Jason Baker

Vans Vault Derby TH LX

2011-03-09T15:40:00.001-08:00

Vans goes dapper and I like it!

In a very abstract sense, this seems like a recipe for disaster: take a brogue and add native inspiration. Brogue shoes are one of the breakout hits of the past year, and native design influence is obviously a huge trend that isn’t yet dead – yet these two trends come from entirely disparate worlds. VANS Vault has done justice to both influences in the Derby TH LX – with ample help from Taka Hayashi. As a brogue, it has the quintessential suede upper (with a standard brogue cut), and a layered crepe sole. The native influence – and specifically the triangle pattern – are Taka signatures, which we’ve seen throughout his design for Vans, notably on the Akat, for example. In the Derby TH LX, the triangle pattern is very reserved, and mimics the perforated suede that might be found on a Prada or Bruno Magli loafer. The Derby TH LX is entirely unique though, with inspired details (check out the looped tongue detail), and Taka has created another beautiful shoe for Vans. Check out detail shots after the jump; available now in limited quantities(freshness mag)

Wolf People

2011-01-27T17:17:00.001-08:00

Cream + Jethro Tull + Madlib

Wolf People Steeple 01 Silbury Sands by bakerjason

Naked & Famous Denim Duffle Bag

2010-12-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Essential Reading

2010-11-14T11:18:00.000-08:00

Deerhunter "Halcyon Digest"

2010-10-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

08 Helicopter by bakerjason

New A-1 beer back home in Arizona

2010-10-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

New A-1 beer back home in Arizona

Twin Shadow-Castles In The Snow

2010-09-23T17:35:00.000-07:00

Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow Directed by Jamie Harley from Twin Shadow on Vimeo.

Calexico Free Show on Friday

2010-08-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

Jim James & Calexico "Goin to Acapulco" by bakerjason

ABC's of Summer MIx

2010-07-28T13:52:00.000-07:00

1. Aloe Blacc. I Need a Dollar.
2. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Round and Round.
3. Band of Horses. Compliments.
4. Beach House. Silver Soul.
5. Best Coast. When I'm With You.
6. Bibio. Lovers' Carvings.
7. The Black Keys. Tighten Up.
8. Broken Bells. The Mall & Misery.
9. Cotton Jones. By Morning Light.
10. Cults. Go Outside.
11. Florence + The Machine. You Got the Love (xx remix).
12. Gayngs. The Gaudy Side of Town.
13. How To Dress Well. Ready For the World.
14. JJ. Birthday.
15. King Tuff. Sun Medallion.
16. Local Natives. Airplanes.
17. The Morning Benders. Sleeping In.
18. The Rosewood Thieves. Los Angeles.
19. Vampire Weekend. Giving Up the Gun.

ABC's of Summer by bakerjason

Gayngs

2010-07-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

Members of Bon Iver and Megafaun have formed an R&B supergroup.
And it is damn good!

Converse CVO Mid

2010-07-07T10:35:00.000-07:00

England Fans Still A Little Bitter

2010-07-01T12:05:00.000-07:00

Best of the Year (so far)

2010-06-29T08:50:00.001-07:00

Beach House

The Black Keys

Broken Bells

Local Natives

The Morning Benders

Isbells

2010-06-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

If you like Bon Iver and CSN&Y, then this album is for you.

Isbells Isbells 08 My Apologies by bakerjason

Vans Vault Native American LX

2010-06-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

2010-05-30T13:18:00.000-07:00

01 Can't Hear My Eyes by bakerjason

Mos Dub

2010-05-03T11:53:00.000-07:00

Mos Dub - 01 - Johnny Too Beef by bakerjason

Let The Playoffs Begin...

2010-04-15T09:39:00.000-07:00

Aloe Blacc

2010-03-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

This is the lead off single from Aloe Blacc's forth coming album Good Things, produced by Truth & Soul, and featuring the backing band known as Expressions and El Michels Affair. The A-Side “I Need A Dollar” has just debuted as the theme song to the HBO series How To Make It In America.

The 12-inch vinyl for “Dollar” will be in stores April 2010. This is an advance digital release, which is also available on iTunes. Instrumentals for both tracks are included.

The album Good Things will be released in 2010 – track list & street date TBA.

The Morning Benders

2010-03-24T09:29:00.000-07:00

I went and saw The Morning Benders last night.
Pick up their new album, Big Echo, early contender for album of the year.

Malachai

2010-03-09T07:48:00.000-08:00

Signed to the label run by Geoff Barrow from Portishead, Bristolians Malakai(now Malachai) mix Love-style garage psychedelia and trippy samples with modern production savvy. The result is catchy, off-kilter backdrops for vocals that are a clear tribute to Horace Andy. Think Mellow Gold-era Beck crossed with the Kinks.

Unreleased Jimi Hendrix

2010-02-18T09:03:00.000-08:00

During his four-year career before his untimely death, Jimi Hendrix released only three official albums with the Experience, followed by just one live release with his newly formed Band of Gypsys in 1970. Many posthumous albums, compilations and box sets have followed, and now Hendrix's camp has announced that 12 fully-realized, previously-unreleased studio recordings will see the light of day. The first of these tracks, 'Valley of Neptune,' will be initially released on Jan. 28 exclusively on Spinner, to be followed by a worldwide release on Feb. 2.

The complete 'Valley of Neptune' album will hit stores and digital retailers on Mar. 9. That same day, the Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project will reissue, through Legacy Recordings, new deluxe CD/DVD and vinyl editions of the Hendrix classics. The DVDs will include new documentaries by Grammy-winner Bob Smeaton.

Material for 'Valley of the Sun' is from studio sessions that largely took place during a volatile four-month period in 1969. Hendrix was famously being torn in many different directions at that time, embattled with legal issues over various contracts on the business side of things that wouldn't be settled until years -- or even decades -- after his death.

More relevant to these actual recording sessions, this was the period in which Hendrix was just about to start phasing out the Jimi Hendrix Experience (featuring Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums) in favor of Band of Gypsys, with bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles. Some have speculated that it was a harbinger of a stylistic change to funkier, jazzier territories from the classic, if experimental, blues-rock of the Experience. However, several of these new tracks feature Cox on bass but Mitchell on drums. The sessions took place, alternately, at both the Record Plant in New York and Olympic Studios in London and were intended to form the foundation for the follow-up to 'Electric Ladyland.' It's an exciting unearthing, no doubt.

