music alert: black cab sessions

everyone needs to check this out. the black cab sessions basically consists of bands getting in a cab and playing one song in one take. the idea is super simple, but provides for an extremely intimate performance from some amazing musicians. i have attached performances by my morning jacket and spoon, but please check out the website. there is a whole slew of awesome performances. check out sunset rubdown, fleet foxes, and the cool kids. all of these are pretty good.

......does anyone find it weird that jim james is wearing a cloak????



black cab sessions

blog alert: hypebeast

i don't really know how to describe this blog, but it basically consists of just about anything to do with style. it features a lot of shoes and clothing designs, but it also touches upon music and other urban trends out there. i find it pretty interesting. most of the stuff is pretty out there. anyways.....i guess the only way to truly understand is to check it out!!!

hypbeast.com

interesting!!!

i was surfing the net last night and i came across some pictures of this dog. a picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case...two pictures are worth two thousand words!!! enjoy!!!!

the death of rolling stone!!!!

back before the internet became the ultimate source of knowledge i frequently read magazines. one of my favorite magazines growing up was rolling stone. i looked forward to every issue due to the fact that it provided pretty reliable music stories and recommendations. i can remember my freshman year of college by what issue of rolling stone i was reading at a certain time. well i don't know if anyone else has noticed, but we are witnessing the death of a legendary magazine. the same magazine that produced the unforgettable photo of lennon clinging to yoko naked in bed has now almost completely abandoned music. i can barely even flip through an issue anymore without feeling complete disgust for the magazine. it is now almost completely dedicated to politics. i love politics, but lets let the political magazines handle it. rolling stone needs to get back to its roots and rededicate itself to music.

ps. i wonder who rolling stone endorses!!! hahaha.

pss. this will be my first and most likely only ranting i do on this blog. sorry for being such a complainer.

album alert: department of eagles: in ear park

so this one might be a little late, but i still think it deserves to be mentioned. about a month ago a friend sent me a copy of in ear park by department of eagles. i just barely got around to listening to this album and it is literally amazing. many of you might be familiar with grizzly bear. department of eagles is somewhat of a side project of daniel rossen from grizzly bear. the sound is similar to grizzly bear, but i personally feel this album is even better and more creative than grizzly bear's critically acclaimed yellow house. seriously this stuff is pretty interesting. i swear it should be illegal to listen to this on anything but vinyl. every listen seems like some kind of time warp. this is definitely one of those albums that takes time to grow. give it a couple listens and i guarantee you will see the genius that is department of eagles.

ps. if you've never heard grizzly bear, you should also check them out. my friend and i saw them live about two years ago and it was a very impressive show.

video alert!!

I know i have posted a ton of stuff lately, but i was in idaho all weekend so the stuff kind of built up. i just saw this video on a track bike blog. the video is pretty interesting, but it mainly caught my eye because of the cinematography. there is a part within the first minute where it shows an overhead shot of the bike messenger cutting through traffic and then completely zooms out. check this scene out. it is pretty amazing!!!!

a letter to iraq!!!! (please read this!!!!!!)

i was reading through old opinion posts on the new york times website and i found this article by thomas friedman. most of you that follow this blog have probably realized that i really like thomas friedman. he offers a pretty straightforward evaluation of politics and economics. he wrote this article as if he were george w. writing a letter to the iraqi people. i love the way he wrote this piece and it is safe to say that most of us can agree with his point of view concerning iraq. please read this article. it is very short, but very interesting!!!!!!!!

a letter to iraq