Category Archives: Flashback

2020k in 2014: A Reflection

Posted on January 3, 2015 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

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 →

Posted in 2020k Music, Flashback, Personal | Tagged 2020k, ap collection, everybody loves you, Macmillan Cancer Support, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Music, RJ Kozain, robert kozain, Sea Bound, touched 2, Wet Eyes, WYEP | Leave a comment

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

Posted on May 1, 2014 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

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 →

Posted in album review, Contests, Exclusives, Flashback | Tagged Abacus, Blair Robb, Brayden Baird, Breath From Another, Darren Gwele, Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Deliverance, DJ Grouch, Doc, Doc McKinney, Eddy Schreyer, Esthero, Evan Cranley, Ewan Miller, flashback, Gene Grimaldi, Giveaway, Jamiroquai, Jeff Griffin, Jennifer Lopez, Jenny-Bea Englishman, Len, Martin McKinney, Messah, Oasis Mastering, Optigan, Rami Jaffee, review, Shug, Sony Music, trip-hop, Warren Riker, Work Group, Work Records | 1 Comment

2020k’s Top 50 Songs of 2013

Posted on December 28, 2013 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

In 2011 we had twenty top songs. 2012? Forty. The year, we’re taking an even more expansive look at the spectrum of music in the 2020k year end wrap up of 2013’s best tracks. Because of the long list, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback, Sine Wave, track review | Tagged Amel Larrieux, AWOLNATION, Benign, Betaphax, Beyonce, Boreal Network, Britney Spears, Capital Cities, Charli XCX, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Daughter, David Bowie, David Lynch, Depeche Mode, Drake, Erykah Badu, Fil OK, FKA Twigs, Gauntlet Hair, Gene Kelly, HAIM, iamamiwhoami, Icona Pop, Imagine Dragons, Janelle Monae, Javelin, Jhene Aiko, Jon Hopkins, July Child, Justin Timberlake, lady gaga, Lana Del Rey, Late NIght Alumni, Lily Allen, Little Boots, lykke Li, Macklemore, Mark Lanegan, Miley Cyrus, Newtimers, Nine Inch Nails, Nyetscape, Panda Bear, Robin Thicke, Roy Hessels, Ryan Lewis, Sarah Bareilles, Scyye, Simulate Televangelist, Télépopmusik, The Irrepressibles, Tricky, Tycho, Tyler the Creator, Vince Staples, Wanz, Wet Eyes, xSDTRK, Zedd | Leave a comment

Flashback: Raf Riley x Etta Bond – Emergency Room

Posted on January 2, 2013 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

How did we miss this?! While streaming through related songs on Soundcloud.com, Etta Bond and Raf Riley’s “Boring Bitches” began to unexpectedly play from the speakers and a feeling of intense intrigue washed over the rest of the day. Emergency Room is a joint … Continue reading →

Posted in album review, Flashback | Tagged Emergency Room, Etta Bond, Keri Hilson, Lily Allen, Raf Riley, the weeknd | Leave a comment

Album of the Year, 2020k In Review & Music Video Announcement

Posted on December 31, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

Wow, guys. This year was insane and I don’t know how to put it into words much. But, I’m going to try. First and foremost, the album I’ve listened to and appreciated the most this year is Bloom by Beach House. Everything from the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020k Music, Flashback, Personal | Tagged 2020k, 2020k EP, 2020k live, Beach House, Bloom, Contagion, Daggervision, Daggervision Films Horror Talk Radio, Esthero, flashback, Giveaway, iamamiwhoami, Ilia Darlin, iTunes, Johnny Daggers, Kamas, Kinesthetiac, Klubbace, Los Angeles, Noise Cave, Origamibiro, OTM Blog, Pittsburgh, Ross Auger, Sex Madness, Slightest Touch (2020k Remix), The Electro Blog, Transends, Wet Eyes | Leave a comment

