art

i've fallen in love with the work of hernan marin. wow. check it out asap!

his site       his flickr

gorillaz

if you haven't already heard/bought the new gorillaz album, here's your chance to get a listen to one of my favs:

christmas songs by hem

you will like both of these songs (sorry for the advert in the 2nd but it's kind of a nice advert right?)

rogue wave

i've always loved 'em but it's nice to remind you that i do right?

christmas time isn't christmas time without you

this is one of my favorite non-traditional christmas songs. enjoy!

cannon 7D

you gotta love how 2,000 Frames Per Second allows you to all the tiny details of life and process them in "real time" -- and all of a sudden, dudes on BMX bikes make art...


7D 2000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo.

adela diane

just remembering how great her voice is.

christmas tunes

so i've got LOTS of favorite christmas albums. if you are interested, let me know.

otherwise, here is this -- which is just the newest addition to my library (FREE DOWNLOAD!)
i like it alright :)

Kid History

just goes to show - he who tells the story defines the story.

part 1


part 2

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

sometimes i know a band is good but it takes me a long time to pay attention to them. usually it takes one balls-awesome song to slap me across the face, get repeated a hundred times, and get me into the album. this is one of those bands and one of those songs. especially around minute 5...it builds up into such power...mmm... ENJOY.

ghosted

the intro to this song will blow you away.

i'm not in love with the vocals that follow (evanescence anyone? ugh) but i could listen to the first 30 seconds on repeat for a looooooong time. (i'm sure i'll be fully enamored soon enough. usually it just takes a little love some time to grow.)




* EDIT *
THANKS TO MY BROTHER WE HAVE THIS:
(a trailer edit with NO VOCALS! yay!)

we are trees

cool band. listen to their ep boyfriend here

THANKS

best moby song EVER

you can't tell me this isn't AMAZING. you just can't.

eleanor put your puts on

GO LISTEN HERE 
i agree with the commentary :)

mewithoutyou

this is one of those songs that inspires lifelong romances with the band. i know a lot of people with drawers full of mewithoutyou t-shirts.

Veda to Vedera

Back in 2005 I heard a band called Veda play a show - they were the opener for someone else (I don't even remember who anymore) and they blew me away. The largeness of the sound and the complex interaction of the vocals with the guitar and drums...wow. I bought the CD (a big deal for poor college me) and fell in love with it. Weight of an Empty Room.

Well, one of their songs popped into my head today. So I did a little research and found out they have changed from Veda to Vedera and from impressive vocal rock to an almost country sounding pop. Tragic.

To honor the old album and old sound, here are a few old performances of songs I still love. (I will dig out the CD when I get home and sing along all afternoon I think)

valerie

Let's just make today a day of guilty pleasures.

hey soul sister

oooooh what a guilty pleasurey pleasure. whoops.




also this acapella cover of it...

there's a new coconut records record :)

thanks to kolby traveller for reminding me
 

SNZ

haven't thought about this band in about 10 years... fun 40s style cartoon video

the jezabels & loch lomond thanks to danny macaskill

this is a great song!



this bike video is what brought me to it :)



and also introduced me to this little gem

do you like electric president?

then you'll love radical face. and you'll know that voice.

jack peñate

listen to this song! (this is the only one of his i've heard so far...but so far so good!)
it's sorta peppy the cure sounding...

"the gorillaz" covers the xx

for some reason i just love covers of the xx (see here)

and you can't deny Damon Albarn has an AMAZING voice





(if for some reason the video gets taken off go here)

arcade fire + spike jonze

= the suburbs video

it's about a bike

this is a phenomenal project.
and the doc. film trailer --  the set up, shots, and music... SO powerful.
(i can't wait to see the film!)


Life Cycles OFFICIAL Trailer from Life Cycles on Vimeo.

BRMC still!

obsessed with the new album "beat the devil's tattoo"

first with this one (already posted). then with this one:


AND with all of the rest!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

you can tell everybody this is your song

Angela loves covers and so do I (thanks darling)

yeasayer

i watched this WEIRD video forever ago but somehow i think i forgot to post it on here...

this song is AMAZING. i listened to it, and the rest of the album, as i drove through flaming gorge and the desert beyond that on my way to vegas this last weekend - and it was pretty epic. it sorta reminds me of everything i love about the sound of music from the 80s and 90s but also still sounds modern and very 2010 to me... anyways... enjoy!

BRMC

caught this one on the warren miller movie and remembered the greatness of black rebel motorcycle club

ok go doin' it again

they're always making the best videos. (remember when the treadmill one got really big?) go watch ALL of them. this one first:

in honor of the stormy weather

fall has finally arrived and it's:

elle lefant

runaways is my favorite song today. skip-hoping around and singing along.



