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DAN BLACK

2009-08-08T00:24:00.001-07:00

DAN BLACK. I SAID IT.POP GOLD.

Some new stuff I like

2009-05-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

Wave Machines - "The Greatest Escape We Ever Made"

The xx - Crystalised

Mumford and Sons - "White Blank Page"

Baxter Dury - "Cocaine Man"

Micachu - Jewellery

2009-04-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

They blew up at SXSW. My favorite album of the year so far this year. End.

UPDATE...7.11.09 - I got caught in the moment. I must retract this statement for now.

Go buy Dark Was the Night

2009-02-16T15:45:00.001-08:00

Great music for an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS.

Fever Ray

2009-02-16T11:32:00.001-08:00

When I Grow Up from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

Eva Husson

2009-02-14T16:00:00.000-08:00

Directed by Eva Husson
Song "If I Know You" - The Presets

Happy New Years

2008-12-31T21:22:00.000-08:00

"In The New Year" by the Walkmen

New Year's Day by Audrye Sessions

MY 2008- Two playlists and 20 Albums

2008-12-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

CLICK ALBUM ART TO DOWNLOAD PLAYLIST.

Spare Change - Ingrid Michaelson
What Have I Always Held Forth? - Freak Paeans
Fall - Damon Aaron
Blood Bank - Bon Iver
Too Late - M83
Little Johnny Brown - Samamidon
Keep Yourself Warm - Frightened Rabbit
Dog Shelter - Burial
To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Look Out, Look Out - Perfume Genius
Relief - Chris Garneau
Curs Of Weeds - Horse Feathers

Hold On - Magnet (Metronomy Remix)
Walking On A Dream - Empire of the Sun
The Sound - Human Highway
Blind - Hercules and Love Affair
Looking for Gold - The Tough Alliance
Sleepy Head - Passion Pit
Flicker Wings - Black Bear
Sad Sad City - Ghostland Observatory
Wrestlers - Hot Chip
L.E.S. Artistes - Santogold
A Thing For Me - Metronomy
Hold Me Down - Primary 1 (Shoes Remix)

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MY TOP ALBUMS OF 2008 (no real order)

bon iver - for emma, forever ago
santogold - santogold
tv on radio - dear science
why? - alopecia
m83 - saturdays = youth
samamidon - all is well
fleet foxes - fleet foxes
beck - modern guilt
born ruffians - red, yellow, & blue
say hi - the wishes and the glitch
mgmt - oracular spectacular
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
apollo sunshine - shall noise upon
metronomy - nights out
lykke li - youth novel
little joy - little joy
blind pilot - 3 rounds and a sound
drdog - fate
the morning bender - talking through tin cans
helios - caesura

Chris Garneau - Relief

2008-12-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

I like.

Horse Feathers: Curs In The Weeds

2008-11-21T00:46:00.000-08:00

Absolutely amazing... I don't really know why I love the video so much. It's perfect.

Kid Theodore - "The End is Always Near"

2008-10-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

from my "internship" at SPACE.

A new fall

2008-09-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

Fall is my favorite season for music. The perfect mix of the joy of summer and the introspection of winter. Last fall some of my favorites were:

The 1900's // When I Say Go
Mariee Sioux // Wizard Flurry Home
Johnnossi // Man Must Dance
Division Day//Every Shining Time You Arrive
Sea Wolf // Leaves in the River ***GREAT ALBUM

Anyway, school just started and the feeling of fall just hit me... and uhh it's exciting.

What I have been listenging to.... HARD!

2008-08-25T22:02:00.000-07:00

Probably my favorite tracks from the past week or two. I have been listening to Department of Eagles and Grizzly Bear a bunches. Both have albums coming out this year.Dan Rossen (member of both Department of Eagles and Grizzly Bear) is going to make a killing this year.

Final Fantasy // This Lamb Sells Condos
Department of Eagles // No One Does it Like You
Metronomy // A thing for me
David Vandervelde // Nothin No
Young Coyotes // Hell is
Grizzly Bear // Two Weeks
Apollo Sunshine // Breeze

SSION!!!

