i am no good for you

i just saw this video for sia's new single and i am absolutely loving this shit. The song is great, yes, but the video is fucken genius. It reminds me more of her first album tittled "healing is difficult" that wasnt realesed in the US. I'm sure by now it's a little easier to find but it came out a little before her single "destiny" with zero 7 blew the fuck up. That whole album made me fall in love with her. Majority of the songs are about being fucked up or breaking up with someone whos fucked up. "breathe me" was a great single and an amazing song but i kinda felt like i wanted the sia i fell in love with back. Hopefully this song is some kinda of indication that she is. Here's a couple of songs from the first album. Enjoy...if you want.

So it seeems the assholes at Universal have restricted embedding the video so here is a link and the live version
Sia-Buttons Video



Get me-Sia

I'm not important MP3-Sia

Healing is Difficult-Sia

don't forget your on your own

Lately I've been getting really bored with dance music in general. Seems everyone is forgoing vocals for a repetitive "vocal sample" that is synthesized and distorted. Yesterday i decided to come to work early and work a little overtime, after the first couple of hours i was already looking for diversions when i stumbled across Marsheaux. They kinda remind me of client. Not just for the obvious reason, i mean yes they are two hot girls playing catchy synth pop music but with titles like "dream of a disco" and "what a lovely surprise"...i had a sense that i was gonna love them. Once i heard the cover of promise i was sold...that song has always been able somehow transport me back to high school for some reason. Love it. Repping a label i have never heard(Undo Records), they apparently have 2 albums both available for purchase on their myspace. I am so getting my hands on a copy fo sho'....way to excited about finding this band. To top things off when i came in to work today(another early day) Cheri sent me links to their videos on youtube. Watch and cream boys.



hanging on



Popcorn



pure

Another great find yesterday is the band Itenef. Big up s to fucken Greece for beings so god damn sexy. These guys have more of a history in the electronic music world. before becoming Itenef the went by the name Trance 95 in the mid 80's. Drawing less from bands like Soft Cell and Depeche Mode, they sound more like a really sexy Kraftwerk or a more human Cabaret Voltaire. I wasn't able to find any videos other than one they released while still trance 95.



Desire to desire 88

So with all that said i guess my love of synth pop will never die. Guess I'll just anxiously await a time when people realize pop doesn't have to mean devoid of emotion and depth. I'll end with my absolute favorite synth pop band of all time SOVIET. i would have this mans babies if it were possible. Love at first listen for me.



breakdown


Soviet-Breakdown mp3. in case you wanna download it. Peace bitches

time has come today

The time has finally come, as some of you that know me know that i have been waiting for these bitches to announce the LA date for the upcoming MIA tour. I finally got word yesterday and immediately bought my ticket...should have bought 2 but wasn't thinking thru all the excitement and blood rushing to my head. If you hadn't heard she is touring with some amazing talent. First off my girl Santi White who has since the breakup of her band Stiffed has started a solo project. I have heard the word MC being thrown around and while that is kinda accurate Santogold is so much more than that. Almost sounding like a completely different band she is moving into the world of dance music. The first time i heard it i thought it was very M.I.A.-esqe but alot of the songs switch up musical styles from dancehall, to indie pop and hip hop. Seriously i may be even slightly more excited to see her seeing as how i was never able to catch stiffed while they were together. Either way she was a perfect choice for a opening act. I'm assuming Amanda Blank will go on first seeing as she has the least amount of exposure as of yet. She is someone i would consider more along the lines of an MC but equally as brilliant of a choice for an opening act. The 3 women represent a new school of DIY genre-hopping artists. They will be at the echoplex in echo park on the 30th. I'm hoping to get there as early as possible to not miss any of these 3. If you haven't gotten tickets yet there may still be some available online but i did hear that they would also have some at the door the night of the event.

Also on a completely different topic I was chatting with my girl Cheri talking about what the fuck they're putting in baby formula now adays. Seems kids are not only hotter and seem more grown faster but they are also more in the know then alot of people my age. Its crazy, I attribute it to the internet. I mean yes, it was available when we were younger but not used by so many people as today. You can really know just about everything going on in the underground if you have the time to look...and who has more free time then teenage kids so i guess it makes perfect sense. Anyways 2 notable teens doing the damn thing i found online today are rye rye a 16 year old rapper/dancer out of Baltimore,MD. Check out the song "shake it to the ground" and "reasons"....bitch straight sampled earth, wind and fire. If that's not impressive for a 16 year old girl i don't know what is. Just take a look at her musical influences and you get an idea of what I'm talking about. While on her page i got linked to Makrophone another kid not even old enough to buy tobacco related products. Check out his remixes of Pull up the people by MIA and Brooklyn Lovin' by the late great Biggie. Seriously me and cheri were both creaming over the MIA remixes and I'm usually not a big fan of remixes but he did a great job. The thing is it isn't over done...he's not shoving his hipness down our already over stuffed throats. I was just impressed at the amount of talent and the knowledge of music these kids have seemed to posses at such a young age. Makes me feel like i wasted my teen years obsessing over Tori Amos B-sides. haha. Peace out heffas.