Like many of Hendrix's best-known recordings, 'Valley of Neptune' was mixed by Hendrix's longtime engineer, Eddie Kramer. Hendrix's sister Janie, who is CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC, says that the newly unlocked material reveals Jimi's talents as a studio innovator as well as a guitarist. "His brilliance shines through," she says, "on every one of these precious tracks."(Spinner)

Animals Mix

2010-01-27T09:38:00.001-08:00

1.Despicable Dogs 3:55 Small Black
2.Wilderness 4:55 Active Child
3.The Infinite Pet 3:57 Spoon
4.Elephant Gun 5:49 Beirut
5.Zebra 4:49 Beach House
6.Bass Song 4:28 Hayden
7.Core of Nature 4:33 Midlake
8.The Fade 2:55 Megafaun
9.Boneless 2:52 Notwist(Grizzly Bear Remix)
10.Rats 5:09 Devendra Banhart
11.Glory Gongs 6:27 Forest Swords
12.Silver Dagger 3:16 White Antelope
13.Military Madnes 3:12 Woods
14.I Wish It Would Rain 4:35 The Cougars
15.Turn The Dirt Over 3:00 Sea Wolf
16.October Fires 4:20 Wolf People
17.Army Of Ancient 4:05 Dr. Dog
18.Honey Dove 3:43 Lee Fields & The Expressions

Download Link
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5bgdlr

Young @ Heart

2010-01-14T10:39:00.000-08:00

I caught this on PBS the other night and it is really good. It is a doc about this choir of old folks doing songs from: Coldplay, Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, Dylan, Hendrix and more. But, it is more than about the music. Check it out.

Broken Bells Update

2009-12-21T08:17:00.000-08:00

Here is the first song from the upcoming album (see post below).

album out March 9, 2010

The High Road

Rihanna and Shy Ronnie - SNL Digital Short [HD]

2009-12-06T13:16:00.001-08:00

Sam Cooke(Blockhead Edit)

2009-11-13T09:57:00.000-08:00

James Mercer & Danger

2009-10-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

When Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer met backstage at Denmark’s Roskilde festival five years ago, the unlikely duo quickly discovered a mutual fandom. “As soon as I heard the Shins, I wanted to do something with James, no matter what,” Danger Mouse explains. Their partnership took time to develop, but in March 2008, Mercer began a peripatetic recording odyssey, sequestering for weeks on end at Danger Mouse’s Los Angeles home studio. Both were coming off of a series of high-profile, high-pressure undertakings — Danger Mouse had recently finished producing Beck’s Modern Guilt, while Mercer was coming off a controversial, radical reshuffle of the Shins’ lineup. As a result, they covertly began making music that resembled nothing either of them had ever done.

The result is Broken Bells, what was until now a top-secret collaboration. Maverick musician/studio maven Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton) explains this latest effort is no one-off art project like Dark Night of the Soul, his much-hyped joint endeavor with Sparklehorse and film director David Lynch from earlier this year. And while he’s well known for producing the likes of Gorillaz, he claims it’s not a Shins album as produced by Danger Mouse; nor is it a trading-computer-files creation à la Gnarls Barkley, his acclaimed partnership with Cee-Lo. Nope, both Danger Mouse and Mercer agree that Broken Bells is, in fact, a band. “We just didn’t get anybody else in it but ourselves,” explains Danger Mouse. “We’d never worked together before, but then we did one song and it was great.”

Danger Mouse and Mercer make all this clear as they linger between shots during a spooky late-night video shoot for Broken Bells’ first single, “The High Road”: in the clip, the duo stalks a dark desert road with flashlights, encountering surreal characters like a burlesque dancer gyrating in a wood shack. It’s an appropriate visual for sounds that might’ve been beamed in from another dimension, one where electronica textures collide with psychedelic harpsichords and eerie Pet Sounds harmonies. “It’s melodic, but experimental, too,” Danger Mouse says of Broken Bells’ upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, which will be released via Columbia in early 2010. “We experimented a lot.”

That exploratory tendency rings clear in haunting tracks like “The Ghost Inside” and especially “Sailing To Nowhere/Deviant Sister,” which forges folk-soul apocalyptica out of carnival organ, spacey sound effects and lushly layered vocals that Mercer calls the “Age of Aquarius thing.” As such, when Mercer sings about “the guts on your blouse,” it’s obvious this is the darkest material either has made yet. “That song is really murderous — there’s some really sinister, nasty shit going on in there,” Mercer says.

Danger Mouse — infamous for mashing up the Beatles with Jay-Z on his 2004 Internet bootleg sensation The Grey Album — forsook his trademark sampling for live instruments (”Everything was played live,” he says); Mercer, meanwhile, found himself expanding his vocal style, debuting soulful falsettos and a ghostly lower-register croon that had never made appearances on his previous recordings. “There are a number of times on this record where you’d never guess it’s James singing,” Danger Mouse notes. “I’m doing things I’ve never done before,” Mercer adds. “When you’re the master of your own domain, it’s easy to fall into patterns. But with this, there was a freedom to try stuff and not worry about what it would mean for this identity I’ve created. And it just sounded cool.”

“We wanted to be in our own little world for this thing,” Danger Mouse concludes, “and it worked.”

Matt Diehl (Rolling Stone)

BON IVER w/ Megafaun

2009-09-29T10:47:00.001-07:00

Bon Iver "Blood Bank"

Megafaun "The Fade"

Going to this show tonight. Been waiting a long time for this one.

Funny Everytime I Watch It

2009-09-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

Nice Video

2009-09-01T10:14:00.000-07:00

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

One of the more creative videos, I've seen latley.

Summer Monsoon Mix

2009-08-19T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a little mix I made to compliment a summer rain storm. I made this mix in real time as the rain was coming down here in Phoenix. I have more volumes ready to go as this mix is kind of the calm before the storm hits. Enjoy.

