June 2011
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Jun 29th
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May 2011
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May 14th
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April 2011
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“Salma told me a story that revealed a lot about her as a person. A lot of people...”
– An American Hero, Larry Flynt http://larryflynt.com/?p=865
Apr 28th
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March 2011
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“When I was 30 I promised myself that I’d be out by 40 and I’m 40...”
– James Murphy, Clash Magazine, 2010
Mar 29th
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December 2010
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“The definition I coined for success is: Peace of mind attained only through self...”
– John Wooden, UCLA’s legendary basketball coach, who died at age 99 (1910-2010) Read the entire interview here http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/woo0int-1 Thanks to my Dad for sharing the thought-provoking quote, which led me to the equally inspiring interview.
Dec 1st
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November 2010
3 posts
Sweet'n Lowdown, November 27th, 2010
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 27.11.10 by Bisousbelle !!!Playlist Playlist!!! Modern Romance // Lonely Galaxy Calendar Girl (Live) // Stars Down By The Water // The Decemberists Full Moon // Efterklang Crystallised (Live Cover by Gorillaz) // The XX Addicted to Love (Florence & the Machine Cover) // Robert Palmer Bigger Than Us // White Lies Out of Tune // Real Estate ...
Nov 30th
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Sweet'n Lowdown, November 5th Episode
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 05.11.10 by Bisousbelle One Good Thing // The Cinematic Orchestra & Lou Rhodes Twilight // Elliott Smith Shame Shame// Dr. Dog Always on My Mind // Reading Rainbow Semi Precious Stone // Wolf Parade Jardin de Luxembourg //The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger Marching Song // esben and the Witch Phenomenons // Twin Sister 100 (Sunglasses Remix) //...
Nov 30th
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Sweet'n Lowdown, October 30th Episode
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 30.10.10 by Bisousbelle Enjoy! xoxo, bb :::PLAYLIST PLAYLIST::: Everybody Loves the Sunshine // Seu Jorge and Almaz Walls // The Phantom Band Undertow // Warpaint Pop Song // Baths Insects // Woodsman Trust // Generationals Louder Than Ever // Cold War Kids Everything Is The Same // Pull In Emergency Pyro // Kings of Leon USA BOYS // HEALTH ...
Nov 1st
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October 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown, Are You Satisfied with my...
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 23.10.10 by Bisousbelle In honor of Turkish Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayrami) I decided to present my radio show in Turkish for the very first time ever. I had great fun conducting this experiment. I hope that you enjoy the selection of music and don’t mind the Turkish commentary :-) And as always, if you enjoy, please share it forward! xoxo, bb ...
Oct 26th
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Sweet'n Lowdown October 16th, 2010
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 16.10.10 by Bisousbelle I love the mix of tracks on this episode…quite a few gems. Hope you enjoy it and if you do, share it forward! xoxo, bb PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST I Want The World To Stop // Belle And Sebastian Limit To Your Love // James Blake Boxer // Lovers Tip Of Your Tongue // Porcelain Raft Hey Cool Kid // Cloud Nothings ...
Oct 19th
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on repeat
Oct 18th
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Sweet'n Lowdown October 9th, 2010
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle October 9th, 2010 Edition by Bisousbelle THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Dark, dreary, rainy weather can cause you & your loved ones to feel a deeper shade of blue. Lift your mood & hold onto a tune by listening to this episode of Sweet’n Lowdown. “You all want the lovely music to save your lives” but you know...
Oct 12th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: October 2nd, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisoubelle, October 2nd, 2010 Edition by Bisousbelle The Show kicked off with a technical error so skip the first 2 minutes or so…then there is a coldplay track that the sound engineer used to fill the time it took to fix our problem…THEN FINALLY, the show begins :-) Enjoy! xoxo, bb Picture Window // Ben Folds & Nick Hornby Girls With Accents //...
Oct 10th
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“This guy is really hard to work for. When it’s not perfect, he’s not...”
– Yemi Akinyemi, to the Guardian, on Kanye West.
