Friday, December 31, 2010

AKissForJersey - Without Regret

AKissForJersey - Without Regret

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Slim Twig - Gate Hearing

Slim Twig - Gate Hearing

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Nas - NY State of Mind

Nas - NY State of Mind



Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Nalepa - Flatlands

Nalepa - Flatlands

Monday, December 27, 2010

Chrono Trigger OST - Corridors Of Time

Chrono Trigger OST - Corridors Of Time



Sunday, December 26, 2010

In Case Those Lips Get Cold - Romance On A Rocketship

Hello! This is Michael K! First post here at the Wire Box!



From their "I'll Be Your Holiday" album. Download the song FREE here! Tweet on twitter and get the track free! [another reason to get twitter ;]

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Gorillaz - The Fall (free download)


Gorillaz released their new album for free. Get it while it's hot from: http://thefall.gorillaz.com/!

Seu Jorge - Changes

Seu Jorge - Changes


Friday, December 24, 2010

Mark Sescon - Loveocalypse

Mark Sescon - Loveocalypse

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Everything but the Girl - Five Fathoms

Everything but the Girl - Five Fathoms


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2010 Version)

Florence and the Machine Dog Days are Over, Great Song that gets me dancing in the rain. Plus it features Avatar women dressed in Austin Power's Goldmember

"The Wilderness Downtown" by Arcade Fire (interactive music video!)

  1. You need Google Chrome to make it work, so download that shiz.
  2. Go to http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/
  3. Insert your home address.
  4. Hit enter and wait for everything to load.
  5. Watch a personally made music video.
INCREDIBLY SICK.

Nico - These Days

Nico - These Days


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Under Pressure" by Queen

This is what skateboarding meant to me.

Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Empires (Nosaj Thing Remix)

Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Empires (Nosaj Thing Remix)

"Soil, Soil" by Tegan And Sarah

The full/recorded version of this song could be easily posted, but this excerpt of the live version of this song carries something along with it: She cries while playing this song; not an all out breakdown, but definitely noticeable. There's definitely some heart in her performance.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Nirvana -- Oh Me

Nirvana -- MTV Unplugged in NY

::Oh Me::

Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay

Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay


Sunday, December 19, 2010

Nujabes -- Feather

Nujabes -- Modal Soul

::Feather::

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Iron and Wine: Norwegian Edition

Kings of Convenience -- Riot on an Empty Street

:: Homesick ::

Coolio - Gangsters Paradise

Coolio - Gangsters Paradise

Friday, December 17, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Genesis -- Horizons

Genesis -- Foxtrot (1972)

04: Horizons

Code Geass OST - Stories

Code Geass OST - Stories

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Paris, Texas - Your Death

Paris, Texas - Your Death


Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Early Times - Independent

Early Times - Independent




Monday, December 13, 2010

Junction 18 - June and the Ocean

Junction 18 - June and the Ocean

Sunday, December 12, 2010

A Little Hipster Christmas... Not Really

Here's project I'm working on. Well, really just a playlist:

Here's the current list:

1. Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas
2. Relient k - 12 Days of Christmas
3. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
4. Hellogoodbye - Winter Wonderland
5. Charice - The Christmas Song
6. Eve 6 - The First Noel
7. Regina Spektor - My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)
8. Keane - Snowed Under
9. Zee Avi - No Christmas for Me
10. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home for Christmas
11. Sufjan Stevens - Joy to the World
12. The Rocket Summer - Christmas Present

Possible Additions:

Sugarcult - Santa Clause is Coming to Town
Bright Eyes - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
She & Him - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Snoop Dogg - Santa Clause Goes straight to the Ghetto
Nate Dogg - Be Thankful
The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Sanata

Can you guys think of anything worth putting on the list?

Disturbing Tha Peace - Growing Pains

Disturbing Tha Peace - Growing Pains

Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Big O - Brick Ballades

The Big O - Brick Ballades

Friday, December 10, 2010

The Knife - Reindeer

Happy Holidays. From The Knife.



The Knife - Reindeer

Del The Funky Homosapien - Press Rewind

Del The Funky Homosapien - Press Rewind

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Paramore - Oh Star

Paramore - Oh Star

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Fever Ray - Seven

I know it, I think I know it from a hymn.
They've said so, it doesn't need more explanation;
A box to open up with light and sound.
And if you don't,
You're on your own.



