Friday, December 23, 2011

Lips - Everything To Me (Adventure Club Remix) (Official Video)


Find Adventure Club on their Sound Cloud. This looks like so much fun!

'Pictures' Official Video (HD) - Benjamin Francis Leftwich


Gorgeous.
"If you are afraid don't be,
I have the whole thing planned,
We’ll start in the ocean baby,
And when we find the land,
We will be thankful to,
All of our friends,
That they didn't leave us,
As we got to the end....."

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Empire of the Sun - Without You


Compelling and disturbing. I tend to admire that a bit in art.

Empire Of The Sun is Luke Steele & Nick Littlemore of Australia. Their website you can find  HERE.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011

OVERWERK(ed)?

OVERWERK AKA Edmund Huszar AKA half of The Girls Can Hear Us....
Go to his FACEBOOK PAGE  to download his most recent mixtape released Nov 30, 2011 for FREE (or as much as you can contribute).
How hot is this kid?!?$!!! He is 22 and started messing around with music when he was 7. Thank God!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Product Plug?

I hate to admit, but I get very one-track-minded when I like a thing. Give me a song I love, and I'll play it over and over. Give me a music site I dig, and I might get wrapped up for a bit. I am hooked on Spotify. I am sure there are other arguable interfaces. I have tried some, but not all. However, I am SOLD on the premium package. It is the best $10 I'll spend all month.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE

You can try it for free for 48 hours. They will send you an email where you are able to follow a link to get 30 more days free IF you give them your card number. Then, cancel or pay $10/month. I'm keeping my iTunes, and not to knock iTunes by any means. However, Spotify is giving me major unlimited play capacity from home and the ability to have my playlists on my iPhone. Loving it.

CONS: Have to change settings immediately or it starts blasting stuff to your Facebook profile. Super easy interface. Minor adjustment to resolve conflict. Some artists not there or not available and certain albums could be missing from an artist' library. My biggie was that the commercials drove me nuts and you can't get rid of those until you pay your $9.99....

Here is a review on Gadget Review


Friday, November 18, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

The Jacksons: Show you the way to go. Live 1977 at Musikladen


On Musikladen, a West German music television program that aired 1972-1984. Much like Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special which aired on NBC in the US during the same time period, Musikladen featured all kinds of amazing musicians hip to the time. Check out this gem.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Angus & Julia Stone - Paper Aeroplane [Official Music Video]


I can't tell you how fitting this is to the pace of my brain right now. Mmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

GROUPLOVE 'Colours' [OFFICIAL VIDEO]


I am always culling mass media. I find this one really pleasant. Echoes of Modest Mouse and Pinback pianos....

Monday, October 17, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Peter Wolf Crier- Settling It Off


Love that Wisconsin sound, huh?

Amy Winehouse- Stronger Than Me


Portugal The Man- Got It All



Portugal The Man of Portland and Alaska. I love those uprising, youthful renaissance sort of songs. And a weakness for falsettos.

Pieces of What- MGMT on Interface



A favorite.

Thanks Interface. Thanks Spinner.

STRFKR- Medicine (Live on Fearless Music)



I have hearted STRFKR into my playlists before. Loved seeing this. Silo says the song is catchy and has a good beat. "Take your medicine. Take your medicine."

Thanks Fearless Music You've always got great variety and super sound quality.

It reminds me of way back when I went to see Mouse on Mars, Junior Boys, and happened to stumble on the opening band Ratatat. This song is very Ratatat- Seventeen Years.


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Miike Snow- Animal



Always. Every day. Great poetry.

Here's a cover by Sky Ferreira on Hype Machine I admittedly played this one out crying a birthday away without my friends. Ahhhh sweet music- you are the nectar of emotion. The bad times, too.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings 16 Tons


I can't get this out of my head lately. This song was written by Merle Travis based upon his family's experience as coal miners in Kentucky. The song was written in 1946. A timeless jewel.

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane [Official Music Video]


This vibe is in sync. When you get older and the beauty of unabashed love is virtually lost to you.... When you need to be the Wendy to your Peter Pan.... When you are young and at life's mercy. Songs like these are therapeutic.
angusandjuliastone.com
Sometimes, we are late to find sweet little gems like this hard working, brother-sister, Aussie duo.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Musicians I Have Seen Live

Over the years, I have seen so many live shows that I am sure this running-list is incomplete.  In no specific order.... (+'s are multiple times)