"maybe love's not what i expected"

crystal castles

this is the revised version of "not in love" with the wonderful robert smith doing the vocals.

going to listen to this in the car turned up LOUD.

minus the bear IN COLOR

i love their sound + this sound + the visual of this video



thanks teddy

Gallows

in honor of halloween...





(this one's good too!)

Francoise Hardy

gotta learn french. gotta learn french.

 

NEW belle and sebastian

dunno how i missed this too! thanks jennyblog :)

an interactive film set to arcade fire

go here to participate; it will amaze and astound you i promise

mambo sun

i've had a penchant lately for music from the 70s -- i love the glam rock of t-rex

my family dances

so good

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

sia

shazzam-ed her in a thrift store months ago but was slow to getting to know her.

lovin' this one.

NEW BOB DYLAN RELEASE!

check out these great songs on npr -- i can't wait 'til they are released on the 19th!

There's just no such thing as "too much" Bob Dylan!

marcel the shell with shoes on

THIS IS SO AWESOME!

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

NEW tallest man alive EP

with songs like this:



and this:

how can you not love this little album?!

sufjan!!!!

go listen to sufjan steven's new album age of adz!!!!

the morning benders

have i posted something by them yet? can't remember...

anyways, ENJOY:

the cave singers

i've liked them awhile, but i had the opportunity this weekend to listen to them for nearly 5 hours straight, and now i LOVE them. (i suppose it could've gone another way...glad it went this way.)

great video

Florence + The Machine

i've only heard one song of theirs so far (thanks to my mix-queen angela) but i LOVE it!!

another neil young

just really diggin' him lately. jordan made me a playlist and i love it. love this one:

Bell XI

they are hit and miss for me but this one is a hit:

talking heads

a great video/performance of naive melody.

(dancing with a lamp IS cool)

sundrenched world

i'm a sucker for anything orchestrated. hence:

be aware

i really do appreciate music videos with important messages.
and this is a great song by radiohead.

Watch, Listen, Tell

Watch, Listen, Tell is a discovery I made thanks to Jenny. There are soooooooo many great artists to check out here! I think this kind of site almost (ALMOST) makes me & my blog obsolete! ;)

“The video channel focuses on creating the best looking and sounding videos with up and coming artists and musicians. The idea is to give you, the viewer, an intimate and unique look at new bands. Stripping everything back, getting closer to the musicians. It’s all about the music.”

the black keys

matt gave me the album "brothers" and the first time i listened to it, i didn't really like it. i guess the timing wasn't right, because i am completely obsessed with it now.

Listen to Next Girl and She's Long Gone and watch this video:

the curse

another josh ritter. that new album is worth having, promise.



...she asks, "are you cursed?"

lightning dust

she has such a sweet southern voice... listen to all three songs - it's worth it

Wild Nothing

Thanks goes to Jordan (and subsequently Ryan Adams) for this great find:

Neil Young

This is a great rare song:




However, Bandit is my favorite Neil Young song. It is absolutely amazing.

j. james on t. waits

i just like this cover

elvis perkins

another rediscovered old favorite

freelance whales

liked 'em for a while but was especially loving 'em today on my drive through the mountains

one of the best to come out of utah

BAND OF ANNUALS

angus and julia stone

new (to me) and pretty/sad:




also good. and more cheerful/fun:

lindsey buckingham

guitarist/singer from fleetwood mac. he's awesome.

GUITAR SOLO!

1976


1982


both versions kill it in different ways :)

boy with a coin

oldish song/video but worth watching again!



i think the song is intense and the dancing is beautiful.

new sufjan!

dear sufjan stevens,
i still love you a lot.
from the top of my heart.
love,
kirsten

TAKEAWAYSHOW #3 - sufjan stevens

who doesn't love sufjan?

nate really loves his hat (thanks for this one buddy)

TAKEAWAYSHOW #2 - noah and the whale

get through that first minute of talking and you'll have a real treasure.

TAKEAWAYSHOW #1 - fleet foxes

mmm...

boards of canada

just kinda cool played loud in the background...

fleet foxes

mmm...

stornoway

matt told me to listen to this one. i think it is very very nice.

the suburbs

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
NEW ARCADE FIRE ALBUM!!

check out this song

Ballad in Plain D

because i've been playing this song on an uninterrupted loop all day...

Kate Bush

WOW!
i don't know what else to say...

richard and linda thompson

doesn't she has a wonderful voice?

Junip

Great great band! This song is heavy and complex -- you'll get pulled right in.

gypsy

just another wonderful fleetwood mac song. i was so skeptical of them for so long...and i was so wrong.

colorz

NEAT!



(and really happened -- which is great)

Julie Doiron

pretty.

Baez sings Dylan

and i usually love it when she does -- like this one:

Alela Diane

Two!

When The Devil's Loose

I introduced Jim to A.A. Bondy and he is obsessed now. And for good reason.

