my playlist:: post-xmas ::

I saw "Slumdog Millionaire" the other day and was blown away by it! What was even more impressive was the soundtrack! I've always had a thing for the upbeat sounds of Indian music, maybe cause my name is Indian? Even M.I.A. made a few appearances...how supercalafragalisticexpialidocious!

M.I.A. & A.R. Rahman- O...Saya

Mr. Rahman is a film composer whose work has been featured in countless Bollywood films and in "Inside Man" (MY MAN, DENZEL!)

I'm from Barcelona- Music Killed Me

I found this song while reviewing this bands album for OPI at KUCI. I'm not hooked on the album but 3 or 4 songs were good enough to talk about. This band is actually not from Barcelona, but from Sweden. Did I mention they consist of 30 members?? Cat fight, rawr!

The KnuX- Bang! Bang!

This songs from their debut album "Remind me in 3 Days" which was featured in Rolling Stones magazine's top 50 albums of 2008. All you Entourage lovers have probably heard this song in the promo for the "Return to Queens Blvd." episode. Shwing!

The Black Keys- Strange Times

I just really love the transition from verse to chorus in this song. That's what my Music 8 Professor would call, a hook. I'M HOOKED!

Chester French- She Loves Everybody

Hand Clapping song. It's cute...

Take me there?

An untraditional Christmas

A few Christmas tunes from your favorite artists to heal you from KOST 103.5... enjoy the holidays loves!

(Christmas in Siena. *hug*)

Mark Ronson and Daniel Merriweather- Wonderful Christmas Time

Goldfrapp- Winter Wonderland

Bright Eyes- White Christmas

Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone- Baby, It's Cold Outside

Sufjan Stevens- Do You See What I See

Sufjan Stevens- That Was the Worst Christmas, Ever!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night :)

Starry Nights

After the last post's somewhat Debbie Downer-esque songs, I'm going to turn the knob UPSIDE and present a block of stars, amore', Earl Gray tea on Sunday mornings, whimsical, Hayden Christensen, Gypsy Punk dances & Grease lightening fun songs...(lala these are a few of my favoooorite things lala)..

Bag Raiders- Shooting Stars

It shouldn't have taken me so long to premiere this song. But, ALAS it's in your ears...

I wish I could tell you about them, but I'm at a loss of identity. Just go to myspace.com/bagraiders

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour- Around the Bend

This band is too new to be so good. They opened for Amy Winehouse in their hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark (so at least we know why their music is so happy), they've already been featured in an Apple commercial AND Gnarls Barkley is on their top 20 friends on Myspace (actually, that means nothing to but Yay Gnarls Barkley!) From my understanding, they don't even have a full album yet! So just check out their website, www.theasteroidgalaxytour.com for updates

Firewater- Electric City

For all you Gogol Bordello lovers, I present to you...FIREWATER! And for more Gypsy Punk, check out Balkan Beat Box, a band formed by an EX Gogol Bordello band members (boo or yay?)

Calexico- Victor Jara's Hands

For the ultimate collaboration album, check out "In the Reins-EP," an album by Calexico and Iron & Wine. It's symbolizes beautiful loneliness. 

Gnarls Barkley- Going On

Sadly, after Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" single, the world turned against them. This song is one of my favorites from 2008, and their album "The Odd Couple" was no disappointment. If you're into the hand-clapping, bluesy, funk sound, you'll definitely reconsider supporting these guys. 

Klaxons- It's Not Over Yet

I GOT KLAXONS FEVER! HEY! YOU GOT KLAXONS FEVaaaaah! 

Kraak and Smaak- Squeeze Me

Put on dem roller skates cause this one takes me back to my days in the disco rinks (well, at least that's what I would've said if I was actually alive in the 70's)...oh shurup it's just a really fun song...

Santogold- L.E.S. Artistes

This girl is BADASS! She released her debut album "Santogold" this year and BAM! she's soon to replace M.I.A. (who the masses killed after Paper Planes...& never recognized for her other sweet tunes). She's dub, she's reggae, she's new wave, she's Santogold (TADAAAA!) Check her out www.myspace.com/santogold

That's it for now. BE GONE. <3

Seeing Music...

My new web obsession is www.jpgmag.com (any pro or amateur photographer can upload their work to share with the world!)

By: Magda Biskup

By: Lakshmi Prabhala

These sceneries fill me up with warm, fuzzy feelings (or maybe that's just the side effects of the living room heater..) & they are the peanut butter to these jelly songs... :)

Nish's tip: forget where you really are...

Pomplamoose- La Vie En Rose

(BEAAAUUUUUTIFULLLL)

Little Joy- With Strangers

(The Strokes gorgeous drummer Fabrizio Moretti's new band with Rodrigo Amarante)

Matt & Kim- Daylight

(A song that makes me live in the present...with a smile, and anticipation for the future)

Cary Brothers- Blue Eyes

(sweet much?)

Friendly Fires feat. Au Revoir Simone- Paris (Aeroplane Remix)

(Friendly Fires... my favorite band of 2008)

Cut Chemist- Garden

Beirut- Elephant Gun

(22 year old, music prodigy, Zach Condon's band...with the most whimsical & nostalgic sound my ears have ever heard...Beirutband.com)

Yann Tiersen- Amelie Theme

(I couldn't possibly leave this one out <3)

Mount Eerie- Voice in Headphones

(For the lonely-hearted)

Jane Birkin feat. Feist- The Simple Story

The Vines- True as the Night

These songs should've either made you want pull an Alice and go to Wonderland, ride a bike through a cluster of birds (just for the fuck of it), stare at a loved one (without blinking, of course) or cry for no reason at all (man-up!)...

