The Weeknd

Strange combination of R&B and electronic low-fi...Frank Ocean and this guy are doing weird things with rhythm and blues...a genre of music that has had limited progression since the 90s. I like it.

Oh Yeah There's a New Death Cab For Cutie Song Out...

I didn't even know it was them at first...I've been hearing it everywhere. I thought it was Angels and Airwaves or something...which is why I brushed it off. This is no "transatlanticism" that's for sure. I'm on the fence. I understand the need to progress as musicians, but this doesn't sound cutting edge creatively, it just sounds generic.

Brother - Still Here

Its their new single. It's pretty cool.

Yuck.

Yes that's their name...and I rather like them.

What the Hell Dia Frampton!?

Ok so forgive me but I was just watching "The Voice" one of those post American Idol shows where singers duke it out in front of celebrity judges like Cee-lo Green and Christina Aguilera...ok so not my typical tv show (PBS was having a special on American crafts...) but I WAS BORED AND TIRED. Anyways I could barely believe my eyes when Dia Frampton came singing on stage. "Wasn't she already IN a band? Didn't she have a sister? Haven't I seen this band listed on the WARPED TOUR line up???" So anyways I was perplexed...
I have a few "Meg and Dia" songs! I liked them! Why Dia whyyyy.
 So I did a little digging...apparently the band is on hiatus now after releasing their 2009 album "Here, Here and Here" which I ironically posted on my blog wayyy back in '09. I still don't know how I feel about this...but my best guess is after Warner Brothers dropped them from their label (right after they switched from indie label Doghouse records) that they were label-less and therefore had nowhere else to turn. Then I found out that they had recorded a new record anyways...and it was released in April of 2011! So why aren't they touring? And why is Dia on the voice!? I'm still confused...

Pete Doherty.

I would just like to say although it is such a bummer that the Libertines are forever finished and done with Pete Doherty is still such a talented song writer...a bit late I know but "Last of the English Roses" is such a great song! I have been listening to it alllll day! It's tooo bad that Carl Barat and Pete can no longer work together, but Pete was always the more troubled and more talented musician. Hopefully he'll have a few more solo projects in the near future.

Africa Hitech

Well it ain't dubstep. But can't you just tell that Pitchfork gave them a rave review...fucking Pitchfork...But at least I can semi dance to this. Just semi though.