everything happens

three albums

to which i would listen over and over (and backward)



• bright eyes - digital ash in a digital urn
• dj shadow - endtroducing...
• david gray - flesh

instructions for dancing

BEST FINAL SCENE EVER
such a great show. i'll miss it.

... peter gabriel's cover of "the book of love" is quite fitting.

it's pretty wonderful you should do it

oh, and this one too!

i say super you say

melpo mene — "kids (mgmt cover)"

heart healthy

sophie madeleine — "beard song"

better than lo-lo

i only just found out about the monocle weekly! it's like listening to someone
reading the magazine to you, except it really isn't like that at all. rather, it's a podcast by the people
behind the magazine, talking about subjects covered in the most current issue. after listening to episode 1,
i came away thinking "tyler brûlé sounds really canadian!" not that sounding canadian is a bad thing!
no, no, canadian accents are rad! i like the way they say "sorry".


the monocle weekly


briefly featured is a glasgowegian band called the phantom band. did you know people from glasgow
are called glasgowegians?! you did? good for you! i didn't. i probably would've taken a stab at it though.
glasgowians? judging by the snippets i've heard so far, i'm definitely going to get my hands on their album.


the phantom band

exploration of complex interpersonal relationships

leonard cohen


his famed high baritone of the 1980s
may have changed to a low baritone for the 2000s,
but there is absolutely no mistaking that cohen voice.


a clip from "leonard cohen: i'm your man"
featuring cohen singing tower of song.


martha wainwright performed on letterman
a a wonderful, speedier version of tower of song.


cohen released the song hallelujah in 1984.
10-years later, jeff buckley made it something special.

are you flying that plane?

nathaniel ayers suffered a mental breakdown while attending the
julliard school, a performing arts conservatory in new york city.
he dropped out and began performing on the streets.

after meeting ayers on the street in los angeles, steve lopez began
writing a series of articles about his friendship with ayers.
the articles inspired a book. the book inspired a movie.


the soloist


the trailer for the film features a wonderful cello solo.
yo-yo ma — bach's "suite for cello solo no. 1"

oh damn! yes, she did!

mike relm — "everytime"
feat. del the funky homosapien and adrian hartley


first, you get hooked by the music. you think, "this is cool music.
she looks like a very nice and wholesome young lady. and she just woke
up in that awesome apartment. i'd like to wake up to music like this." but
then it gets to a certain spot in the video when you suddenly think, "hey,
young lady, you spilled some of your coffee on the floor... wait, she's
doing this on purpose! why would... hey, did it just reverse?!" then,
a few seconds later, you understand you're about to get the
full story. "ooooh! she slept well, alright. really well.
now i know why. she's not a nice young lady
at all! i was so wrong about her!
but this music is great!"


that's what went through my head anyway.


via: mike relm

countless beers and a tri-tip sandwich

sigur rós
greek theatre — berkeley, california

3 October 2008

we came prepared for rain.
or, at least i thought we did, until we got to berkeley.
the girls had their brand new ponchos, but matt didn't. an oversight
and some miscommunication on my part. i felt bad (and still do). but the weather gods
were kind enough to wait until the last possible moment to give us what we knew
was coming. and that last possible moment was a priceless
moment. the most priceless moment
of priceless moments!
it was awesome!

close your eyes for a moment.
imagine you're seated at a concert
in an historic amphitheater. the light mist in the air
comes and goes, but it hasn't rained. sigur ros has just
run off-stage after playing gobbledigook—a pefect finale song
accompanied by a jaw-dropping display of confetti being blasted
from air cannons. the crowd is roaring, pleading for more beautiful music.
a few seconds later, the band returns. they begin to play popplagid. the crowd
respectfully goes silent. everyone knows that what they are about to experience
will be something great. something to tell the kids some day. the light mist returns.
slowly the mist turns to a heavy sprinkle. the crowd quickly begins to cover up.
sigur ros, probably noticing the fortuitous events that are about to transpire,
seem to be playing with renewed energy. the waves of falling rain are
illuminated by the stagelights. the crowded floor is pulsing with
excitement. it's a small sea of hands reaching up to the rain.
screaming. clapping. you can feel the intensity.
you think to yourself, "this is perfect."
because it is perfect.
utterly perfect!
but then, ...
then, it's all over.
just like that, the stage goes dark.
you see the crowd. you know they're roaring,
but in your head there is just silence, as you scan
the mass of screaming faces. it is wonderful. brilliant!
you're standing there, in the rain and you say to yourself,
"the most priceless moment of priceless moments. wow!"
and immediately, you think that that's what you'll
write when you blog about this tomorrow,
because this was something special.


here, this is for you. enjoy:
sigur rós — sæglópur

big ideas; don't get any

the kind that has no plants

dusty brown

/honey /dew /drop

soltera dulce she said

the striped one looks better

i heard air

ho-ly shit!

'feed the animals'. new girl talk album. out now.
get it here. pay what you want.

don’t be afraid just eat up all the gray

melancholic. and beautiful. and inspiring.

Makin Dins

ok, so you are in your kitchen (or the kitchen of your dreams), you have all the groceries you need, the lighting is just right and you have cracked a bottle of red wine. what music do you put on to cook with? top 3. go!

01. Radiohead - The Bends
(medium rare steak filet, creamed spinach, garlic mashed potatoes)
02. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
(chicken floutas)
03. The Beastie Boys - License to Ill
(grilled pork tenderloin, buttered asparagus, baked potato w/tons of butter!)

ha! that was fun!
i started thinking more about the meals i'd cook
than the bands and albums i'd listen to.

Like Floating Cotton Candy

sun is out in all it's splendor. big, open cerulean sky with big puffy clouds dancing with the wind. you think to yourself "it's such a lovely day to go to the beach." you pack a small, but delicious lunch, get the pooch ready to go and head for the door, but wait... you need some tunes for the beach! top 3 albums for a day at the beach. go!

01. life without buildings - any other city
02. sufjan stevens - come on feel the illinoise!
03a. erlend øye - dj-kicks: erlend øye
03b. bob dylan - the freewheelin bob dylan

Soporate

you are laying in bed and can't sleep
or just want some music to fall asleep to

1) sigur rós - ágætis byrjun
2) explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
3) tycho - sunrise projector