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Turkey Day jams for yah yam
KWVA SPOTLIGHT - DJ EARL GREY
Preferred DJ name: DJ Earl Grey
Hometown: Petaluma,CA Show time and day: Sunday 6-8 am Show title: a.m. Omelette Show genres and/or description: Eclectic with a lot of R&B and Indie music
Artists commonly played on show: Frank Ocean, Solange, Leisure, Rhye, Abhi//Dijon, Lauryn Hill, Kali Uchis
How long have you been a DJ: Since around February of last year so around 8 months
Top 5 albums of 2015:
Blonde - Frank Ocean
We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service - Tribe Called Quest
A Seat At The Table - Solange
Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight - Travis Scott
KAYTRANDA - 99.9%
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One Last Suh: Getter & Nick Colletti speak on tour life, new projects and the death of Vine.
HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST
Treasure Island Festival 2016
- Ice Cube feat. MC Ren + DJ Yella
- Sigur Rós
- James Blake
- Purity Ring
- ZHU
- Glass Animals
- Tycho
- Duke Dumont
- Mac DeMarco
- Young Thug
- Flight Facilities
- Sylvan Esso
- Christine And The Queens
- Stormzy
- Neon Indian
- Wild Nothing
- Mura Masa
- Deafheaven
- Kelela
- How To Dress Well
- HONNE
- Hinds
- Car Seat Headrest
- Day Wave
- Kamaiyah
BUMBERSHOOT 2016
heRobust Interview
The Funk That You Deserve
ALBUM REVIEW: FLAMINGOSIS - BRIGHT MOMENTS
When Flamingosis (pronounced flamingo-sis) arrived on the scene with his first major release KahunaStyle, his unique blend of hip-hop sampling techniques and old-school funk sensibilities went largely unnoticed, but I knew the day would come when he would finally get the attention he deserved. That time is now. Bright Moments, his third official and newest release, is nothing short of funkadelic. Flamingosis' sampling techniques take the leading role here, propelling jamtastic beats and head-bobbing rhythms into an IV connected directly to the heart of the listener. Featuring the help of artists and producers like The Kount and Birocratic (who have also been attracting attention), Aaron Sanchez has found the perfect balance between soulful RnB and head-bobbing disco. Songs like "What Went Wrong" hook the listener with a melting melody of horns, and features a great dialogue sample in the middle that not…
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