David Downs - Journalist in SF

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76637285648123672112009-11-09T17:21:20.743-08:00David Downs - Journalist in SFContact info and links to selected clipsDavid Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-1003229561539842452009-11-09T15:18:00.001-08:002009-11-09T17:21:20.754-08:00Review: Pixies @ Fox Theater

Read it at The Dope Report, and soon syndicated via the East Bay Express and Blurt Magazine. Listen to some of the free, live Pixies EP on today's episode of Grand Theft Audio. Download.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-68907725612029115682009-10-28T12:22:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:29:24.736-07:00Audio: Them Crooked Vultures, New Villager, Tegan & Sara, Pixies, Meanest Man

and much much more in these latest two episodes from Grand Theft Audio, my net radio show at Pirate Cat Radio Mondays noon to 2 p.m. (Right click and 'save as' to download Episode 15 [80 meg .mp3], and Episode 16 [80 meg .mp3]. Here are their playlists.) Support these artists! Thanks.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-30139901850552080102009-10-27T17:43:00.000-07:002009-10-27T17:49:08.648-07:00The Flaming Lips @Treasure Island 2009

Sorry for lagging getting this up. This was right between Hawaii and New York trips, so it got squeezed. Read the full run-down with all the photos at Blurt Magazine and The Dope Report. Thanks.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-26578201720719397152009-09-28T17:09:00.000-07:002009-09-30T09:27:33.720-07:00MacArthur Geniuses and DethKlok: GTA Episode 12 'Contradictions'

Featuring: The Flaming Lips, Karen O, The Raveonettes and an interview with UC Berkeley asst. professor Maneesh Agrawala, recipient of a $500,000 MacArthur 'Genius' Fellowship. Playlist. Download. Also here's a clipped Episode 11 with the EFF speaking on Google Books.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-77373504421316367142009-09-23T09:00:00.000-07:002009-09-23T09:05:22.867-07:00Oakland's WHY? & 'Eskimo Snow' | East Bay Express

"Am I too concerned with the burden of scrutiny? ..."

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-44016789721841560052009-09-16T10:57:00.001-07:002009-09-16T11:01:13.677-07:00Clouds at the Ballot Box | East Bay Express

There are now four competing measures to legalize cannabis in California. Watchers fear voter confusion and a fundamentalist backlash. Link To Read Story.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-56031278589862476892009-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:15:59.975-07:00New CJR Clip - 'Rock Bottom: The MSM are acting less childish about pot'

Read it. Thanks.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-71054822391253585692009-09-14T17:08:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:08:20.224-07:00GTA Episode 10: Swayze's Ghost

Now with 100 percent more Astrogirl. Neutral Milk Hotel, DJ Day, Thrones, Raekwon and such. Download. Playlist.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-34094743650206091792009-09-13T16:47:00.000-07:002009-09-13T16:55:53.468-07:00Green Day's 'Punk Rock Opera' | East Bay Express

Opening this month in Berkeley.A punk rock opera based on Green Day's 'American Idiot'.Ill.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-63862020862496847042009-09-13T16:42:00.000-07:002009-09-13T16:45:22.108-07:00GTA Episode 9: Saturday Night Special

Featuring Raekwon, Jay-Z, Massive Attack, Diplo and much more. Full Playlist. Download (right click 'save as' 80 meg .mp3) Thanks, dirty dawgs.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-1526931381577614662009-09-07T09:41:00.000-07:002009-09-08T15:13:12.932-07:00New, pirate radio show at Noon today live at 87.9 FM in SF or via iTunes

Just tune in or click over to iTunes->radio->alternative->Pirate Cat. Call in to the show at 510-PIR8CAT, or via twitter @davidrdowns or via IM or text. A link to the podcast of Grand Theft Audio episode 8 will appear in this post later today. Thanks!King Khan, Dam Funk, and AnCo on GTA ep. 8(right-click 'save as')Also, the full tracklist for Episode 8.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-80451188202568878002009-09-01T11:26:00.000-07:002009-09-01T11:37:02.596-07:00Outside Lands for 'Rolling Stone'

