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Remembering Michael

2009-07-01T13:00:00.004-04:00

I guess it doesn't matter what kind of music you're into these days... I'm sure somehow, someway, we can trace a part of it's soul to Michael Jackson. So as a tribute, my fabulous boyfriend sent me a radio broadcast from MJ's September 22, 1987 Japan show in Yokohama Stadium. Anyway, it's a two-disc live album, choc full of hits and surprises. Anyone who ever appreciated MJ at some point in our short lives can totally appreciate this album and take it to heart.

Track list includes:

Disc 1
1 Wanna Be Startin Somethin
2 Human Nature
3 Heartbreak Hotel
4 Medley Jackson 5
5 She's Out Of My Life
6 Things I Do For You
7 Off The Wall
8 Rock With You

Disc 2
1 Lovely One
2 Working Day And Night
3 Beat It
4 Billie Jean
5 Shake Your Body > Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough tease > Shake Your Body
6 Thriller
7 I Just Can't Stop Loving You
8 Bad

All live. All stellar.

Get it here:

Live From Japan 1987 Radio Broadcast - Michael Jackson

new portugal leaked!!!

2009-06-24T13:29:00.002-04:00

Even though their show last Wednesday was full of frat kids and I almost punched a girl in the face for spilling our beers... The new album leaked! And it's just as good as their previous ones!

WHOLE ALBUM (I almost NEVER do this!)
Get it here

The Satanic Satanist - Portugal. The Man

i don't push people buttons

2009-06-04T18:15:00.002-04:00

It's been a crazy ass week... getting my life together after moving to brooklyn with my boy. But here's a sick remix of Robyn's Cobrastyle done by RAC. I think it may even be better than original.. go figure... such a sucker for a decent remix. Happy June!

Cobrastyle - Robyn (RAC Mix)

and speaking of grizzly bear....

2009-05-27T15:46:00.002-04:00

New video dropped for Two Weeks. I'm really feelin' them lately.

Two Weeks

wamp wamp

2009-05-27T15:32:00.004-04:00

This has been circulating the interwebs for a few months now... thought it was worth posting. Fun Girl Talk remix of a fun Grizzly Bear song.

Knife - Grizzly Bear (Girl Talk Remix)

i'm not impresed by phoenix...

2009-05-14T11:14:00.002-04:00

...however, this is the best cover of my favorite Air song. Romantic.

Playground Love (Air Cover) - Phoenix

2009-05-14T11:09:00.002-04:00

Before Malone had TV On The Radio (garbage), he had Iran. He shouldn'tve ever made the switch. Iran is whimsical and bluesy, and this song was def. worth posting. Check out the album "Dissolver" by Iran if you like what you hear.

Buddy - Iran

remix thursday!

2009-05-14T10:58:00.003-04:00

Chromeo remixed Feist's Sea Lion. It's a disco classic.

Get it here:
Sea Lion Woman (Chromeo Remix) - Feist

cat power sound-a-like

2009-05-09T21:49:00.002-04:00

It's been awhile since I posted some pretty powerful female vocalists. As soon as I heard Jane Vain and The Dark Matter, I immediately felt Cat Powerand Metric being channeled... as well as their Canadian roots. This is great folk pop, similar to music I'd like to make if I was half as talented. Check out C'mon Baby Say Bang Bang below, and my favorite Metric video as a plus ;) Enjoy.

C'mon Baby Say Bang Bang - Jane Vain and The Dark Matter

new bmsr!!!!

2009-05-09T21:24:00.003-04:00

Black Moth Super Rainbow's newest album doesn't debut until May 26th, but I got my hands on it earlier than expected. The album is terrific, a little less psychedelic, more melodic, but still the BMSR intense synth sound for the most part. I'm posting three tracks that have been circulating the webz, check them out and try to get Eating Us online now or come May 26th. Def. worth a listen if you're into their industrial synth sound... saw these guys live last summer and they're not only a great live jam band, but also put out super clean and musically interesting albums!!!

Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise - Black Moth Super Rainbow

Iron Lemonade - Black Moth Super Rainbow

Dark Bubbles - Black Moth Super Rainbow

go fish!

