New Album Releases - Tuesday September 8th ♪

Phish - Joy - Rock/Jam Band/Uniquely Phish - Myspace & Website

Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11 - Acoustic/Folk Rock/Metal - Myspace & Website

Vivian Girls – Everything Goes Wrong - Punk/Shoegaze/Surf -Myspace & Website

Wild Beasts – Two Dancers - Pop/Electro - Myspace & Website

Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs -Rock/Alternative/Experimental - Myspace & Website

Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn – Break Up - Alternative/Indie - Myspace & Website

Listen to a Full CD Listening Party of Phish, Wild Beasts, Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Yo La Tengo, and MORE on Spinner.com!!!

And thanks to MetaCritic for the reliable info.

There will be more of a review on some or one...of these artists coming soon...after I listen to them.

xo

John Lennon - Watching The Wheels

This song was at the very end scene of Funny People. Great movie. I love Adam Sandler's character. Seth Rogan too. Homeboys can act. As each movie tends to have a moral, this movie was about staying true to yourself. Going with your gut instinct and wearing your heart on your sleeve. Awkwardness and vulnerability. I would say this is a very dark romantic comedy. I enjoyed how serious of a portrayal Sandler had to become with the character. His performance blew me away because it made me think that he was trying to send a message out to people. Mostly about life and how we need to just sulk and then pick up the pieces. Find humor in the most bleakest of times. I definitely think that this movie is underrated by some of the friends I've spoken to. Also, Leslie Mann was a great actress to play alongside Sandler. And I'm not even taking into account that she's Judd Apatow's lady here. She played the underappreciated wife/mother/old flame character well. She showed heart and gave funny men on or over 40 a half-master, wink. I think her character should have left her asshole husband though. But then again, I didn't expect her to go with Sandler's character because she forgives cheaters, i.e. her husband. One last thing - I really love the faces Mann makes. She has these certain emotional reactions to things that no one else does. I'll have to find a photo still of one of the faces and post it up here. I dunno. I give this movie a rating of: It was worth the 186 minutes. The movie brought a tear to my eye and laughs. What else could be better?

Throwback Thursdays - Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got by The Four Tops

Baby I Need Your Lovin'

These are songs out of my childhood. I guess my parents loved Motown. And it is to them that I am grateful for my crazy musical eccentricities. Thanks mom and dad!

the faint//moving units//some dj//club nokia//aug 30th '09

All pictures courtesy of ::chita::

Wildfires & Throwback Thursdays!!!

why is everything burning?

there's Burning Man, Palos Verdes is burning, there are fires in the Angeles Nat'l Forrest...

if you're on the right side of things you probably think this is hell. and if you're on the other side you might think that this is global warming. or do you think it's the first indications of 2012 and the end of the mayan calendar?

Check out Marlena Shaw below...

my nose is so messed up from all this mess in the air.

Put those fires out...

sunday morning

i'm listening to a tribe called quest. still fucking brilliant. its ispiring me to the core. they have a way with words ive never heard out of anyone. i'm downloading the pharcyde discography too. maybe q tip later. feeling like i'm resurrecting myself. i started smoking cigarettes again. not alot. but i have 2 packs of canadian cigarettes i want to smoke and i feel really guilty over it. but, i know what i'm doing. i decided to be honest about it cause yeah, why not be obvious about something. its kinda metaphorical to my life i guess. all this music brings back alot of good stuff and other stuff. but i embrace it. its the truth. my movement - the truth and experiencing reality in all of its shady layers of truth.

"whats an mc if he doesnt have stammer?" - a tribe called quest "what?"

I get by with a little help from my friends...

I'm just now realizing that I'm not honest enough. I mean, I'm honest, but not saying everything that's on my mind. So here's to honesty...Smokie's sleeping on my bed again getting baked. He's a voluntary stoner dog, don't worry. He knows why he's on my bed, passed out, all smug with his freedom and shit. He's probably dreaming of marmalade doggy fountains and sugar plum kitty cat chew toys. Maybe I'm just stoned. It's funny, Smokie comes up to me and puts his face inside the smoke cloud. That's why his name is so perfect. He chose his name, not us. LOL wow. Good herb. Smokie's snoring, hogging the bed, again. He needs to take a bath for real. His paws smell like Frito corn chips. Inappropriate doggy.

Now listening to "If You're Into It" and "Sellotape" By Flight Of The Conchords and watching "Cheer Up Murray" on Youtube.

The Avett Brothers...

Are a 3-piece "grunge-grass" band who I've been listening to for about 4 or 5 years now. They were in Paste Magazine last month or the month before that, so now they're getting bigger. I don't know any other band like them. I really like the albums "The Gleam" and "Emotionalism". They seem to capture my life in their songs. That's how you know it's good music and good people behind the music. They've lived life in all its glory and shame. Being human is hard. Being a lover and friend and family member is even harder. It's easy to not get involved in life or with people, but what kind of life is that? To quote the Avett Brothers, "Am I growing backwards with time?" I wonder what it will be like when I'm 30, 40, 50...80? Will I still be concerned with all of this? Will my lovers and friends and family still be with me? Will their memory continue? Will it all matter? Does it all matter? The pain? The joy? Those little moments of truth are what molds us little people into big people with opinions. What are the little moments worth? They sure do feel like they're worth alot when your heart-deep in shit or in love.

Photo credits belong to Myspace.com/theavettbrothers (thanks guys)

Lyrics to "Find My Love" By The Avett Brothers

What makes it easy to treat people bad?
Some things you say and you can't take 'em back
What makes it easy to run from the past,
Like a child runs from the dark?
Which is the poison and which is the wine?
The scent and the colors are so much alike
And how much of each will it take to decide,
When your at the table alone?
Where do you go when it's perfectly clear?
You might find your way but you won't find it here
What makes it easy to sound so sincere,
When you know that you don't care?
Love gets lost
Love gets lost
Find my love
Find my love

How can you tell when goodbye means goodbye
Not just for now, for the rest of you life
How can you stand there with love in you eyes
And still be walking away
Love gets lost
Love gets lost
Find my love
Find my love
Find my love
Find my love