Straight chillin'.
6.28.2010
6.26.2010
6.17.2010
6.16.2010
Reggie Watts Tours With Conan O'Brien
Perhaps the second greatest moment to seeing my beloved Conan O'Brien from the fourth row at Atlanta's Fox Theater on Monday (yes, I finally got tickets people! Dream come true!), was watching his incredibly talented, original and nearly indescribable opening act, Reggie Watts.
A Seattle based performer, Watts' shows are taking unsuspecting audiences by surprise all over the US and Canada. A mixture of comedy, beat-boxing, rapping, singing, acting and even a little dancing, this performance was unlike anything I have ever seen. While layering his beat-boxing sounds and lyrics using a recorder to mix and create music in front of live audiences, Reggie also displays his talents in acting - shifting in and out of different characters and accents. One minute he's a British man telling you a nonsensical story and the next he's pretending to recite poetry in French.
No matter who he's impersonating, one thing is for sure - you will not want to miss it! I highly recommend catching his live show whenever he's in a city near you. Upcoming tour dates can be found on his website (linked above).
A Seattle based performer, Watts' shows are taking unsuspecting audiences by surprise all over the US and Canada. A mixture of comedy, beat-boxing, rapping, singing, acting and even a little dancing, this performance was unlike anything I have ever seen. While layering his beat-boxing sounds and lyrics using a recorder to mix and create music in front of live audiences, Reggie also displays his talents in acting - shifting in and out of different characters and accents. One minute he's a British man telling you a nonsensical story and the next he's pretending to recite poetry in French.
Here are two of my favorite Reggie Watts videos. The first is from back in 2008, and showcases his talents in mixing sounds to create unique songs on the spot. The second, (which I must warn viewers - has very explicit content), is a music video for his hilarious song "F*ck Sh*t Stack", which he performed live on Monday night.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
6.12.2010
Best Chill Song of 2010
This one has been playing on repeat for the past two weeks. A huge thanks to our friends at EarBlessings for this cool summer jam.
6.06.2010
5.26.2010
5.24.2010
Jimmy Choo Sneakers
Jimmy Choo has come out with a new line of sneakers that embody all the class of the stiletto. These puppies will set you back a cool $565.00 for the Miami style (low sneaker) and $495.00 for the Tokyo style (High tops).
I'll take the black high tops in a size 9, please.
5.20.2010
5.14.2010
Eat. Pray. Love.
Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat. Pray. Love. is a fantastic memoir chronicling her year-long soul searching journey through Italy, India and Indonesia.I recently saw the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of this best seller (in theaters August 13th), and I'm proud to report that it looks just as promising - complete with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem and James Franco, to name a few.
Check it out for yourself along with some gorgeous stills from the film (sorry guys, this is a chick's only recommendation).
5.10.2010
New Deftones
What is it about this man's voice that makes me feel like a popsicle on the 4th of July?
5.06.2010
Disconnect From Desire
Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells (consisting of members Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines, and identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, formerly of On! Air! Library!) recently announced the 2010 release of their second album Disconnect from Desire, which follows 2009’s Alpinisms. Set to release on July 13, little has surfaced regarding the content of their new album, except for the track list below.
10 The Wait
Here’s a flash back at one of my favorite songs called “Half Asleep” from their debut album last year.
1 Windstorm
2 Heart Is Strange
3 Dust Devil
4 I L U
5 Babelonia
6 Joviann
7 Cammarilla
8 Dial
9 Bye Bye Bye10 The Wait
Here’s a flash back at one of my favorite songs called “Half Asleep” from their debut album last year.
4.29.2010
4.27.2010
4.24.2010
Brand New Crystal Castles
Haven't gotten a chance to give the new Crystal Castles album (with the same title) the proper listening it deserves, but I thought I'd share that it is now available for download on itunes.
Here's the first song I sampled.
4.23.2010
WTF?!?!?!
Ok, I'm sorry but I'm going to be an annoying tween for about 5 seconds and squeal!