2009-05-06T10:39:00.003-04:00

Perhaps an homage to Ghostface???
Nah...
Gone Fishing is the new album from The Cool Kids, which they released on Monday FOR FREE on their website! I have been waiting for this album to drop for a year now, and truly love these two bros!!! Get the album, spread it around, and rock out to some indie hip-hop.

Get the album here:

Gone Fishing (Full Album) - The Cool Kids

happy may mashups

2009-05-05T15:36:00.003-04:00

Refreshing hip hop! Dead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear, how can you lose?

Check it out!

Two Weeks Of Hip Hop (The Hood Internet) - Dead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear

monday electrocute elctropop

2009-04-13T18:49:00.001-04:00

Here's some fun electropop to get you out of your Monday funk and get your week started off on the right foot. Meet electrocute!

My Tube Top - Electrocute

more royskopp

2009-04-13T18:15:00.001-04:00

seriously folks.. GET THIS ALBUM!

Eple - Röyksopp

you really can't go wrong...

2009-03-24T12:56:00.004-04:00

... with CSS's Move remixed by Cut Copy. CSS + Cut Copy is just an explosion of fun beats and catchy Brazilian accented lyrics.

Download it below to see for yourself.

Move - CSS (Remixed by Cut Copy)
downloadable link fixed!

fabulous underground hiphop

2009-03-24T12:22:00.004-04:00

Introducing The LC

This hip-hop ensemble, representing my hometown, is nothing short of feel good music, as their sophomore album is so properly titled. The Feel Good has some fun and youthful throwback tracks with explosively poetic rhymes. New school boys with an old school twist - kind of like if early Kanye made love to The Cool Kids. Their album is up for download via their Myspace. Peep the video and their posted tracks... perfect feel good music for spring!!!

Favorite tracks: The Porch Song, Gotcha, The Feelgood

music that parallels epicness

2009-03-17T15:36:00.002-04:00

"Owen Cook directs and animates Beirut’s “La Llorona” off of their recent double EP, March Of The Zapotec/Realpeople Holland. The cinematography could easily pass for an Oscar-nominated digital short, though “La Llorona” will more likely be appreciated by the MTV2-insomniac-YouTube-loving set (assuming this alleged audience actually exists). With fluid illustrations of an uncomplicated, subtly poignant time, the video is an apt interpretation of Beirut’s sad yet celebratory waltz. The lingering notes in “La Llorona” seem left over from this simpler, more provincial era" (Et Musique Pour Tous)

Also to note: I'm a sucker for a wicked horns section.

La Llorona - Beirut

peaches!

2009-03-17T12:40:00.002-04:00

So the album doesn't come out until May 4th (in the UK... longer in the US?) but Peaches new album is being produced by none other than Peaches herself and the preview tracks are amazing! She supposedly leaked the three tracks herself, and can be also previewed on her myspace. More is certainly worth checking out, especially if you haven't yet been turned on to her durty style.

More - Peaches (Prod. Simian Mobile Disco)
direct download unavailable

amazing new local artist

2009-03-17T12:36:00.003-04:00

Great new artist, Field of Dreams, from New York! Super ambient but upbeat... def. worth trying out to your tastes.

Self-Titled Album - Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams Myspace

new music alert!

2009-03-10T21:56:00.002-04:00

Supposedly this is a new DJ out of San Francisco. Everything else is still a mystery to me. While I try and figure out who this phantom genius is, check out the tracks posted below.

Blood Red Blood - Good Luck At The Gunfight
Malibu - Good Luck At The Gunfight

spectacular

2009-03-04T23:13:00.002-05:00

I'm not sure if Gang Gang Dance is classified as ambient or not... but you know how I feel about getting caught up in the language of music. They're hard not to like though, so give them a try.

Egowar - Gang Gang Dance

karen oh, oh, oh yeah.

2009-02-23T15:54:00.002-05:00

If this is the new sound we'll be expecting from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's upcoming album, [It's Blitzi 4/14/09] then we are surely in for an upbeat, dance-fueled album. Did Karen learn how not to screech like a little boy?! Amazing!

Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (download)

happy birthday to me

2009-02-23T15:50:00.001-05:00

...an old favorite of mine.

hatchmatik bootleg

2009-02-17T22:31:00.002-05:00

I feel like I should be sick of this song since everywhere I go in this city, Animal Collective seems to be playing. Regardless, here's a sick remix of My Girls def. worth downloading.

Animal Collective - My Girls (Hatchmatik disco bootleg)

makes cavemen happy

2009-02-10T22:00:00.001-05:00

Röyksopp's jr LP drops March 23rd. first single.
fun!

flashback 1999

2009-02-10T21:24:00.000-05:00

thanks alex.
play: b sides.

beautiful rendition

2009-02-09T13:04:00.002-05:00

going to see mr. simon on friday at the beacon.

last one for today

2009-02-05T16:30:00.001-05:00

so dirty.

Spirit of Apollo by N.A.S.A. - February 17th

2009-02-05T16:16:00.003-05:00

Album not out until February 17th. New songs up on N.A.S.A.'s Myspace

2 new songs off of it up for download already! SO GOOD!

Download N.A.S.A - Whatchadoin? Feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold & Nick Zinner
Download N.A.S.A - Strange Enough Feat. Karen O', Ol' Dirty Bastard & Fatlip

A+D STILL GOT IT!!!!!

2009-02-05T16:09:00.002-05:00

YEARS LATER!!!!

MGMT/DAVID BOWIE MASHUP

Remember when the mashup was profound?
CLICK HERE

prefer fcking boyfriend over love letter to japan

2009-02-05T16:02:00.001-05:00

<3 these two

FACT:

2009-02-05T15:57:00.001-05:00

I do not care for Lykke Li.

Sorry.

la dee da la la

2009-02-04T15:29:00.000-05:00

'82.

what spring sounds like

2009-02-04T15:23:00.000-05:00

the countdown begins. fuck groundhogs. hey micachu!

que sera sera

2009-02-04T15:21:00.000-05:00

"The new video for "Dreamer" from K'NAAN's upcoming release, TROUBADOUR."

a local must

2009-02-04T15:17:00.001-05:00

Kittens Ablaze - Government Romance

always around to take control

2009-02-04T15:08:00.001-05:00

i never feel alone

out there

2009-02-04T14:59:00.000-05:00

hey world

2009-02-03T18:25:00.000-05:00

whats good?

also: Bullet Proof Heart

50 ways

2009-01-07T10:14:00.001-05:00

it's a paul simon kind of day

how many justice rip offs can i tolerate?

2008-12-22T21:45:00.003-05:00

...before i just lose interest completely? Plus Move fits the mold, but I'm still lovin it. Shame on me.

You be the judge.

you should know how i feel about french bubblegum techno by now

2008-12-22T21:31:00.001-05:00

if not, this song sums it up.

this beat is pretty sick.

2008-12-22T21:29:00.001-05:00

mash up, for the original check out lady gaga's love games.

such trash, good beats

2008-12-22T21:11:00.000-05:00

i've been swamped with finals and christmas

2008-12-22T21:10:00.001-05:00

but it's over now... the next few posts are a collective of some cool videos/music i've been into lately. haven't hit the clubs in awhile to know what's down, but the internets do.

sometimes i just feel like a house of cards

2008-12-22T20:57:00.000-05:00

more happy music for happy people

2008-12-10T23:42:00.001-05:00

fuck the pettiness of christmas and the holidays this time of year. time to blow of some stress and dance. meet passion pit. special thanks to joe nolfo. he doesn't read this. no one does!!!

BB brunes! loves it.

2008-12-08T13:16:00.000-05:00

They should tutor me...
;)

a lil sumtin to numb the pain

2008-12-05T16:12:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday.

this is adorable

2008-11-19T15:14:00.000-05:00

shot with photobooth pictures.

all my single ladies ;)

2008-11-19T11:41:00.001-05:00

Beyonce's inspiration for her new video.

Kanye West leaked!

2008-11-19T10:25:00.003-05:00

If you haven't already downloaded Kanye's new album yet, I only have one question: What the fuck is wrong with you?