Oct 10th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: September 25th Edition
Bisous Belle 25.09.10 by Bisousbelle :::PLAYLIST PLAYLIST::: Candy (Le Chev Remix) // Frankie Rose And The Outs Weird Science // Art Brut When I Come Home // The Drums Fighting Smiles // Jonquil Don’t Back Down //Restless People North Atlantic Drift // Paul Smith Something Else // Diamond Rings Clips // Ava LunaCommunion (Feat. Karen O) // Maximum Balloon Quicker // I Blame Coco ...
Oct 7th
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Sweet'n Lowdown September 18th, 2010
Sweet’n Lowdown with Bisousbelle 18.09.10 by Bisousbelle :::PLAYLIST PLAYLIST::: Up and Down// Chad Valley  White Moon (iTunes Session) // Beach House Love Fade // Tamaryn You Were a Kindness // The National Radioactive // Kings Of Leon Write About Love // Belle and Sebastian A man with no ankles // Owen Pallett Banned (By the Man) // Someone Still Loves You Boris YeltsinRum Hee...
Oct 7th
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A Look Back at The National...
I wrote this little account of my time with The National for Rolling Stone Turkey back in December of 2007 for the January 2008 issue of the magazine. I think it is an interesting read for any fan due to the timing of the encounter. Just on the brink of mainstream success, it is amazing to see just how far they have come (Obama’s campaign song anyone?) and just how unsure they were of their...
Oct 5th
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September 2010
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“Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And...”
–  Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. deep
Sep 17th
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“I can’t see myself doing this 10 years from now. We’ve been a band...”
– Win Butler, Arcade Fire.
Sep 15th
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Istanbul Concerts on My Radar
Have you bought your tickets yet? Hung them up on your fridge, chalkboard, bathroom mirror or bulletin board? Hellooo! The concert season’s fast approaching…it’s time to set the date, make a commitment & put plans into action! Which shows will you be going to? At which gig will you shed a tear & confront your fears? At which set will you drown your demons in beer, sweat...
Sep 13th
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Sweet'n Lowdown August 28th, 2010
Sweet’n Lowdown 28.08.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST State of Our Affair // Mt. Desolation Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly) // Phosphorescent I’m Leaving You For Solitude // Manic Street Preachers Art Vandelay // Ducktails Glitter // No Age Marble // LoneLady White Doves (Demo) // Young Empires Tell Me (Clock Opera Remix) // Au Revoir Simone Signs &...
Sep 6th
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Growing Up with Arcade Fire
For the past month and a half I have been listening to The Suburbs in its entirety at least once a day. Either on the drive to work, the drive home, at the gym or at home…although I  listen to a lot of music in the course of the day to prepare for pleasure as well as to prepare for my radio show, The Suburbs is the only ALBUM I have been compelled to listen to on a daily basis for quite some time....
Sep 2nd
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August 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown: August 21st, 2010 Edition
Bisousbelle Sweet’n Lowdown August 21st, 2010 Edition by Bisousbelle :::PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST::: For Heaven’s Sake (Edit) // Lucy Swann  The Science of Imaginary Solutions // Autolux            Hospice Gates // Lower Dens            Oh, Naoko // Sun Airway Clawing Out At The Walls // Dominant Legs            Another Day // Apache Beat                        Summer // Magic...
Aug 29th
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Sweet'n Lowdown August 14th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 14.08.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST All Day Day Light // The Morning Benders            The Hair Song // Black Mountain            Sea Talk // Zola Jesus            Treeton // Fang Island            Big Wave // Jenny and Johnny            A Bite Out of My Bed // The New Pornographers            Taos // Menomena            Let’s Get Out Of Here...
Aug 16th
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Sweet & Lowdown: The Hip Hop Edition, August 7th,...
Sweet’n Lowdown: The Hip Hop Edition, August 7th, 2010 by Bisousbelle There are 2 exceptions to the hip hop theme of the show…one is a new one from swoon worthy crooner Eric Benet who is expected to release his new album “Lost in Time” sometime in September. The other slow song is an uplifting track from Alicia Keys. Aside from that I think this set is a nice primer for...
Aug 10th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: Lo-Fi Summer Daze Surf Break...
