Florence +The Machine

My new obsession: Florence

*A little disclosure: I just found out tonight shes a pretty face too. Her 2009 album IS THE BEST ALBUM OF 2009. I said that in my year end music review.






yay...Striped Stockings are HOT!

Couldnt get the awesome Alice in Wonderland vidja embedded:

M.I.A. New Single

Amazing. Infectious.

Yup

So yeah its been almost 2 months. Its gotten harder to do this on my own especially since I dont have THAT many readers and I couldnt really get word of mouth going. So Im going to post whenever anymore. Not really worried about schedules.

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- Jay Leno is teh suck.
- Iron Man 2 trailer.
- Awesome commercial.
- Hehehe.
- Pretty old tires.
- Calvin?!
- Werth's Beard.
- WANT ONE.
- Weird Lollis.
- ALSO WANT ONE.
- Injustice.
- First person Tetris....BARF!
- Cheesy.
- Tomato.
- The 10 places you cant go. Ive been to one....guess which.
- COOL!!1!!
- Roger Ebert destroys Rush Limbaugh.
- Cool?
- Idiot.
- Awesome!
- Local news is stupid.
- Underwater creatures.
- I watched this like 45 times in a row.
- Brilliant invention. Bet it doesn't work.
- Timon? Pumba?!
- The Beverage holder is cool.
- WANT FLEET!

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Pearl Jam
Out of My Mind
....all of the time

Best Albums of '09

Hey folks...here we go....

In no particular order.

1. Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears - Tell 'em What Your Name Is

Fun, fun, fun. This reminds me of James Brown at his peak. But this is a little tighter and smarter. I cant remember the last album that had the parental advisory notice. Its silly to have it, but intriguing at the same time. I'm Broke is the single but I think every song is masterful. Especially the last which shows me they are probably AMAZING live.



2. Pearl Jam - Backspacer

Disclaimer: I'm a fanboy. I enjoy their music more than anything and it has a personal connection for me. This album is a critical success never mind commercially because the record industry is in shambles. They manage to show the breadth of their abilities and range with this album and its another solid output from the crew. Also, they were the last performance at the Spectrum...EVER. I was there. Best concert ever?



3. Matt & Kim - Grand

Wonderfully upbeat and poppy and driven. I dare you to listen to this duo and not smile. Upbeat hipsterism that excels past its trappings.



4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

This is a critical darling which is on the top of TONS of top ten lists. It is not an accessible album at all but if you have patience and time you willl find one of the most experimental, daring and complex albums of the year.



5. Florence and the Machines - Lungs

This might be my favorite. Florence Welch is the artist and the machine is whomever is backing her at that given moment. This music is all her. I really don't know what to say about this album yet as its sweet, aggressive, and I haven't soaked in the entire album as of yet. Here; just listen to the single:



6. Emiliana Torrini -

Ive included my favorite song of the album but this does not indicate the mood and pacing of this terrific offering. Its sullen, moody, bittersweet and swooning. I've shown her on here before and I suggest you listen to the whole album for free on Lala.com



7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Karen O, the lead singer is a darling of most other musicians. The single below is electronic, riot-y, and toe-tapping. Another album she did this year was Karen O and the Kids soundtrack for Where the Wild Things are which is uplifting and unique.



8. Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do

Weird. Weird. Weird. People wont like this. Noisy. Reggae. Rap. Pornographic. Auditory assault. The videos get even crazier. Included is the most tame.

Amazing.



9. Mistabishi - Drop

An electronic dynamo that drops the thwomp like no other. I hate when people use the word "drop", Like, "My new album drops....". I have been getting into noise as music lately and this guy from England is doing it like none other. He's very unknown. The below is called Printer Jam. Its one of my favorite tracks from this year.

DROP.




10. Tie - The Dead Weather & Them Crooked Vultures

Albums from two supergroups that sound like the music from the most dynamic artist in the group. If you like the White Stripes or Queens of the Stone Age - and I do - you will be interested in these.

Disappointments - These are artists that I was excited about their releases that kind of fell flat or flatout sucked. Agree or disagree...just sayin'

Dave Matthews Band
Eminem
The Decemberists
Monsters of Folk - Supergroup that I felt wasnt super
Silversun Pickups - I felt they could do better
Owl City - This is seriously the worst album ever made. EVER.

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Phew. Large Post.
-- WANT ONE.
-- Simple and brilliant.
-- Nice film.
-- Whoa.
-- Hysterical and correct.
-- Morgan Freeman rules the world.
-- All MST3K episodes online for free.
-- Amazing sand sculpture.
-- Want one.
-- BEER?
-- Al Sharpton is a moron.
-- Millennium Falcon bed.
-- These are beautiful.
-- Pokemon is the devil.
-- Whats the point?
-- Hmmm....Im curious...
-- I love the Muppets.
-- More Muppets.
-- Om NOM NOM.
-- Funny phone call.
-- Sooooo true.
-- Beautiful.
-- Rock band name origins.
-- Incredible musicians.
-- Want ONE.
-- Octopi are smart.
-- Lots of cute in this post.
-- The Known Universe.
-- These guys are incredible performers/artists.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving....wish I was in a better mood while posting this.....lotsa links.