Tracklist:

1. Washed Out + Feel It All Around
2. Kurt Vile + Beach On The Moon ( recycled lyrics)
3. CFCF + You Hear Colors
4. Timber Timbre + Lay Down In The Tall Grass
5. Empire Of The Sun + Walking On A Dream
6. Holiday Shores + Reruns
7. The Generationals + When They Fight, They Fight
8. Real Estate + Fake Blues
9. Lymbyc System + Fall Bicylce (Album Leaf Remix)
10.Gold Panda + Quitters Raga
11.Volcano Choir + Island, IS
12.Taken By Trees + Taken Too Young
13.Spanish Prisoners + Los Angeles Guitar Dream
14.Memory Cassette + Asleep At A Party
15.Neon Indian + Deadbeat Summer
16.Rainbow Bridge + Big Wave Rider Final

San Francisco

2009-08-03T10:57:00.001-07:00

Mos Def + Madlib + Slick Rick

2009-07-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

Beastie Boys "Check Your Head" with the Roots

2009-05-26T20:05:00.001-07:00

Thom Yorke remixes Doom

2009-04-05T08:59:00.001-07:00

Nowhere near as good as the Dilla-produced, Moroder-sampling original (which is one of the best hip-hop tracks of the year), but still, it's Thom Yorke remixing DOOM.

Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis

2009-03-24T20:26:00.001-07:00

Band To Watch In 2009 part II

2009-03-05T16:08:00.000-08:00

01-Charlie Darwin.mp3

Band To Watch In 2009

2009-02-17T19:45:00.001-08:00

Violens - Violent Sensation Descends.mp3

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion

2009-01-25T18:42:00.000-08:00

This is Animal Collective's 8th album and with each one the hype builds.
I don't think they have ever lived up to the hype, but I do think that this is their best effort. Many websites and blogs have already proclaimed this the album of the year and we are only in January. The mighty Pitchfork gave this album an 9.3! It may be tough to live up too such acclaim but they are getting there.

Josey

2009-01-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

This my new dog and my favorite purchase of 2008.

Stats

Breed: Labrador
Gender: Female
Color: Black
Age: 3 years
Height: Above my owners knees but below his junk
Weight: 74 lbs
Favs: Fetching my glow in the dark ball in the backyard, Fetching the tennis ball at the dog park with the ChuckIt, pretty much anything involving fetch... other favs include getting treats, pets, and rubbed on my belly and behind my ears.

Sole Collector "The 100 Greatest Kicks"

2008-12-23T18:36:00.000-08:00

1. Nike Air Jordan XI
2. Nike Air Force 1
3. Converse All Star
4. Nike Air Jordan III
5. Nike Dunk
6. Nike Air Foamposite One
7. Nike Air Max 95
8. Nike Air Jordan IV
9. Adidas Superstar
10. Puma Clyde

Other Notables:

13. Vans Slip-On
16. Nike Air Jordan V
18. Nike Air Max I
21. Vans Era
29. Reebok Omni Pump Lite
34. Nike Air Max 90
37. Nike Air Max 97
39. Vans Old School
68. Nike Air Force 180
72. Nike Air Huarache
78. Vans Sk8-HI
79. Vans Half Cab
80. Etnies Sal 23
83. ES Koston I

Rodriguez

2008-12-08T19:14:00.001-08:00

There was a mini-genre of singer/songwriters in the late '60s and early '70s that has never gotten a name. They were folky but not exactly folk-rock and certainly not laid-back; sometimes pissed off but not full of rage; alienated but not incoherent; psychedelic-tinged but not that weird; not averse to using orchestration in some cases but not that elaborately produced. And they sold very few records, eluding to a large degree even rediscovery by collectors. Jeff Monn, Paul Martin, John Braheny, and Billy Joe Becoat were some of them, and Sixto Rodriguez was another on his 1970 LP, Cold Fact. Imagine an above-average Dylanesque street busker managing to record an album with fairly full and imaginative arrangements, and you're somewhat close to the atmosphere. Rodriguez projected the image of the aloof, alienated folk-rock songwriter, his songs jammed with gentle, stream-of-consciousness, indirect putdowns of straight society and its tensions. Likewise, he had his problems with romance, simultaneously putting down (again gently) women for their hang-ups and intimating that he could get along without them anyway ("I wonder how many times you had sex, and I wonder do you know who'll be next" he chides in the lilting "I Wonder"). At the same time, the songs were catchy and concise, with dabs of inventive backup: a dancing string section here, odd electronic yelps there, tinkling steel drums elsewhere. It's an album whose lyrics are evocative yet hard to get a handle on even after repeated listenings, with song titles like "Hate Street Dialogue," "Inner City Blues" (not the Marvin Gaye tune), and "Crucify Your Mind" representative of his eccentric, slightly troubled mindset. As it goes with folk-rock-psych singer/songwriters possessing captivating non sequitur turns of the phrase, he's just behind Arthur Lee and Skip Spence, but still worth your consideration.

Little Joy

2008-11-09T18:43:00.000-08:00

Formed around the talents of Rodrigo Amarante (singer/guitarist from Brazilian indie rock outfit Los Hermanos), Fabrizio Moretti (drummer for the Strokes), and Binki Shapiro (a Los Angeles-based singer), Little Joy came to fruition after a chance encounter between Amarante and Moretti at a festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Moretti, Shapiro, and Amarante -- the latter had relocated to Los Angeles to appear on Devendra Banhart's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon album -- eventually moved into a house in L.A.'s historic Echo Park (Little Joy stole their moniker from a cocktail lounge within walking distance from their home) and began hashing out songs. The group's eponymous Rough Trade debut arrived in late 2008.(allmusic)

