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Burst Mode by 2020k: First Anniversary

Profile 1. It’s been a year since my debut Burst Mode as 2020k was released. This reflection isn’t quite what I wanted, but it’ll do. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you’ll know that I suffered a concussion … Continue reading

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2020k in 2014: A Reflection

It’s been a year. As I continue to dive into more artistic endeavors, this blog has morphed. Gone are the days of reviews and Top lists (how can one artist judge another?), and here for now and the future are … Continue reading

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“Sea Bound” by 2020k & Wet Eyes Featured on Massive Charitable Compilation Album “Touched. Two”

A new recording called “Sea Bound” by 2020k & Wet Eyes is featured on the second installment of the Touched. compilation series, titled Touched. Two. Touched. Two has been curated by Martin Boulton (Min-Y-Llan) contains a huge track list of over 250 … Continue reading

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2020k Interviewed On The AP Collection

Something way exciting happened. Check out the first 2020k audio interview via The AP Collection podcast. In it, Genevieve Barbee and I discuss a whole range of topics stemming from my music, this blog, my on-air DJ nights at Pittsburgh’s … Continue reading

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Aphex Twin Flies a 2014 Blimp in London & Logo Sightings in New York City, New album?!

Ahoy! All aboard the Aphex Twin blimp! This blimp has been flying around London, at Oval Space, with the year 2014 written on one side, and the AFX logo on the other. There’s also been sightings of the AFX logo in … Continue reading

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Azealia Banks First Post-Major Record Label Split “Heavy Metal and Reflective” Gets a Video

After announcing her release from Universal/Interscope Records contract via Twitter, Azealia Banks unleashes her first unsigned release, with a music video by Rob Soucy and Nick Ace. The Lil Internet produced “Heavy Metal and Reflective” sees Banks being the cool indie … Continue reading

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Billboard.com Posts Cryptic Disco Snippet, Alludes to New Madonna Song

3 hours ago Billboard.com posted a seemingly cryptic teaser of a new Daft Punk influenced, disco infused snippet of music. Uploaded via a private track through Billboard’s official Soundcloud.com account, there are no leads except for the text. The last … Continue reading

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TED Talk: Mark Ronson on How Sampling Changed Music

“I can hear something in a piece of media and I can co-opt myself in that narrative or alter it, even.” – Mark Ronson Producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Christina Aguilera) appeared as one of the latest installations … Continue reading

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Still Breathing… Esthero’s “Breath From Another” Turns Sweet Sixteen

Flipher Overture… In a musical world pipe-lined by corporate businesses meant to drive record sales through mass-accessibility, truly honest records at the end of a musical fad are understandably difficult to come in contact with. Massive Attack and Portishead pioneered … Continue reading

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Concert Review: M.I.A. Plagued With Issues at Pittsburgh, PA Live Show, Comes Out On Top! – Stage AE 4/28/2014

Recently, I went to a Cults show where guitarist Brian Oblivion was visibly aggravated. Throughout the set, his mic was inaudible, Madeline Follin’s vocals were lost in the layers of guitar effects, and before their set a freezing crowd stood … Continue reading

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