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Rotten Yums (new music from Band of Horses/ Franz Ferdinand super group, new London Grammar song, and new Future Islands track)
A quality track from a super group is always a relief. Any song that falls into the super group camp can either lead to a big disappointment or a nice pay off. This falls into the latter camp, in my opinion. Click the play button above and tell me what you think about it. This UK…
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Dad’s Goodies [New Tracks from Young Fathers, Father John Misty, and Crystal Fairy (ex-Melvins and ex-At The Drive In)]
The 2014 Mercury Prize winners are back with their unique blend 0f noise, hip hop, pop, and industrial. This cut was done as part of the T2: Trainspotting soundtrack. The track features a choir which adds a transcendent sort of feel to an already tight track. Click the soundcloud player and get to it. This will…
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The Filthy Five (New Music Update)
This is just simply five tracks that got a coward’s (Dylan Bowker’s) seal of approval. There’s no hierarchy here; it’s just a few songs that dropped in the last few days that I liked and posted in no particular order. Check out the cuts and tell me how you feel about them in the comments.…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #6: Jesse from KEN Mode Gets Into The Art Of Calling People “Daddy”, Recording With The Man Who Cut Nirvana’s “In Utero”, What’s In His Current Rig, and So Much More!
I caught up over the phone with Jesse from KEN Mode. We got into the band’s recent EP “Nerve”, the evolution of the band’s sound over the years into more of a noise rock centric sound, being in a band with his brother, live full band recordings done off the floor as opposed to isolating…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #5: Bender
I caught up with battle rapper, painter, and recording artist Bender. We spoke over the phone about how he got into hip hop from an elementary school project, the psychology of battling, Bender possibly having a future battle against his mom, solo music efforts as well as projects with his group Flight Distance, hitting…
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Havoc FC 11 Full Card Preview
I spoke with Havoc FC’s Jesse Fox about the big card tomorrow. We discussed the combination of kickboxing and mixed-martial arts for this event, a match up between undefeated 145lbers, the amateur bouts on the card creating intrigue in terms of where one’s mental focus is when the cage door closes, the top of the…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #4: Kid Twist continues movie work and carefully plans his battle rap future
I talked to the first ever KOTD champion Kid Twist about loving the IT Crowd, mumble rap, pop driven indie music, getting the Daylyt seal of approval on an antic, changes in the battle scene over the last decade, and it was a lot of fun. Details on the battle rap biopic Bodied (0:13), How…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #3: Tonya Evinger ready to defend Bantamweight Title at Invicta FC20
I talked to the current Invicta FC Bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger about her title defense at Invicta FC 20 tomorrow, a possible fight with Cyborg, the tremendous growth of women’s mma in the last decade, getting booked in a gym fight to become part of Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den, and so much more!
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Bowks Talking Bouts #2: Bonnie Godiva considers herself a writer above all
We talked about battle rap preparation, broadening her writing into film, tracks from her mixtape Bonfire, and so much more. Click play and get at it!
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Bowks Talking Bouts #1 – Chilla Jones
I had a great talk with battle rapper and recording artist Chilla Jones. We covered a ton of topics from his rise through battle rap to Arsonal trying to stir up beef with him and everything in between. Click the link and get at it! https://dylanjamesbowker.podbean.com/e/interview-with-chilla-jones/