Fever Ray - Seven

Muse - Undisclosed desires

Muse - Undisclosed desires

Monday, December 6, 2010

Kanye West - Dark Fantasy

Kanye West - Dark Fantasy

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Kate Havnevik - Timeless

Kate Havnevik - Timeless



Saturday, December 4, 2010

A Request and a Song

Here's Chris Carrabba Covering Regina Spektor:


Also, so whenever Dashboard plays "Remember to Breathe" live, they do a cool little extended version that more or less varies, but most videos include this cheesy story Chris tells. Apparently, however, he has in the past included singing from "The Moon is Down" by FSF and "I will play my game beneath the spinlight" by Brand New. I was wondering if anyone could help me find one of those. I've been searching youtube for a while.

Ski Beats ft. Mos Def - Cream Of The Planet

Ski Beats ft. Mos Def - Cream Of The Planet


Friday, December 3, 2010

Jandek - You Standing There

"How to describe the music of Jandek? Like most amateur rock critics, start by comparing him to the Beatles. Then strip away melody, catchy hooks, rhythm, and harmony. Next toss out vocal and instrumental ability, along with any trace of human feeling other than dull, lingering pain. Aside from these deficiencies, he's exactly like the Fab Four."

-http://wfmu.org/LCD/22/jandek.html

So this dude's performing at UCI's Crystal Cove Auditorium in the Student Center on January 8th. And I'm extremely curious.

His music is basically like the description above -- no tune, no melody, and devoid of all emotion except for abstract, atonal catastrophe.

Nobody knows about this man's history. He has only done one interview after making 60 albums since 1978.

His music goes against basically anything you'd want to hear in a song.
Which, oddly, allures me to listen to him even more.



Jandek - You Standing There

The Amalgamation of soundz - Maze

The Amalgamation of soundz - Maze


Wednesday, December 1, 2010

My American Heart - White Lines

My American Heart - White Lines

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Love Language - Heart to Tell

The Love Language - Heart to Tell

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Steely Dan - Do It Again

Steely Dan - Do It Again

Friday, November 26, 2010

DJ MITSU - Pursuits of Clarity

DJ MITSU - Pursuits of Clarity

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The GOASTT - Jardin du luxembourg

The GOASTT - Jardin du luxembourg


Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Amos Lee - Colors

Amos Lee - Colors

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Low Limit - Turf Day

Low Limit - Turf Day

Monday, November 22, 2010

Chrono Cross OST - Star-Stealing Girl

Chrono Cross OST - Star-Stealing Girl

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Canon - SOS

Canon - SOS


Friday, November 19, 2010

My Sister's Band

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Exposure/216625834375

They got a recording session. Apparently, they recorded a cover of "Down" by Jay Sean. The bad is called Exposure. My sister sounds like a boy.

The xx - Intro

You bring me up when I am down.



The xx - Intro

Traphik - Throw Em Out!

Traphik - Throw Em Out!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn

The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

New Found Glory - Saints And Sailors


I just found out this existed. Sorry I'm late.

Glee Cast - Teenage Dream

Glee Cast - Teenage Dream

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Delorean - Deli

Delorean - Deli



Monday, November 15, 2010

The Foo Fighters - Times Like These

The Foo Fighters - Times Like These

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Alexander Perls - Starfire

Alexander Perls - Starfire

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Tiger Lily-Matchbook Romance


I almost completely forgot about this song

Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement

Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement


Friday, November 12, 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

"Feel It in My Bones" by Tiesto feat Tegan and Sarah

Tennis - South Carolina

Like when I first saw the band "Nurses" on somebody's blog, I couldn't help but wonder how a band named "Tennis" would sound when I spotted the band name on HypeM.

Thankfully, it was a serendipitous occasion.

I only heard their other song "Take Me Somewhere" from their MySpace (give it a listen). Overall, I like them. Simple, sweet. Somehow makes me feel nostalgic, although I don't know why. Their vocals do bear a resemblance to CocoRosie, though (in my opinion).