Baron Davis and Steve Nash - Step Brothers

2008-11-02T16:38:00.001-08:00

Department of Eagles-In Ear Park

2008-10-21T17:21:00.001-07:00

Department of Eagles' work from when they were still known as Whitey on the Moon UK was repackaged so much that when In Ear Park was released, it felt like the band had a much bigger discography than they actually did. The Whitey on the Moon UK LP (which became The Cold Nose after the band's name change) was based on the same core set of songs, give or take some bonus tracks, that Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus recorded in college with their friends as their only intended audience. In Ear Park is Department of Eagles' first full-fledged, self-contained album, and it shows just how far the pair has come since their early days. Their playful, detailed approach to crafting sounds remains, but Rossen's stint in Grizzly Bear helped hone his songwriting skills, and life experiences enriched them: In Ear Park was inspired by his childhood, dedicated to his late father, and named after what he called one of his favorite places to go as a boy. The band frames these very personal observations in experimental, symphonic/acoustic/electronic pop, using its grandiosity to convey the power of memories. "In Ear Park"'s rippling guitars conjure up a far-off, sun-dappled yesterday, and the way its backing vocals and waltz rhythms swell capture the way a memory can completely immerse someone. Van Dyke Parks' widescreen sound is a major influence, especially on the excellent "Teenagers," which, with its elegantly woozy guitars, pianos, woodwinds, and '20s style megaphone vocals, feels nostalgic for a time much longer ago than when either Rossen or his father would have been teenagers. Similarly, Rossen's dreamy warble of a voice sounds older than his years, particularly on "Herringbone," where he sings "when you are gone, you are gone." The oddness of his vocals is a perfect fit for the dazzling amount of stuff going on in these songs -- which, not surprisingly since Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor and Chris Bear play on it, recalls Rossen's work with his other band. "Phantom Other" builds from simple vocals and acoustic guitar to bubbling keyboards, massive guitars, and drums, while "Classical Records" incorporates footsteps, toy piano, and double bass into its darkly trippy swirl. In Ear Park's sonic flights of fancy are impressive in their own right, but even more so on the most tightly structured songs, such as the haunting standout "No One Does It Like You," a bouncy, wistful homage to '60s pop that's so yearning, it seems to be nostalgic for nostalgia. The album doesn't finish as strongly as it began -- "Waves of Rye" and "Therapy Car Noise" feel formless compared to In Ear Park's first half -- but this album is a big step forward for Department of Eagles, a playground of sound that celebrates the pull of memories and music.(AllMusic)

TV On The Radio

2008-10-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

The new album is very inconsistent. There is a bunch of garbage with a few gems mixed in. My favorites are "Family Tree" which oddly sounds alot like Coldplay and "Love Dog".

Fleet Foxes

2008-09-14T17:36:00.002-07:00

Borrowing from ageless folk and classic rock (and nicking some of the best bits from prog and soft rock along the way), on their self-titled debut album Fleet Foxes don't just master the art of taking familiar influences and making them sound fresh again, they give a striking sense of who they are and what their world is like. Their song titles reference the Blue Ridge Mountains — never mind that they're actually from Seattle — but it's the ease and skill with which they mix and match British and American folk and rock from the far and not too distant past that makes the band's music so refreshing. While this mix could be contrived or indulgent, Fleet Foxes use restraint, structuring their flourishes into three- and four-minute pop songs full of chiming melodies and harmonies that sound like they've been summoned from centuries of traditional songs and are full of vivid, universal imagery: mountains, birds, family, death. Despite drawing from so many sources, there's a striking purity to Fleet Foxes' sound. Robin Pecknold's voice is warm and sweet, with just enough grit to make phrases like "premonition of my death" sound genuine, and the band's harmonies sound natural, and stunning, whether they're on their own or supported by acoustic guitars or the full, plugged-in band. "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" and "Meadowlarks" show just how much the Foxes do with the simplest elements of their music, but Fleet Foxes' best songs marry that purity with twists that open their sound much wider. As good as the Sun Giant EP was, Fleet Foxes saved many of their best songs for this album. "White Winter Hymnal" is remarkably beautiful, building from a vocal round into glorious jangle pop with big, booming drums that lend a sense of adventure as the spine-tingling melody lightens some of the lyrics' darkness ("Michael you would fall and turn the white snow red as strawberries in summertime"). The suite-like "Ragged Wood" moves from a galloping beat to sparkling acoustic picking, then takes a trippy detour before returning to a more thoughtful version of its main theme. "Quiet Houses" and "He Doesn't Know Why"'s driving pianos show off the band's flair for drama. Dazzling songs like these are surrounded by a few songs that find the band leaning a little more heavily on its influences. "Your Protector" nods to Zeppelin's misty, mournful side, and "Blue Ridge Mountains" is the kind of earthy yet sophisticated song CSNY would have been proud to call their own. But, even when the songs aren't as brilliant as Fleet Foxes' highlights, the band still sounds alluring, as on the lush interlude "Heard Them Stirring." Throughout the album, the band sounds wise beyond its years, so it's not really that surprising that Fleet Foxes is such a satisfying, self-assured debut. (AllMusic)

MGMT

2008-09-01T12:20:00.000-07:00

This band is opening for Beck on his US Tour

Dr. Dog

2008-08-17T18:53:00.000-07:00

"Let go of the old ones/We've got some new ones," sings Scott McMicken on "The Old Days," a woozy parlor-room piano-rock reverie. The Philadelphia band's albums have always sounded like they should be filed alongside "old ones" like the Band, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and the Bonzo Dog Band, but Fate feels less like a straight tribute to Dr. Dog's elders and more like a finely tuned collage.

"The Breeze" begins as a trembling folkie ballad for acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica, then trippy multitracked vocal harmonies ride in on a reggae-lite bass line. "Army of Ancients" is a gospel-flavored power ballad that nods to John Lennon and declares, "I'll skip the sermon and stick to the booze!" The pleasantly apocalyptic "100 Years" crossbreeds a weathered Workingman's Dead levity with a Sgt. Pepper circus vibe. It's all more evocative than memorable, with the exception of "From," a harmony-rich keeper about love and God and choo-choo trains with singalong verses and a perfectly constructed guitar break. More like that one would be nice. But then again, some of life's greatest pleasures are the ones you don't quite remember in the morning.(Rolling Stone)

Albert Hammond Jr.

