DownIsTheNewUp

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Nov 4, 2021

As somebody who makes what constitues a lower middle class living in the year 2021- and has seen them press a # of my all-time favorite album over the past year- I absolutely loathe that charging $40 a record seems to be a sustainable business model for Vinyl Me Please.

I used to drop $80 a month on 3 or 4 records via them. But apparently they only want to cater to the rich. Assholes.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Oct 22, 2021

Got a promotion that requires leaving LA for Chicago. Any tips or links for helping move my vinyl collection cross country?

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Sep 3, 2021

I welcome all crtitics to the "Drake is bad pop for people who think they might like hip-hop" train I've been riding for over a decade.

Also, somebody call the fire department, that new Little Simz is scorching

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Aug 31, 2021

A. Kanye's new album is borderline unlistenable in places

B. Anyone who thinks Kanye (or especially Drake) is a better rapper than Kendrick is living on a different planet than me

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Aug 18, 2021

Everyone talks about the West Coast v East Coast hip-hop divide that permeated the sounds of both scenes until very recently.

But nobody really mentions the fact that the East Coast is OBSESSED with Springsteen where as you can go an entire childhood (or three) without hearing more than a song or two of his while growing up in the West.

Not sure what the West Coast equivalent is though.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 25, 2021

Caribou @ the Greek, Modest Mouse @ the Mosiac in SF & Van Morrison @ OAT in SD. Live music and road trips are back!!!

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 24, 2021

Still absorbing but think I dig the new Modest Mouse. Haters probs gonna hate though cause it sounds like nothing else they've done before.

Edit: Yeah, it's dope.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 7, 2021

Also, for any Ben Harper fans out there:

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 6, 2021

Ghetts: Conflict of Interest is my favorite hip-hop album in a LONG while. Between him and Little Simz, the UK is pumping out some really interesting stuff.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Dec 25, 2020

The 17 year old me would be absolutely appalled by the amount of pop music I consumed this year... and blown away by how free from bubble gum the genre has become.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 30, 2020

The only difference between electing somebody who denies the severity of climate change and electing someone who thinks Covid is a hoax is that the consequences of the former are further down the line (and more drastic).

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jun 9, 2020

I'm very picky with which Rogan episodes I listen to, but this is a very good listen:

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• May 8, 2020

Just finished reading Never Let Me Go. Easily one of the most powerful novels I've ever read. Cannot recommend it enough.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Apr 23, 2020

Likely lost a family cat to coyotes. The (already outrageous) Fiona quotient has been upped even further today.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Mar 26, 2020

We are just waiting
For the old thoughts to die
Just killing time
Just killing time
Just killing time

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Oct 31, 2019

Custom made playlist that samples 50+ albums from this year that I've enjoyed:

2019 Jams

Playlist · Casey Black · 227 items · 17 saves

open.spotify.com

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Oct 14, 2019

Khruangbin, Ween, Moses Sumney, and Devo were all awesome, BUT Pussy Riot was the highlight of Desert Daze.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• Jul 19, 2019

This is coming out way later than I wanted because I had to learn some coding... but here is my Grantland-inspired, hyperlink rabbit-hole of a blog piece on my 50 favorite albums of last year. There is a Spotify playlist and drinking game within: https://www.iamcaseyiedit.com/music-reviews. Please share it if you enjoy it.

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  DownIsTheNewUp

• May 17, 2019

I’m really good at channeling my inner Rob Gordon. (And I’m not just referring to the fact that I’m a hopeless romantic with a serious habit of self sabotage).