i want one

cuteness

(i just realized i probably need a 'cats' tag.)

BONES AND SUCH

set your brain on fire

Jerry Abrams "Eyetoon", 1968 (NSFW!)
Watch this short psychedelic film while you can; I can almost guarantee YouTube will delete it.

VACAY

Really into the song "Galaxy of the Lost", the original by Lightspeed Champion (Devonte Hynes of Test Icicles fame) and the cover by Florence and the Machine (voice of a fucking angel).

RANDOMZ

♥ Chris Craymer's Romance: Beautifully composed portraits of couples in love.

♥ Catch of the Day: Art inspired by trash found littering the beach.

♥ Take me to this art gallery, plz.

♥ MY 100 CARDBOARDS: A hundred different painted cardboard faces.

MISHMASH

♥ exactitude.nl: neat series of photes in which different people who are dressed similarly and in similar poses are put into groups of 9 next to each other. kind of strange but quite interesting.

♥ tapheselachopophobia via uncyclopedia.

♥ urban knitting: i had seen the "tree cozies" before, but the lamp posts and handrails were new to me.

& once again i am late on appreciating "new" music...

5 BABY BLUE PEEKTURES & A SONG + maybe an extra treat

via irana on flickr


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via boopsie.daisy on flickr (ALL HER PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL)


via ~ilse on flickr


via berrysprite on flickr


THIS DOG. PLAYS MUSIC.

♥ Danielson Famile - A No No

THESE SONGS. CHECK THEM:

♥ El Guincho - Palmitos Park
I am aware that I posted an El Guinco mp3 a couple of days ago. OH WELL, here's another. So good. I wanna say it sounds like old brazilian psych or something? With a little something else thrown in? Download this, you'll thank me later.


♥ The Dirty Projectors - My Offwhite Flag
This was one of those bands for me that I heard people mention a lot, but never took the time to listen to them. My mistake.

THEY MADE FROGS SMOKE 'TIL THEY EXPLODED

LOVE this video.

RISE & FUCKIN SHINE.

picture from mondopanno

ROCK N ROLL UKULELE COVERS!

Does that excite you as much as it does me?! Gus and Fin are two blokes from the UK who cover all sorts of rock n roll, punk, and ska songs on the ukulele! I feel like all of these had the potential to be totally awful, but somehow they don't fuck it up! It would be really wonderful if they recorded an album. I'm generally a fan of cover songs, but they're really onto something with the ukes!

Buzzcocks- What Do I Get


Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop


Wire - Outdoor Miner


Thanks to my long time e-pal Leigh who posted about them on Facebook! DON'T YOU LOVE THE INTERNET AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE! Watch more Gus and Fin videos at their youtube.

WOWEE ZOWEE

Let me just start this out by saying that I am usually not a fan of remixes. Especially remixes of indie songs. I remember walking into TSI once and hearing a remix of Feist's "1  2  3  4", and i was just blown away. But not in the good way. I thought it was terrible and I questioned why anyone would feel the need to ruin a perfectly good song that way. However, I have recently stumbled upon a certain group of artists from around the world who come together as the Remix Artist Collective(RAC) and make AMAZING remixes that actually enhance the original and make the songs beautiful instead of turning them into an over-the-top electronic pile of shit! So, please do your ears a big favor and check these out:



Ra Ra Riot Manner To Act
I really enjoy Ra Ra Riot. I saw them perform at Jack Rabbits a couple of months ago, and it was pretty amazing. They have a great energy, and they really are quite talented. Not to mention it is pretty awesome that they have both violin and cello players. I was worried that a remix would just be disastrous, but they definitely proved me wrong. This is the song that really turned me on to RAC. It's absolutely stunning.


Tegan & Sara Back In Your Head


The Fashion Solo Impala
Let me take the chance right now to say that I had avoided The Fashion based on their name. MISTAKE. They are actually kind of good, so if you have not given them a listen yet, I recommend it.

END OF SUMMER APPREEESH LIST

Ok, so i guess titling this post "end of summer" is just a lie because YOU KNOW it will stay hot in Florida for at least 2 more months. But regardless, here's a post dedicated to the loves of my life lately!


SKA AND DUB AND REGGAE
DELICIOUS!
I used to be really into ska. I guess it started in middle school with awful local ska bands. Then I got into all the pop ska stuff (Big D & The Kids Table, MU330, Planet Smashers, etc). It wasn't until mid high school that I came across real, straight up Jamaican ska. And through exploring that, I came to really appreciate reggae and dub stuff too. I came across a pile of old cds a few days ago, and one of them happened to be a mix called "Trad + Shit" (clever, right) from 2 or so years ago. I popped it into my car cd played, and it has not left since! Man, it is some good stuff. Desmond Dekker, The Maytals, The Paragons, Laurel Aitken, Derrick Morgan. I had forgotten how fucking good it was! And now its kinda all I wanna listen to.


OK, IF WHEN IM NOT JAMMIN TO SKA, IM PROBABLY LISTENING TO LATIN MUSIC.
I am completely in love with this song by Cuban band Los Zafiros. It makes me picture dancing in the rainforest or something. And Os Mutantes is super amazing as well. I want more! I needa download/burn some STAT.


ORANGE NAILPOLISH
I hate the color orange usually. I like to blame it on my first boyfriend who LOVED the color so much he wore an orange tux to prom. But anyway, recently I have noticed a lot of people sporting the orange nails, and i decided to give it a go. Im actually pretty stoked with results! I still like white polish the most though. ALSO, check out the sweet new photobucket stickers! how fun.


WII BOWLING
This is so fun. It combines two really fun things, bowling and video games. All the 3 am bowling matches your little heart desires! I wanna become a serious pro so I can slaughter my brother next time we play.