vancouver

taken on a recent trip to vancouver, bc

design for obama

la is a nice place

I've been liking fader tv's recent series, la is a nice place to live and the most recent episode features current obsession abe vigoda. 

note: for some reason the video doesn't want to be embedded, so click here to view.

bluish

one of the songs leaked today on fact magazine, "bluish" from the forthcoming animal collective record is beautiful. like, one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard, type of beautiful. the type of beautiful that makes me want to cry, not because of sadness but pure euphoria. the bass is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo deep. it's amazing. words just can't describe.

you'll see

fan death

though i got my first taste of fan death way back in august, their recent spot as the guardian's band of the day reminded me of this super catchy, girl disco duo from vancouver. they've been working with in-demand british producer/dj erol alkan, who put his stamp on the killer "veronicas veil" and damn if they don't sound like they emerged out of the same time warp that hercules and love affair did. the comparisons fall between the knife and glass candy, though i would argue that they may sound vocally like the perfect match between the two, the musical arrangements are pure garage-era gems, with perhaps a little undertone of wickedness. that shouldn't be too surprising, as they take their name from the south korean urban legend that leaving an electric fan on at night can cause death - be it through suffocation, hypothermia or poisoning. fan death seems to be more on the evasive side, as thorough details about the group are hard to come by. whatever the case, you should take the time to listen to them, i swear it's worth it.  

alaska airlines ad '61

old alaska airlines ad, as taken from the argus observer. 

your personal moon

apparently, the new thing in russia is taking pictures with a big ole, moon-shaped light box. the juxtaposition of industrial soviet landscapes with an incandescent white moon is pretty striking. more from the unicorn diaries

ggd <3

after seeing them last night, i now say with conviction that i agree with the glowing reviews they've had of their live shows, just as well as i can agree with the positive press re: saint dymphna. 

filip dujardin

belgian photographer filip dujardin takes neat pix. 

expansion

Andrea Galvani

Maybe it was the recent elections, the fact that the weather is actually kinda nice these days, or that I'm going to see one of my favorite bands tomorrow night, but I'm feeling pretty invigorated and so it feels right to make some changes around here. No longer will there be exclusively music, but random art, fashion, or stories about the Brazilian rainforest might just find their way onto this site. If you want all music, check out public access. 

Actually, the real reason I made this post was because I could in no way think of how to use that picture and somehow connect it to something musical.

new panda bear t

Mr. Noah Lennox has resurfaced once more, though neither with new music nor something affiliated with that other thing he does, but rather in the form of this fancy new t-shirt. It cost 20 bones and the deets can be found here.

gang gang dance - "house jam" (hot chip remix)

Gang Gang Dance's epic "House Jam" is my favorite song of the year, likewise is Saint Dymphna one of my favorite albums. Apparently, I'm not the only one feeling that sentiment. Affable British synth-poppers Hot Chip (fans, apparently) have taken the liberty to add their own syncopated, off-beat twist of the track. Exceptionally weird but insanely arresting, the remix is premium which is not surprising when you realize the genius that each respective band has within their ranks. Give it a good solid three or four listens, it's a creeper. 

mp3: gang gang dance - house jam (hot chip remix)

ladyhawk v ladyhawke

I'd been seeing Ladyhawk all over The Fader for their Barfing All Over Europe tour diary (part 1, 2, 3, & 4) and was perplexed as to why I couldn't figure out where the girl was. The band's "Top 10 Songs For Rainy Sundays in Vancouver" mixtape got some praise on the aforementioned webpage and it was then that I realized I had been mistaking them this whole time for Ladyhawke, who is responsible for the irresistible "Paris is Burning" single that got major love from Cut Copy earlier this year. Whoops. A lack of investigative curiosity led me to numerous occasions of confusion, all of which could have easily been avoided had I enough sense to simply clicked a hyperlink. Now it's my obligation to set the record straight. 

Ladyhawk is a four piece band from neighboring Vancouver, Canada who make spirited rock 'n roll and don't seem the least bit afraid of indulging in common debauchery. Their solid LP Shots is out now on Jagjaguwar. 

Although I'm sure she enjoys her fair share of debauchery, Ladyhawke is a New Zealand pop princess who consists of equal parts Annie and Kylie. As already stated, her epic single "Paris is Burning" got an incredible facelift this summer when fellow Oceanians Cut Copy gave it a severe disco tang. It seems as if her album is out already in the UK, though not in the States. Luckily for us, there are a whole host of great remixes floating around the internet. You know the drill.