Tune Parade

New Mu

2010-01-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

Simian Mobile Disco- Cruel Intentions

Little Boots- Stuck on Repeat

Basement Jaxx- Scars

Morning Tunes

2010-01-07T09:51:00.000-08:00

Guten Morgen! Not only do I greatly enjoy these songs, but the lyrics...the lyrics...

Check itttttttt

Duke Spirit/UNKLE- May Day

Robyn- Crash and Burn Girl

Emanuel and the Fear- Jimme's Song

http://hypem.com/#/track/1006002/Emanuel+and+The+Fear-Jimme's+Song

Broken Social Scene- Death Cock

http://hypem.com/#/track/523577/Broken+Social+Scene+-+Death+Cock

Alicia Keys- Unthinkable

Rifle Recoil- Prototype 2.0 (Outkast cover)

http://hypem.com/#/track/966435/Rifle+Recoil+-+Prototype+2+0+Outkast+cover+

She's baaaaaaaack!

2010-01-03T12:18:00.000-08:00

Hello 2010! Aside from the New Years Resolutions I not only want to keep, but HAVE to, getting back on Tune Parade is top on the list!

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer

Cat: check

Music: ......

Florence and the Machine- You've Got the Love (The XX Remix)

Say Hi- Blah Blah Blah

Rupa & The April Fishes- Une Americaine a Paris

Live from Copenhagen

2009-07-09T02:48:00.000-07:00

Loads of hello's from Copenhagen, Denmark

i'm finally here, wonderful city, beautiful people and amazing fun!

Roskilde Music Fest happened...

massive, MASSIVE festival. special thanks to Friendly Fires, Oasis, Royksopp, Little Boots and Labrassbanda

Royksopp- Happy Up Here

Friendly Fires- Jump in the Pool

Labrassbanda - Zehnerlfuxa

Little Boots- New in Town

Oasis- The Shock of the Lightning

Farvel for now, be back with non-Roskilde tunes soon

2009-06-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

cheers to...the cheers theme song:

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
and they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows
Your name.

Shiny Toy Guns- Season of Love

The Black Keys- Things Ain't Like They Used To Be

Doves- Jetstream

The Duke Spirit- Lassoo

We Are Scientists- Inaction

Drake feat. Robin Thicke- Teach You A Lesson

Pinback- How We Breathe

thas thas thas all folks!

swoooooooosh

2009-06-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

absent for over a month!? how dare i

T minus 16 days for my 2 month long trip abroad

T minus 11 days til the end of HELL YEAR

T minus X days til I RULE THE WORLD!!!!! :)

music...shall we?

Kings of Convenience - I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Röyksopp Remix)

William Fitzsimmons- You Still Hurt Me

Gotye- Hearts a Mess

Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song

UPTEMPO...UP UP

Phoenix 1901

Lisa Miskovsky- Still Alive (Teddybears Remix)

King Khan and The Shrines - 69 Faces of Love

Love Grenades- Tigers in the Fire

Tigers In the Fire - Love Grenades

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil(Neptunes RMX)

Spinnerette - Ghetto Love

2fer

2009-04-22T20:56:00.000-07:00

2fer the price of one!? more like 2 updates within 24 hours :D

i just can't contain myself- this musics on a release rageeeeeeee

HeartsRevolution- Switchblade

(Calling all Crystal Castle junkies- this is for YOU!)

Home Video- I Can Make You Feel It

(sexy song)

Queens of the Stone Age- The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

(live performance on Conan...makes me love it even more)

Ladytron- Ghosts (Modwheelmood Mix)

(ABSOLUT obsession----that ain't no typo, i just made a joke)

Sam Sparro- Cut Me Loose

(Didn't hear much buzz about him after 'Black & Gold" but 'Cut Me Loose' should bring him baaaaaaack!)

Nothing cuts me loose like the music
I cut a rug up all night long when I hear my favourite song
Nothing cuts me loose like the music
I said it cut me loose it just cut me loose (yeah)

Peter Bjorn & John- Up Against the Wall

(Since they didn't have videos from the new album, we're bringing a tune from 2006)

Deadmau5 & Kaskade- I Remember

(what.a.trance.)

Simian Mobile Disco- I Believe

(Black Ghosts formed, partly, from Simian- Simian Mobile Disco formed from Simian.....catch my drift?)

