some gold from kiwi land

CAM, check out this band The Naked & Famous.... i dig.

Here is their latest single, Young Blood....
(sept 6th, full album release)

The Naked And Famous - Young Blood from The Naked And Famous on Vimeo.

lil J rocks it

Taylor Momsen, with an acoustic cover of...

The xx's "Islands" and Rhinna's "I love the way you lie"


her 90s rock chick voice is awesome.


check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wjUl86ndyc&feature=player_embedded

the shins are back!

well, not really, but James Mercer is with this awesome cover of Goodbye Girl....


The Shins - 'Goodbye Girl' by nmemagazine

the pass

remember that awesome music video i posted about a month ago called "treatment of the sun"?? well, here is another little gem from "the pass"....it's called trap of mirrors.

click here to listen and download.

Their debut album will out be Sept 21st.

until then, enjoy some of their other kick ass tracks....
http://www.myspace.com/thepasstheband

lollapalooza mixtape

a lil taste of the festival...free lolla mixtape.

SPIN Presents Park Life Tracklisting:
1. Spoon, “Written in Reverse”
2. Wavves, “Post Acid”
3. Social Distortion, “Far Behind”
4. Deer Tick, “20 Miles”
5. Dirty Projectors, “No Intention”
6. The Temper Trap, “Science of Fear”
7. The Big Pink, “Dominos”
8. Jamie Lidell, “Telephone (Tiga Remix)”
9. Chiddy Bang, “Dream Chasing”
10. Cypress Hill, “Light it Up”
11. Erykah Badu, “Window Seat”
12. Nneka, “Viva Africa”
13. Cut Copy, “Hearts on Fire (Holy Ghost! Remix)
14. Empire of the Sun, “Walking on a Dream (Hong Kong Blondes Remix)”


DOWNLOAD HERE

MNDR

new digi-pop duo....i think they are gonna be big!

love her voice....am really liking "i go away" and "fade to black"

check 'em out!
http://www.myspace.com/MNDR

mashups-germany

The Wavin Flag Mashup
(Khaan vs. Kings of Leon vs. Matisyahu vs. Whitney Houston vs. Counting Crows vs. Gentleman vs. Jamaram)


I Love The Way You Mix (Lie)
[Eminem feat. Rihanna vs. Beyonce vs. BEP vs. The Lion King vs. Chiddy Bang vs. Disturbed vs. Major Lazer vs. Elvis Presley vs. Hard-Fi vs. others]

i'm kinda diggin them.

pearl jam oceans

"There is only one ocean for everyone. Look after it for present and future generations."

Pearl Jam just released their video for amongst the waves. great video with clips at the end of the devastation that the oil spill has caused (i hate you bp). all proceeds of the video go to Conservation International's Marine Programs - Eddie, you rule!

watch the video here: http://pearljam.com/oceans/

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new album out TODAY!

"flaws", be about it.

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on the chicketmaster radar

foster the people

fancy mgmt or vampire weekend? if you do, then jump on the FTP bandwagon. this indie group from LA got together less than a year ago...a group i will be keeping on my radar. check out their latest single "pumped up kicks".

the pass

i just discovered the pass today, what a neat lil friday afternoon i've had listening to this psychedelic pop group from kentucky. they just released a new song this week called "treatment of the sun". it is awesome, and trust me, it is going to be a hit. the music is infectious, and well, the dance moves.....i think they speak for themselves. check out this rad video clip here.
their full album burst is due out this fall.

i have a girl crush

...And, its on Zooey Deschanel!

I ventured back over to 815 7th street at the 930 club in Washington DC on a balmy 107 degree evening (not kidding, it was really 107 degrees around 8:30pm!!!!) and walked into a packed house at the concert venue. It was already smashed up to the back of the club and because I'm short seeing over people was already a struggle. We all waited anxiously for the Chapin Sisters to finish their set (who by the way are very talented ladies. Very folksy, very harmonic and not at all snooze worthy. I instantly fell in love with their Little House on the Prairie clothing and incredible voices). Around 930p She and Him made their way to the stage. She and Him consists of movie star Zooey Deschanel (Elf, the Happening and 500 Days of Summer - my personal fave) and M Ward, singer/songwriter extraordinaire.

First, she's tiny. Like, tinier than what you first would imagine. I wouldn't dare say she's a smidgen over 5'2. She's pixie'ish yet hipster with her black dress and has a hippy flair with her perfectly messy hair. Her voice belongs in the 50's, her lyrics belong in fairytale books or heartbroken emo poems. Either way, I was in love. To sum her up in a word: lovely. Had I not had a massive man in front of me to where I had to strain my neck to see even the littlest bit of her (and to remind you, there's not that much of her) I would have sat there all night listening to her. She's adorable and she can sing, what more could you ask for? oh yeah... M Ward. He's just the bomb. His soft as a feather vocals and amazing acoustic strumming make this man go to the top of my list of musicians. He's just downright talented.

I would have taken photo's for you but all camera's were banned from entering the 930 club. Kinda silly if you ask me. Why be on stage if you don't want your picture taken? I guess Hollywood will always be Hollywood even if you're a pint sized cutie dressed in your gramma's dress 90% of the time.

dance punk meets a hippie jamboree

if you are into the jamboree celebrations that Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros brings to the stage, then you should plug your ears into Ima Robot.

The lead singer of Edward Sharpe, Alex Ebert, started this band over 10 years ago, and although all of their old stuff is far from what LA hippie clan offer, their new stuff is expected to bring a little more congruity in their music (between his two groups). Dance-punk meets a hippie jamboree - is what we can expect.

Ima Robot took a break for a over a year for the Ed Sharpe tour. Now, the band is back with a new album "Another Mans Treasure" set be be released this fall. Until then, check out their latest single "Ruthless" here. pretty great video, don't ya think?!

BIRTH!

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