Julia Askenase

Jan20

Unbest: Julia Askenase on Blood Orange’s Coastal Grooves (2011)(iTunes, Rdio,...→

Here’s a little somethin’ I wrote for Unbest, a blog project put together by former Paste editor, Rachael Maddux. The whole concept sort of turns the year-end pop-culture ranking ritual on its head. You can learn more about it here. 

unbest:

Julia Askenase on Blood Orange’s Coastal Grooves (2011)
(iTunes, Rdio, Spotify)

This past spring, I became invested in the idea of profiling Dev Hynes, aka Lightspeed Champion, for his latest endeavor, Blood Orange. Ah, but rejection is part of the freelance-writing…

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Jun1

Janet Jackson - “When I Think of You”

As part of a recent pitch-inspired ’80s binge, I’ve listened to this song at least once a day for the past several weeks. I suggest you do the same.

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Panda Bear - “Slow Motion”

This beat is disgustingly good. Also, I would probably pay to hear Noah Lennox sing the alphabet. 

Ack! This blog is turning into mini-mini posts of songs and YouTube videos. Tsk, tsk. I’ll try to shake it up a bit soon. 

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Erik Satie’s “Gymnopédie No. 1,” performed by Pascal Rogé 

This song (or really, suite of songs) is unrivaled in its calming powers. 

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…annnd, we’re back!

Missing content has returned, magically. Thank you Tumblr fairies! In other news, I’m giving Twitter another whirl. It still kind of makes my head hurt, but I figure I should probably join my peers of the 21st century. You can follow me @JuliaAskenase. Now, off to some new writing assignments!

In other, other news: today’s life-affirming jam (and slightly awkward music video.)

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Missing!

So it seems that the text from my early posts—not that there are that many altogether—has gone missing. Including my introductory post. Womp womp.

What gives, Tumblr?