Lollapalooza 2010

Just got back in town from what was an awesome Lolla 2010 experience!!!! (Just watched my cat eat a fly) Will be doing a short write up on all the bands I saw during the 3 day festival so look forward to that! Here is the breakdown of all the bands I remember watching:

• Friday:

Rocknoceros, Dirty Projectors, Caspa, Hot Chip, Chromeo, Lady Gaga, The Strokes

• Saturday:

Stars, The XX, WolfgangGartner, Metric, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Rusko, Pheonix

• Sunday:

Neon Hitch, Yeasayer, Erykah Badu, MGMT, Arcade Fire

You may have seen the wasted guy vs. flip flops from coachella, well here is Lollas version...

minus the flip flops

Grimestep

Long time, no post. But I think I'll make up for it with the goodies I'm bringing. Feast your ears on Gritt, and if his name doesn't tell you what to expect, I don't know what will. Hell Yeah is just one of those songs that makes you feel like the apocalypse is going to happen as soon as you press play (but in a good way, if that's possible). I think the best way to describe this one is to simply say that Hiroshima is LUCKY that we didn't decide to drop this on them instead, give it a listen and you'll know what I mean. Nowadays, what post would be complete without an Ellie Goulding remix? So that's what you're getting. Still heavy, but nowhere near as massive as Gritt, this remix of Lights by Eyes is sure to be a party favorite (kind of like Cheetos, or beer). Ok so now to take you back down to Earth a little bit, which is ironic because the band's name is Mansions On The Moon. Check out the video for She Makes Me Feel. I was going to just post the song, but I think it would be doing the song an injustice to post it without the music video, especially for the first time listening. To steal a line from film critics: "It is visually stunning." I just cannot stop listening to this song, and I think these guys are going to blow up in the very near future. Give it a shot and there is zero disappointment in your future my friends. I have to throw one more in just because the guy gets an A for comedic creativity with his name. Hoodie Allen is a fresh face in the rap game, and a lot of people that hear him think he sounds like Jay-Z vocally, which I don't hear but decide for yourself. All of you kids born in the late 80's are going to love some of his references too, Nicktoons anyone? Happy listening everyone!

Gritt - Hell Yeah

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Ellie Goulding - Lights (Eyes Dubstep Remix)

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Mansions On The Moon - She Makes Me Feel

Hoodie Allen - You Are Not A Robot

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Proceed to get what you Need.

SHARK WEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK

Why I love Shark Week:






'Nuff Said.

EDIT: No, haters, I don't ever get tired of sharks jumping out of the water and biting faces.

Neon Hitch mashes it up

(Benny, Neon and a very large pitcher of mohito)

If you don't know about Neon yet then you might as well get on the wagon now and start bumpin her jams because if she was a bag of popcorn she would be poppin so loudly in your home microwave. Screw the microwave though and just put her in your speakers! Neon has quite the unique past compared to most of us, growing up a gypsy lifestyle in the England countryside, constantly traveling, avoiding the law, and not having many of the things we take for granted in our lives. I wish I could find the documentary of her when she was a youngin' but it is evading me at the moment. Over the 3-4 years that I have known and listened to Neon her voice has found its home and has developed beautifully. Her style is spot on for the covers/mashups below so please enjoy them as much as I did! I'm sure she has many thanks to give to Benny Blanco as he has worked with her on many of her songs and her debut album. I guarantee that you will hear about Neon again in the near future, maybe as soon as a year from now! Just this time last year I was seeing Ke$ha perform on a stage in front of maybe 100 people at most and now she's on tour with Rhianna, which is not selling out btw! I wonder why... maybe the video below will help. Thanks to my beautiful girlfriend Meredith for showing me the parody!

Below you'll also find a few mashups by Neon, one of which was just released today. They're all fantastic so peep them and hit the link to download them to your brain/computer.

What Starry Eyes Know (Two Door Cinema Club vs. Ellie Goulding) - Neon Hitch

Check out an older post on Ellie HERE

Neon Hitch - Drop it Like its Hot (Snoop Dogg cover) <33333333

Neon Hitch - Billionaire (Who Fuckin' Cares) (Travie McCoy cover)

~Only the humble should be rich~

Neon Hitch - Cooler Than Me - Sia vs Mike Posner (Posner cover) <33333

Mike's album dropping the 10th!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Ke$ha you are poop, here is why.


**UPDATE**

Neon's Documentary! MUST WATCH

Speakerboxxxed

Enter bass. Enter guitars. Enter old-western sounding whistle straight out of Three-stacks to Yuma. The Train Pt. 2 is just one of 15 reasons to cop Big Boi's current release Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day. Backed by the Atlanta-based trio Organized Noize (see "So Fresh, So Clean, Player's Ball), Big Boi rips the countless posers in the rap-game . The production really does it for me, with an instrumental interlude making up a good portion of the song. And to stay in the Outkast groove, included below is the Chicago-based group Hypnotic Brass Ensembles rework of "SpottieOttieDopalicious" off their Heritage EP.