In short, my top 5 songs are (in no particular order) the following:

1.) Tell Everybody That You Know/See You In My Nightmares
The title is still pretty ambiguous, since it is appearing in both forms on different sites. The version I first had was entitled Tell Everybody, but on my leaked copy it's entitled See You In My Nightmares. Either way... fuck the title. This song is great. It's featuring Lil' Wayne and he only intensifies the already insane beat that I have no doubt is produced by Kanye. Is this whole album produced by Kanye? It's got to be. This song is gritty and angry and just really dark and dreary. I love it.

2.) Coldest Winter
This happened to have been a song that I didn't hear prior to acquiring the leaked album. But the second that I heard it, I was hooked. It melted my heart instantly. It has that that really intense R&B vibe and Kanye's vocals are just beautiful. Beautiful is actually the best word I can use to describe this song. We've all felt this way.

3.) Heartless
I'm sure most of you have already heard this song. Perez put it up awhile ago, and I believe Kanye leaked it himself on his blog. But this song is so fucking tight. Granted it's about some cold, heartless bitch... the song tell a story, and you still get that rap aspect that a lot of his songs neglect. Whether you love or hate the new direction Kanye has gone in, this song encompasses all the terrific elements of music and really creates a sick mood.

4.) Amazing
I leaked this for you guys a week or so ago. This song is featuring Young Jeezy and from the first seconds you hear the piano in the beginning of the song, it's really epic. Just when you think the song is about to end, Young Jeezy comes in and adds his flavor to an already perfect song. Kanye never forgets his roots, and the rappers he chose to feature on this album fit the protocol for what he was trying to go for. There is no doubt that Kanye had an intense agenda for this album, and it's only illuminated in Amazing.

5.) Robocop
DJ's are going to eat this song up! The beat is really fun and it fit's with Kanye's playful melody. I called this song his electropop single. It's very 80s and very mod. But again, still keeping in his own element, the lyrics are very Kanye and encompassed in misery. I'm not sure where he got "Robocop" from... but it works. He could make anything work.

So yeah, whether you love him, hate him, like his new direction, prefer his raps - he at least deserves the chance for this album's response. He did something super risky and there is no doubt in my mind that he did a successful job. Get the leaked copy asap and peep it and if you're feelin' it, buy the real copy on November 24th!

Girl Talk @ Terminal 5...

2008-11-19T10:18:00.003-05:00

...was a blast. I was one of the lucky people to attend his sold out show... and despite all the underage boobies, the horrible opening bands, and girl talk's pretentiousness, the show itself was off the chain. Say what you want about him - but the dude knows music and played a lot of amazing shit.

I just bought these

2008-11-14T12:31:00.000-05:00

Sexy mama.

i'm speechless

2008-11-14T11:51:00.001-05:00

http://eastofla.podbus.com/mp3/tellev.mp3

this came up on my facebook newsfeed this morning

2008-11-14T10:12:00.003-05:00

Barbie Jewelry!
By Margaux Lang

stayin true to him.

2008-11-12T20:59:00.003-05:00

Before I post this... I wanted to let you all (does anyone read this, haha) know that I was very indifferent about the direction Kanye West has been going in for his new album which drops by the end of the month. I've been lucky to peep most of the album and besides Love Lockdown, this was the song that convinced me that Kanye has an agenda, and this album is super super minimalist and super super tight. I'm feelin' it. It may not be the club hits that we're used to, but it's truly musical poetry.

Check out Amazing, featuring Young Jeezy below.

Movie Reviews!

2008-11-10T13:37:00.002-05:00

I've been spending my hung-over Sundays at the movie theatre. Last weekend I saw "Role Models" and the day after Halloween I saw "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." I'm not a big fan of big blockbuster movies... the types of movies that I want to make me think are typically documentaries, mockumentaries, docu-dramas, etc. So I stick to the raunchy comedies. Find out what I think below!

Role Models

Well, this movie was HILARIOUS. I never go into these types of movies with big expectations, but McLovin and Bobb'e J. are so funny. The movie basically turns into a giant dungeons and dragons tournament, and I literally was dying laughing in the theatre. Amazing! A+++++

Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Another hilarious movie... along the lines of "Knocked Up." Hilarious montages. Not to mention Kevin Smith's super raunchy humor. And I love J. A lot. Had more of a plot than just a stupid-funny movie... there was some substance to it which was funny based on the circumstances. I give it a A-!

