Apparently

(Edouard Leon Theodore Mesens- Masque servant à injurier les esthètes. Ironically, I got yelled at for taking this.)

The verdict: I'm still batspit, but my blog title has changed and the address multiplied, apparently.

If typewriters could dream

A minimalist animation (Typolution) set to the music of Ratatat- I had to share. If typewriters could dream, it would be like this.

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!

I quote Alice in Wonderland on a regular basis. Maybe that's why I found myself dancing along to Nick Bertke's music created from clips of Alice in Wonderland.

Classic

the genius boys of ratatat hatched the brilliant Remixes Mixtape Vol. II, and they're giving it to us free.
I've had their Classics playing since it came out; I'm beyond pleased to hear them remix some classic hip-hop.

I'll gamble away my time

i love the accordion. Beirut's song "Nantes".

I know better than to call you

great stuff coming out of nashville from Levi Weaver... Archimedes likes to sing along with this sad, cute paper man.

3 Leg Torso

We went to see 3 Leg Torso Friday night at the Getty center (who better have payed them well). If you ever get a chance to see them, GO! I love those guys! Such awesome performers, such great music. I've seen them twice now: a memorably awesome NYE performance in their native Portland, Oregon, and now at ultra-ritzy and snobby- I mean- reserved Getty Center in L.A. They rocked it, and hard. While few at the Getty had heard of 3 Leg Torso before, they were hooked by the end of the first song. And how could they not be? The band is so fun to watch, so awesome to hear, so wonderful to move to, you can almost taste the ribbon of joy which infuses their performance.
If you've only heard their albums, you're missing some of the fun. The between song banter and song set-ups are hillarious, I'll edit this later and tell you of a few of them.
I asked Gary Irvine the name of an instrument he used (other favorite instrument of the night: bird-call) but I've already forgotten- metal, water in the base with spires all around it? He said it was used in all the old scary movies... Wish I could remember the name...
And they promised to play in Illinois sometime!!! I told you they were great guys!

blame the robots

Another Robot Sunset's song Angels in Airplanes... because of my fondness of late for robot love... and my fondness of always for jack-o-lanterns and good music.

It puts the lotion in the basket

The GreensKeepers homage to Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs' ficticious serial killer).

Sounds like the Talking Heads meets... something weird and experimental, like a naked performance of "Annie".

and they're from Chicago.

oreilly is going to hell

Go to the bastard fairies website and download the CD for free, but make sure to tell someone else once you do.

Now I've told you and have properly reciprocated.

That felt good.

(Too bad we're all going to hell.)

;-)

I had to look away

I hadn't heard batforlashes until this video showed up on notcot. It won music video of the year on videos.antville.org (who I had also never heard of, but that's besides the point.)
This video is cool. So cool I probably shouldn't even watch it. If this video was a popular kid in school, it wouldn't let me sit near it.

when folk met hiphop

Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker on a guitar doing a cover of Hey Ya (Outkast).

Tom Waits For No One

yet another thrilling find from fabulist- a rotoscoped 1979 music video from Tom Waits. "A series of unfortunate events prohibited the film from ever being released or sold commercially, consequently catapulting it into obscurity... until now, thanks You Tube!" I concur.

I'll not say enough

Adele's song Chasing Pavements. The video is a little freaky, but Adele's so good it doesn't much matter.
I don't know what it is with the Brits lately, but they keep turning out beautiful pop music I actually enjoy listening to. I heard Adele over at Fabulist, who (to use a phrase they use frequently) is made of awesome.

She'll dump your ass for a model named Brenden

I can not get this song out of my head. Soko is so cute, and so is this song (but maybe i just have a thing for tiny French brunettes singing death threats).

and she kind of looks like my cousin Tessa. now that I think about it.

Archemedes' morning songs

Kermit does Talking Heads

The Talking Heads 'Same as it Ever Was', as performed by Kermit the Frog.

animated Lilly Allen

The new Mark Ronson single "Oh My God" featuring a Jessica Rabbit styled Lilly Allen. Her voice has been on my mind a lot lately, so infectious. Loooove her animated self, too. Maybe I'll go as Jessica Rabbit for halloween.
On second thought, no.

River and Tides (extraits 1)

go find out everything about this artist and report back.


go on.

Patrick Watson - The Great Escape