It’s kind of fitting that Cults’ bandcamp top cover page is of worshippers crumbling in front of some alter because since I’ve been listening to their two albums – the 2011 eponymous debut and the fresh release Static, which I’ve been streaming on the God-send that is NPR First Listen – I’ve been ready to... Continue Reading →
Video of the Day: Unknown Mortal Orchestra ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’
I don’t know, maybe it’s “Release Videos In My Favourite Places” Week because today Unknown Mortal Orchestra unleashed their video for “So Good At Being In Trouble”, parts of which was shot at the Venice beach promenade (and even features a muscle man I once rode the bus with from downtown) -- which also brings... Continue Reading →
Playlist: Nineties Nostalgia
I had THE BEST time jamming to “Smells Like the 90s” on VH1 this morning because it reminds of when the M in MTv stood for music and I could sit for hours watching music videos. And shout out to VH1 for keeping the video hits in their name and making their slogan “Absolutely none of today’s... Continue Reading →
Video of the Day: Solange ‘Losing You’
I know that everyone is talking about the return of Beyonce at the SuperBowl and now the world tour she’s just announced, but after watching the video for “Losing You”, I am IN LOVE with the younger (and more my type of gal) Knowles. It’s not just that the song kind of rocks or that... Continue Reading →
Song of the Day: PYYRAMIDS ‘Do You Think You’re Enough’
There are sometimes moments in songs that turn a pretty decent song into a “I always have to listen to this two times” kind of track – moments like in Broken Bells’ “The High Road” when it changes to “it’s too late to change your mind”; moments that take you from idle listening to hearing... Continue Reading →
Album of the Day: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down ‘We The Common’
The first time I encountered Thao & The Get Down Stay Down was at a free concert series in downtown Los Angeles and they were kind of fresh off the boat from Virginia, asking people for a ride or a place to stay or something, or they were going to Disneyland -- I can’t remember... Continue Reading →
Cover of the Day: Letters to Cleo ‘I want you to want me’
This is the original: There are different ways that we measure how time goes by and one of those is things in pop cultural history that remind you of where you were when it happened. The fact that Heath Ledger died five years ago is a little reminder of how quickly the years go and... Continue Reading →
Song of the Day: Javelin – Nnormal
Just be prepared because your mind may be blown a little. When the song first comes on (after you get past some eerie beeping) you definitely hear hip-hop and you definitely feel something in your nerves that makes them twitch in a dance-y fashion. But this song goes just beyond that and takes you into... Continue Reading →
New Track: Cold War Kids -Miracle Mile
In all honesty, I have to say that I am still unsure of the direction that the Cold War Kids’ music seems to be headed in – the sound that started in their previous album, Mine Is Yours, and seems to be developing further in their new single “Miracle Mile”. The reason why I loved... Continue Reading →
Two New Songs and One Old One
Happy New year and all that – in the spirit of resolutions and kind of being in charge of my destiny AND doing what I love, I’ve decided to make real all the ideas that I’ve had for Dear Music, I love you that float around in my head when I listen to tunes. The... Continue Reading →
Dear Music, I Love You 