Tennis - South Carolina

re:plus feat. Hydroponikz and Anika - Time Goes By

re:plus feat. Hydroponikz and Anika - Time Goes By



Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Omar Sosa - Iyawo

Omar Sosa - Iyawo

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

One be lo- Used 2 be fly

One be lo- Used 2 be fly

Monday, November 8, 2010

Metric - Black Sheep

This is one of my favorite songs in the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World movie soundtrack. In the movie, one of the characters' bands performs a cover of this song, and they did an amazing job! The original was created by the band Metric, a Canadian indie rock band. It's ironic because the movie's setting is based in Canada and the rock band that performs this song in the movie is a Canadian band. Funny how everything parallels, but maybe that was on purpose?

Anyways, the original song is absolutely amazing and I love it! Plus: watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The World -- it's got some GREAT music, and is a totally artsy film.

Shing02 - Yesterday

Shing02 - Yesterday

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Rurouni Kenshin - Departure

Rurouni Kenshin - Departure

Friday, November 5, 2010

Chari Chari - Aurora (Woodblue Remix)

Chari Chari - Aurora (Woodblue Remix)


Thursday, November 4, 2010

Mike Posner - Please Don't Go

Mike Posner - Please Don't Go

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Album Leaf - The Mp

The Album Leaf - The Mp

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

"Wide Eyes" by Local Natives


My friend JD went to go to see The National, She & Him, and Local Natives back in October. I was supposed to go to the concert with him, but some things popped up. Anyways, this CD [along with Ra Ra Riot] have been spinning in my car for the past month. They have been described numerous times as "the West Coast's answer to Grizzly Bear" (or as JD rephrased it, "Grizzly Bear's immature little brother").

Explosions in the Sky - So Long, Lonesome

Explosions in the Sky - So Long, Lonesome

Monday, November 1, 2010

Far East Movement - Rocketeer ft. Ryan Tedder

Far East Movement - Rocketeer ft. Ryan Tedder


Sunday, October 31, 2010

"Guilty Cocker Spaniels" by Modest Mouse



They say "Happy Halloween" in this song. So HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

Nak - City Love Song

Nak - City Love Song

Thursday, October 28, 2010

ExCaffeine - Fussa Street

ExCaffeine - Fussa Street



Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Calm - Sunday Sun

Calm - Sunday Sun

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Depapepe - Start

Depapepe - Start

Monday, October 25, 2010

The Pass - Treatment of the Sun

Another great hit by The Pass.

Dance, dance, dance.



The Pass - Treatment of the Sun

Ruby Ibarra - Who I Am

Shin-ski - Polaris

Shin-ski - Polaris

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Lupe Fiasco ft. Bruno Mars - Nothin On You (original version)

Lupe Fiasco ft. Bruno Mars - Nothin On You (original version)

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Jabberloop - Fiesta from OOParts

Jabberloop - Fiesta from OOParts

Friday, October 22, 2010

afterschoolspecial - name

afterschoolspecial - name

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Humming Urban Stereo - Scully Doesn't Know

Humming Urban Stereo - Scully Doesn't Know

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Imogen Heap - Hide & Seek (Roksonix Dubstep Remix)

Imogen Heap - Hide & Seek (Roksonix Dubstep Remix)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

"Most Wanted" by Cults

This band reminds me The Pipettes meets Animal Collective. And you can download/list to their 4 song EP for free! http://cults.bandcamp.com

Nujabes & Linkin Park - Beyond the End

Nujabes & Linkin Park - Beyond the End (Beyond + In the End collab)

Monday, October 18, 2010

Explosions in the Sky - Look into the Air

Explosions in the Sky - Look into the Air

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Locksley - The World Isn't Waiting

Locksley - The World Isn't Waiting

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Altair - Collateral

Altair - Collateral

Friday, October 15, 2010

BENI - KIRA KIRA

BENI - KIRA KIRA

Thursday, October 14, 2010

CocoRosie - God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me

CocoRosie is even weirder than I thought.

I love them and will definitely listen to more of their stuff (such as the rest of the songs from Grey Oceans, which "Lemonade" was from).

(They seem versatile too.)

And I thought Elly Jackson from La Roux was audacious with her fashion. CocoRosie's fashion is on a completely different level.