I love it.

crossfire video

sometimes i feel like i'm not supposed to like something because it is absurd.
but i still like this.

architecture in helsinki

picked this one out for wools.

WAY GREAT. i love the build up and the "installation" of it all :)

department of eagles

WEIRD video. GREAT song.

Re: old spice

jumping on the bandwagon of enjoying the old spice guy? (this one is clever, you have to admit)

dent may

kinda dweeby but i like it

"naturegasm" and sobbing

hehehehehe

it happened one night

i love old black and white movies.
i think clark gable is just great.
i definitely recommend that you rent/buy/netflix this very clever movie
(p.s. i don't think this trailer does it justice...)

sia

Go listen/watch Breath Me

i am small
i'm needy

stop animation

these kinds of videos are always my favorites. here's one from a fine frenzy (thanks to my sister shara!)

can't get enough

i got my brother obsessed with A.A. Bondy.
aren't you ready to be obsessed too?


A.A. Bondy - "Slow Parade" - HearYa Live Session 11/21/09 from HearYa.com on Vimeo.

you suddenly complete me

thanks again angela

sea wolf

new favorite song

the tallest man on earth

has a cute little mustache and plays beautifully

just when you thought japan couldn't get any weirder...

you discovered this.

neon trees

this is a great song and a great voice! thanks jimmy.

Neon Trees "Animal" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.


location : provo, ut

the pines

i heard this in a store in las vegas (of all places) and when shazaam didn't recognize it i typed up a line of lyrics and googled it. i love love love it.
LOVE it.

dave berry 1966

Little things
that you do
make me glad
I'm in love with you




haha. awesome video.

don't think i'm lame

but i really like this... mostly just for the sincerity of the lyrics.

A Deaf Baby Boy Hearing For The First Time

This is just the sweetest thing... Go watch it!

josh ritter

love this song off his newest album

killers frontman goes solo

go listen to brandon flowers' new solo song!!

new deer tick!!

this album is buy-worthy! so buy it!

lissie covers kid cudi and metallica

aired during world cup halftime

HAHAhahaha







APPROPRIATE for the USA vs ENGLAND game eh?

subterranean homesick blues

BOB DYLAN!!!!

mumford & sons

yummy

hafta have at least one

of the all-time best ever

electric president

listened to this a dozen times driving through the misty south tahoe mountains.  new album pretty good.

helio sequence

such a gooooood album.

woke up with this song in my head. mmm...

the everybodyfields

for your sad songs playlist

NEW Band of Horses

this is my current favorite off the new album.
PHENOMENAL.

snickers

sometimes i find dumb things hilarious

Kid Cudi & Vampire Weekend

= awesome!

the tallest man on earth

this song... the video... ohwowohwowohwow...

another lissie cover

her version is sooo much better than the original too

blue roses vid

this video is bananas!!!

downloadable pinhole camera!

http://huberokororo.com/files/Rubikon2_EN_2_0_3_7.pdf

wait what

thanks to wools for this.

notorious xx free download! (xx mashup with notorious b.i.g.)

dear and the headlights

"I've got a memory but I can't hear what you're saying"
SERIOUSLY...GO LISTEN 

balmorhea

just lovely. lovely. lovely.

let's orchestrate something

This came from Angela's blog -- I absolutely LOVE it.


Yours Truly Presents: The Morning Benders "Excuses" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

I'M AWAKE!!

this is waaaaay funny (however, this is a language warning: there is some cursing)

the submarines

i loooooove this song. and the lyrics. and the ra ra riot remix!

took me way to long to see this movie

if you love musicals and you haven't seen "Funny Girl" then you're like me before today... duh! make the time! so GREAT!

Google books is pretty awesome

signs

thanks again angela

ane brun

this is pretty

TED talks

They are all great

Try one...

John Hodgen

I like his poetry.

Read a few here

the chain

WHAT A HIT.
what a difference performance-ship makes. they did it first eh?

roadside graves

i don't love all of their songs... but i love some of them.
i love this one and especially this one.

so download some free daytrotter and see if you love any others.

tuung

had 'em for a while but never truly appreciated 'em 'til this:

Chris Bathgate

Internet radio does really neat things for me every once and awhile... 
Thanks Pandora (and thanks A.A. Bondy station) for this:

sometimes head against the wall

hollllllly smokes. just DAYS after seeing him in slc he recorded the most WONDERFUL daytrotter session i have YET TO HEAR. your life will improve by downloading this FOR FREE and wrapping yourself up in A.A. Bondy. Do it now.

julian casablancas

the video isn't anything. the song is though. and going in a leather jacket.

freelance whales

might be my new absolute favorite...

cah-yute!

My dear friend Angela and her sister are in this fun video (pics and dancing!)

http://video214.com/play/oGStlI0PiHqN8Nqj1exneQ/s/dark