my.Top.15.Songs.of.2019

myTop.15.Songs/Albums.of.2019

1. Cage the Elephant - “Goodbye” - Social Cue
2. TR/ST - “Slow Burn” - The Destroyer, Vol.2
3. White Lies - “Tokyo” - Five
4. The Drums - “Pretty Cloud” - Brutalism
5. The Faint - “Quench The Flame” - Egowerk
6. Metronomy - “Insecurity” - Metronomy Forever
7. FKA twigs - “fallen alien” - MAGDALENE
8. Brittany Howard - “Baby” - Jaime
9. Oliver Tree - “Hurt” - Single
10. Bleached - “Hard to Kill” - Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?
11. Ladytron - “You’ve Changed” - Ladytron
12. The Beaches - “Want What You Got” - The Professional EP
13. The Fat White Family - “Feet” - Single
14. Inhaler - “My Honest Face” - Single
15. !!! - “UR Paranoid” - Wallop 

Cage the Elephant came out with a AMAZING album that I couldn't stop listening to from start to finish.  Love that TR/ST did a Robyn, releasing to albums in parts.  The Drums "Pretty Cloud", is so different from what they do and I hope they continue with a dancy track again.  The Faint "Quench The Flame" reminds me of a freestyle tune for 2019.   And, if your a U2 fan, you should checkout, Inhaler!

As always, to hear the tunes, go to my website at: www.JDN73.com and go to PODCAST.  You can either download it or just press play.  Happy New Year and see you soon.

Cheers,

-j

my.Top.15.Songs.of.2018

My.Top.50.Songs/Albums.of.2018

1. We Were Promised Jetpacks - “Someone Else’s Problem” - The More | Sleep..
2. Editors - “Belong” - Violence 
3. Albert Hammond Jr. - “Muted Beatings” - Francis Trouble
4. YUNGBLUD - “I Love You, Will You Mary Me” - 21st Century Liability
5. Interpol - “Flight of Fancy” - Marauder
6. Young Fathers - “Toy” - Cocoa Sugar
7. The Presets - “14U+14Me” - Hi Viz
8. Fischerspooner - “Have Fun Tonight” - Sir
9. Franz Ferdinand - “Feel The Love Go” - Always Ascending 
10. Lykke Li - “better alone” - so sad so sexy
11. Shopping - “Control Yourself” - The Officially Body
12. The Voidz - “Leave It In My Dreams” - Virtue
13. DMA’s - Tape Deck Sick” - For Now
14. The Wombats - “Turn” - Beautiful People Will...
15. Santigold - “Run the Road” - I Don’t Want...
16. Liars - “Cred Woes” - Titles With the Word...
17. The Vaccines - “Maybe (Luck of the Draw)” - Combat Sports 
18. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - “How Long?” - Hope Downs 
19. Matthew Dear - “Horses (feat. Tegan & Sara) - Bunny
20. Digitalism - “Destination Breakdown” 
21. Muse - “The Dark Side” - Stimulation...
22. SWMRS - “Berkeley’s on Fire”
23. Adult. - “Does the Body Know?” - This Behavior 
24. Simian Mobile Disco - “Hey Sister (feat. The Deep Throat Choir)”  - Murmurations
25. Grapetooth - “Death” - Grapetooth
26. Blood Orange - “Nappy Wonder” - Negro Swam
27. Parquet Courts - “Wide Awake” - Wide Awake!
28. snny - “Let’s Not Pretend” 
29. Arctic Monkeys - “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino” - Tranquility Base Hotel...
30. Jungle - “Beat 54 (All Good Now)” - Forever
31. Superorganism - “Night Time” - Superorganism 
32. Youngblood Hawk - “Trust”
33. Alice Glass - “Mine”
34. Metric - “Now or Never Now” - Art of Doubt 
35. Sextile - “Disco” 
36. Zola Jesus - “Bound” - Okovi: Additions
37. Gorillaz - “Lake Zurich” - The Now Now
38. Little Boots - “Eros (feat. Planningtorock)” - Burn EP
39. Neneh Cherry - “Shot Gun Shack” - Broken Politics 
40. Loud Forest - “I’m Not Your Girl”
41. White Ring - “Leprosy”
42. Yuno - “No Going Back” - Moodie EP
43. James Bay - “Pink Lemonade” - Electric Light
44. Django Django - “Further” - Marble Skies
45. Mø - “Blur (feat. Foster the People)”
46. MorMor - “Waiting on the Warmth”
47. Mondo Cozmo - “Your Motherf**ker” - Your Motherf**ker E.P.
48. Ezra Furman - “Love You So Bad”
49. The Districts - “Nighttime Girls”
50. Flasher - “Slim Milk"