While you're in the mood check out this sweet sweet German band: www.myspace.com/fotosmusik

toats magoats!

Festival Fever

2009-04-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

I've got a fever of 100 degrees- festival fever that is ;)

Lineups that'll make you *bang*:

Sun God Festival, San Diego

Roskilde, Copenhagen

Lollapalooza, Chicago

HARD Fest, Los Angeles

Outside Lands, San Francisco

New life goal: Be as successful as I need to be in order to purchase ANY concert tickets my musical heart desires :) (travel included)...

Top tunes (of the parade ha ha):

Rilo Kiley- Silver Lining

Of Montreal- Wraith Pinned To The Mist (and other games)

Pinback- Good to Sea

Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead

Sigur Rós - Starálfur

Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls

The Faint- Mirror Error

(XOXO , GG ;) )

N.A.S.A.- Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li)

(definitely the coolest video)

Passion Pit- The Reeling

Phoenix- 1901

U2- Get on your Boots (JUSTICE Remix)

I can gamble

2009-04-13T18:56:00.000-07:00

Wha!? Wha!? It's been SO long since I've Tune Paraded it, I'm sorry Tune Paraders.

Good news: I'm 21, I can gamble!!! Bday weekend was possibly the greatest (entered it singing More Than A Woman by the Bee Gees, getting caked and putting on a show for my friends teehee)! Oddly enough, it also became a test for things and beings in the past YIKES
overall rating of the weekend: 32932 out of 10! Holy Guacamole tacos were the cherry to the sundae (http://www.yelp.com/biz/holy-guacamole-santa-monica).
Main attractions of the week- AKA, obsessions:
1970's...disco inferno

maximus replaced muchos

being 21?

drug lords
XOXO, Gossip Girl
3 weeks away from getting my acceptance into the Copenhagen Business School

NOT going to Coachella :)
GOING to Roskilde :)
new drink: red headed slut
my mothers excitement when i broke the news to her that we're going to see U2 in October
"A&K Will Make Your Day"'s new time slot: Fridays 6-8AM
bars on Main Street, Santa Monica
Santa Monica.... my home in the near future

the accordion
possibility of taking a year off after graduating and teaching English abroad

Balboa Peninsula

&
Peter Bjorn and John

If you're going to take my advice on one thing this week, it should be....
Peter Bjorn & John's new album: Living Thing (released 3/31/09)

Songs of the week:
The Republic Tigers- Buildings & Mountains

Sensual, Beautiful, Emotional... this song is my favorite off the bands album "Keep Color."

Cut Copy- Far Away

"One thing that I just can't conceive
is how to let you go.
These days await if we believe
I'll make it to the show.

And you could say "br

ing your love to me,"
but I was far away.

And you could be handing love to me
but I was far away."

Peter Bjorn and John- Paris 2004

This is the cute "2 Days in Paris"-esque song you want to sing to your new and short term Parisian love.

The Band of Horses- The Funeral

Extremely popular song used in the media- it captures the essence of a wake up call followed by a spontaneous trip to the airport to stop your true love from GETTING ON THAT PLANE! ha ha

Florence and the Machine- Postcards from Italy (Beirut Cover)

Why wouldn't I love any Beirut cover? sounds especially purty with girly vocals :)

Chairlift- Planet Health

"We're feeling great tonight."

A Hawk And A Hacksaw- Song for Joseph

In my cry for new Balkan influenced bands, I was introduced to A Hawk and A Hacksaw. Mostly instrumental with occasional vocals, shouts and cheers; the band has toured with The Olivia Tremor Control and Beirut. Give me accordions, give me violins and I'm HOOKED like a junkie on H.

We Are Scientists- Ghouls

Perfect song to kick off the songs to follow on the album "Brain Thrust Mastery"

"It's impossible to know or so it seems

What I'm supposed to do with you on anything
I know that playing this time is going to fall on me
'Cause we all recognise that I'm the problem here"

20 get your thang on

2009-03-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

*cry cry cry* two of my latest posts were (GASP) deleted!