Sweet’n Lowdown Lo-Fi Summer Daze Surf Break Edition by Bisousbelle As I have a clearly stated agenda with regards to my radio show, I really don’t like to stray from the regular format too often. Last week I already went way off topic by playing songs around the theme of breaking up, so this week I tried to stick to the agenda at hand—tried being the operative word :=)  ...
Aug 3rd
July 2010
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Sweet & Lowdown: "When Words Fail, Music Speaks",...
Sweet & Lowdown: The Break Up Edition 24.07.10 by Bisousbelle Sweet & Lowdown “When Words Fail, Music Speaks”, The Break Up Edition is now online for your listening pleasure. Although the subject matter at hand is undoubtedly depressing, I hope that you’ll find the show to have a positive & ultimately uplifting spirit. If you’re wondering how I’m...
Jul 30th
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Sweet'n Lowdown July 17th Edition
Bisous Belle Sweet’n Lowdown 17.07.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PLAYLIST:::: Five Little Rooms // Menomena Internet Warrior // Oh No Ono Casual // Here We Go Magic MY KZ, UR BF //(Clock Opera Remix) Everything Everything Yr Mangled Heart (Live) // The Gossip Colors // The Pass Ghost Story //Cloud Control Let’s Go Surfing (The Raveonettes Remix) //The Drums South Carolina //...
Jul 28th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: July 10th Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 10.07.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::::: Little Brown Haired Girl // Frankie Rose and the Outs  Take On the World // Wavves Answer To Yourself // The Soft Pack Up and Down // Chad Valley Oh My God // Cults Beaman Park // Collarbones Chop and Change // The Black Keys Dear God 2.0 // The Roots & Monsters of Folk Monday Morning [REMIX] // Ola Podrida / Spencer...
Jul 28th
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Sweet'n Lowdown July 3rd edition
Bisous Belle Sweet’n Lowdown 03.07.10 by Bisousbelle   Sit Down Beside Me // Patrick Watson Israeli Caves // Maps & Atlases  Party With Children // Ratatat Sleep Forever // Crocodiles  Early Bird // Savoir Adore Morning Light // Gliss Boyfriend // Best Coast Cold War (Wallpaper. Winter Remix) // The Morning Benders  The Jameses - The Haunted Rider // The Jameses  Come Home // Chappo...
Jul 27th
Sweet'n Lowdown June 26th Edition
Bisous Belle Sweet’n Lowdown 26.06.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::::: Wake Up the Nation // Paul Weller  First Train Home // Imogen Heap  Stranger Things // Local Natives  Dead Hearts // Stars  No Sweat // Gayngs    Everything You Wanted //  Kele  The Perfect Occasion  //  Rjd2    Bang Bang Bang // f. Q-Tip Mark Ronson   Simple Graces // Delorean  Dear Dictator // (Sam Sparro Remix) Saint...
Jul 26th
June 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown: June 5th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 05.06.10 by Bisousbelle Some points to note: 1. Kanye’s back and in full form on Power, a subject that provides endless material for West. I’ve never seen him play live and will for sure make a point to catch him this time around.  2. Diamond Rings are out of Canada and remind me of a more electro- White Lies…can’t wait to get my hands on their...
Jun 5th
April 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown April 3rd, 2010 Edition
Sweetn Lowdown 03.04.10 by Bisousbelle
Apr 12th
Sweet'n Lowdown March 27th, 2010 Edition
Sweetn Lowdown 27.03.10 by Bisousbelle
Apr 12th
March 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown March 6th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 06.03.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST TO FOLLOW…
Mar 12th
SNL in a Wordle...
Mar 9th
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Sweet'n Lowdown February 27th, 2010 Editioin
Sweet’n Lowdown 27.02.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST Three Thousand // These New Puritans Kowboyz & Indians // Gonjasufi Out In the Woods // Birds & Batteries Feeling Without Touching // Glass Candy Heaven Can Wait // Charlotte Gainsbourg Excuses // The Morning Benders Go Do // Jónsi Conscience Killer // Black Rebel Motorcycle Club A Dictator’s Lament...
Mar 5th
February 2010
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Sweet'n Lowdown: February 20th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 20.02.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST Cold Summer // Seabear World Sick // Broken Social Scene Sun Hands // Local Natives Promises //  Morning Benders Confetti // 1,2,3  Albatross // The Besnard Lakes Birthplace // Mon Khmer Marchin’ In // Lo-Fi-Fnk I Won’t Kneel // Groove Armada Heaven’s On Fire // The Radio Dept. Pressure //...