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myTop.50.Albums.&.Songs.of.2017

Top.50.Songs/Albums.of.2017

1. The Horrors- Something to Remind Me” - V
2. Fever Ray - “Mustn’t Hurry” - Plunge
3. The Killers - “The Calling” - Wonderful Wonderful 
4. Beth Ditto - “Do You Want Me To” - Fake Sugar
5. The Drums - “I’ll Fight for Your Life” - Abysmal Thoughts
6. Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - Flush (feat. Karen O)” - MILANO
7. Arcade Fire - “Put Your Money on Me” - Everything Now
8. LCD Soundsystem - “oh baby” - american dream
9. Future Island - “Cave” - The Far Field
10. alt-J - “Hit Me Like That Snare” - RELAXER 
11. HEALTH - “Life (PHANTOMS RMX)” - Disco3
12. Little Dragon - “Strobe Light” - Season High
13. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - “French Press” - French Press - EP
14. White Reaper - “The World’s Best American Band” - The World’s Best American Band
15. Findlay - “Fake Black Heart” - Greasy Love - EP
16. MGMT - “Little Dark Age” - Little Dark Age
17. Austra - “Future Politics” - Future Politics
18. RAC - “I Still Wanna Know (feat. Rivers Cuomo)” - Ego
19. ANOHNI - “Paradise” - Paradise - EP
20. Maxïmo Park - “Risk to Exist” - Singal
21. Milky Chance - “Doing Good” - Blossom
22. The Chain Gang of 1974 - “Slow” - Single
23. Sylvan Esso - “Kick Jump Twist” - What Now
24. DREAMCAR - “Born to Lie” - Dreamcar
25. Sir Sly - “Astronaut” - Don’t You Worry, Honey
26. AFI - “Feed From the Floor” - AFI (The Blood Album)
27. Coasts - “Heart Starts Beating” - Single
28. The xx - “I Dare You” - I See You
29. Mainland - “Permission Slip” - Single 
30. Phoenix - “J-Boy” - Ti Amo
31. Mondo Cozmo - “Higher”  - Single
32. Depeche Mode - “Fail” - Spirit
33. Slaves & Baxter Dury - “Steer Clear” - Take Control - Single
34. Bleachers - “Don’t Take the Money” - Single
35. Peachcake & Less Pain Forever - “Stop Acting Like You Know More About the Internet Cafe Than Me” - Single 
36. Zola Blood - “Good Love” - Infinite Games
37. Superet - “Who Is This Guy” - Single 
38. Marnie - “Lost Maps” - Single
39. Missy Elliot - “I’m Better (feat. Lamd)” - Single
40. Parquet Courts - “Dust” - Single
41. Alice Glass - “Forgiveness” - Single
42. The Orwells - “Heavy Head” - Terrible Human Beings 
43. Goldfrapp - “Moon in Your Mouth” - Silver Eye
44. Hercules & Love Affair - “Lies (feat. Gustaph)” - Omnion
45. Vince Staples - “Party People” - Big Fish Theory 
46. Blonder - “In and Out” - $5 - EP
47. Catholic Action - “L.U.V” - Single
48. Declan McKenna - “The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home” - Single
49. Cut Copy - “Standing In The Middle of the Field” - Haiku From Zero
50. Ride - “Weather Diaries” - Weather Diaries

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my.Top.50.(Songs/Albums).of.2016