So while I cried (not really) I had time to blog my life away...

this was the coolest thing I found!! "really?" "no, not really."

skip the shananigans AKA finals week and fast forward to SPRING BREAK WOO (flashes crowd)

So far during break my love for lasagna has grown, my obsession with a clean closet has maxed out & my grandmother has dissed me *OOOOOOOOO*

Furthermore, big round of drinks thank you to Miss. Kawata for introducing me to boyfriend A and boyfriend B, JAKE AND AMIR! loving every minute of Amir's peanut sized brain, reminds me of......nevermind.

check it:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

& check that:

Watch Jake and Amir: March Madness Pt. 2 and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

CHECK MATE:

Watch Jake and Amir: Workshop on CollegeHumor

& on to the tunes....<3

(listen to these songs via HypeM or whatever trevor)

20 Tune Parade recs.:

Beirut- The Concubine

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll

Coconut Records- The Summer

Oppenheimer- Breakfast in NYC

Junkie XL- Cities in Dust

The Republic Tigers- Fight Song

Albert Hammond, Jr.- Hard to Live in the City

Black Ghosts- Don't Cry

Moving Units- Crash 'n' Burn Victims

Bat For Lashes- Daniel

Emily Wells- Symphony 1: In the Barrel of a Gun

Fol Chen- Cable TV

Faunts- Feel.Love.Thinking.Of

Elvis Perkins- I'll be Arriving

Starfucker- Florida

PNAU- With You Forever

The Pierces- Three Wishes

Peter Bjorn & John- Lay it Down (Chateau Marmont Remix)

Hot Chip- We're Looking for a Lot of Love

Friendly Fires- I'm Good, I'm Gone (Lykke Li Cover)

thaz all folksssssssssss <3>

the anti-FML post

2009-02-24T17:04:00.000-08:00

Well, I got in a bit of trouble for posting links to download songs "without the artist's permission." If anyone wants to introduce me to Passion Pit or LCD Soundsystem, be my guest. But until then, I'm just going to hold off on posting downloads of the songs on this blog....don't cry.

Darker My Love- Pale Sun

Might've heard their single "Two Ways Out". This songs better and it sounds like a song you'd hear on The OC- www.myspace.com/darkermylove

The Boy Least Likely To- Faith (George Michael Cover)

English Twee pop/country duo, composed of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen. The single "Be Gentle With Me" has been featured in a season three episode of One Tree Hill and a season two episode of "Grey's Anatomy". Oh and it's been featured in a trillion commercials. Yay to trivia!

Rooney- Popstars

Oh my oh my i HATE Rooney. BUT I won't lie, "Popstars" is pretty effing sweet. Am I the only one that remembers the lead singer as the main attraction in Princess Diaries!?

MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend- Heartbreaker

John Legend *sigh* SUCH SWEETNESS COMING OUT OF THAT MAN'S VOCAL CHORDS! I don't think MSTRKRFT did anything ...well, crafty to this song but thanks JL, you da mayn!

Yuksek- Extraball

If you'd like to embrace Yuksek's presence, go to the Avalon on March 27th. One of my truly favorite DJs!

The Black Keys- Psychotic Girl

April 16- Glass House. April 17- COACHELLA. April 18- Fox Theatre in Oakland. YES, YES, YES! See you thur

Peter, Bjorn & John- Nothing to Worry About

OH MY FREAK!!!!!!! FML THIS SONG FML-ING ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Sosososo different from whatever else I've heard by PBJ (Peanut Butter & Jelly?)

Let's Fly for a Moment

2009-01-30T21:37:00.000-08:00

I wish I wasn't suddenly afraid of heights so that I could become a carnival big swing professional rider...

Royksopp- Happy Up Here
Less famous for their music involvement in the Geico "Caveman" commercials, Royksopp is due to release their new album "Junior" (sometime soon)! Rumor has it that Lykke Li, Anneli Drecker, Robyn, and the Knife’s Karin Dreijer will make an appearance on Royksopps's third full length studio album. "Happy Up Here" is easily going to be everyones new alarm clock ring tone :)

Yeasayer- 2080
Toured with MGMT & Beck in 08 AND played @ Roskilde Festival. 'Nough.

Modest Mouse vs. Ratatat- Beat #6 Vs. The World At Large
Special K picked this track for last Wednesday's show. All together now.."THANKS SPECIAL K!"

Sigur Rós- Hoppípolla
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SONG!!!!!!!! No description necessary, just a state of mind...