K. Now I won't be at the movies for awhile. Until the Biggie movie comes out.

looks (and sounds) good!!!

2008-11-07T15:33:00.000-05:00

What a fun fucking video!
Congrats Obama!
Let's celebrate with Of Montreal!

A Milli Rapper Freestyles

2008-10-29T14:12:00.001-04:00

Check all these out!

Lil Mama

Drake (Jimmy from Degrassi is a rapper now?)

Cassidy!

i'm the hulk hogan of slammin muff

2008-10-27T20:34:00.003-04:00

have you ever heard of jon lajoie? ... i haven't been on his youtube channel in awhile but i just got caught up on everything since his rapist glasses skit. check out e=mc vagina, it's hilarious. i'll post an extra goodie too by him. i love this guy.

rumspringa!

2008-10-27T16:47:00.004-04:00

I strongly urge you all to smoke a fat j or two and go see this movie!!! It was so fucking funny and unexpectedly amazing!

this is going to be insane!!!!

2008-10-27T16:44:00.001-04:00

cant wait!!!!!

but we got no money...

2008-10-27T16:39:00.001-04:00

we just like to party

the best of borth worlds!!!

2008-10-07T00:36:00.000-04:00

my two favs!

enjoy.

gotta secret...

2008-10-01T22:51:00.003-04:00

This song is so weird that I like it.
I've gotten soft this past week with the new music. I'm stressed. Don't worry, I still rock out to Matthew Sweet and Daft Punk on the subway, usually pissing off the person trying to read next to me. It's not my fault I like shit loud.

i tried to do

2008-10-01T15:22:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Apple!

welcome back, blog.

so keep ya love locked down

2008-09-10T00:07:00.000-04:00

Kanye's VMA performance. New song. He wrote it two weeks ago.

this is seriously the most amaing website ever. i'm begging you to check it out...

2008-09-09T16:11:00.004-04:00

CLICK HERE NOW

a shift of thought

2008-09-08T23:57:00.004-04:00

So classes started for me late last week, and before I go on to law school next year, I get to bask in all the glory that is the crazy choice of majors I made of my 4-year college duration. As both a sociology and anthropology major, I get to bend my mind in strange ways, and with great pleasure, get to explore the wonders of peoples, places, cultures, and everything else that may fall in between, by reading some amazing literature, checking out some really out-there art, and fondling around with some pretty righteous theories - all of which I would otherwise never know existed. So where does this lead me to?

Jimmie Durham.

Write-off, Jimme Durham, 2004.

this is what insomnia and 'hanna[h?]' lead to on a saturday night...

2008-09-07T01:47:00.003-04:00

LSD KITTY! RAVE KITTY, RAVE!

weekends that involve vampires are 'totes' in my top 5...

2008-09-07T01:16:00.001-04:00

yes yes, we have all grown to love vampire weekend over the past year and a half...

yet

i never saw this video. it's so cute!

my favorite female bob dylan.

2008-09-07T00:26:00.001-04:00

amazing.

this is what i would love to do with my life:

2008-08-26T16:08:00.003-04:00

Where in the world is Matt?

What do you want to do before you die?

2008-08-25T15:50:00.000-04:00

Check it out here.

come on guys!

2008-08-20T14:36:00.005-04:00

The most recent Gallup Poll has reported that McCain is ahead of Obama by slight margins. We absolutly cannot let happen what has happened in the past. The appeal may be slightly dying down, and the Olympics have covered more news time than the election... but we cannot lose focus. The only way this country has any hope of changing - for the better - is with a democratic leader and a democratic congress led by him. We must keep the election close to home, and all go out and vote this fall. Do not let Obama's popularity fool you: he needs our support every inch of the way! We cannot believe that others will get the job done for us.