Top.50.(Albums/Songs).of.2016

1. David Bowie - "Lazarus" - Blackstar
2. ANOHNI - "Drone Bomb Me" - HOPELESSNESS 
3. White Lies - "Take It out on Me" - Friends
4. Santigold - "Rendezvous Girl" - 99 Cents
5. Låpsley - "Tell Me the Truth" - Long Way Home
6. Glass Animals - "Youth" - How to Be a Human Being 
7. Banks & Steelz - "Wild Season (feat. Florence Welch)" - Anything But Words
8. Metronomy - "Old Skool" - Summer 08
9. Niki & The Dove - "Lost Ub" - Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now
10. Two Door Cinema Club - "Lavender" - Gameshow
11. Plague Vendor - "No Bounty" - BLOODSWEAT
12. Lizzo - "Ride" - Big Grrrl Small World
13. Run River North - "Run and Hide"
14. Bloc Party - "Only He Can Heal Me" - Hymns
15. Peter Bjorn and John - "Love Is What You Want" - Breakin' Point
16. Teleman - "Düsseldorf" - Brilliant Sanity
17. Savages - "Evil" - Adore Life
18. Formation - "All the Rest is Noise" - Under the Tracks - EP
19. Crystal Castles - "Fleece" - Amnesty (I)
20. IAMX - "Aphrodisiac" - Metanoia
21. Mainland - "Outcast"
22. Sia - "Cheap Thrills" - This is Acting
23. The Big Pink - "Hightimes" Empire Underground - EP
24. T.O.L.D - "There's No Truth" - It's Not About the Witches
25. Tiga - "3 Rules" - No Fantasy Required 
26. Coasts - "Golden City" - Coasts
27. Empire of the Sun - "Way to Go"
28. Little Green Cars - "Clair de Lune"
29. STRFKR - "Never Ever" - Being No One, Going Nowhere
30. The Coathangers - "Make It Right" - Nosebleed Weekend
31. Jagwar Ma - "O B 1" - Every Now & Then
32. Azealia Banks - "The Big Big Beat"
33. Digitalisim - "Destination Breakdown"
34. James Supercave - "Virtually a Girl" - Better Strange 
35. Pumarosa - "Priestess"
36. Warpaint - "So Good" - Heads Up
37. Tokyo Police Club - "PCH" - Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness, Pt. 1 - EP
38. Yeasayer - "I Am Chemistry" - Amen & Goodbye
39. Sir Sly - "Expectations"
40. Suuns - "UN-NO"
41. Lady Gaga - "Million Reasons"
42. The Stone Roses - "Beautiful Thing"
43. The Last Shadow Puppets - "Bad Habits"
44. Litany - "Work This Out"
45. The Zolas - "Freida on the Mountain"
46. Club Kuru - "Seesaw"
47. Tirman Kid - "Gotta Do Something"
48. Beaty Heart - "Slide to the Side"
49. Fat White Family - "Whitest Boy on the Beach"
50. Spring Kings - "It's so Dark" - Tell Me If You Like To

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September.10th...

On September.10th...I'll be part of the 85 handcrafted artist at Penelope Lane Boutique, "Fall Boutique" in Long Beach from 9a-3p.  It's a FREE event (No Cover Charge).  Come by and checkout what we have and maybe start your holiday shopping early. 

Dodgers.vs.Giants...

What original screen printed tee will you be wearing at the L.A. home game on August 23rd thru the 25th?  

To purchase, go to my etsy shop at:

www.etsy.com/shop/JDN73

Or

You can find it at my physical shop inside CRAFTED in San Pedro!

Also...

Find me...THIS WEEKEND (Saturday.Aug.20th) at Chinatown Summer Nights in the heart of DTLA historic Chinatown from 5-12am.  Come celebrate the last month of summer!!! 

See you at the Patchwork Show...

Find me at Santa Ana (May.29th) and Long Beach (June.12th) for the Patchwork Show.  It's FREE to attend and open from 11-5p on both dates.  Come by and find some unique gift(s) for the grad or Dad.  For more information, go to; www.Dearhandmadelife.com.  See you then.

-j

Trading Post 1908...THIS.WEEKEND

  This Friday (April.8th) and Saturday (April.9th), you will find me inside Anaheim Convention Center for Trading Post 1908.  It's a Antique, Vintage and Handmade Market. On Friday, it's a sip & shop for $25.oo (from 5p-9p) and Saturday, early bird entry is $10.oo (from 8am-10am) and after that it's $2.oo and open to the public in both days.  Parking is $10-15.  Come by and see what we have for Mother's Day of and Father's Day. 

I'm in!!!

  Once again...I am in for Jackalope Art Fair & Craft Spring Show at Central Park in Pasadena, CA on April.30th.&.May.1st.  More info to come. So excited! 

Artists.&.Fleas in Venice this Saturday!

I'll be vending THIS SATURDAY at Artists & Fleas at Abbot Kinney in Venice Beach. Come by and celebrate the NEW market location.  The fun starts at 11a and its...FREE!  Find us at the corner of Abbot Kinney and Westminster Ave. 

  A&F in Venice happens EVERY 1st and 4th Saturday starting on March 5th!!!

Hope to see you then.

Cheers,

-j

my.TOP 50.Songs.&.Albums of 2015....