CocoRosie - God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me

Signalrunners - Meet Me in Montauk

Signalrunners - Meet Me in Montauk

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

...Is that all right with you?




Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

Nosaj Thing - IOIO

Nosaj Thing - IOIO

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Nujabes - Mourn, Sob, & Cry

Nujabes - Mourn, Sob, & Cry

Monday, October 11, 2010

Think Twice & David Ryshpan - When The Smoke Clears

Think Twice & David Ryshpan - When The Smoke Clears


Sunday, October 10, 2010

Ozzy Osbourne - How? (Cover)

Singing John Lennon's original song on "How?"

Ozzy Osbourne - How

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Download Goodnight Company Now

The album is very sweet, smooth, a little jazzy, and all classy. It's also a completely independent album funded by supporters, so take advantage. The album follows Radiohead's free model, but you can contribute to support Jane Lui if you want.

To get the album, just visit Jane Lui's website. Seriously, do it now.

Marvelous Mag - Take My Time

Marvelous Mag - Take My Time

Friday, October 8, 2010

Substance - On A Whim

Substance - On A Whim

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Islands - No You Don't

So, I realize that I haven't posted for a while. I've known about this great song for a while, but I forgot about it until I went to Buffalo Exchange today and heard it playing overhead.

Islands is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2005. They're currently based in Brooklyn, NY. The song "No You Don't" is part of their latest album, "Vapours", which was released in September 2009. Anyways, I haven't listened to much of the other stuff that Islands has made, but I'll be sure to take a listen.

Enjoy this song! It's synth-y, rock-y, and awesome.

The UMC's - Never Never Land

The UMC's - Never Never Land




Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Resident Evil OST - Peace of Mind

Resident Evil OST - Peace of Mind

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Tanaki Alison - Sleepless Night

Tanaki Alison - Sleepless Night

Monday, October 4, 2010

Ko Xinyi - What You Don't Understand, You Can Make Mean Anything

Ko Xinyi - What You Don't Understand, You Can Make Mean Anything

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Inna - 10 Minutes (Sax mix)

Inna - 10 Minutes (Sax Mix)

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core - Aerith's Theme Remix

Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core - Aerith's Theme Remix




Friday, October 1, 2010

Kuroisoul - To Shizuka

Kuroisoul - To Shizuka

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Original Melody - Cosa Say

Original Melody - Cosa Say

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Naughty By Nature - Everyday All Day

Naughty By Nature - Everyday All Day

Monday, September 27, 2010

Pilot - Oh Ho Ho It's Magic

Pilot - Oh Ho Ho It's Magic

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Typecast - Don't Take Me From Me

Typecast - Don't Take Me From Me

Friday, September 24, 2010

Tokimonsta - Lovely Soul

Tokimonsta - Lovely Soul

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Marcus D ft. Shing02 - Parallel Universe

Marcus D ft. Shing02 - Parallel Universe

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

AM Kidd - Smile

AM Kidd - Smile

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Bonobo - Silver

Bonobo - Silver

Monday, September 20, 2010

Serial Experiments Lain - Infanity World

Just one of those songs...

Serial Experiments Lain - Infanity World


Sunday, September 19, 2010

Parades - Loserspeak in New Tongue

A friend of mine with a great taste in music told me about this art rock band, Parades, not too long ago. The band originated in Australia like our good friend Empire of the Sun.

"Loserspeak in New Tongue" is one of the many songs that stood out to me in Parades's album Foreign Tapes, released in April 2010.



Parades - Loserspeak in New Tongue

Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse

Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse



Saturday, September 18, 2010

Tsunenori - 2003

Tsunenori - 2003



Friday, September 17, 2010

Aska - There Are Many Of Us

Aska - There Are Many Of Us


Thursday, September 16, 2010

Dumbfounded ft. Jay Park & Clara Chung

Dumbfounded ft. Jay Park & Clara Chung

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

DJ Tiesto - To Forever (Moonbeam Remix)

DJ Tiesto - To Forever (Moonbeam Remix)

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Juliana Theory, Live at UCSD in 2003



Yes it's 45 minutes long. Yes, it's a full concert. Yes, Brett Detar is a douchebag. No, I don't understand his dancing.

TJT had a reunion tour this past summer. I liked their last album a lot. I'm sad this footage was too early for that.