This is a huge election. We are the future of this country, and we will be the ones most effected by the outcomes of who becomes our next president. The only way for change to happen is to not sit back and enjoy the ride: we all must do our part... and voting is the only way to be heard. If you have yet to register, there is no better time than the present. It takes a few moments and you can even do it online. This is the first official election I will be able to vote in, and the same goes for many of us. Let's change history and change the bad times that the economy is suffering both in and outside of the United States. Do not be fooled by Republican propoganda. There is only one way for change to happen... it's up to us to make the right choice, and to stay on top of the polls.

Let's do it.

absolut kanye

2008-08-18T15:19:00.002-04:00

Have you seen those BeKanYe ads on the subways? We finally got to the bottom of it!

best movie scene ever

2008-08-18T15:04:00.002-04:00

For those who may have forgotten it lately.

better then the original

2008-08-18T13:53:00.001-04:00

Cocaine.

the hotness of hollywood...

2008-08-18T13:41:00.001-04:00

Check out Hollywood Holt's single "Hollywood," and their hot video to go along with the hottest beat.

Hollywood
by videos22

it's about time for a decent mixer...

2008-08-18T11:38:00.002-04:00

I mean, I owe it to myself right? I work hard and study hard, so I should at least drop a couple bones on some serious mixing action to only enhance my DJ abilities. Finally. I just purchased this on my Musician's Friend Platinum Card. Why? Cause financing is the only way poor people can have nice things.

2008-08-14T17:06:00.001-04:00

I'm a curse and i'm a sound
When I open up my mouth
There's a reason I don't win
I don't know how to begin.

top 25 best opening song lyrics... EVER.

2008-08-14T16:44:00.003-04:00

Spinner.com is known for their nifty little music features. And whilst being bored in my office today, I came across the Top 25 Best Opening Song Lyrics ever. It was great. They give a clip of the intro of each song, counting down from number 25, and the lyrics are truly magnificant. Coming in at number 19 was George Michael's "Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body" as well as Weezer coming in at number 14 with "What's with these homies dissing my girl?" Genius. Find out what number 1 was here, you won't be dissapointed!

anyone who knows me knows that

2008-08-14T16:41:00.002-04:00

I have been the biggest Duran Duran fan for ever. Why hasn't anyone remade this song?

winner of the week!

2008-08-13T10:23:00.002-04:00

Boys and Girls, I'd like to introduce to you the most confused genius on the interweb. Meet the Burger King employee from Xenia, Ohio, who decided that for his birthday, he would bathe in the Burger King kitchen's sink fully nude. This is just so odd and this man is just so weird. Is he ghetto?

Best part: the manager doesn't even give a shit! Health violations hell-loo?

fuck you very much.

2008-08-12T14:02:00.002-04:00

Lily Allen's new single has dropped. And I fucking love it. It's got some pretty dark words for such a happy Sesame-Street-esque tune. Check it out!

heavy vee is fat.

2008-08-12T13:43:00.002-04:00

And that's why this song is getting so big. Not because it's good. Just wanted to make that clear.

But it's fucking hilarious. And Heavy Vee's hook is all about how she doesn't need one. IRONY!

bloggings.

2008-08-12T13:36:00.002-04:00

Taking a short break from the bloggings; I just wanted to note that my hits have been exponentially growing over the last few days on Killa Lipstick. I wanted to thank you guys all for tuning in and hope you're enjoying my musings and interweb findings. Please leave some feedback at any point, and I'll try to update a lot more now that I'm back from Canada.

olympics frenzie: no words necessary.

2008-08-11T16:26:00.000-04:00

what's playing in michael phelps' ipod?

2008-08-10T22:13:00.002-04:00

I've been watching the Olympics like crazy. I get so into it. And the announcers are the dumbest fucking people I've ever heard. Anyways, I watched Phelps win the Gold last night and it'll only be minutes until he's on again... and the cameras always zoom in on him prior to the race, and he's just chillin' on the side listening to his iPod. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can even catch him lip synching a bit.

So my question is: What the fuck do you think he's listening to? $5 to the funniest response. Well not really. I have my money on him listening to Cold Play's new album.

nintendo is so fucking cool.