Free the Robots- Jazzhole
Jazz meets hip hop meets some psychedelic sounds. Chris Alfaro IS Free the Robots. What started off as a side project blew up to such heights as sharing the stage with the likes of Prefuse 73, Afrika Bambaataa, Flying Lotus, and Devotchka.

Crystal Castles- Courtship Dating
It's like a combination of sexy and badass. I think that's what defines Crystal Castles anyways....

It's been a while....

2009-01-22T16:14:00.000-08:00

*Sigh*
This week has been a roller coaster (& I am not strapped in, maybe I should hold with care but my hands are busy in the air saying: iiiii wiiiisssh youu were heeeeeeereeee) -- woops, sidetrack-- so, yes, I've been fortunate enough to dig through KUCI's library and find me some nice tracks. here we go fellas....oh and gOBAMA :)

Matt & Kim- Yea Yeah
Brooklyn band formed in 04 by Matt (Johnson) & Kim (Schifino) who played at Lollapalooza in 2007. They've got a simple, dance rhythm going, it's workin' for them, me likey!!& yay they're playing at The Troubadour on Feb. 4th** www.mattandkimmusic.com

The Bird & The Bee- Come As You Were
Thanks Special K for this super fine song! The "bee" is Greg Kurstin and the "bird" is Inara George. Kurstin, a producer and keyboardist who has worked with Lily Allen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Kylie Minogue and Red Hot Chili Peppers, is also a member of the band Geggy Tah. The Bird and The Bee's songs have been featured in Grey's Anatomy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Sex and the City: The Movie. Uh...niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. www.thebirdandthebee.com

Alice in Wonderland- Alice in Wonderland
Slice, dice, mix and blend of clips of acid trippers favorite Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland." Keeps me hoping for a Little Mermaid mashup <3

Coconut Records- Microphone
YAY! Coconut Records released their new album, "Davy," 2 days ago :D (Davy like Davy Jones?) Anyways, whatever Jason Schwartzman touches turns to gold so I have high expectations for the new album.

Little Boots- Love Kills (Buffetlibre vs. Sidechains remix)
Wha whaaaa!? Little Boots @ Cinespace on Feb 3!? aaahh yeeeeeeee :) www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic. This remix is heart pounding, can't stop dancing, CAN'T. STOP. DANCING. enjoy...

Helio Sequence- Back to This
This band is like an energizer battery. They get better, and better and better. Their 2008 album "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" deserves an overall 8.5/10 (that's good!)

Phoenix- If I Ever Feel Better
Very underrated band. They're fab dude just fab! Their song "Run, Run, Run" was featured in an episode of The O.C. and did I mention that they're French!? This song dates back to 2001... oh and their music was in Lost in Translation too! COOL

Misha- Crystal in Love
Sadly, I don't know much about this awesome awesome awesome band. Soooo www.myspace.com/Mishatheband

A & K Will Make Your Day

2009-01-14T16:38:00.000-08:00

So my Writing 39B and insomniac partner in crime, Kelly, aka Special K (teehee) have successfully recorded our second music show at KUCI. If you are a freak, you can listen to us live, Wednesday nights (or morning..?) from 4-6 AM on 88.9 FM. If you prefer to sleep during those hours (ukh weirdo!), then you can listen to our recording by following this link:
www.sendspace.com/file/o8yci5
click "Download Link" and voila! A & K Will Make Your Day :)

Check out our shows blog for the playlist and more...! I promise it will give you butterflies and goodies...
www.akwillmakeyourday.blogspot.com

CIAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! <3

!Mayday!

2009-01-13T14:18:00.000-08:00

It's a sad thing when school starts, takes over your freedom (or as most people would call these past 3 weeks- "winter break") & leaves you no time to update Tune Parade. What's worse is that my iTunes is empty due to a failed attempt at upgrading my internal hard drive leaving me with a long, horrifying week with no music to listen to. With that said, I will be linking this blogs' songs to youtube videos which are just as cool cause sometimes people make their own videos and it just looks so dumb but hey, that's entertainment for you. Let's begin.....