Day 1: Headliner Pearl Jam, Openers The NationalDay 2: Headliner DMB, Openers MastodonDay 3: Headliner Tenacious D, Openers The Dead Weather, Photos, PhotosGrand Theft Audio Ep. 7 (weekly radio show featuring music from Outside Lands) [right click and 'Save As' this link]And now I sleep.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-18053605073340557492009-07-27T14:39:00.001-07:002009-07-27T14:40:44.042-07:00GTA ep. 5: The Entrepreneur Episode

feat. Stephen Elliott, Clutchy H., and QOTSA:Download at GTA Ep. 5: The Entrepreneur Episode

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-25232018254166260682009-07-22T10:21:00.000-07:002009-07-22T10:23:23.850-07:00Nirvana’s “Bleach” on “Rock Band”? | Rolling Stone

Click to read my, 'Sub Pop Looks to Code Catalogs Into Playable Tracks'.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-50974160642359901512009-07-21T17:09:00.000-07:002009-07-21T17:12:24.000-07:00How to Behave: New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans | Wired Magazine Article

Click here to read my 'Don't Lie With a Facebook Photo' rules and other New Rules ...

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-68320489112398469712009-07-14T09:21:00.000-07:002009-07-14T09:24:17.933-07:00Paleoartist Viktor Deak | Gelf Magazine Q/A

Read my Q/A with Viktor Deak, Paleoartist and Caveman drawrer (Big ups to the NYT for firsties and D.G. for the assignment).

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-64114189462794530862009-07-08T14:10:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:15:39.308-07:00San Francisco Magazine Book Review of Kasper Hauser 'Weddings of the Times'

Link to 'Weddings of the Times' review.Link to Kasper Hauser live review for The Onion Decider SF.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-40541794438120430562009-06-21T17:08:00.000-07:002009-06-21T17:12:39.335-07:00Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Huge Bummers

With less black lights and bodily fluids, of course. Link to Q/A with Dr. Mario Livio, Senior Astrophysicist and Head of Public Outreach at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-71806812769093479422009-06-01T15:57:00.001-07:002009-06-01T15:59:16.745-07:00Mike Tyson in Gelf: the Toback Interview

Link to read a Q/A with James Toback, madman and director of Tyson.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-15424128157973122642009-05-29T08:53:00.001-07:002009-05-29T08:55:09.934-07:00DOOM on Comic Books for 'XLR8R' [Word]

Link to 'Comic Book Kryptonite'.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-35589024750088870762009-05-29T08:48:00.001-07:002009-05-29T08:51:08.731-07:00Prefuse 73 in Blurt Magazine

Link to David Downs' 'Eternal Sunshine of the Brain-Scattered Mind'.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-48846100408577657232009-04-30T10:09:00.000-07:002009-04-30T10:14:27.445-07:00Daily Swarm Q/A: Downtown and Mad Decent [Insider Baseball]

LLLLLLLLLLLLlllllllllllllink!

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-192931807277046862009-04-17T11:58:00.001-07:002009-04-17T12:01:08.145-07:00Green Day Live at The Fox: Reviewed

Click here to read my review of Green Day live at the Oakland Fox Tuesday, April 14. Pretty epic show and more coverage to come. Also, I think Green Day broke my hearing. Kind of worth it.

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-60116445772831115442009-04-06T13:46:00.000-07:002009-04-09T10:18:11.315-07:00The Burning Man Piece [Loads-o-comment]

A bit of the old spot news.Click to read: Burners Torched Over Native Party, published at the East Bay Express, 4-1-09 (not an April Fools joke).

David Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393138900779280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663728564812367211.post-8409360983017183202009-03-27T14:23:00.001-07:002009-03-27T14:26:34.887-07:00DOOM Interview for Rolling Stone (luv this guy)

Read the full innerview at Rolling Stone.com by clicking any of the words in this sentence.

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