#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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Here’s DJ Shadow’s creative new video for “Scale It Back.” The narrative of the video is formed by the mnemonic story a guy uses to remember the order of a deck of cards. It’s silly, but that’s half the fun.

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When your song has a message (as with the immigration law theme of DJ Shadow’s “Border Crossing”), it’s pretty easy to piece together a video for it. Still, Shadow’s video for “Border Crossing” is stylized, raw and wonderful. Hopefully someone in power in Arizona is listening (not likely).

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Never thought I’d be having a cup of coffee at 7:30am while enjoying a live DJ Shadow set. Thanks to the internet, I’m enjoying just such a scenario. Shadow’s spinning in Japan right now; tune in via the link below. Stream DJ Shadow’s set in Japan

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I don’t want this to come across as a huge slight to Fleet Foxes, but having DJ Shadow close Saturday of Pitchfork would’ve been a better move. Sure, Fleet Foxes’ audience was beyond huge; it’s just a shame Shadow couldn’t get the spot — and the darkness — he deserved. So yes, as anyone who [...]

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