes while almost simultaneously appearing to be an entirely different series playing on a completely whole other television network that finds me suited in Timbs and North Faces during the winter.  As much as I don’t mind being on the warmer areas of the planet […]

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Corporate Takeover

Monday, December 9, 2013

Inspired by Basquiat, my chariot’s on fire Everybody took shots, hit my body up, I’m tired Build me up, break me down to build me up again They like, Hov we need you back so we can kill your ass again Hov got flow though he’s no Big and Pac, but he’s close How I’m ‘posed […]

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Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Monday, December 9, 2013

I don’t know man. More and more I’m noticing how narrow the scope of conversation is these days. I mean what’s happened to awareness, culture and knowledge? Have we become nothing more than entertainment slaves with dialogue limited to football and the latest gossip about some pop star? The world is experiencing one of the […]

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Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing (Kygo Remix)

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Sexual Healing is such a tune. Really, it feels like a piece of musical history. It was ranked in the top 500 songs of all time. The original has a reggae, gospel feel with the bass and the signature  snare. And it is one of top “baby-makin’” tunes of all time. You have to appreciate […]

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Justin Martin – Don’t Go (Dusky Remix)

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Let’s collect ourselves for a moment. Let’s get back to basics. All you really need is a beat and a melody. Doesn’t need to be complex. Doesn’t need to have extra layers of meaning. Doesn’t need to tell a story. There are times in life when all humans crave direction. We parse quotidian occurrences searching […]

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Kitten – Cut It Out

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

I bought my first DJ gear in 10th grade. It was an M-Audio Torq machine (RIP) and it was as entry level as you can get. Over the ensuing years, I’ve made significant upgrades, now rocking twin Technics SL-1200s (RIP) and a Pioneer DJM-400. I’ve spun at block parties, house parties, frat parties, weddings, birthdays, […]

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