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!

The Boat That Rocked

OK, faithful, be sure to know that the (forgoing adjective) links are below.

The Boat that Rocked should be movie of the year. Amazing. Please go seee it in the theatres. Show the suits that the free spirit is important. The music will live on.

See you later and scroll down.

I was going to say something....

about Mike Vick. But I don't know what the hell to say. So say nothing at all.

'thew

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- Grow games rule.
- Seriously.
- I hope this isn't true.
- Phil Hartman audition tape.
- This is going to be good.
- That's naughty.
- This will also be good.
- WANT ONE.
- That's horrifying.
- Soon they will gain sentience.
- This should be weird.
- Lenin is still killing people.
- True.
- Looks good.
- Good.
- Maniacs.
- What websites used to look like.
- Giving Cash a run for his money.
- G.
- Bobby McFerrin's cool.
- Amazing photos.
- Palien.
- REAL Estate.
- BOOM!
- Blackwater.
- Hilarious.
- Amazing technology.
- Want one.
- This should be its own website.
- Take your kids.
- Yeah right.
- Neat.
- Funny....might be NSFW.
- Living bridges.
- NSFW....classic internet.
- Other amazing technology.
- Go full screen.
- This will always be funny.

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Pearl Jam
The Fixer
Off the new album, Backspacer.

Remember: Dont wear Cs on your Ds and J all over your Bs

Hey all,

If you arent watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you are missing one of the most bombastic hysterical shows ever produced. I was a year behind the guy in high school who created the show, but don't let that make you think I am biased. 20 somethings know about this show. Everyone else above 17 should too. The new series starts in September on FX, I think.

Thew

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- This games a blast.
- Yo-yo phenom.
- My new background.
- The X-Men are sluts.
- Get around the Movie Subway.
- True.
- This is absolutely incredible. I put in a lot of hard work on it.
- Your planet asplode.
- Your plane asplode.
- Your plan asplode.
- Get a life, dork.
- Hilarious and vulgar.
- This movie's gonna be stellar.
- Weird.
- Good place to molest kids, I guess.
- Roger Clamens...I love it.
- Sk8ter Babies.
- Text and drive.
- WANT. Jacko's prolly got one.

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Gnarls Barkley
Who's Gonna Save My Soul

Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul from Chris Milk on Vimeo.

Beastie Boys
Bodhisattva Vow

Its been awhile folks,

Im on some vacation and that makes more work when I get back and then my computer at home went apeshit.

Soooooooooo.....I super promise to post next week. Early.


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Emiliana Torrini
Jungle Drum
This album is the best Ive heard so far this year.

See you later, oscillator!

Okay lots of links.....
UP in 3d is terrific by the way.

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- Cool wallet.
- Crazy moon footage.
- That's just straight up cool.
- Probably NSFW. Documentary on the drug trade/violence in Philly. Its sad and broadcast in Britain.
- Bill O'Reilly gets owned.
- This game is brilliant.
- YOU DO STEROIDS!
- Creepy.
- WANT ONE.
- Soooooo stupid.
- This will entertain you for awhile.
- Uh oh.
- Arrested Development has always been amazing.
- PETA sucks. Do they know flies aren't animals?
- Look at him go.
- What WONDERFUL news.
- Pixar is a great company.
- Whoa.
- Sarah Palin is a dolt and so is her "row" with David Letterman. See?
- Shatner is mad.
- How to act at the CBP.
- Terrible.


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Major Lazer
Hold the Line
You probably wont like this but its great.


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200

This is the 200th post. Holy jebeezus!