The Reborn Identity - Sweet Mountain High

400th post

A mash between Sweet Disposition and Ain't No Mountain High Enough

The Reborn Identity - Sweet Mountain High

http://audioporncentral.com/2010/09/reborn-identity-sweet-mountain-high.html

Monday, September 13, 2010

India Arie - Heart of the Matter



Just a cool version of a cool song.

Little West - Lost In My View

Little West - Lost In My View

Sunday, September 12, 2010

DJ Tatana - All That I Feel

DJ Tatana - All That I Feel

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Nomak - Time of Reflect

Nomak - Time of Reflect


Friday, September 10, 2010

Elefant - Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid

Elefant - Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid


Larger Than Life - "Last Summer"

Oh look, it's passed midnight.



This is another high school throwback for me, introduced to me by my cousins. The band name kind of came about around the time of the Backstreet Boys but whatever.

Man, whatever happened to San Diego's music scene?

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Nothing to Lose - If Dreams Were Real


This is actually a really cool find for me. I was going through my stuff and found a bunch of old mix CDs from high school. Among the songs was this.

Nothing to Lose was one of my favorite bands in the San Diego pop punk scene. These guys, along with Noise Ratchet, Counterfit, and Larger than Life were some of my favorite bands back in the day.

Morcheeba - Everybody loves a loser

Morcheeba - Everybody loves a loser


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Pass - Colors

The Knife. The National. The Temper Trap (huh?).

And now, The Pass--a psychedelic synth pop band from Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 2008 (well, according to their MySpace), The Pass seems to have a bright future ahead of them with songs like "Colors", "Treatment of the Sun", and "Crosswalk Stereo" (the beginning of "Crosswalk" does admittedly sound like the beginning of Phoenix's "1901", but not in a conscious effort, according to this interview).

I also appreciate the fact that The Pass likes La Roux! How could I not like them?



The Pass - Colors

2 Pac & Nujabes - Do For Love (Luv Sic Pt 2. Remix)

2 Pac & Nujabes - Do For Love (Luv Sic Pt 2. Remix)


Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Cyne - Unclean Greens

Cyne - Unclean Greens


Monday, September 6, 2010

Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter

Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter

Sunday, September 5, 2010

"Talk Show Host" by Radiohead

I like this song because of the lyrics: "You want me? / Fucking well, come and find me. / I'll be waiting / With a gun and a pack of sandwiches."

Friday, September 3, 2010

Jimmy Eat World - My Best Theory



They have a new album at the end of the month. Personally, I prefer their more emo sounding music like on "23", "Polaris" (most of the Futures album, really).

Custom - Mess

Custom - Mess

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Nomak - Rise Up

Nomak - Rise Up

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Zion-I and The Grouch - Trains and Planes

Zion-I and The Grouch - Trains and Planes


Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

Far East Movement - Folk Music

Far East Movement - Folk Music


Sunday, August 29, 2010

P.M. Dawn - Set A Drift On Memory Bliss

P.M. Dawn - Set A Drift On Memory Bliss

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Up Dharma Down - Sana

Up Dharma Down - Sana

Friday, August 27, 2010

Cunninlynguists - Doin Alright

Cunninlynguists - Doin Alright






Thursday, August 26, 2010

David Bazan, and Christian Hipsters

Andrew Sullivan (or rather, his guest bloggers) has been doing this bit looking at Christian hipsters, but focusing mainly on music. Sufjan Stevens and Belle & Sebastian mention among them. Today, he posted about David Bazan (and posted an email I sent him).In any case, I'm not sure that David Bazan can really be considered Christian or Hipster. he's in his 30s, though he has the beard, and he doesn't really dress or act in the way you'd expect of a Hipster. And of course, he no longer identifies as Christian. Nevertheless, his legacy of piercing, honest music about God remains.

J Dilla - Crustation

J Dilla - Crustation

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Insight - Another Intermission

Insight - Another Intermission

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Top 10 Songs

Yeah, so I've been out all summer in LA with limited time for blogging, but I thought I'd jump on this bandwagon. Of course, it's really hard to pick a favorite song, and it's always fluid and you always hear new songs. So these really are the subjective list of my top 10 right now, right?

