This month, SPLIT welcomes Danger Radio Podcast guest and Denver icon, Kurt Ottaway of The Overcasters to join us on the decks. If you’re not familiar with The Overcasters or you just need one of their tracks on your computer, here’s one of my favorites from their debut: The Overcasters – Way Of The World We’ll [...] […]

This mix was made with my new dj setup- all digital! I don’t have a playlist because I was too caught up in playing with the new toys, but enjoy. Here is a subtle blend of minimal techno, and electro house for your ears to examine. More to come… […]

Jackin' for Beats: A lesson on hip-hop culture. […]

Last weekend I shuffled into a smalltown venue I’d never been to, on the streets of hippie enclave Manitou Springs (my neighbor to the west) to see Laura Veirs play and sing in a hometown show. I knew nothing about the opening bands, but was immediately smitten when lone Nelson Kempf from Old Believers came [...] […]

I spend a lot of time thinking about optimism.  My optimism.  It's the most powerful weapon in my, or anyone's, arsenal of potential.  A lot of the ways I nourish it are quite conscious in nature.   Finding purple linings in apparent clouds (see here).  Surrounding myself with upbeat people (see ... […]

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have risen to fame in the past year, and deservedly so. I’ve been watching them ever since they landed on my doorstep in snowy Iceland in 2008 and I helped arrange a one-off gig for a crowd of measly 30 or so people. I remember one reporter not bothering [...] […]

I love Fall clothing, but they tend to lack the vibrancy and color prevalent on the Spring runways. Although neutrals are big this Fall/Winter 2010, I was pleased to see rich jewel tones and bright prints in Thuy’s show. And speaking of jewels, the collaboration with Swarovski produced unique pieces like a gold [...] […]

A preview of the San Francisco artist's upcoming sophomore record. […]

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The very cool Mon Khmer were on my show Monday night. Their agent dropped me a line a few weeks ago telling me I should check the band out. He told me the band is playing a show this Friday with Bear In Heaven and Secret Machines, two bands I really like.I listened to a few songs on their myspace and booked them immediately for an episode of Guilty Pleasure. […]