Feb 24th
Sweet'n Lowdown: February 13th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown Bisousbelle 13.02.10 by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST:::PLAYLIST 1. Flume (Bon Iver Cover) // Peter Gabriel 2. California // Low 3. Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight // The Go Find 4. Twilight // Lusine 5. Baby Doll // The Invisible 6. Halo (Originally By Beyonce) // Florence & The Machine 7. I’ll Take Care of You // Gil...
Feb 23rd
Sweet'n Lowdown: February 6th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 06.02.10 by Bisousbelle This week I tried to get back into the groove of manning the decks myself as I used to do when a college DJ… unfortunately the ride is a bit bumpy so please forgive me…I promise that next show I’ll give back the reins to my cohort Guven. PLAYLIST :::: The Courage of Others // Midlake Anna // Taken By Trees Sound of Love (Album...
Feb 11th
Feb 9th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: January 30th, 2010 Edition
Sweet ‘n Lowdown January 30th, 2010 Edition by Bisousbelle PLAYLIST :::: 1. Charmaine Champagne // The Fiery Furnaces 2. 10 Mile Stereo // Beach House 3. Percussion Gun (Live On Viva Radio’s Me + You) // White Rabbits 4. I Feel Better // Hot Chip 5. Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto) (Heartbreak’s Slow Action Remix) // Simian Mobile Disco 6. Odessa // Caribou 7. The...
Feb 8th
January 2010
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Jan 29th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: January 22nd, 2010 Edition
Sweetnlowdown 23.01.10 by Bisousbelle TRACK 1 Thanatos // Soap&Skin Great new singer out of Austria. RIYL: Regina Spektor & Florence and the Machine TRACK 2 Blessa // Toro Y Moi Refer to this type of music as “chillwave or glo-fi” in conversation as that’s the way acts such as Toro Y Moi, Memory Tapes, Washed Out and Neon Indian are being labeled. Also, most of...
Jan 27th
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Sweet'n Lowdown: January 16th, 2010 Edition
Sweetnlowdown 16.01.10 by Bisousbelle This show is sans commentary (which some of you may prefer, as you can listen to music uninterrupted) as I was in New York for the weekend. Happy Listening! PLAYLIST :::::::::::: Scarlet Fields // The Horrors Fallen // Vib Gyor 40 Day Dream // Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Lump Sum // Bon Iver Lewis Takes Off His Shirt // Owen Pallett Life...
Jan 25th
Sweet'n Lowdown, January 9th, 2010 Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 09.01.10 by Bisousbelle Playlist:::::: Sit Down By the Fire  //  The Veils Introducing Palace Players // Mew The Royal We  //  Silversun Pickups Back Against the Wall //  Cage the Elephant Hard (feat. Jeezy) //  Rihanna Stop Talking //  Memory Tapes Mexico  // The Soft Pack Hollywood //  Marina and The Diamonds ONE //  Yeasayer Islands //  The xx My Step // Little...
Jan 22nd
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Ooooh....what a pretty new site! →
Babylon, one of Istanbul’s best live music venues, finally has a new, long overdue, website! I tried clicking on the English tab at the top but for some reason it seems to be inactive, so for now we’ll have to do with the Turkish version. I think that my absolute favorite feature has to be the menu at the very bottom of the website which instantly connects you to desired sections in...
Jan 19th
December 2009
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Dec 16th
Dec 16th
Sweet'n Lowdown Radio Show, December 12th Edition
Sweet’n Lowdown 12.12.09 live by  Bisousbelle Playlist :::::::::: Slow Songs (feat. Mike Skinner) // Giggs Cello Song (feat. Jose Gonzalez) // The Books Be Mine (Robyn Cover) // Erik Hassle & Ellie Goulding Swim Until You Can’t See Land // Frightened Rabbit I Say Fever // Ramona Falls Castaways // Shearwater Let’s Go Surfing // The Drums Scissor // Liars C’mon // The Soft Pack Solo...
Dec 14th