2008-07-29T20:00:00.000-07:00

A big part of what made Albert Hammond, Jr.'s first solo album, Yours to Keep, such a pleasant surprise was that it sounded like a lively working holiday right after the Strokes' albums were beginning to sound like a job for the band. And because Yours to Keep was such a pleasant surprise, expectations were higher for its follow-up, ¿Como Te Llama? Maybe it's just coincidence — or the fact that a couple more years passed since First Impressions of Earth was released — but ¿Como Te Llama? sounds a lot more like a Strokes album than Yours to Keep did. A few songs, like "G Up" and "Miss Myrtle," have the happy-go-lucky, Beach Boys-meet-Guided by Voices pop whimsy of Hammond's debut, but he spends most of the album tracing the sound of his day job. That's not necessarily a bad thing: "In My Room" boasts the same contrast between aggressive playing and flowing, almost soft melodies that make the Strokes so great when they're at the top of their game. "The Boss Americana," which intersperses choppy verses with fluid choruses, would be a standout on an album released by Hammond or his main band. Hammond sounds like he's channeling Julian Casablancas' world-weary Noo Yawk rasp on "Borrowed Time"'s vocals, while its angular riffs and rhythms nod to Spoon and Elvis Costello. "Victory at Monterrey," which pairs a disco-tinged beat with spring-loaded riffs, serves as one of many reminders on ¿Como Te Llama? of what an entertaining and distinctive guitarist Hammond is (the searing solo on "GfC" is another one). Obviously, Hammond — along with the rest of the guys in his band — has more right than most of the acts who copy the Strokes to borrow that sound, as well as more finesse with it. Actually, it's when Hammond ventures further from this territory that ¿Como Te Llama? sags a little. The '50s-inspired melodies on "Rocket" and "You Won't Be Fooled by This" don't sound as fresh as they did on Yours to Keep, and some of the breakup ballads are a little too indulgent for their own good. However, "Feed Me Jack or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Peter Sellers" is one of the album's most charming and affecting songs despite its mouthful of a title. Some of ¿Como Te Llama?'s individual songs are stronger than the material on Hammond's debut, but as a whole, it's a shade less engaging than Yours to Keep — though it's still enjoyable enough to please most Strokes fans(AllMusic)

Zack Is Back

2008-07-23T20:05:00.000-07:00

Anti- Records is pleased to announce the signing of One Day As A Lion. An on-going creative collaboration between two like-conscioused individuals, One Day As A Lion will release their eponymous debut EP worldwide on July 22nd.

The band writes:

“One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.”

“A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It’s a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los Angeles, California.”

“The name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’ This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound.”

This one is for you, Joel.

Beck Modern Guilt Preview NEW

2008-07-04T20:36:00.001-07:00

Coldplay - Violet Hill

2008-06-19T20:08:00.001-07:00

What's the verdict on the new album?

Kobe and the Jackass Crew

2008-05-29T20:55:00.003-07:00

Beck and Danger

2008-05-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

“It was the most intensive work I’ve ever done on anything,” Beck says the day after finishing his new record, sounding slightly dazed. For his 10th studio disc, Beck worked with Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse — who’s overcommitted as both a producer and a member of Gnarls Barkley, which just released a record of their own. “It was like trying to fit two years of songwriting into two and a half months,” Beck says. “I know I did at least 10 weeks with no days off, until four or five in the morning every night.”

Burton remembers Beck’s stamina during their late-night sessions: “He’s like a machine. I always got tired before he did. I stayed pretty late, but I’d usually hear the next day how late it went.” The resulting album, tentatively titled Modern Guilt, is full of off-kilter rhythms and left-field breakdowns, with an overall 1960s British vibe. Beck’s vocals float over the music as if he’s singing along to some mystical radio station in the next room. The title track has the groove of a good Zombies single, while the twangy guitar and uptempo beat of “Beggars Shoes” make it sound like Beck’s cruising at maximum speed down Route 66. The lyrics include lines about the ice caps melting down (and “the transistor sound”), but there were many earlier versions. “I can’t tell you how many times I wrote and recorded a complete song,” Beck says, “and then just took everything away but the drumbeat and wrote a whole new song.”

Beck and Danger Mouse knew each other casually before making the record — some of Beck’s former musicians ended up playing with Gnarls Barkley — but they were both surprised at how naturally they worked together. “It felt like we could have been making our fourth record together,” Beck says. “It did help that we share a lot of musical references. We spent the first week just talking about different records. His knowledge is pretty deep, especially with some of the obscure late-Sixties, early-Seventies rock.”

The original vision for Modern Guilt was 10 short tracks. “I was hoping all the songs would be two minutes long,” Beck says, “but then I got rid of all the short songs.” Each song started with Beck playing acoustic guitar over a drumbeat: If it made the cut, they’d flesh out the music, usually with Burton playing keyboard bass and Beck playing most of the other instruments. There were just a few guests: Joey Waronker added drums to the epic “Chem Trails,” which would have fit in nicely on an early Pink Floyd record. And Cat Power’s Chan Marshall added backing vocals to a few tracks, including the melancholy “Walls,” which includes the lyric “Some days are worse than you can imagine.”

Modern Guilt doesn’t have an official release date yet, but sources close to Beck say that he’s likely to rush it out in June, much like the recent blitzkrieg of releases from Gnarls Barkley and the Raconteurs. For Beck, always eager to shake up music-industry practices, the disc marks the end of his major-label contract. “I’ve had this deal since my early 20s,” says Beck, 37. “I don’t have any plans at the moment. It’s anybody’s guess where things are going week to week with the music business.”

Dr.Dog "The Girl" Beck Remix

Summer Sounds

2008-05-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

It's starting to heat up here in Arizona. So you know what that means:
Lots of Dub, Reggae and whatever sounds good in the warm sun.

Classic.

Dub.

New Gold.

St. James Infirmary

2008-04-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

I was feelin' kinda down and out last nite after the Suns got crushed by the Spurs. So, I listened too this song about 20 times in a row and had a few Blue Moon's.
Thanks Louis, I feel much better.