Noah and the Whale- 5 Years Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8YCSJpF4g4
I love this song. This song IS love. It's a tropical feel good tune. Not to mention, the lyrics are <3
Oh, well, i look while you’re saying: “it’s the happiest that i’ve ever been”
And i’ll say: “i love to feel that i have to be james dean”
And you say: “yeah, and i feel a pretty happy too,
and i’m always pretty happy when i’m just thinking about with you”

Ladyhawke- My Delirium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKrBlIXzI5I
Her debut album was just released in September 2008 & I'm already waiting for more goodies from her. I first heard her song "Paris is Burning" when Cut Copy remixed it. Now I don't need Cut Copy no mo! She is currently on tour with the Ting Tings but they won't be making an appearance in the US (grrrr dskfds). check it www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock

Jape- Floating (D.I.M. remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3_PKoEhLII
D.I.M. makes the ultimate remixes (Presets- My People d.i.m. remix---> yeah, this good!) They'll be spinning at Hard Fest in March...on to Jape...honeslty can't say much about them, their info is vague, but youtube them. sorry.

Illinois- Nosebleed
http://hypem.com/search/Illinois%20-%20Nosebleed/1/
I heard this song during an episode of HBO's "True Blood." If you like vampires, a banjo with a twist, and cute boys from Bucks County, Pennsylvania then you'll like Illinois. They're so different, so good, it hurts.

Empire of the Sun- We are the People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YN2lsrWN34
Calling all MGMT lovers, David Bowie lighning bolt lovers and galactic freaks- I introduce you to Empire of the Sun. I put big cash monay on these guys getting REALLY big in 2009 so claim them before they sell out.
www.myspace.com/empireofthesunsound

love, peace & playlists <3

A Block of Sunshine

2009-01-04T01:01:00.000-08:00

Yo!

So far, in 2009, I have

1. seen an amazing movie (Milk) <--- put it on your list of to-do's. Sean Penn delivered a flawless performance!

2. enjoyed some gelato

3. started a new book

4. wrapped a present for my Grandma (not a gift for HER, but wrapped FOR her)

I have also admired this adorable picture.

Now onto the music...

Zoot Woman- We Won't Break

Or check out their live performance of "Live in my Head" in Berlin

MGMT- Of Moons Birds & Monsters (Holy Ghost! Remix)

not that the original wasn't good....

Yeasayer- Sunrise

Yeasayer toured with MGMT in 2008, so kudos to them. They describe their music as "Middle Eastern- psych- snap- gospel." I have no clue what that means but I like what I'm hearing. www.myspace.com/yeasayer

Ghostland Observatory- Sad Sad City

These guys could not have described themselves better--> "a robot making love to a tree." I honestly cannot think of words to classify them but all you Mika lovers, check out Ghostland Observatory- Dancin on my Grave!!

All American Rejects- Womanizer (Britney Spears cover)

Seriously, who would've thought that these guys would someday thank Britney for her comeback. Heck, I'm even thanking her. Their cover of Britney's "Womanizer" is probably the only song that the All American Rejects sing that doesn't send me running for a soundproof room. I like the "WOO"ing and their addition of "Happy Together" by The Turtles, which oddly reminds me of The Flinstones..hm...

Vampire Weekend- Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Vampire Weekend adds a soukous flavor to the so cute Fleetwood Mac song.

yay! bye!

Greetings 2009

2009-01-01T12:59:00.000-08:00

So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen 2008...it was a good year, but like any good thing, I'm over it. I expect 2009 to be the best year yet... I've already decided to bizounce during summer 09 to Denmark, I've already found out that my dear friends and my music show, "A&K Make Your Day," will be airing on KUCI 88.9 on Wednesday's from 4-6 AM (mmmm morning mist), AND I've already got butterflies for what's coming up next :) Those are some of the things I look forward to, now let's look BACK at 2008s best albums...

Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple

Going On

Cut Copy- In Ghost Colours

Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)

^^my favorite version!

Hot Chip- Made in the Dark

Shake a Fist

School of Seven Bells- Alpinisms

Santogold- Santogold

Ratatat- LP3

Beck- Modern Guilts

Friendly Fires- Friendly Fires

Jump in the Pool

The Black Ghosts- The Black Ghosts

Any Way You Choose to Give it

M83- Saturdays= Youth

We Own the Sky

Radiohead- In Rainbows

(released on the 3rd last day of 2007- so ef it!)

15 Step

my playlist:: post-xmas ::

2008-12-26T16:05:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-24T11:00:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-20T12:44:00.000-08:00

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...

2008-12-17T12:43:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-12-15T13:30:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

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:..