taken by trees

oh how I long to go walk in the woods. not the woods around here, somewhere far far away. the gray skies are getting a little bit too much. I want to look up and only see green. with the help of these 3d photos and the following music: i'm there.

you should come too...

Memory tapes - Plain material

Taken by trees - My boys

High Places - Jump in

today is now - uno

so, I'm going to try and start a new segment on GH every week where I post a nice little playlist of songs that i think are deserving of your attention. We'll see how it goes. Maybe (hopefully) every miercoles. This week includes some of my current favés like Washed Out and the xx. It's still a little hazy and summery, mainly because it's still hot as shit here.

Also, I've come across some awesome mid-century advertisements. I want to plaster them all over my walls. Check em out. Sorry, not very clever today.

The xx - Hot like fire

Smith Westerns - Be my girl

Best Coast - Something in the way

Washed Out - Belong

Pictureplane - Cyclical Cyclical (Atlantis)

otoño shows

I'm well aware of our little recession going on, but you need to figure out now how you're going to finance all the shows you'll be going to this fall. So, you can suck it up and go to these awesome shows, or sit at home and sulk... your choice. (These are all Atlanta shows, btw).

August 28th

Toro y moi, EAR PWR - 529, $5

Toro y moi - Timed Pleasure

September 9th

Micachu & the shapes, Chairlift - Drunken Unicorn, $10

Micachu & the shapes - Golden phone

September 10th

Ida maria, Ladyhawke - Variety Playhouse, $22

Ladyhawke - Morning dreams

September 30th

Chairlift, Phoenix - Variety Playhouse, SOLD OUT

Phoenix - Lisztomania (Star guitar remix)

October 4th

Ganglians, Wavves - The Earl, $10

Wavves - Cool jumper

October 5th

Beach House, Grizzly Bear - Variety Playhouse, $20

October 7th

Ruby suns, Dodos - The Earl, $10

scotland calling

as I sit and watch this spectacular youtube video of Calvin Harris sonically molesting hot women it painfully reminds me of my days in ye olde Scotlandia. From the disgusting food to the school I taught at (lovingly nicknamed 'Little Bosnia'), I can't help but get a little teary-eyed. So, while you're spending your saturday dicking around youtube too, remember the simpler times...

Calvin Harris - Flashback

cruel verano

I've decided that I'm over summer. Everyone I know is getting all color and bothered. Everything is better in the fall: weather, clothes, televison-- I can't think of anything else, but that's all that matters anyway.

Through my keen senses of observation I have also noticed that summer makes everyone bored and mean. So, this goes out to y'all

New Boyz - You're a jerk

cover me bad

I love me a good cover, especially if it reworks the original. It's even better when they make you want to die, which I feel like these covers do. So tragic, so emotional, so good! Yeah, not much to say here, just listen...

Goodbooks - Only you

Julian Lynch - Time after time

people don't baile no more

as the hazy summer smoke clears a shining beacon of light is starting to shimmer through. That shining brilliance is over-produced dance music from europe... obviously. It's true what they say: people really don't dance no more, but I'm pretty sure these new jams from Calvin Harris and Simian Mobile Disco will make you want to move uncontrollably (or as non-whites call it: dancing). Try not to smile too much when you listen to The Rain. Oh, how I've missed fun.

Calvin Harris - The Rain

Simian Mobile Disco - Audacity of Huge

barfasaurus wrecks

so, yesterday may have been the worst dia-of-mi-vida. I woke up dizzy and in a horrible mood: girls. Then I proceeded to puke all day, maybe due to an unknown pain killer I took. Then I watched the Degrassi movie, which was the most shiteous creation of all time. Further ruining my image of Degrassi (I'm lookin' at you Drake). Anywho, as I lay on my (death) bed, the only thing that helped me through was the xx. Awesome band; just what I needed. Watch them prove it with this video:

the xx - infinity

leave me alone

In case you didn't know, Michael Jackson is dead. His body couldn't handle all the hate and injustices in the world-- or drug intake, so he faded into large amounts of money and record sales. He'll also shoot off the screen into your eyes one last time in a partially 3D movie this fall. Luckily, I love 3D movies, or else I'd be appalled. Oh, and I also like MJ, so here are some dulce versions of his songs (even more here):

Discovery - I want you back

M. Pyres - I'll be there

Toro y Moi - Human Nature (Personal favorito)

Julian Lynch - Leave me alone

Family Portrait - Will you be there

P.S. Why does George Lucas look so fucking smug? Doesn't he know he destroyed my childhood dreams the day he considered Hayden Christensen's resumé?