Blog: Bushwick is Beautiful

The new Goldfrapp single is on heavy rotation in our apartment. We give it points for ripping our favorite 60's song. Is it spring yet? Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La" MP3 Buy The Album

Live from SXSW 2006 ~ Jose Gonzalez "Sensing Owls" (KEXP Radio Session) Jose Gonzalez - "Sensing Owls" MP3 Support the Artist Here A preview of the new album from Jose Gonzalez.

I'm a 20 year kid who is familiar with Bushwick. I'm not a hipster, and I'm not too familiar with Indie music and culture. The first time I went to Bushwick was with someone I went to school with years back. I could feel the tension. I have walked through East New York, where I was once stopped by police, Brownsville, Crown Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint. But Bushwick, even for me seemed a bit intimidating and dangerous. I saw graffiti on apartment buildings and shady looking characters hanging out in the vestibule of my acquaintance's building. I heard loud [...]