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- How to cook a fucking steak.
- From when Jimmy hit that shot.
- A discrepancy.
- Keep watching FoxNews. JS is genius.
- Ladies, seriously, stop making that duck face or I will post your pics on this site.
- Been on here before, but I love it.
- Hitler is mad at balloon boy.
- Popup lego scene...amazing.
- I laughed.
- Yay turtles!
- That's what you get....you've prolly seen this.
- Genius show.
- WANT ONE.
- Hahaha! You dope. Sad thing is this is what most of the argument against thinks.
- Now that's dedication.
- McConawho?
- Neat.
- Old news but still sad.
- I'd love to go here.
- Weird.
- Looks like a Decepticon.
- I could use these right now.
- Mother nature wants to get freaky with you.
- You like barbershop quartets?
- Tea party morons.
- The insurance companies need our help.
- I wasn't going to but now I am.
- That's ridiculous.
- Hubble bubble.
- Venom movie!
- Abolish capital punishment!
- Can you imagine the time this must have taken?
- Awesome. And unnecessary.
- The guy who does all the SNL portraits.
- Peaceful and awesome.
- We keep learning.

- You are missed Entwhistle.
- That's a shot.
- 25 greatest Coen Bros. moments. There's nothing sillier than a man chasin after his own hat.

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Thom Yorke
Harrowdown Hill
The Eraser

Thom Yorke, "Harrowdown Hill" from Bent Image Lab on Vimeo.

I love lamp.

I know its been awhile for a post. Life has been chaotic lately...buying my first home....other stuff. So hang in there....I have a ton of links in the can. Here's some music for ya in the meantime.

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Queens of the Stone Age
Song for the Dead
Listen to Dave Grohl's drumming




The Decemberists
The Wanting Comes in Waves\Repaid
Epic and Rock Operatic

Eagles

So we have the upcoming football season looming...in fact the first game was played last night. I wanted to point out something out about the Philadelphia Eagles organization.

Over the last year, they have made bad decision after bad decision compounded by a little bad "luck". After a unlikely run deep into the postseason, the team neglected to hold onto the heart of the team, Brian Dawkins. BDawk was for most fans of my generation, "the" Eagles, due to the fact that our love for the team formed and took place during his long tenure. They took the money they couldn't pay the city's favorite athlete and gave it to Mike Vick. Say what you want about the guys activities and wether he can still play ball or not but many people have had enough of the Eagles.
Jimmy Johnson died. He was the BRAINS of the organization. The blitz package will never be the same.

Now, of course, teams go through ages, and of course the true fans don't fall off the bandwagon. The problem is the Patriots were not the Patriots 20 years ago. Have you been to the stadium? Coldest sports venue I've ever been to. They made me throw out the umbrella I carry with me everywhere(I walk the city everyday). It was a clear night. What am I going to do with an umbrella?!
Compare it to the little place across the street. Citizens Bank Park, where everyone is friendly, the park is bright and cheerful and beautifully designed, plus something called World Champions.

What I am saying with all this is that the end of the best era in Eagles history is about to come to an end. Enjoy.

'thew

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- Grow Tower. So much fun.
- Every Itchy and Scratchy from the Simpsons.
- Treehouses.
- Rep. Joe Wilson is a shithead.
- This restaurant looks great.
- This is proof enough, and should be for you, of alien life.
- Neat system.
- I wonder if I'm in it?
- Great portrait photography.
- Amazing cover.
- 55 Epic, Weird and Totally Awesome Images
- Wait there's a debate now?
- This is all I do. You should too.
- This guy is wicked smart.
- Motivate Star Wars style.
- So cute.
- Amazing video. Another.
- This is all FoxNews is good for.
- Nails! How far the mighty have fallen.
- Put it in context.
- Get me this. The boat engine make noise.
- Reading is dead.
- Louis C.K. is funny.
- These are intriguing.
- Straws.
- Brilliant. I need to start my own.
- I like these.
- Conservatives are MOSTLY idiots. Sorry all. This is the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard.

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Incredibad
Dreamgirl feat. Norah Jones
I love this...it goes from a hilarious song to a Chexmix commercial. My favorite line: Norah Jones singing, "I thought you looke like a bag of trash..."


Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Atman feat. Skolnick
They're back! The album is amazing and Ill be seeing them 10/23...can't wait. Skolnick!