DownIsTheNewUp

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 24, 2023

Saturday was a mess of cancelations, rain delays, sound issues and performers who got really drunk while waiting the the weather out, but Pitchfork was still a great time. Favorite sets were Mdou Motor, The Smile, Perfume Genius and Killer Mike. Big Thief, Axel Boman, Charolete Haggerty and Jockstrap were also rock solid. See you next year @ayayrawn & @siremobunny

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 23, 2023

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 17, 2023

Facebook just reminded me that this is the 10 year mark of my first record purchase. Little did I know that they would be the main feature of my apartment in 2023. Few regrets about the hobby. But damn do I wish the fucking bubble would burst so I afford to replace some of the records that have worn down over the past decade.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 14, 2023

Completely down a Grace Jones, Donna Summer rabbit hole atm. Please send help-- OR adjacent artists.

Thanks!

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 14, 2023

Gets my vote for the most underrated album of 23' so far:

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 8, 2023

Anyone going to Pitchfork?

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 6, 2023

Seeing the Cure with my brother tonight, and I have the sudden itch to put eyeliner on for the first time since my early, maybe mid, twenties

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 3, 2023

Anyone else shocked by how fucking good the new Foo Fighters is? Not since the Deftones dropped Ohms in 2020 has a band from my HS years dropped such a quality album.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 3, 2023

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• May 19, 2023

Anyone local to Chicago want a ticket to Shame @ Thalia Hall? I have to fly back to Denver the night of the show.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• May 5, 2023

New SBTRKT LP! Been waiting almost a decade for this.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Apr 21, 2023

U.S. Girls is fucking phenomenal live. The type of show that turns you from an admirer to a band aid.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Apr 13, 2023

Jai Paul vinyl obtained. I've always missed out on the Frank Ocean drops. This is a nice consolation prize-- even if I'm skeptical the sound quality will be decent (XL release + demos), it's one of my favorite pop albums.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Apr 7, 2023

Really, really digging this Wednesday album

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 23, 2023

Thoughts on whether the yellow and black bins at Costco are airtight enough to protect my records when pest control treats for bed bugs? They are too large for garbage bags.

The other option is bins that I won't be able to lid but could double bag in trash bags... but then can't stack.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 22, 2023

“No, the hit records of your generation are not better than today's. As soon as you stop listening to new music, your life is over. You are a fart.”

- John Waters

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 20, 2023

Since this is the only pocket of the internet I felt comfortable acknowledging I have a brand new war with bed bugs to deal with

1) Apparently the use of plastic sleeves makes it extremely unlikely the bugs would fuck with my records as they don't like plastic.
2) My Carhart jacket was stolen from a bar 2 days before I found out I had bed bugs. Does it make me a bad person to hope karma bit them in the ass?

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 16, 2023

The post I hoped I'd never have to make...

Has anyone here had to deal with bed bugs and protecting their records during the process? I started getting bit on Friday and just found a bug. On top of that my dumb ass was trying to get it into a ziplock and instead lost it in the hallway.

So now its definitely outside of the bedroom.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 10, 2023

The vet tech that took care of my dog today looks like Grimes without the eating disorder and plastic surgery.

Fighting off the urge to "accidentally" feed Omar some chocolate

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Dec 13, 2022

Two women in my life have confirmed this week what I've long suspected-- SZA is to young women what Atmosphere was in the 00's for young men-- solid music whose main function is keep fans company while they get up in their feelings about how shitty the opposite sex is.