Caribou, Florence + The Machine

We all know and love Caribou’s latest album by now. Their video for Sun has probably been seen or heard of, but in case you missed it here it is in its dream-like glory. I love these women! They are total art moms partying after a gala at the academy. The soul patrol group that comes in with Kid n’ Play hair and incredible sneaks are such a fantastic mix with the art... Read More

Vidz for your ears or eyes

Isn’t it nice not to need explanations sometimes? Here are four vids spanning music, art, film, and craft without any explanation. Just freaking hit play. Thanks Yasly + Vimeo Discover  Read More

Waiting featuring Jay Kauffman

From ForumFiftyFive: Music video for the acoustic version of “Waiting” by My Robot Friend (featuring Jay Kauffman). Directed by Liam Stevens of MakeMake Studio, this stop motion animation is made entirely of pencil & cut paper and took just over three months to complete. Production and technical assistance; Chris Tozer. This is so incredible—it actually makes... Read More

‘Haters’, forgiveness for M.I.A.?

M.I.A. is a hot mess, we are all too familiar with that latest “video” that caused such a kurfuffle on the internet. And theres more involving the latest face-off between M.I.A. and a journalist misrepresenting her during an interview, and yes, what kind of french fries she was eating. I really don’t care about all this, but I do care about what I am hearing with... Read More

Stomacher

Thanks to the Vimeo HD Channel I now have a new free album from a solid group here on the West Coast. These guys hail from San Francisco and first caught my attention with their music video for a song called Untitled/Dark Divider. It is shot with a Canon 5D Mark II camera in a variety of locations – I’m proud to see Oregon + The Columbia River Gorge on here! Those are... Read More

Sleigh Bells

I got my first snippet of Sleigh Bells from a Pitchfork best-of playlist and have been using it as a crutch ever since. I’m pretty sure we can expect great things from these two, an ex-school teacher and a rocker dude. They are difficult to categorize, using distorted looped beats and abrupt guitar-smashing bridges and almost irritating vocals. Who knew that was a recipe... Read More

Mayfly & Icecave Mixtape

DOWNLOAD Mayfly & Icecave Mixtape Mayfly because well it’s May and the flies are coming, and Icecave because it’s still cold in my apartment. I’m caught right between thermal socks and flip flops. But we’re here to talk about music, not bitch about the weather! This mix is basically most of what I am listening to right now, a lot of it fairly new... Read More

3rd World Jim Jam Mixtape

DOWNLOAD 3rd World Jim Jam I’m not sure how to say this exactly, but this is probably the craziest mix I’ve ever put together for anyone. I mean crazy! If you’ve never heard Balinese temple music, a Native American war dance, Tibetan children’s choirs, or beats from the Favelas of Rio, then you’re in for it. Lets call it a cluster of funk, as diverse... Read More

M.I.A. censored on YouTube

First of all I thought M.I.A. announced she had retired? Clearly that is not the case, and she’s made it loud and clear with the release of her new single, Born Free. Available steaming for free on her site. I’ve decided to not embed the video for it here on the blog. Perhaps it’s because it’s before 8am, but it’s one of the more violent/graphic music... Read More

Mashed Taters – Viviane + Robyn

Alright here’s the story. I wasn’t feeling well today so I spent a ton of time rummaging around strangers’ blogs, jumping down rabbit holes and basically getting lost on the internet. These mashed taters are the result. My web history today shows about 500 pages visited since this morning, so I hope these taters taste GOOOOOD. First up – the soundtrack to... Read More