2020k’s Top 40 Songs of 2012: Part Two – Songs 20-1

Posted on December 29, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

As stated in Part One of The Top 40 Songs of 2012, 2020k thinks the reason that so much good music was released this year was in part because the end of the world was supposed to happen on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback, Sine Wave, track review | Tagged 2 Chainz, Beach House, Big Sean, Billy Mann, Bjahmyne Stewart, Boards of Canada, Boreal Network, Burial, Cecelia Erholtz, David Schuler, Deadmau5, Esthero, Fiona Apple, Flamingo Pudding, Grimes, iamamiwhoami, Ilia Darlin, Imogen Heap, Jonna Lee, Kamas, Kanye West, Kinesthetiac, Lana Del Rey, Metameta, One on Twoism, Passion Pit, Perfect Sound Forever, Pusha T, Rick Rubin, Santigold, Solange, Sunny Berhane, Tonie Nielson, Wet Eyes | 4 Comments

2020k’s Top 40 Songs of 2012: Part One – Songs 40-21

Posted on December 16, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

With doomsday approaching in just a few days, I decided to start compiling a definitive list of songs released during the last twelve months of humanity as we know it. Last year, 2020k easily released the Top 20 songs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback, Sine Wave, track review | Tagged Amber Clara, Arty, Automatic Systematic Habit 2020k Remix, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Call of Duty, Carmichael, Clark, Crystal Castles, Danger Mouse, Ellie Goulding, Erykah Badu, Flying Lotus, Frank Ocean, Freddie Mercury, Fun., Garbage, Gotye, Hide and Seek Morgan Page Remix, How to Destroy Angels, Imogen Heap, Jacknife Lee, Jeff Bhasker, Kiks, Little Boots, M.I.A., Madonna, Morgan Page, Natalia Kills, Nate Ruess, Nelly Furtado, Nicki Minaj, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Olivia Newton-John Physical, Origamibiro, Paul Van Dyk, Peter Rauhofer, Queen, Taylor Swift, Tegan And Sara, The XX, Tiesto, Tori Amos, Trent Reznor | 6 Comments

Flashback: Transister – Transister

Posted on March 13, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

In 1997, Keely Hawkes, Eric Pressly, and Gary Clark banded together to release Transister by Transister. Originally gaining momentum in 1996 after being featured on KCRW’s renowned Morning Becomes Eclectic and reaching a modest #56 on the UK Singles Chart, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback | Tagged Damon Brown, Eric Pressly, Garbage, Gary Clark, Hilary Duff, Hooverphonic, Jordin Sparks, Keely Hawkes, KoRn, Liz Phair, Natalie Imbruglia, Paul McCartney, Paul Taylor, Prince, Robert Musso, Shirley Manson, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Marcussen, T.a.T.u., Transister, Transister 1997, Transonic | 1 Comment

Flashback: 2020k In Review & Top 20 Songs of 2011!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

It’s been a busy first year for 2020k! There’s been lots of new music to put up, interviews with Nikki Jean, Sahy Uhns, Ilia Darlin, and Origamibiro (to be posted in January 2012). We’ve had giveaways, we’ve made connections, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback | Tagged 2020 top songs, Atticus Ross, Big Hurry, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Boreal Network, Britney Spears, Burial, Coldplay, Erykah Badu, flashback, Foster the People, Goldfrapp, iamamiwhoami, Imogen Heap, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Karen O, lady gaga, Late NIght Alumni, massive attack, moby, Natalia Kills, Nikki Jean, Origamibiro, radiohead, Sahy Uhns, Solange, Starsmith, The Roots, the weeknd, Tori Amos, Trent Reznor | 4 Comments

Flashback: Madonna & Massive Attack – I Want You

Posted on July 18, 2011 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

At 81 Beats Per Minute and 6 minutes and 24 seconds long, “I Want You” embodies the slow, drawn out, hypnotic depression and desperation of the internal pain associated with unrequited love so perfectly that it could be considered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback, Music Business | Tagged Earle Sebastian, flashback, I Want You, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, massive attack, Nellee Hooper, Something to Remember | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Flashback

2020k in 2014: A Reflection

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

2020k’s Top 50 Songs of 2013

Flashback: Raf Riley x Etta Bond – Emergency Room

Album of the Year, 2020k In Review & Music Video Announcement

2020k’s Top 40 Songs of 2012: Part Two – Songs 20-1

2020k’s Top 40 Songs of 2012: Part One – Songs 40-21

Flashback: Transister – Transister

Flashback: 2020k In Review & Top 20 Songs of 2011!

Flashback: Madonna & Massive Attack – I Want You

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