2008-08-10T17:15:00.002-04:00

I don't know if it's all the Canadian weed I've been smoking or if this video really is the greatest thing ever. It's a rap some guy did about original Nintendo and if you're old enough to remember all the game samples they used, it's fucking awesome. Check it out.

happy birfday sistah

2008-07-28T15:26:00.001-04:00

I have a killer littler sister who turned 19 today. Just bought her Tegan and Sara tickets as a bday present for October, and in memorandum, decided to post my favorite Tegan and Sara song for you kids to enjoy.

gospel + dance = KILLA!

2008-07-24T15:57:00.003-04:00

I stumbled across this, Keedz - Stand on the Word. It's like Justice. If Justice lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Sample: Stand on the Word - The Joubert Sisters.

PS - Keedz is French. Are any of us surprised?

MGMT @ McCarren SUNDAY (fo free!)

2008-07-24T15:44:00.003-04:00

Can't wait! This is why I love summer! A bunch of broke hipsters and thugs meet at all the hot spots in NYC for some free dance parties. Anyway, I will SO be at McCarren this Sunday for MGMT. I actually can't wait. I really fucking love MGMT - they just make me feel so good.

Come out with your friends and drugs on Sunday and shout me a holla if you see me gettin' down and durrrty. Check out the Electric Feel Justice remix - in case you thought it couldn't get any better (courtesy of Chunwoo).

ellen page on acid

2008-07-24T13:53:00.000-04:00

I recently joined the Netflix bandwagon, and never being much of a movie person to begin with, I had difficulties finding ones to put on my "queu." I trusted Netflix at that point, in choosing movies for me, one of which was The Tracy Fragments. Both the trailer and description were quite enticing, and both my sister and I agreed that it seemed decent enough to give a try.

Well, here I am, a week later from watching it, and wishing I never did. It's haunted me in the worst possible ways, and it's fragmented multiple camera shots made me nauseous, another feeling I certainly do not want to relive again.

In point: the movie was fucked up. Don't watch it. No matter how much you've convinced yourself it will be worth it because Ellen Page and Slim Twig are awesome. Oh, and, don't trust Netflix. EVER!

persia's back! queen of the rockaway...

2008-07-23T23:14:00.000-04:00

Big ups to my lady Persia, who was my personal favorite on VH1's cheesey reality game-show Ego Tripp's White Rapper Show, not only for her fresh rhymes, but also for her INSANE door knocker earrings. Can this sista pull them off? Probably not, but I'm gonna try anyway.

Regardless, I just came across this video. It's catchy. Homegirl knows how to spit that ish and represent Queens simultaneously. Check it out.

this remind me of zack morris

2008-07-23T17:30:00.000-04:00

They are just so cool! Urban Outfitters is retailing these cute little guys in various colors for a whopping $70 bucks. Not too shabby. Totally Saved by the Bell style.

harlem's finest

2008-07-21T15:54:00.001-04:00

I saw a little exposé in a taxi cab the other day about this guy, a young artist from Harlem with down syndrome. Haile King-Rubie is a 17 year old with a new look on art, through the eyes of someone with an inabilitating disability. His art is whimsical with an African influence, and truly is inspiring for someone of his stature. The Village Voice also did an article about him, as his poopularity is sweeping NYC and our galleries. If you're interested in more, check out Haile's website and view some of his other cool pieces.

Diplo is o.k. in my book

2008-07-21T15:48:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was the highly anticipated Central Park Summerstage show that presented nothing short of amazing in terms of the music, performance, and crowd. Williamsburg met Flatbush at this hipsterish/gangstuh dance party, one of which booty shakin' was definitely the accepted form of dance.

As most people, I was pretty excited for Santogold, but her openers, Kid Cudi, Diplo, and A-Trak all stunned me. A-Trak had blew me away before, but low and behold it was my first time ever hearing about Diplo, and he certainly kept the party going.

Homeboy knows how to work those 1's and 2's. Check it out.

if a tree falls in the forest...

2008-07-21T15:43:00.000-04:00

This is a real restaurant in Japan. It makes tree-houses seem just that much cooler. No they don't serve mixed fruit and nuts, but instead is a restaurant, dedicated to the fusion of the east: India, Taiwan, Japan, China, and others.

Cool!