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- Buy these for your Dorm, bathroom, wine cellar, arcade, safe room.
- Matt is the best.
- Party Starter.
- Would you slap your father?
- Don't know how I feel about this one.
- Let's bring back CIVILITY in politics. I signed it.
- Clients suck.
- This seems very interesting.
- Unbelievable.
- This is absolute GARBAGE.
- I like the crazy turtle woman.
- WANT! WANT EVEN MORE! WANT A LITTLE LESS, BUT STILL WANT!
- In the immortal words of Brian Fellows, "That's crazy!"
- Silly ninja.
- Picture is unrelated.
- Make sure you read EVERY comment.
- Whack-a-kitty.
- Phone lets you play your PS3 music/movies from anywhere.
- WANT ARMY OF THESE.
- Baconnaise.
- MONSTER!
- Cheney on gay marriage. Oh, did anyone else hear him say that he and Bush knew Chrysler was going to fail during their administration but didnt want to be the ones to pull the plug? Terrible.
- Stem Cell research people! Help the living!
- What?!
- Terrible.
- I want to setup a dual screen with 2 of these. That would be ridiculous.
- Lucky Bastard.
- Food Porn Daily (Totally safe for work, but only if they dont care about the name of the site)
- Seriously, give him a least a year before making ridiculous statements. Gingrich you shithead.

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St Vincent
Out of Work
The whole album is pretty much spectacular

Post tomarra - - I promise! Lotsa links!

Read the title!

The International

Saw a great film yesterday, The International. It stars Clive Owen(everything he does is great) and Naomi Watts (from King Kong amongst others) about a corrupt bank finagling control of all the war debt of the 3rd world.
It's a direct, easy to follow thriller which is slow to boil and when it does you get one of the finest filmed scenes that I have ever witnessed. Seriously, this movie is worth it just for the Guggenheim rotunda scene.
Clive Owen is superb and muted which the role deserves. Naomi Watts on the other hand is not, unfortunately. She is usually terrific, but here her part seems unnecessary and someone of her chops was not needed so she suffers in the role.
The film is directed by Tom Tykwer, a German who has also made Run Lola Run (one of my absolute favs). While I didn't recognize his direction until his name flashed across the screen at the end, I realized how his normal "flow" of action was present throughout the film glaringly during the action scenes.
Filmed in amazing locales(Turkey, Italy, Germany, New York) with great photography direction, and with great tension during the New York scenes, this is an excellent movie for those looking for an intrigue flick where you are scratching your head for most of it, which I find most usually are.

'thew

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- Wolfram Alpha
- Pretty but NY is poo.
- Now this is just incredible.
- Sherlock Holmes is going to be awesome-0.
- Tracy Jordan is hilarious.
- The GOP would do itself a service by getting more Colin Powells
- My favorite drummer. My Favorite Martian.
- Genius? Maybe. More like creepy.
- Atrocious.
- He does it 10x better than lil Wayne.
- Bye bye Creationism.
- Wondering when you should runpee during the movies? Problem solved.

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Matt & Kim
Daylight
Because I'm into to power duos lately(like the Ting tings)


Easy Star Allstars
Karma Police (w/ Citizen Cope)
Even if you dont like Reggae you will love this stuff.

Been Busy

Sorry for the time in between posts....I am looking for a house, trying to sell my car and work is busy as hell.

Jayson Werth stole 4 bases last night, including home! I always miss the good ones.

'thew

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- WANT
- Big LOST night tonight.....here's a cake.
- Neat.
- RapChop is awesome.
- Obama's people.
- Robots!
- This be CRAZEE!
- You mean this isnt what the world looks like?
- The White house is digital...great pics in here.
- Waaaaay too much time on his hands.
- Watch Star Wars differently.
- SOMEONE, please explain to me why this is? I'm really aghast at this.
- This is why the death penalty MUST be abolished. How many innocent has the State killed in our name?
- This must have taken a long time.
- Dad...recognize the guy playing his trainer? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
- TED talks are amazing.

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Twofer:

Kings of Leon
Use Somebody
These guys are without a doubt the best right now.


The Hold Steady
Sequestered in Memphis
Nice song....he sounds a little like the Boss.

Rush Limbaugh

Can someone honestly tell me they listen and believe that this guy's opinions/reactions are right?

Seriously?

'thew

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- A Little Hero.
- Let me twitta dat!
- Wow.
- Crazy music video.
- Tranquil and inspired.
- Hilarious.
- If you know me, and you see this in the stores, get it for me please! I'll love you fureva.
- Ben Linus is creepy.
- Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
- Super slo-mo.
- Cassini is awesome.
- Bill Brasky is a sunofabitch.
- HAHAHAHA! BOOM!
- Beyonce can sing.

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The Fugees
Ready or Not
I play my enemies like a game of chess...