Another year has past and here is my Top.50.List.of.2015

50.  Digitalism - "Second Chance"

49.  Gold Fields - "Hold Me"

48.  RAC - "Back of the Car"

47.  Future Island - "The Chase"

46.  Courtney Love - "Miss Narcissist"

45.  We Have Band - "Out the Woods"

44.  Night Riots - "Contagious"

43.  Divine Paiste - "Boreal"

42.  Formation - "Hangin"

41.  Corsica Arts Club - "Don't You Drift on By"

40.  The Radio Dept. - "Occupied"

39.  New Order - "Super Heated" - Music Complete

***NewOrder is BACK w/this album***

38.  !!! - "Sick Ass Moon"

37.  Wild Ones - "Dim the Lights" - Heatwave E.P.

36.  Tove Styrke - "Decay" - Kiddo

35.  MUSE - "Dead Inside"

34.  Is Tropical - " Crawl"

33.  The Mispers - "Shoulder" - Weekend E.P.

32.  Maudlin Strangers - "Overdose"

31.  Girls Name - "Reticence"

30.  Florence & the Machine - "Delilah" - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

29.  Hot Chip - "Huarache Lights"

28.  Shamir - "Call it Off"

27.  Muscles - "Just Breathe" - Manhood

***This album came out last year and didn't even know***

26.  Major Lazer - "Lean On (feat. Mø + DJ Snake)"

25.  Looks - "Back to The Fire"

24.  Kate Boy - "Northern Lights" - Kate Boy E.P.

23.  Who Made Who - "Ember"

22.  Moats - "Toothache"

21.  Swim Deep - "King City"

20.  Panama - "Jungle"

19.  Metric - "Cascades"  

18.  Marina & The Diamonds - "Happy" - Froot

17.  Catfish and The Bottlemen - "Business" - The Balcony

16.  Foals - "Give It All" - What Went Down   

15.  DBFC - "Humdrum" - Leave My Room E.P.

14.  Duran Duran - "Paper Gods (feat. Mr. Hudson)" - Paper Gods

***OH YEA! Don't call it a come back***

13.  Brandon Flowers - "I Can Change" - The Desired Effect

12.  Alabama Shakes - "Don't Wanna Fight" - Sound & Color

11.  Life In Film - "Sorry" - Here It Comes

10.  Coasts - "Let Go" - Coasts

9.  Peaches - "Close Up (feat. Kim Gordon)" - Rub

8.  FSS - "Call Girl" - FSS

7.  The Acid - "Fame" - Liminal

6.  DMA's - "Delete" - DMA's E.P.

5.  FKA Twigs - "Glass & Patron" - M3LL155X-E.P.

4.  Editors - "Life is Fear" - In Dream

3.  Grimes - "Venus Fly (feat. Jangle Monåe)" - Art Angle

2.  The Wombats - "Greek Tragedy" - Glitterbug

1.  Spector - "All The Sad Young Men" - Moth Boys

Make sure to check these Artists out and I can not wait for 2016!!!

Have a Happy New Year!

cheers,

-j

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Small Business Saturday...

  Small Business Saturday has arrived and here is my SALE list...

1.)  ALL KIDS Tee's = $15.oo each

2.) 10x10 photos = $10.oo each

3.) Buy a painting = Receive FREE Holiday Card

4.) FREE Sticker or Pin w/a purchase of a ADULT Tee (One per Customer)

5.) Buy a Skeleton Wedding Tee = Get Skeleton Wedding Tote Bag...FREE (One per Customer)

See you TODAY.(Saturday.Nov.28th) at my Shop from 11a-5p located at CRAFTED in San Pedro, CA. 

Ace Today and Patchwork Tomorrow...

Today.(November.14th)...you will find me in Downtown Anaheim for ACE (Art Crawl Experience) on 201 Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805.  It's a FREE event and the fun starts at 6pm. 

Sunday.(November.15th)...I'll be in Long Beach for Patchwork Show.  Another FREE event at Marine Stadium (Appian Way @E. Sorrento Dr.)  the fun starts at 11am.  Come by either event or both and start your holiday shopping early. 

Veterans Day

This goes out to ALL Veterans, whether at home or abroad, active duty, reserves and retired.  Thank You! 

This weekend...you will find me at...

Jackalope Art*Fair in Old Pasadena, CA. It's a two day event from 10a-5p and its...FREE!!!  So come by and start your holiday shopping.  