Next time will be a jollier block of songs...my promise to you...til then, I leave you with more Fabrizio..hunka hunka

Ciao!

Chop Shop Records has done it again!

Alexandra Patsavas, owner of Chop Shop Records, is like the heroin of the Music Supervision industry. She is the most sought after music supervisor, working on films & TV shows such as Twilight, Grey's Anatomy, The OC, Mad Men & Gossip Girl. She's been named "Entertainment Marketer of the Year" and glorified as one of the "Top Women in Music" by Billboard. She's responsible for turning indie band, Death Cab for Cutie an overnight sellout (gee, thanks)...& for the fame and glory of a bunch more kickass bands!! 

Here are a few of my favorite songs that Alexandra premiered in some pretty guilty-pleasure movies and shows (so what!? I enjoy Vampires & Upper East Side New York brats!)

From the movie, Twilight:  Edward (sigh)

Mute Math- Spotlight (Twilight Mix)

(scary much?)

Black Ghosts- Full Moon

(world's furriest man- all heil Sam Beam!)

Iron & Wine- Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Music from the "should've cancelled this show after Tijuana alcohol abuse" show, The OC: that show with that California song..yeah that one...viva la Phantom Planet!

Finley Quaye & William Orbit- Dice

(probably the best song placement I have seen in a scene- EVER!)

South- Paint the Silence

Hot DANG!!

Coconut Records- West Coast

Oh, that band that JASON SCHWARTZMAN's in..RIIIIGHTT...

Sufjan Stevens- That was the Worst Christmas Ever

Thank you, OC, for Sufjan Stevens, thank you... 

Until next time.... <3>

Ey Baybay

woo!

i will be sharing my fave gyoodies...wid JOO!

let the love beginnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ;)

"Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. Fuck them, darling. I say what any decent poet would say if you dared ask him to analyse his work: If you see it, dear, then it's there."

- Freddie Mercury

some must haves...okay, alot of must haves

Amplive- 15 Stepz (ft. Codany Holiday)

Aterciopelados- El Estuche

Brazilian Girls- St. Petersburg

Calexico- Victor Jara's Hands

Coconut Records- Nighttiming 

CSS- Rat is Dead

Darker My Love- Two Ways Out

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly- D.A.N.C.E. (Justice Cover)

Gnarls Barkley- Going On

The Go Find- Summer Quest

The Good, the Bad, the Queen- Herculean

Jem- Crazy

John Frusciante's album "Shadows Collide with People" 

Kerli Kõiv- Walking on Air

MGMT's album "Oracular Spectacular" 

Morningwood- New York Girls

Natalie Clavier- El Arbol

Phoenix- If I Ever Feel Better

Phoenix- Run Run Run

The Pinker Tones- TMCR Grand Finale

Radiohead, EVERYTHING

Sam Sparro- Black and Gold

Santogold, Casablancas, NERD- My Drive Thru

Simple Kid- Seratonin

Slightly Stoopid- 2 AM

The Soft Lightes- Mircrowave

Spoon- Don't You Evah

Thom Yorke- Black Swan

Under the Influence of Giants- Mama's Room

VHS or Beta- Burn it All Down

The Virgins- Private Affair

Zoot Woman- Live in my Head

music that makes you feel badass...

Adam Freeland- Burn the Clock

Autolux- Here Comes Everybody

Bodyrox- Yeah Yeah

Crookers- Embrace The Martian (Feat. KiD CuDi)

Earlimart- Song For

Jack White & Alicia Keys- Another Way to Die

Tilly and the Wall- Pot Kettle Black

Unkle- Restless

let's get funky!...

Balkan Beat Box- Digital Monkey

Crookers- Gypsy P

Dan the Automator- Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries 

Firewater- Electric City

Gogol Bordello- Alcohol 

Les Negresses Vertes- Face Á La Mer

Midnight Juggernauts- Into the Galaxy

RATATAT!

Rodrigo Y Gabriela- Tamacun

Shantel- Bucovina

best remixes...

Beatles- Eleanor Rigby (Soulmax Remix)

Bloc Party- Mercury (Flosstradamus Remix)

Casxio- Seventeen (Noel Zancanella Remix)

Coldplay vs. DJ Doc Rok- Violet Hill (Dj Doc Rok Remix)

Cut Copy-Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)

Datarock-Fa Fa Fa (Jump Jump Dance Dance Remix)

Does It Offend You, Yeah?-Epic Last Song (Lifelike Remix)

The Energies-Born Again Runner (Lifelike Remix)

Jose Gonzalez- Killing For Love (Beatfanatic Remix)

Justice-DVNO (Transformer Dance Camp Remix)

Klaxons- As Above, So Below (Justice Remix)

Klaxons-Golden Skans (SebastiAn Remix)

Ladyhawke- Paris is Burning (Cut Copy Remix)

The Presets- My People (DIM Remix)

The Ting Tings- That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)

..:ciao bella:..