10. Mos Def (feat. Talib Kweli) - Know That

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN-xwf9mKr8

It has all the good aspects of 90s hip hop without the cheesy parts. From the Star Wars references, to his call to "stay black." It's just a real cool song and a hip hop staple for me.

9. Melissa Polinar - Try

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HbALCVhYSM

It's really easy for me to obsess over this song. I'm sure I've accounted for quite a number of the plays of this song on youtube. It's just really pretty, has wide vocal range, and is fun to sing along with. And it's such a pretty song.

8. Westbound Train - Travel On

I have a thing for longer than average songs (but not necessarily epically long songs like "Cassandra Gemini" by the Mars Volta, though that's still a great song). It's just everything really good about the ska/reggae genre. It's relaxing, but melodic, with a nice little blues feel.

7. Further Seems Forever - A New Desert Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytqs26-ApgQ

First off this song only really sounds good with Chris Carrabba singing it. This album and band basically one day introduced me to emo and Tooth & Nail records back when they had bands that mattered. It's just really cool song, technically and musically. The album version has my favorite thing that Chris Carrabba does - singing over himself, one high voice, one low voice. His Dashboard song "A Plain Morning" does that as well.

6. Thrice - Daedalus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhgbOUVJbNA

I think the ironic thing about this song for me is that, although it's on their album Air, listening to it I feel like it represents more of an absence of wind musically. Clearly not lyrically, heh. The entire song is just really artistic and emotional and seriously different from anything on Identity Crisis.

5. Streetlight Manifesto - Forty Days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JWdlU7bWxU

First off Ska bands are always amazing live. I've seen these guys three times, and everything that goes on is just crazy. Kalnoky is treated like some sort of idol, the pits are freaking wild, and and the horn solos are always crazier. The album is filled with references to Heaven and Hell (but mostly Hell), but this song just kind of really cool musically for me.

4. Tupac - Changes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nShlKGU78rU

The more I listen to his music, the more I realize how Tupac was so far ahead of his time when it came to hip hop. And of course his poeticism was much better than anything out there. I don't understand why he decided to become a recluse.

3. Elliott Smith - King's Crossing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX6etUAIbRU

"Give me one good reason not to do it." If this wasn't Elliott Smith screaming for help, I don't know what was. This was actually the first song I ever heard by Elliott Smith, and it remains my favorite of his because of all the messed up stuff in it.

2. Pedro the Lion - Secret of the Easy Yoke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFnYyFgrflw

I like all the musical aspects of this song. The refusal to be dictated by 4/4 all the time. The syncopation. The unique guitar riff that defines the song. But that's not why I love the song. I mean, it's a really a sad song about the struggle to keep Faith. And anyone who knows the story of David Bazan knows the result of that struggle.

1. Brand New - Jaws Theme Swimming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJPaGKJkmo

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Brand New song of all time, those "Fork & Knife" comes pretty close. It's I think the pinnacle of the band dropping their pop punk of Your Favorite Weapon into whatever their more edgier sound is without going into the weirder stuff of Daisy. But it's really just a really good song.

Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance

Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Gwen Stefani - Orange County Girl

Gwen Stefani - Orange County Girl

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Iyaz & the Youtube All Stars - So Big

Iyaz & the Youtube All Stars - So Big


Friday, August 20, 2010

Cee Lo - Fuck You

Warning, uhh, liberal use of profanity, heh



And credit where credit's due. Nez posted this on Twitter.

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead




Thursday, August 19, 2010

LEMS feat. Acharu - Touch the Sky

LEMS feat. Acharu - Touch the Sky

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

"Does He Love You" by Rilo Kiley

I hella dig Rilo Kiley. I hella dig Boy Meets World. The actor who played a side character from Boy Meets World is in Rilo Kiley. Nice.

Trey Songz - Already Taken

Trey Songz - Already Taken

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Thao - Swimming Pools

Thao - Swimming Pools


Monday, August 16, 2010

"Ghost Under Rocks" by Ra Ra Riot

This song makes me want to burn everything down. These guys are playing a Treasure Island, and Passion Pit even did a remix of "Ghost Under Rocks."

ATB - Better Give Up

ATB - Better Give Up

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses