secondstar

The good people at 3hive posted about these guys yesterday. This is a pretty darn good little ep so I thought I would re post it for the 8 people a month that look at my blog. The band is called secondstar. They sound to me like the Fleet Foxes mixed with a little Neil Young. If you like what you hear, they are offering their ep for free here.

New Mix

This is for my buddy Chiesa. Hope you enjoy it.

Mr. Warm Fuzzy

My pal Mr. Warm Fuzzy has a site full of all things that are good. Check it out, it WILL make your day better.

The Avett Brothers

The EP from The Avett Brothers is now available on iTunes. It includes three songs, all from the new album. I have listened to this several times now, and I think it's pretty good. I'm a little concerned by how "polished" the songs sound. Regardless, it should be a great album when it comes out in September. I am looking forward to seeing them at Red Butte Gardens in August. Here is one of their new songs. Enjoy.

I And Love And You (Album Vers...

R.I.P. Michael

This record was played at least a thousand times at my house when I was a kid. I even had a Thriller birthday party, where we rented the Thriller VHS from the Sounds Easy, gathered around the TV and watched all 20 minutes of the best music video ever made. Thanks for making a couple decent records and a REALLY cool video game before you went cuckoo.

BEAT IT - Michael Jackson

new mix

for your listening pleasure...

UNKLE

This is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time. The band is called UNKLE, the song is called Heaven. The video was directed by Spike Jonze! Check it out.

Japandroids!

Japandroids are a two-piece band out of Vancouver Canada. Their Album "Post-Nothing" just came out on the 29th of April. It is my favorite CD I've heard so far this year. I have listened to this several times and the only way I can describe them is, a guitar and drums punch to the face! You can buy their record from iTunes or Insound, and listen to a couple of their songs on their MySpace page. I highly highly recommend them.

Perfect For A Day Like Today

My friend Kasey reminded me of this song and how perfect it is for a day like today. "Sunshine" is the perfect song to roll down the windows and blast for everyone to hear. I love Atmosphere. The full song can be listened to by clicking the link below the player.

Sunshine - Atmosphere

The Replacements

Ahhhhhh, The Replacements. I love them. This album is from 1981 and it's still as good as ever. It does not fit into any genre, mixing hardcore elements with punk and good old rock-n-roll. Check it out. Also, check out lala to stream and buy digital music for a very reasonable price. It's a great alternative over iTunes, especially because you get to preview an entire song or album, not just 30 second snipets.

Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out...

from the ipod® vol. 1

a new mix, created randomly from music that is currently on my ipod®, enjoy.

poor Brock

a shocking report from the onion. we might be doomed.

ninjas

they roared their terrible roars

"Where The Wild Things Are" has been made into a movie. It is directed by Spike Jonze. It comes out in October and from the looks of this trailer it's going to be awesome.

cate the poet

My 8 (almost 9) year old daughter Cate loves to write. Last night she wrote her first poem, at least the first one that she's been willing to share with us.

"Spike"

I have a fish.
Only he just sits there.
I haven't fed him since last year.
I hope he can still hear.
I wonder if he's died?
His name is Spike.
We're at the doctor's to see what's wrong with him.
It's our turn.
The doctor says he's died.
He flushed him down the toilet.
I said bye to Spike.

vampire weekend

Here is Vampire Weekend doing a brand new song on the Jimmy Fallon show. The song is called "White Sky". It's a very cool song.

beastie boys

Go here to see a great performance of "So Whatcha Want" by the Beastie Boys. This is from '92 and it was performed on the Arsenio Hall show. Stay tuned for special guests at the end.

walmart

I hate Walmart. I hate their stupid tight-spaced parking lots. I hate how crowded they are. I hate how dirty and unorganized they are. I hate that they are so darn cheap that it forces me to shop there, which is no one's fault but my own. However, I hate Walmart. I had to go to Walmart today to get Max a bike for his birthday. It was a simple task. I knew the exact bike I was to purchase, I knew where to find it, it couldn't have been any easier. Until, I get back to the bikes and the one I want, of course, isn't in the contraptions that they use to suspend the bikes. I do notice however that there is ONE hanging from the ceiling with about a jillion other bikes. That's when it got fun, because now I have to find an employee. With the help of my friend D, we track down someone in the bike vicinity and ask him to get the bike down for us. I think we might have ruined his day. He said that he would go find someone and we waited. After 5 or so minutes, it seemed like 20, he comes back, he has no ladder or cherry-picker and no one else with him. "Which bike is it?" he asks. I point out the bike to him, by then another Walmart dude shows up. He asks which bike is it, and i go through trying to point way up into the sky at the one bike in a sea of millions that I need. Then they both dissappear for several minutes. Finally the original guy shows up with the bike. Boom just like that. I was very happy that the ordeal was finally over and I got Max's bike. He had better love it.

Olly Olly Oxen Free

Bishop Allen has posted their new video to the song "Dimmer". It is meant to be a throw back to the early MTV days, when they used to play music videos, and it turned out very cool. A special thanks to my pal Sean for sharing this.

Springville Museum of Art

So we went to Springville today and visited the Museum of Art which happens to be the oldest art museum in Utah. They have a few exhibits going on. The Lincoln exhibit, the Russian art of the Soviet era exhibit and the Utah High School Student Art Showcase. We walked through all three exhibits, and they were all very cool but, the High School Art exhibit was the best. There are some amazing artists out there. It was really refreshing to me to see that most of the pieces were hand drawn or painted or scratched or shot with a camera. Digital media was not really represented. The High School exhibit is going on until March 27, everyone should check it out, it's free too. Give your selves some culture and go.

annie and i outside of the museum.

cate and max outside of the museum. max is mad they won't let him ride his skateboard.

cate and max by the sweet cowboy sculpture.

mixtime

here is a new mix check it out.

Say Hi

Say Hi is a great band based out of Seattle. They started out life as Say Hi To Your Mom, releasing their first album in 2002. Their newest album "Oohs And Aahs" was released March 3 on Barsuk Records. You can check out one of their songs below.

Say Hi - Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh