Fun. right?

31 March 2008

Arcade Fire: Wake Up

I've been to two of their shows. The first one is still one of the top three concerts I've ever been to.

I heard some really bad news about tomorrow, today...

30 March 2008

Kool Keith: Livin Astro

Just another great MC that's under the radar for way too many.

29 March 2008

Polyphonic Spree: Light and Day

Music video created from clips of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's a feel good tune with upbeat rhythm and a great message. Just follow the day...

28 March 2008

A friend recently turned me on to this group. Apparently, their second show EVER was in front of over 3,000 people! Impressive, by any standards...

On an extreme off-note.. why do people (specifically girls) feel the need to sing along to songs at shows? Those people didn't pay to hear you sing... Just my personal opinion.

27 March 2008

Chuck Prophet: No Other Love

I woke up this morning with this song stuck in my head. I must have had a dream involving it or something. I wish there was a video for it. I don't even know what this movie is...?

26 March 2008

The Animals: Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Throwing it back, my friends. I really like this video. It was shot entirely in a studio, and probably started and finished in an afternoon. The colors are really cool and just work for it, kind of an an opaque pastel palette. Those suits are really impressive, and they look good on everyone in the band. I want one.

The whole style is somewhat rigid and stiff, there isn't much movement from the band members besides Eric Bourdon walking around a little bit. I was a nice change from most videos you see these days. Oh, and the song is awesome too.

25 March 2008

Buck 65: Devil's Eyes

My great friend Erin turned me on to this guy about two years ago. This was one of the first songs I heard. About a month later, Erin went on a month long trip to Ireland, and wile he was over there, found that Buck 65 was playing in the town he was in on his birthday. Of course, he went.

I have to say though, he has an amazingly original sound and song style that I haven't heard before.

24 March 2008

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

My favorite Neil Young song. He is still creating music and using it to spread his political ideals... more power to him.

23 March 2008

Animal Collective: Grass

I went to see these guys in Seattle, but it ended up being sold out. Luckily enough I was with some lady friends (showing cleavage) and the doorman offered them to get in at $10 a piece. I was buying anyways, so the three of us ended up getting in for $30, which was about what people paid for a ticket.

Anyways, it was an amazing show. The openers were forgettable (I can't even remember who it was), but Animal Collective took the stage and filled the venue with energy. We were obviously not the only ones the doorman had allowed in for the night, as the place was well beyond capacity. The floors were bowing as the crowd danced.

22 March 2008

Holy Fuck: The Pulse

This is yet another KEXP find. I get kinda bummed out that I can only listen to that station online these days... makes it harder for me to find solid new music like this...

21 March 2008

Daniel Johnston: I Had Lost My Mind

I also need to see this film... The Devil and Daniel Johnston. This guy interests me...

20 March 2008

Two Ton Boa: Cash Machine

I really didn't expect this band to have a video... at least not a professional one... but hey, they are from Olympia. That scene is better than I ever thought it could be.

Anyways, Dan(ny) introduced me to this band while I worked at Crystal Mountain. We listened to it in the shop pretty often. Good times.

19 March 2008

Pavement: Gold Soundz

This was the song of my summer '05.

18 March 2008

Saul Williams: List of Demands

Saul Williams: List Of Demands

This song is just simply great. The lyrics are one in themselves, they just work, and at all times. I really enjoyed the video, too.

He's in this movie called SLAM. I haven't seen it, but I plan on checking it out in the near future...

17 March 2008

Lemon Jelly: The Staunton Lick

This is yet another fan video... But its just shots taken from other Lemon Jelly videos. The creator of this video and I agree that this is one of their best songs...

16 March 2008

Yeasayer: 2080

Heard these guys on KEXP while up late working on a paper last semester, became a big fan right away. This is another Fan video... but hey what can you expect? A lot of these bands can't afford to make their own videos yet...