Pretty Lights ++, Grouch and Eligh, Major Lazer, Zedd, Aesop Rock, Ill-esha ++, Vokab Kompany, Bassnectar, Skrillex, Little Dragon, Opiuo ++, Vibesquad, The Glitch Mob, Gramatik, Side Car Tommy, Nit Grit ++, Sugarpill ++, Rising Appalachia, DJ Laura, EOTO, Apparat, Gaudi, Minnesota, Michel Menert, ill.Gates, Emancipator, Little Peope, Odesza, an-ten-nae, Random Rab, Pumpkin, Fungineers, UB40, Depeche Mode (Violator Tour), Squeeze, 10,000 Maniacs, Maxi Priest, The Reverend Horton Heat, Royal Crowne Revue ++, Squirrel Nut Zippers, 8 1/2 Souvenirs, Trans Am, Mogwai, Kristin Hersh ++, Edith Frost, Cat Power ++++, Rasputina, Smashing Pumpkins ++, Shudder To Think, The Orb, Orbital+++, Chemical Brothers ++, Underworld, Tricky ++, The Pharcyde, Eminem ++, 50 Cent, D-12, Obie Trice, Blue Scholars, De La Soul, Aceyalone +++, Prince Paul, People Under The Stairs ++++, The Coup ++, Time Machine, cLOUDEAD, Stereolab, Jurassic 5 ++, Incubus, Jane's Addiction (reunited) ++, Simple Plan +++++, Stone Temple Pilots, Butthole Surfers, David Lindley, The Ventures, The Skatalites, Fishbone ++, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys ++, The Dave and Deke Combo ++, Deke Dickerson, John Brown's Body ++, Goldfrapp, Pedro The Lion, Michael Franti and Spearhead ++, The Ting Tings, MGMT ++, Cold War Kids +++, Santogold ++, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Mouse On Mars, Ratatat, Tortoise, The Sea And Cake ++, Pinback, Three Mile Pilot ++, The Black Heart Procession, Archer Prewitt, Califone ++, Rainywood, Bonnie Prince Billy, Looper, The Morning Riot, Person, The Breeders, Social Distortion, Wanted Dead, Bouncing Souls, Bobby Birdman, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ravi Shankar (in the Oak Crest cafeteria), Aerosmith, Lil John, Ice Cube, Dick Dale, Sean Paul ++, Akon, Atmosphere, Tegan and Sara, Delta Spirit ++, TV on the Radio ++, The Walkmen, Beach House, Death Cab For Cutie, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Jack Johnson, G Love, Beastie Boys, Justice +++, Morphine (RIP Sandman), Mazzy Star, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Gnarles Barkley, Ozomatli, George Clinton and The P-Funk Allstars, A Tribe Called Quest, Green Day, L7, Exciting Trio, Snoop Dogg, AFI, My Chemical Romance, Hood, Mia Doi Todd, Mike Dumovich, The Vermicious Kinids (circa CalArts early 90's), 3OH!3, Kings Of Leon, R/D, Dillon Francis, The Naked and Famous, and????

Jessica 6

Loving the disco. Nomi Ruiz is super sexy. CLICK HERE to listen to East West Funk, a very groovy track to get your friends moving to.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

Sleigh Bells- Crown On The Ground

This duo from Brooklyn was named Pitchfork's 57th best track of 2009. Their debut album Treats was very well received. They are supposed to have a new release in early 2012. (Which they did, and Girlie was all over everything!!! Looking good, too.) Too popular for me now???? We'll see..... This track is great to play on a jukebox. It might blow the speakers.




You can check out Alexis Krauss' doing it live here:

Monday, May 9, 2011

'WHIRRING' THE JOY FORMIDABLE [OFFICIAL VIDEO]


sweeeeeeeeeeeet I heard this on the radio where every so often I find a gem. I come to find out they were at Coachella, so I am obvs behind the times here. But yes. Digging this. I want to say exactly who is coming to mind here... Silver Sun Pickups? Crossed with....? A touch of Swervedriver? Karen O/Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Love Ritzy Bryan. Darling.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Monday, May 2, 2011

Saturday, March 5, 2011

DEV - Bass Down Low (Explicit) ft. The Cataracs


HOT HOT HOT all over the globe from Guam to Cali. (Cheers, Micah)

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright- Bob Dylan

Since 1962 everyone has known how amazing this song is. If you don't believe me, check out all of the people who have covered it.....

Covered by Joan Baez:


Covered by Peter, Paul, and Mary:


Covered by Johnny Cash:


Covered by Metric:


Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Chet Atkins, John Mayer, Donavon Frankenreiter, Nick Drake, Burl Ives, The Allman Brothers, Social Distortion, Tristan Prettyman, and countless others.

Apparently, love (or shall I say, loss of love) needs this sort of song.....

Saturday, February 26, 2011

DAFT PUNK Coca-Cola Commercial 2011



Now that's marketing boys... Have a Coke & a smile. Harder, better, faster, stronger.

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake



That's my girl. This is punk rock. She is glam. She is vintage. This is black & white. Its Polaroid. Love, love, love her. She's been tops for me for far too many years than I'll admit out loud. Her ruggedness becomes my savage heart.

Secret of Kells - Aisling's Song- Pangur Ban



This animated feature was awesome. The Celtic knots that come to life throughout the film are unforgettable. This song is also a very catchy one. Pangur Ban