KRISTEN STEWART WAS AT COACHELLA AND I FIND OUT ABOUT THIS AFTER I GET BACK?!
Wow, I don't even know what to say right now so I'll let these pictures speak for themselves.
Just when I thought this girl couldn't get any cooler. I'm in love.
4.21.2010
Gifts from Coachella
Though I'm sure it's been said more times than you'd like to hear, it's worth repeating - Coachella 2010 was incredible.
Now for the real treat - for those of you who missed music's most incredible weekend, the Coachella fairy has come to bestow three gifts to help you get a taste of the glory.
Dj's John Beaver and Thomas Radman have created two mixed CD's featuring artists from this year's festival, and as a bonus, they've also compiled a 10 year anniversary mix - all available for FREE download.
The duo has been creating the Coachella Mixes since 2004 purely in the spirit of the festival, starting as an idea to make something for Coachella fans to listen to on the long ride home.
The mixes quickly turned into an annual tradition and include songs from artists playing at the current Coachella blended in the style of a dance DJ mix. The end result is an Indie Rock/ Pop/ Dance music mash up of all things Coachella.
Enjoy!
(Photo courtesy of our dear friend at Ear Blessings)
The sold out festival (rumored to have more than 70,000 in attendance), was nothing short of a magical joyfest for music lovers of all genres. I actually got to see six of my top ten desired song performances and experienced my first ever camping adventure, complete with two showers by water bottle.
Everything from the music, the people, the food (fresh farmer's market produce, organic coffee huts and a Ruth Chris Steak House booth), to the facilities, and even the crazy characters roaming around the desert, absolutely exceeded my expectations.
For those of you who have asked, my favorite performances were: the XX (during which the Coachella main stage actually caught on fire - no joke, check out the pic below), Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Miike Snow, MGMT, Hot Chip, Phoenix, Major Lazer, The Avett Brothers, Jay Z, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Yeasayer and Florence and the Machine.
Aside form the music, Coachella is almost equally defined by the crazy characters and costumes seen roaming about at any given time. Below are two videos of some of my favorite Coachella characters. I actually got to dance with this first guy in the Elmo costume, and the second guy who I found on the Coachella Web site, is just a hilarious drunk.
Now for the real treat - for those of you who missed music's most incredible weekend, the Coachella fairy has come to bestow three gifts to help you get a taste of the glory.
Dj's John Beaver and Thomas Radman have created two mixed CD's featuring artists from this year's festival, and as a bonus, they've also compiled a 10 year anniversary mix - all available for FREE download.
The duo has been creating the Coachella Mixes since 2004 purely in the spirit of the festival, starting as an idea to make something for Coachella fans to listen to on the long ride home.
The mixes quickly turned into an annual tradition and include songs from artists playing at the current Coachella blended in the style of a dance DJ mix. The end result is an Indie Rock/ Pop/ Dance music mash up of all things Coachella.
Enjoy!
(Photo courtesy of our dear friend at Ear Blessings)
4.20.2010
Little d's Top 5 Coachella Performances
Here are a few of my favorite performances from the weekend...
5. Silvia - Miike Snow
4. Crystalised - The xx
3. Ready, Able - Grizzly Bear
2. Empire Ants - Gorillaz Feat. Little Dragon
1. And It Rained All Night - Thom Yorke
As expected Thom Yorke blew me away. I think he and Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon should get together and make sweet music. Just a thought..
4.13.2010
Conan on TBS
If you didn't get your hands on tickets to Conan's sold out nation-wide summer comedy tour (which began yesterday and concludes in Atlanta on June 14th), never fear!
An avid Coco-lover myself, I'm still on the hunt for tickets to his show in Atlanta. If you're selling any, please let me know!
The red-headed king of comedy has announced his return to late-night television on cable's comedy channel, TBS. The show will air in November and play at 11 p.m. four nights a week (Monday through Thursday), sliding George Lopez's show to midnight.
An avid Coco-lover myself, I'm still on the hunt for tickets to his show in Atlanta. If you're selling any, please let me know!
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