The Train Pt. 2 - Big Boi ft. Sam Chris (prod. by Organized Noize)

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble- Spottie

"GET EM"
Props to Earmilk for DL

Droold

In an effort to expand our followers base I am going to begin writing about topics other than just music and media that are on my mind during any given day. Seeing as how I get a chubby every time a see a flashy/shiny new gadget I will certainly share my thoughts about the latest and greatest electronic goods.

First up will be the Droid X. The new Droid X was recently released on the Big Red (Verizon) to take on the iPhone4. In my opinion the iPhone is an incredible piece of technology but I just can't give up the amazing service and coverage I get with big red!!! Since my blackberry broke the week the Droid X was released I decided to wake up at 7AM on release day and get my hands on that 4.3" screen. Although the display is not as pretty as the iPhone, it is big! By big I mean no midget is holding this in one hand. The display is so large that it beats out most GPS navigation units and the google maps/navigation is unbelieavably perfect. Although the phone is tall it is very very thin from the side and a slight curve at the top helps hold on to the phone or pull it out of your tight ass pant pocket. Think, Motorola razor but with a whole lot of upgrades. On to the deets:

The Goodies:

• 8 fucking mega pixel camera takes beautiful shots even in the dark with the assistance of not one, but TWO flashes! Overkill? no, just amazing. check out the sample below.
• 4 physical buttons to orient you through the many apps and features the phone offers.
• 1 1/8th inch headphone jack for any pair of regular headphones
• 1 HDMI out, yes you just read hdmi. Cable isn't included with the phone but if you find yourself needing this feature you can scoop one up for $20.
• 1 micro USB connection for loading everything you need onto this bad boy. The included 16GB memory card and the internal 8 Gb's are very legit and this adds up to a better purchase than the iphone. More memory for less mone
• 512 Mb of Ram for multitasking
• 720p video recording
• Separate mic for noise cancellation as well as one more for video capture
• FM radio! What? This is getting pretty excessive but I sure do like it
• The ability to act as a hotspot for other electronic devices such as laptops and other smart phones (extra fee with Verizon)
• So many apps that are quality and the majority are free
  

The Bad:

• Freezes up some times, maybe once-twice a week
• It is big, but this only gets in the way slightly like when I look in the mirror and it looks like a TI-83 is in my pocket
• Usually need a charge mid day to keep the phone happy
• Scared about dropping such a pretty phone
• Display is not as glorious and beautiful as some other like the Incredible or the iPhone4
  

Overall:
Very pleased with the phone and with the Android 2.1 OS! Update is coming soon to the 2.2 I believe. Very pleased with my decision so far, it has come in so handy every single day since I have had it! The Android OS has caught up to Apple and the iPhone in such a short period of time and although it is not secure as the iPhone's software all it takes are some preventative measures and you can eliminate that threat by not visiting sketchy websites and downloading apps that don't have any reviews. Going from a blackberry I am very happy with the phone so much more to do when I'm in the bathroom :D

Photo:

Test, Test, T-T-T-T-TEST

First Post. Stressed. Knuckles white. Sweat dripping down the back of my neck. Eyes Red. Pressure building. IBS flare up imminent. Must make grand introduction like nothing the world of indie-hip hop and folk-house-americana mash ups the world has ever seen.

So...I'll talk about why I don't think anyone should listen to Vampire Weekend. And by anyone, I mean you. Vampire fucking Weekend. I don't even care why they called it that, worst name ever. Werewolf Afternoon is way better. Nosferatu Night? Dracula Daytime? All of these > Vampire Weekend.

"But but but they are so original, their music is so new and different and pushing boundaries and" no. no no no. It is not different. It is twice apprehended! COPYING AND MOCKERY I TELL YOU.

Soweto or soukous rythms combined with pop music. Where have I heard this before.



BAM.

Quote from the lord of pop culture, wiki-pedia: "Vampire Weekend was dubbed the "whitest band" by Christian Lander, the creator of the site Stuff White People Like." Hipsters of the world, please take your jhorts elsewhere. Vampire f'ing Weekend just got pwned by Paul Simon. The entire "Graceland" album is better than anything some rich kids from Columbia University ever made.

PS. I could call you special sauce, and special sauce, you can call me Todd.
PPS. Sorry for the haterade, interwebs! From here on out its nothing but cream cheese and sunshine, word up.

Epicness

Chewie and monster squirrel join forces against the gotdamnnazis.
The real reason the 3rd Reich fell
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