Thoughts 2

- President Obama or "O" as my dad thinks its cool to call him, is almost through his hundred day sprint. I think he's doing pretty well. So do you.

- Phillies - Brewers. Hoping your way through a rain game sometimes makes it that much sweeter, even when they lose.

- The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name - Honestly the song won't leave my head and I'm happy about it.

- Pirates are still cool.

- Anyone else think that guy from Freddie Mac may NOT have killed himself?

- If you have a XBOX360 or PC go out and get Left 4 Dead immediately. Intense experience.

- Thank you for reading.

'thew

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- God's hand?
- Are you in it?
- A Japanese bird cooking spaghetti.
- Nietzsche is right.
- Gross.
- Way to go?
- Here's where it goes: BOOM!
- Rush is an idiot.
- Great surrealist art.
- He must be important.
- The french did something funny!
- Texas wants to secede? I say let them.
- Cool watch.
- Bono.

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Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Sugarfoot
THIS is it right here. This band is amazing. Ignore the crappy music video.

Bye, Harry

Bye, Harry Kalas. Kruk's thoughts:

This was a very tough day because we just lost a legend. Losing Harry Kalas isn't just a tough loss for the Philadelphia Phillies organization or for the Phillies' fans. It's a tough loss for sports fans everywhere because Harry transcended Philadelphia and baseball. If you knew about sports, you'd heard about Harry Kalas.

This guy touched so many people with his warmth and his great talent. I've received numerous phone calls from friends who never had the pleasure of meeting Harry, people who knew him only from telecasts. And to a man, every one of them was in tears because they felt as if they'd just lost a member of their family. He was in our homes every day, and the thought of his not being there tomorrow and the day after is almost unbearable. This hits especially close to home for me because I was lucky enough to call Harry a friend. The first time I ever met him was when I was playing for the Padres and we traveled to Philadelphia for a series and some teammates and I met him. I remember being struck by how nice a legend could be. The next time I met him was after I became a Phillie and I really got to talk to him. We did an on-field interview, and it was great because we were able to talk beforehand and I got some insight from this veritable walking baseball encyclopedia. I'll miss those types of talks. I'll miss a lot now that Harry is gone. I'll miss the rides he and I would take when the team would travel to New York to play the Mets and he and I would be driven there in a car and just talk baseball and drink some beers. I could ask him anything baseball-related and he'd know the answer because he had seen so much. He and I played cards together on the plane and hung out together in the offseason, and I never missed an opportunity, even now, to talk to him when I went to the ballpark. Like so many others, I sought him out whenever I went to the old stadium, even after I retired. As sad as I am that I lost such a great friend, I'm glad that he passed away in the only place he probably could ever imagine leaving this world -- in the booth. Harry, I'll miss you, and so will so many others.


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- These poor Afghani women.
- The new Sasha Baron Cohen(Borat) movie trailer.
- Custer's bonus.
- Cheney needs to shut the eff up.
- Disney is lazy.
- Scanwiches look delicious.
- Worst first pitches.
- This girl is awesome.
- Last supper adaptations.
- Neat juice boxes.
- You'll play with this for MINUTES!
- That's some serious bling.
- That's entertaining.
- This guy can't be real.
- Dangerous or revolutionary?
- The Mexican drug war...sorta graphic.

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The Ting Tings
That's Not My Name
I just love this.....perfect pop.

GO NOVA!

I like how the logo excludes Hawaii! Stinking islanders. It was also nice to see Pitt bite it.

'thew

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- This is truly incredible.
- These poor kids. She is an amazing troll.
- Loss of Irish.
- Ingrid Newkirk wants us all to eat her when she's dead. Freak.
- Sham-wowed.
- What an amazing resource. Show your kids! Also show them Ted talks.
- Three stooges. Can this work?
- Space Station Colbert?
- Kidnapping tax cuts.
- This site is stupid.
- Awwwwww.
- Nick Cage is a weirdo.
- This looks neat.
- Obama is depressed about Battlestar Galactica ending.
- Neat Chameleon.
- Hmmmmmmmmm.
- Congrats.

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The Dead Weather
Hang You From the Heavens
This is Jack White's new band. Female singer from the Kills from last post. Good stuff.