2008-08-21T23:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, here is another gem. I am covering both ends of the VWolf taste spectrum with SSION and Peak Fraeans, so if you dont like either of these than you are just... stupid.

Thoroughly take in the magnificence of the picture above and then listen to the masterpiece below.

SSION // Street Jizz (Ruff Ian Levine Remix)

Oh and check out the cinematic wonders at their MYSPACE.

SHOOT WHITE LIGHT ALL THROUGH THE DARK!

More on Freak Paeans

2008-08-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

I kept on looking into Freak Paeans and apparently he changed his pseudonym to Peak Fraeans. I also managed to dig up his Myspace page. He just put out another tape on top of the rerelease of his old tape on Caff & Flick. The new "tentrackmulticolouredsuperlimitedcassette" was released on the Swedish record label, Klorofyll Kassetter. It's a 100 cassette run at http://www.klorofyllkassetter.se/ for about $8.50 + shipping. Now I just have to get a cassette player...

Some of the mystery is gone but I still dig it... cassettes...how bad ass it that.

Check out the Myspace... it has a few tracks off the new cassette.

Freak Paeans

2008-08-20T23:18:00.000-07:00

I have a new fascination. It feels so intimate, so personal. Touchingly imperfect. Tender, quiet, and sincere. Freak Paeans is completely anonymous. He released a tape "Now When I Wear An Anchor" in 2005 and Caff & Flick tracked him down and convinced him to let them re-release it as a free CD.

If you like Freak Paean's you may like my other anonymous songwriter fascination - Perfume Genius .

Freak Paeans // What Have I Always Held Forth?

Fire on Fire

2008-08-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

"They used to be the art-punk-prog-chaos collective Cerberus Shoal, but they ditched their electric instruments, went into hiding for a while, and now play all acoustic… upright bass, banjo, harmonium, accordion, acoustic guitar etc etc, and they all sing and harmonize on the songs." -Young God Records

I recommend "Heavy D" and "Hangman" off their Myspace page.

A beautiful rawness. I like this trend... I think all artists should go into hiding and make great soulful music...

New little video

2008-08-19T13:29:00.000-07:00

Random Pretty Boring Things from dmrx on Vimeo.

My friend Cassi was meeting with some lady from Valslist.com in Hubbard Hills, IL and I came along and just wandered around the neighborhood with my camera. I got stung by a bee on the toe in the process. It hurt.

AIR FRANCE?

2008-07-17T22:28:00.000-07:00

At first i was like I dont know about these fucking french. and then i got to the last two songs of their new ep and decided they were pretty damn good.

Air France ::: Windmill Wedding
Air France ::: No Way Down

I am alive

2008-07-12T22:44:00.000-07:00

You see what i did ther? i thought hmm if i change something maybe that will get me in the bloggin mood. so i added summr to the header and now i will blog atleast 3 times before i go silent again.

Their first album is coming out soon. it shall be orgasmic.

ohh ya they are called Late of the Pier and this song is "heartbeat"

What I been listenen to.

2008-05-23T12:16:00.000-07:00

First three tracks were made to be released with Augusten Burrough's new memoir A Wolf At The Table. They are amazing. I cannot wait to read the book.

Mag Pie // Sea Wolf
Spare Change // Ingrid Michaelson
His Love // Tegan Quinn

Coast of Carolina // Telekinesis
My // Okay
To Build A Home // Cinematic Orchestra
Shiller // RATATAT

...and my top 10 (8) list is soo old. it will receive an overhaul shortly.

Ugh

2008-05-23T11:42:00.000-07:00

All sorts of shit has broken. It shall be fixed and i shall post more soon.

EDIT: OK. I transferred everything off the free hosting which blew, so we ought to be better now.

OH YAY VIDEOS

2008-05-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

GNARLS BARKLEY : "Going On"

INTERPOL : "Rest My Chemistry"

Short Film : "Confessions"

2008-05-03T12:37:00.001-07:00

Shot in 6 hours. I am amazed. Make sure to watch the true HD version.

