School of Seven Bells
Caught School of Seven Bells at The Echoplex last night. Good show. They played my song (“Half Asleep”) for the encore — so I left happy as a clam.
Alejandra Deheza is easy on the eyes:
Porcelain Raft - “Unless You Speak From Your Heart”
Filed under: “You may like this.”
Calvin Harris Ft. Kelis - “Bounce”
I heard this song 100 times in one weekend while in Pittsburgh. I’ve now heard it 1000 times since I’ve been back. It’s enjoyable. Funny how a song can bring you back to one pinpointed moment in the past. Bounce!
Peter and Kerry - “One Thing” (Amerie Cover)
Sheer brilliance via peterandkerry.co.uk
Peter Bjorn & John - “Young Folks” (Live)
From last night’s show at The Echo in Silverlake.
Kisses - “Bermuda”
Been stuck on this jam for a while now. Absolutely love it.
Pusha T & Tyler, The Creator - “Trouble On My Mind”
RedBullUSA.com (where I work) is proud to premiere the exclusive of “Trouble On My Mind” from Pusha T ft. Tyler, The Creator. It’s worth a listen if you enjoy Odd Future and or Pusha T.
Available on iTunes: Tuesday, July 12.
Dirty Gold - California Sunrise
Here is a sweet little ditty to kick off your summer. Dirty Gold is playing at The Echo on July 7th here in L.A. Tickets are diez dólares.
Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano
Swedish band Little Dragon is reportedly named after its petite Swedish-Japanese lead singer Yukimi Nagano’s temper, and all of her fire-breathing moods are on full display with their third record, Ritual Union, out in July. Think ’80s vintage Prince at his horniest, fronted by Björk, and you’ll get an idea of the band’s funked-up and odd sound. Sticking to their all-synths, no-guitar policy, the record is sure to be your sultry summer soundtrack. Or at least it’ll be the shit your girl plays to explain why she’s breaking up with you.
People watching at Coachella.
“Wake up, you’re getting high on your own supply…”
Fourteen Days ‘til Coachella.
If you plan on attending Coachella, make sure to catch the soothing sounds of New York-based duo Phantogram on Sunday the 17th of April.
My Sunday list also consists of: CSS, Chromeo, Death from Above 1979, Foster the People, Jack’s Mannequin, Jimmy Eat World, Ratatat, The Presets, The Strokes, Wiz Khalifa and some band by the name of Kanye West or something. I heard they are decent.
Raphael Saadiq
His new album Stone Rollin’ is nice. Real soulful. This Saturday at 1:00 PM PST he will be performing a live webcast. Check it out.
Two things I enjoy… The Temper Trap and bicycles.