Jackalope Art*Fair is located at:

275 s Raymond Ave, Pasadena 91105. 

For more information, visit the website at:

www.JackalopeArtFair.com

Have a great one and C U tomorrow!

Cheers,

-j

TODAY.&.Saturday.(Oct.31st)...

  You will find me at my shop TODAY.(Oct.30th) and Saturday (Oct.31st) inside CRAFTED at The Port of Los Angeles (112 E 22nd Street, San Pedro, CA 90731) from 11a-4pm. Get your last minute gift ideas for Dia de Los Muertos (Day of The Dead). 

FYF.2015

FYF.2015

(Saturday.&.Sunday)

Okay...FKA.twigs made FYF for me.  What a performance! So happy I left right after Belle.  I was going to stick around for Morrissey because I was really up close, but wanted to see something fresh and new.  Plus, someone less of a asshole.  

Once I arrived to the stage that twigs was going to be, it was...PACKED!!!  D'Angelo was performing and he was really...GOOD!  He had that place moving.  AWESOME! 

This was my first time at FYF and I Fuckn loved it.  So chill compared to Coachella. Everyone was in good mood and very respectful.  I told myself, "self, am I in LA?".  For sure I'll be back.

  I arrived just in time on Saturday to see La Femme.  They where...okay.  I stayed for a couple of songs and headed to the beer garden.  Drank a couple of beers and headed to catch The.Drums.  

What, Johnny is...GAY?!?!  Who new.  I had no idea.  He came out saying he got married to his partner who was in the pit with the photographers. Awesome!!!  Once again, they where bueño. 

!!! was up next and they are always entertaining to watch.  The new tunes sounded good and it's great to see this band still making music.  Not so many NYC from early 2001 have survived when they first came out.  Only a few are still going strong right now.

  Bloc.Party was up next and of course, they killed it!!!  They got a new lady drummer (awesome) and guitarist.  Don't know if they are permanent, but will find out when they come back.  

Saturday had the better line up then Sunday (of course), but like I said...FKA.twigs was AMAZING!  Had to leave after Bloc Party to go back and attend my booth at Chinatown.  Wanted to see so many others, but there is always next year.  See you in 2016 FYF!!!

Life.in.Film.(LiVE).2015

Life.in.Film.2015

Bootleg Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.August.18th

   I arrived at 9p and the first band went on.  I noticed that the bass guitarist (Dominic Sennett) of Life in Film was walking around the venue with his hoodie up.  Funny.  Was he trying to hide?  Anyhow, you can count the people inside the Bootleg (30).  

  The second band (Midnight Faces) went on and they where really good.  I enjoyed them so much that I decided to look them up and down load some of there songs.  To me, they sounded better live from what I heard on iTunes.  Watch out for them.

  Life in Film went on and they killed it!  Ten more people showed up and one exited fan who drove all the way up from San Diego.  He was singing along to almost every song with his beer up in the air like he was at a pub rooting for his favorite soccer team.  If you haven't heard of them yet, down load or physically get the album, "Here it Comes" (AWESOME!!!).  Highly recommend it and see them live!!!

Coasts.(LiVE).2015

Coasts.2015

the.Roxy.Theatre

Monday.August.10th

  The concert season has started for me and now back to blogging.  It's been a year that I haven't written anything about a show and what a perfect band to start my blog again.  Actually, the only band I wanted to see at Coachella this year.  Glad that Coasts came back and headlined there own tour.  They kicked a$$ tonight!  I almost missed this show because I forgot to key it in my phone.  Thanks for the newsletter Goldenvoice.

I arrived to the venue and the Roxy was packed with so many young kids.  They where getting down with the opening act.  Not a clue who the band.  When they got off stage, the kid's faces started to glow.  Everybody around me where on there phones, showing pictures and watching video clips. Pretty funny, but I kind of like it in a crazy way.  

I was a little nervous at first because I wasn't seeing any regular faces.  I was saying to myself, "is this the English band Coasts or someone else"?  This young crowd was not helping.

Coasts hit the stage and what a performance!  Loved it!  The kids where dancing and singing along with there smartphones to prove it.  I didn't even know they where a 5 piece band. I know I should of goggle them, but I like to be surprised and I was.  I have friends who watch YouTube videos of the bands live before they actually buy a ticket to the show.  I try not to do that. 

But for sure, I'll catch Coasts again in the future. I was entertained from start to finish and they sounded great!  Rock on...Coasts!