Jim Noir

2008-04-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

His debut album Tower of Love set the bar pretty high for the one-chap band that is Jim Noir. The tunes were all super memorable and the sound was a bliss inducing mixture of burbling electronic beats, layered vocals reminiscent of '60s sunshine pop, trippy arrangements that harken back to the heyday of British psychedelia, goofy lyrics that always bring a smile, and instantly familiar melodies. Apparently, Noir liked the sound, too, since his second album replicates it, refines it and, in the best possible way, retreads it. It's easy to cut him and the album some slack since it's only the second one he's released. If it were his third, or fifth, record to have the same sound and feel, then it'd be a problem. On Jim Noir, it's like a second helping of a particularly good meal. Or more specifically, a second giant cupcake with a big glop of frosting on top. The songs are just as bubbly, the lyrics reach acceptable levels of silly (CDs vs. vinyl, going on a holiday, and having songs stuck in your head are some of the topics covered) and Noir generally sounds like he's having the time of his life making this album. The only problem with the record is that there are no stand-out tracks like Tower of Love's "My Patch" or "Eenie Meenie" to be found. As the stereotypical A&R weasel might say; "I don't hear a single." That could be a fatal flaw except that the overall quality of the record is so high and the sound is so perfect, you don't feel like there is something so terribly important missing. Songs like the lovely ballad "On a Different Shelf," the tough as nails rocker "What U Gonna Do" (which is sure to get played like crazy on Little Steven's Underground Garage) or the impossibly chipper and bouncy "Happy Day Today" are more than enough to salve any wounds and make the album a satisfying listening experience. If the third album comes out sounding exactly like this, we may need to re-examine Mr. Noir and his bubble machine, but for now it's enough to frolic giddily in the froth. (AllMusic)

Psych/Pop in 08'

Jim Noir "Ships and Clouds"

There Can Only Be One: Nash/Kidd

2008-04-17T16:37:00.001-07:00

Can't wait for the playoffs. Nice use of Radiohead song.

Akon calls T-Pain

2008-04-07T18:30:00.001-07:00

Bon Iver

2008-04-05T16:05:00.001-07:00

Bon Iver is the work of Justin Vernon. He isolated himself in a remote cabin in Wisconsin for almost four months, writing and recording the songs on For Emma, Forever Ago, his haunting debut album. A few parts (horns, drums, and backing vocals) were added in a North Carolina studio, but for the majority of the time it's just Vernon, his utterly disarming voice, and his enchanting songs. The voice is the first thing you notice. Vernon's falsetto soars like a hawk and when he adds harmonies and massed backing vocals, it can truly be breathtaking. "The Wolves (Acts I & II)" truly shows what Vernon can do as he croons, swoops, and cajoles his way through an erratic and enchanting melody like Marvin Gaye after a couple trips to the backyard still. "Skinny Love" shows his more of his range as he climbs down from the heights of falsetto and shouts out the angry and heartachey words quite convincingly. Framing his voice are suitably subdued arrangements built around acoustic guitars and filled out with subtle electric guitars, the occasional light drums, and slide guitar. Vernon has a steady grasp of dynamics too; the ebb and flow of "Creature Fear" is powerfully dramatic when the chorus hits it hard not to be swept away by the flood of tattered emotion. Almost every song has a moment where the emotion peaks and hearts begin to weaken and bend: the beauty of that voice is what pulls you through every time. For Emma captures the sound of broken and quiet isolation, wraps it in a beautiful package, and delivers it to your door with a beating, bruised heart. It's quite an achievement for a debut and the promise of greatness in the future is high. Oh, and because you have to mention it, Iron & Wine. Also, Little Wings. Most of all, though, Bon Iver. (from AllMusic)

Wisconson and North Carolina connection. I know a few cool peeps from those states...

Bon Iver "Flume"

Happy Birthday - The Beatles

2008-03-31T22:35:00.001-07:00

Thanks to everybody who gave me a 30th B-day shout out through various ways: call, text, blog, note, letter...thx peace.

Figure 8

2008-03-15T21:41:00.001-07:00

I was on vacation last week and took off to LA and Hollywood for a few days. One of the cool things I got to do was take a picture in Silverlake where Elliott Smith shot the cover for his Figure 8 album.

Elliott Smith "L.A." mp3 from Figure 8

http://www.divshare.com/download/4036130-ee7

Catchin' Up On Some Readin'

2008-03-02T09:39:00.001-08:00

Shaq???

2008-02-09T08:25:00.000-08:00

When I first heard about the trade I was pretty pissed. The Matrix for an old Shaq Diesel? I've never been a Shaq fan. How can you be a fan of a guy who can't even hit 50% from the free throw line? But the more I think of it a healthy Shaq could put the Suns over the top this year and let's face it the Suns are running out of time. The Nash master has maybe a 1 0r 2 of more MVP type years before Chris Paul becomes the best point guard in the league. The Suns need more rebounding especially offensive boards and now Amare can play his natural position of power forward. I can't wait for this years playoff season

Best Of 2007 Part Three

2008-01-20T09:25:00.001-08:00

The next song is from a duo from Maryland. I recommend the whole album, I had a hard time picking one song from the debut. They also have a new album coming out in February 26th , 2008.

Beach House "Master of None" mp3

http://www.divshare.com/download/3544531-af9

Best Of 2007 Part Two

2008-01-06T06:57:00.000-08:00

The next track of my best of 2007 is by a group called Taken By Trees. The vocalist in this group is, Victoria Bergsman. She was also the vocalist in a band called The Concretes. But, you probably will recognize her voice from Peter Bjorn & John's song "Young Folks" where she sang the female lead.

Taken By Trees "Taken Too Young" mp3

(great song wouldn't be surprised if you hear this in a upcoming Ipod commercial)

http://www.divshare.com/download/3370446-ca5

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T08:04:00.000-08:00

So another year has come and gone...

To celebrate each past year I usually make a mix tape of the previous years best or favorite songs. Sometimes not all of the songs came out in the previous year but maybe they are classics that I can't stop listening too or songs I just discovered that year. This year I checked my Ipod and Itunes to see what were my most played songs for the past year. I will make several blog posts over the next several weeks with my favorites of 2007, so check back.

