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Have you heard about Polexia Miller? She shares and instagram with DownSideUp and with clumsy crane art. It’s more of a name to call a part of myself instead of an actual persona. It’s already too crowded in my head add onto that.
So, not her own Instagram, but she does get her own page and menu item on DownSideUp. Why? Because her words and experiences are so important to me. Her words, which by the way will sometimes write themselves in English or Dutch, depending on the mood. (Much like the rest of this blog.)
Why? Well, let me quote myself below. (Because someone should.)
So that’s what I am going to do. Be the best purple version of myself, doing the things I love best. And I can never really tell what language the thing is going to take.
Julie Van Craen | DownSideUp | Clumsy Crane | Polexia Miller
So I am going to keep switching I am sorry if that is confusing to any readers out there, but I hope you appreciate the liberty I get to feel by not limiting my creative quirks.
And I think that no limits is best with the Gonzo Journalism style I’ve apparently adapted.
I’m taking big strides. And I am taking all of you along the read. See Polexia striding and flaunting in her music wonderland!
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Back to Brak 2024 | Part 2: New to Me (Love Equals Death, Comeback Kid, The Queers & Cancer Bats)
With extreme giddy anticipation I’ve been looking forward to the 2025 edition of Brakrock on August 1st and 2nd. In true downsideup tradition, the two week lead up to this year’s Brakrock is for reminiscing about the previous edition. And what…
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Maria Moctezuma & Rayna Avila live, aka utterances of what the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck.
Maria Moctezuma & Rayna Avila | Friday, October 26th 2024, Live @ Muztic, Mechelen. I know. I have said this time and time again. ‘This was the best show I have seen (this year).’ But this time, this time it might…
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Angry Zeta, Live at Long Last!
Angry Zeta | Wednesday, July 10th 2024, Live @ Bar Bricolage, Ghent. This is yet another story about connectivity and synchronicity. Of letting the music and the people lead me to more people and music. All these coincidences that somehow feel…
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On the road with Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy, a trilogy in one part | Live in Aarschot, Turnhout and Herselt.
She can write short form like a one part series too? Absolutely, I do whatever I damn well please! Though I must admit that this band most definitely deserves more parts than I can give them at this time. Envisioning a…
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Luke, me and Mister McGee. Tour-along journal, a trilogy in five parts. | Part 5: Apotheosis at Brakrock /AND/ Back to Brak: A continued love song to my favourite festival | Part 1: Bridge City Sinners
Tying up one series and starting on the next, this post is a double whammy! After seeing the guys solo four times, I get to see them in action with the incomparable Bridge City Sinners at my beloved Brakrock. The purple…
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A love song to Brakrock 2023 | Part 6: Ode to the wondrous women of Brakrock! (The Venomous Pinks, Jen Razavi and Bad Cop / Bad Cop.)
With extreme giddy anticipation I’ve been looking forward to the 2024 edition of Brakrock on August 2nd and 3rd. Perfect time to look back on the previous year and get you guys equally excited with my tribute to the best festival…
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A love song to Brakrock 2023 | Part 5.2: Front Row Madness! (Day 2: The Lucky Trolls, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Toy Dolls!)
With extreme giddy anticipation I’ve been looking forward to the 2024 edition of Brakrock on August 2nd and 3rd. Perfect time to look back on the previous year and get you guys equally excited with my tribute to the best festival…
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A love song to Brakrock 2023 | Part 5.1: Front Row Madness! (Day 1: Good Riddance and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
With extreme giddy anticipation I’ve been looking forward to the 2024 edition of Brakrock on August 2nd and 3rd. Perfect time to look back on the previous year and get you guys equally excited with my tribute to the best festival…
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Luke, me and Mister McGee. Tour-along journal, a trilogy in five parts. | Part 4: Live @ ‘t Rozenknopje
Clyde and the Milltailers + Lightnin’ Luke | Sunday, July 14th 2024, Live @ ‘t Rozenknopje, Eindhoven (NL) Part 1: De PallieterPart 2: The Black FlamingoPart 3: Lou’s Bar While waiting for the Liege show to start, I’d gotten an excited…
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Luke, me and Mister McGee. Tour-along journal, a trilogy in five parts. | Part 3: Live @ Lou’s Bar
Clyde and the Milltailers + Lightnin’ Luke | Sunday, July 7th 2024, Live @ Lou’s Bar, Liege. Part 1: De PallieterPart 2: The Black Flamingo After a nice and surprisingly relaxing drive, I arrive way ahead of time in Liege. I…
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Luke, me and Mister McGee makes three. Tour-along journal, a trilogy in five parts.|Part 2: Live @ The Black Flamingo
Clyde and the Milltailers + Lightnin’ Luke | Saturday, July 6th 2024, Live @ The Black Flamingo, Nijlen Part one can be found here! After a month long and frankly well deserved break for The Black Flamingo, I finally get to…
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Luke, me and Mister McGee makes three. Tour-along journal, a trilogy in five parts. | Part 1: Live @ Pallieter De Café
Clyde and the Milltailers + Lightnin’ Luke | Thursday, July 4th 2024, Live @ De Pallieter Café, Herselt. Because of my newfound love of the instrument, I dubbed 2023 the year of the banjo. In november, I declared 2024 would be…
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A love song to Brakrock 2023 | Part 4: Let the people guide you to the music. (Day 1)
With extreme giddy anticipation I’ve been looking forward to the 2024 edition of Brakrock on August 2nd and 3rd. Perfect time to look back on the previous year and get you guys equally excited with my tribute to the best festival…
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The Interrupters (+support: The Meffs)| Live @ AB, Brussel | 9 juni 2024
The Interrupters stonden al lang heel hoog op mijn live-zien-lijstje. In 2022 zou ik ze eindelijk mogen meemaken op De Lokerse Feesten, tot een positieve coronatest roet in het eten gooide. Een klein jaar later stak ik dan maar de landsgrenzen…
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An ode to Songs from the Rua Room: For the love of the music
The Black Flamingo road leads me to discover some great musicians, but also guides me towards some wonderful champions of the music. Jo kept gushing about the Rua Room, the brain child of Irish born artist and music lover Daithi Rua.…
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