"Confession" Working title, rough cut of Short Film HD from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

UPDATE: ... and its gone. :(

THE POST

2008-05-03T12:04:00.000-07:00

Ludovico Einaudi - Check out "Divenire" in THE LIST

Ok so here are 3 playlists which are now at least a month ago. Most is pretty pop-tastic (I go through my phases), but I enjoys it.

"Bitch stole my cubicle" Playlist

Run to Your Grave // The Mae Shi
The Inbetweens // Magistrates
You Don't Understand Me // The Raconteurs
Love It All // The Kooks
Touch Too Much // Hot Chip

"Pocky" Playlist

Eighties Movies // The Billionaires
Lolita // Throw Me a Statue
Invisible // Cement Bridge
Never Never Love (PinkEnemy Remix) // Pop Levi
Happiness (Teenagers Remix) // Goldfrapp
Pull Me Out Alive // Kaki King

"My Sun" Playlist

Enjoy the Ride // Morcheeba
Buldings & Mountaings // The Republican Tigers
Sore // Annuals
Divenire // Ludovico Einaudi
No Ceiling // Eddie Vedder
Too Late // M83

I have been bad

2008-05-01T19:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting for so long. I been bursy. I promise the most grandiose post ever this weekend.

Lykke Li - "I'm Good, I'm Gone"

2008-04-18T11:43:00.000-07:00

Feisty huh.

Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"

2008-04-11T22:33:00.000-07:00

this song needed a video... and this one does nicely. album is out May 13th.

Performance Video

Born Ruffian's "I Need A Life" Video

2008-04-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Great song, fun video, amazing album. Check it out.

Born Ruffian's MySpace

Eggs Gone Playlist

2008-04-09T14:34:00.000-07:00

I have a huge backlog of these little weekly playlists but anyway here is one from the week we ate 48 fucking Cadbury eggs in like 5 days.

Untrust Us // Crystal Castles
Too Little Too Late // Daniel Rossen
The Vowels Pt.2 // Why?
Flakes // Mystery Jets
Couleurs // M83

Why? Alopecia

2008-04-04T14:12:00.000-07:00

So I went to a Why? concert at the Abbey Pub in Chicago yesterday with my friend Cassi and it was amazing. Definitely check out their new album Alopecia and definitely check out the pictures Cassi will be posting soon on her blog The Tangled Cord.

The Hollows//Why?

Another candidate for the top of 2008 list ... I think so.

M83: Saturdays = Youth

2008-04-04T11:46:00.000-07:00

"I'm going to jump the walls and run,
I wonder if they'll miss me, I won't miss them,
The cemetery is my home
I want to be a part of it, invisible even to the night,
Then Ill read poetry to the stones,
Maybe one day I can be one of them, wise and silent
Waiting for someone to love me, waiting for someone to kiss me,
I'm 15 years old and I feel it's already too late to live - don’t you?"

Graveyard Girl // M83

I cant describe it... its amazing through and through. "Unabashedly emo" someone called it.

Due out April 15th. Preorder it.

Destined to be one my top albums of 2008.
(Expect an update to the rolling list shortly)

Appendix Please Playlist

2008-03-30T20:56:00.000-07:00

Dawn Landes

Uhh the week when I made this playlist I was working on an appendix for a project...no one even needs a fucking appendix...

I Lust U//Neon Neon
1 Ghosts I//Nine Inch Nails
New Years Day//Audrye Sessions
Bodyguard//Dawn Landes
Nights of the Week//Apes & Androids

Atmosphere- Shoulda Known Video

2008-03-29T14:16:00.001-07:00

Pop Levi : Never Never Love

2008-03-27T14:09:00.000-07:00

Album due out April 28th.

New Unofficial? Video for Justice's Phantom Pt.2

2008-03-27T14:05:00.000-07:00

Direct by Daniel Bloomberg

The Micronauts - "Reaction" Video

2008-03-26T17:47:00.000-07:00

Boobies?