I'm going to start with a Clipse song that got remixed with a Lee Fields and the Expressions track, one of my favorite hip-hop tracks of the year.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y3P34E7B

"Take A Trip In Time" PSYCH MIX volume 1

2007-12-06T16:20:00.001-08:00

I really have gotten back in to diggin' for vinyl, now that Phoenix has a new record store. I also went to the record show at the Italian Club and I have found quite a few Psych nuggets. Here are just a few and some favorites, put into a mix. I have more that I'll post later on...so turn this up loud and enjoy.

1. The Kinks "This Time Tomorrow"
2. Jason Paul "Shine a Little Light"
3. Tommy James & The Shondells "I'm a Tangerine"
4. Grapefruit "Yesterday's Sunshine"
5. Picadilly Line "At the Third Stroke"
6. Dragons "Food For My Soul"
7. The Critters "Awake in a Dream"
8. Octopus "Council Plans"
9. Jamme "Strawberry Jam Man"
10. Fresh Windows "Fashion Conscious"
11. Chrysalis "Father's Getting Old"
12. Nirvana "Lonely Boy"
13. Max Frost & The Troopers "Shape of Things to Come"
14. Gandalf "Hang on to a Dream"

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZB8EUCVO

Arcade Fire "My Body Is a Cage"

2007-11-28T13:44:00.001-08:00

see Radiohead post below.

Radiohead "All I Need"

2007-11-22T23:22:00.001-08:00

Here's a fan video for Radiohead's "All I Need," composed entirely of footage from the 1996 French film, Microcosmos. The video was made by J. Tyler Helms, the same guy who made a fan of Springsteen with his impressive and oddly fitting video for the Arcade Fire's "My Body is a Cage," created with footage taken from Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West.

Steve Nash - Training Day

2007-11-04T08:57:00.001-08:00

One of the guys at my work saw Steve Nash at the Scottsdale skate park over the summer and the guy said Nash was ripping it up.

Anybody else sick of this guy?

2007-11-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

When will this guy finally get traded to Chicago? I can't wait for the Suns to crush the Lakers tonight! Isn't it sad when your grown ass owner(74 years old) gets suspended for a DUI?

Graham Nash "Chicago" mp3

http://www.divshare.com/download/2611259-609

RIP Goulet!!!

2007-11-01T16:11:00.001-07:00

King & Duck

2007-10-14T10:19:00.001-07:00

Phoenix finally has a legit sneaker spot! Check their website below.

http://kingandduck.com/index.html

Feist "1234" from the Ipod commercial

2007-09-29T21:51:00.001-07:00

I have had several peeps ask me if I know what song is on the new Ipod Nano commercial. The song that plays in that commercial is by Feist. This song is from her solo album, but she is also a member in a Canadian band called, Broken Social Scene. Here is the mp3...

http://www.divshare.com/download/2163224-2cc

Muse

2007-09-25T16:43:00.000-07:00

I had a chance to go see Muse a few days ago, and they did not disappoint. One of the best live acts I have ever seen. Right up there with the Mars Volta, the Shins, Pearl Jam in 1994 and Paul McCartney. In other concert news all you Phoenix peeps who missed the Shins a few months ago, well your second chance is October 9th and they are playing at the best venue in Phoenix, the Celebrity Theatre!!!

http://www.divshare.com/download/2106983-8dc

Midlake: Videos of Van Occupanther Pt. 7 -

2007-09-15T11:17:00.001-07:00

Many of these guy's videos are directed by Jason Lee (pro-skater, My Name Is Earl). Not this one though, but you still can cross it off your list.

Eugene McGuinness Monsters Under The Bed

2007-09-01T08:48:00.001-07:00

I've Been Simpsonized!!!

2007-08-22T17:13:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wondered what I would look like as a character on The Simpsons? Never? Not even once? D'oh! Well, anyway, I would look like this: http://simpsonizeme.com/ecard.php?lang=en_us&code=qlstbddwznciirwnlpazpzctklpnqzya

Check me out as a Simpson, upload a picture of yourself and let me know how you look.

Sleeping States - Rivers

2007-08-18T13:45:00.001-07:00

Really like this song (not too sure about the video).The album is coming out in the US soon, already getting big props in the UK.

Band Of Horses - The Funeral

2007-08-09T16:49:00.001-07:00

Diggin' this song and their whole album out on Sub Pop Records (Shins, Rogue Wave, Postal Service...)

The Darjeeling Limited trailer

2007-07-26T17:06:00.001-07:00

Here's the trailer for Wes Anderson's new film, The Darjeeling Limited, due out September 29. The film stars Anderson regulars Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Angelica Houston (and maybe Natalie Portman???), and the trailer happens to feature one of my favorite Kinks songs ever. Looks like Anderson is sticking to his signature stylistic devices on this one, which is fine by me:

A Few More Hawaii Pics

2007-07-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

Someone loves Hawaiian BBQ

Me at the Dole Plantation on the way to the North Shore

Victoria lookin' good

Donny Hathaway covering John Lennon's "Jealous Guy":

http://www.divshare.com/download/1353374-fb5

Back from Hawaii

2007-07-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

Hawaii was BA (badass)! This picture was taken on top of Diamondhead Crater. The city in the background is Honolulu and the shoreline is Waikiki Beach. My trip was too short like this song below (The Roots w/ Q-tip "Stay Cool Remix). More pictures soon...

http://www.divshare.com/download/1307394-b67

Elliott Smith "Independence Day"

2007-07-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, America!

http://www.divshare.com/download/1165020-3b6

Colours

2007-06-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

One of the best American psyche albums heard from the late 60s -- a near-perfect record that's head and shoulders above the rough experimentation of most other groups from the period! Colours spell their name with a definite British twist, and there's clearly a Beatles influence going on here -- a sound that's almost pre-Sgt Peppers, but which has wonderfully complicated time changes, vocal parts, and production techniques that must have cost a pretty penny to such a little-known group! Horns and strings are arranged by Dave Roberts, and handled with a sensitivity that almost matches The Zombies' best at times -- and the tunes themselves are a fresh variety of odd themes, including one number about robbing a liquor store. Titles include "Brother Lou's Love Colony", "Bad Day At Black Rock Baby", "Love Heals", "Rather Be Me", "I'm Leaving", "Cataleptic", "Don't You Realize", and "Lovin".

http://www.divshare.com/download/1060641-501

Digable Planets "Dedication" Jazzanova Mix

2007-06-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

History

Digable Planets' fusion of jazz and hip hop received excellent reviews and solid sales with the release of its debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), in 1993, which was certified gold by the RIAA. The album's lead single, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," became a crossover hit, peaking at #15 on Billboard magazine's singles chart, earning gold certification by the RIAA, and winning the Grammy award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Its second album, Blowout Comb, was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The novelty of the group's jazz/hip-hop fusion had passed, leading to disappointing sales. The trio soon broke up due to creative differences, as well as the deaths of both of Ladybug's parents due to unrelated illnesses. However, a retrospective album Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicle was released in 2005, which included unreleased recordings

http://www.divshare.com/download/959998-2a3

Peter, Bjorn and John "Young Folks"

2007-06-11T17:00:00.001-07:00

this song will be in your head for the next minute, hour, day, week, year...

