The Neighbourhood - Female Robbery

I followed my hunch and listened to the entire album by The Neighbourhood. It's fantastic. If you're familiar with DJ Muggs' amazing record DUST then you know the Noir Hop version of Greg Duli's Twilight Singer's Fat City (Slight Return). The Neighbourhood's I Love You is a record with a very similar tone.

Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster - Now Animated!!!

No matter how many times I listen to this it doesn't lose its effect. And now it's animated. Admit it - we all wanted to see Chewbacca's severed head. What's that say about us?

New Track by The Neighbourhood - West Coast

Wow. Old School G-Funk? Really? I only have time to listen to it once (449am - gotta go gotta go). It might work though...

I've really fallen in love with The Neighbourhood's first single "Sweater Weather" - just waiting to see if KROQ (which is usually on often in the shared space at work when I don't have my iPod on) beats it to death for me. If you missed that one, give it two or three listens - me thinks it will grow on you.

Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Wouldn't say they're the best band ever, but they might have written the best songs ever.

Definitely his favorite:

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You Lust - The Flaming Lips Live @ GoogaMooga

Courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan, who have an AWESOME spread on this, with several more videos and a wealth of fantastic photos here!!!

RIP Ray Manzarek w/ Two Keyboard-Heavy #'s by The Doors

RIP Ray Manzarek. These are not only my two favorite songs by The Doors, but both have some bad ass keys courtesy of the late/great Mr. Manzarek. Not to Touch the Earth's dissonant keyboard breakdown really cements my feeling that this song is LSD turned transmogrified into musical form. And Strange Days - I always think of the scene in Oliver Stone's The Doors that this song plays over, with Nico in the Elevator. I really always felt that - and this is no dis to Krieger or Densmore - but if anyone in the band could understand or channel what Morrison was about, judging by his keyboards, it was Ray Manzarek.

image courtesy of LastFM

You'll be missed Mr. Manzarek.

David Lynch

Besides my wife/friends/family, David Lynch is the one human being who just makes me happy when I look at him.