Directed by Danakil

Raconteurs Video

2008-03-26T17:35:00.000-07:00

Mo Beta Playlist

2008-03-26T13:24:00.000-07:00

This picture is off of Perfume Genius's Myspace. He is an interesting dude. Anyway, this list is called Mo Beta cause everyone in the dorm was getting sick and I was drinking these weird smoothie things with like 2000% of my daily vitamin C and they were called MO BETA. Ya...enjoy.

Gila//Beach House
Night Walks//Black Mountain
I Love My Label//Nick Lowe
Weekend Wars//MGMT
Silver Lining//Rilo Kiley
Look Out, Look Out//Perfume Genius
Creature Fear//Bon Iver

Magistrates

2008-03-20T15:08:00.000-07:00

From Essex, UK
The Inbetweens//The Magistrates

MYSPACE

NEW KOOKS OMGZZ

2008-03-20T01:11:00.000-07:00

New Kooks Album comes out April 14.
It seems to have leaked on the internetz...but i dont know nothing about that.
Listen to the first single on their MYSPACE.

A Phil Collins Extravaplosion

2008-03-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

Something a little different but equally super. Phil Collins fucking rocks. Yeah! He does. So... if something is wrong with you and therefore you do not like him then you will need to scroll down for a while.

An amazing Cadbury ad featuring In the Air Tonight (Cadbury eggs are fucking delicious).

Parodied Ad by WonderBra (Play both at the same time for maximum amazingness)

Another Day in Paradise LIVE

A VIDEO DUEL

2008-03-18T09:59:00.000-07:00

Both similar low budget videos. Both from up and coming bands.

Run To Your Grave // The Mae Shi

VS.

A-Punk// Vampire Weekend

180:Project 1

2008-03-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

The assignment was to take an object and take 15 pictures of it. 5 in flat space, 5 in deep space, and 5 in ambiguous space.

Cuticles Playlist

2008-03-16T21:37:00.001-07:00

I was looking for a name for this playlist and I looked at my fingers and saw that my cuticles were quite unsightly. So...

Northwestern Girls // Say Hi
Sad Sad City // Ghostland Observatory
Body Automatic // Mixel Pixel
Wizard Flurry Home // Mariee Sioux
When I Say Go // The 1900's

Jonquil Playlist

2008-03-15T21:52:00.001-07:00

Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
Uploaded by chloegc

This playlist is from a few weeks ago. It was the week that some friends and I went and volunteered at a children's program at Jonquil. We built bridges out of straws. I had fun. This list is fun. Hooray.

Hold Me Down // Primary 1 (The Shoes Remix)
Little Johnny Brown // Samamidon
Walcott // Vampire Weekend
Blind // Hercules and Love Affair (Feat Anthony Hegarty)
Hold On // Magnet (Metronomy Remix)

Amazing Video From Said the Gramophone

2008-03-15T14:49:00.000-07:00

Joanna Newsom - The Book of Right-on from benjamin & stefan ramirez perez on Vimeo.

So... Said the Gramophone had a video contest. This one by Benjamin & Stefan Ramirez Perez got second but it's BY FAR the best ... I even like the Newsom song.

180: Final Project

2008-03-09T15:28:00.001-07:00

180 Final Project from dmrx on Vimeo.

The final project for Media Construction 180.

Beneath the dreadfully emo narration we have:

Dog Shelter by Burial
Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean by Explosions In The Sky
1 Ghosts 1 by Nine Inch Nails
Star Alfur by Sigur Ros

180: Project 2

2008-02-03T23:21:00.001-08:00

180 P2 from dmrx on Vimeo.

The second project for Media Construction 180. The assignment was to move from low instensity to high intensity and then back to low intensity.

Music : The Bears are Coming by Late of the Pier

Bon Iver

2008-01-05T10:02:00.000-08:00

Skinny Love // BON IVER

Self-Released late 2007 and then picked up by JagJaguwar and set to be rereleased Feb 2008.

UPDATE: I had the privilege of seeming him in concert. It was orgasmic. True story.
UPDATE 2: I saw him again. Double orgasmic.

A New Year

2008-01-04T20:17:00.000-08:00

A new year. A new beginning. VAPID WOLF. New music and other shit I like in as few words as possible. Enjoy.