New Smashing Pumpkins

2007-05-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

I gotta be honest and say I was not expecting much from the newly reformed, Smashing Pumpkins. I have changed my mind after hearing the song posted below, it really surprised me and it is good, real good. Classic Pumpkins sound. What year is this 1994? First the Beastie Boys come out of nowhere and now the Smashing Pumpkins. Album out July 10th.

http://www.divshare.com/download/755155-481

Beastie Boys - Off The Grid 2007 new video

2007-05-22T16:18:00.003-07:00

The best thing I've heard from the B-Boys in a long time...

Air Jordan 1 Black/Red Low

2007-05-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

Another Hot One!!!

Click on the shoes for more detail...

Devin The Dude & Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000

2007-05-16T17:19:00.000-07:00

This song will definitely be going on my Summer 2007 Mix. This is some great stuff that isn't Crunk and reminds me of early South before it was Dirty South rap. One of the best Snoop verses in a minute and a solid return from Andre 3000. Nice work Devin the Dude!

http://www.divshare.com/download/661890-a4d

The Beatles "Long, Long, Long"

2007-05-09T17:33:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have been listening to great classic bands, but maybe lost or forgotten tracks. Here is a great example from The White Album, and a song by George Harrison. Another reason I love this song is Elliott Smith (see post below) often covered this song in his live set.

http://www.divshare.com/download/606032-1c1

Silversun Pickups

2007-04-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

I'm going to see these guys this Friday, here in Phoenix. They are from the Silverlake area of L.A and have an early Gish-era Smashing Pumpkins sound. I recommend the whole album and wouldn't be surprised if they start getting some national attention, real soon.

http://www.divshare.com/download/528972-c98

Talib Kweli "Ms. Hill"

2007-04-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite hip-hop songs right now...

http://www.divshare.com/download/469644-5c2

Elliott Smith

2007-04-18T17:53:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite musicians of all-time. Get all of his albums!

Arguably the most gifted songwriter of his generation, Smith produced a large body of work that includes five solo albums and a collection of songs completed before his death in 2003. This double CD contains twenty-four songs recorded between 1994 and 1997, a prolific time in Elliott's career, when he recorded his self-titled album and Either/Or. Like his other work, New Moon reflects the power of Smith's ability to integrate rich, melodic music with poetic, multi-layered lyrics.

http://www.divshare.com/download/428611-f0c

Stussy x J. Dilla "The Shining"

2007-04-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

Today, Saturday, April 14, 2007, Stussy is releasing this J. Dilla tee, produced with BBE Records, celebrating Dilla’s album, “The Shining”, which was released last year. As with all of J. Dilla’s posthumous projects, some of the proceeds will be going to the J. Dilla Foundation.

The Shins In Phoenix Tonight!!!

2007-04-11T15:38:00.000-07:00

It has been 3 long years since I saw the Shins live. Now the wait is finally over!

http://www.divshare.com/download/378659-5cf

Jason Baker

Vans Vault Derby TH LX

Wolf People

Naked & Famous Denim Duffle Bag

Essential Reading

Deerhunter "Halcyon Digest"

New A-1 beer back home in Arizona

Twin Shadow-Castles In The Snow

Calexico Free Show on Friday

ABC's of Summer MIx

Gayngs

Converse CVO Mid

England Fans Still A Little Bitter

Best of the Year (so far)

Isbells

Vans Vault Native American LX

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Mos Dub

Let The Playoffs Begin...

Aloe Blacc

The Morning Benders

Malachai

Unreleased Jimi Hendrix

Animals Mix

Young @ Heart

Broken Bells Update

Rihanna and Shy Ronnie - SNL Digital Short [HD]

Sam Cooke(Blockhead Edit)

James Mercer & Danger

BON IVER w/ Megafaun

Funny Everytime I Watch It

Nice Video

Summer Monsoon Mix

San Francisco

Mos Def + Madlib + Slick Rick

Beastie Boys "Check Your Head" with the Roots

Thom Yorke remixes Doom

Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis

Band To Watch In 2009 part II

Band To Watch In 2009

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion

Josey

Sole Collector "The 100 Greatest Kicks"

Rodriguez

Little Joy

Baron Davis and Steve Nash - Step Brothers

Department of Eagles-In Ear Park

TV On The Radio

Fleet Foxes

MGMT

Dr. Dog

Albert Hammond Jr.

Zack Is Back

Beck Modern Guilt Preview *NEW*

Coldplay - Violet Hill

Kobe and the Jackass Crew

Beck and Danger

Summer Sounds

St. James Infirmary

Jim Noir

There Can Only Be One: Nash/Kidd

Akon calls T-Pain

Bon Iver

Happy Birthday - The Beatles

Figure 8

Catchin' Up On Some Readin'

Shaq???

Best Of 2007 Part Three

Best Of 2007 Part Two

Happy New Year

"Take A Trip In Time" PSYCH MIX volume 1

Arcade Fire "My Body Is a Cage"

Radiohead "All I Need"

Steve Nash - Training Day

Anybody else sick of this guy?

RIP Goulet!!!

King & Duck

Feist "1234" from the Ipod commercial

Muse

Midlake: Videos of Van Occupanther Pt. 7 -

Beck Modern Guilt Preview NEW