Introducing...my FIRST Photography Book

Introducing...

“NYCity & East Hampton in Hipstamatic”

      My.FIRST.2012.Photography.Book

 MY VERY FIRST 22 PAGE SOFTCOVER PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK is NOW AVAILABLE.  This colorful book is only $25.00 with FREE Shipping and Handling.  The Photos in the book where taken from my trip to NYcity on the last three months of 2011 and my first three day stay in East Hampton.  I wanted to combine the Urban of NYCity and the Suburban of The Hamptons.  From the fast to the slow, from the dirty to the beauty, I bring you...”NYCity & East Hampton in Hipstamatic”.

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Top.50.Songs.of.2011.(Part.5)

Top.50.Songs.of.2011
Part.5
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.10.  "La Fee Verte"_____Kasabian
*****what a FANTASTIC album!  Velociraptor is A MUST GET ALBUM!*****

.09.  "Remain Nameless"_____Florence + The Machine
*****not a fan of the first album, but "Ceremonials" is...AWESUM!!!*****

.08.  "Someone Like You"_____Adele
*****This is her BEST OF ALBUM and this is just #2!!!*****

.07.  "In Your Nature"_____Zola Jesus
*****If you have not heard of her now, what is WRONG WITH YOU?!  This is Siouxsie & The Banshees for this generation*****

.06.  "Midnight City"_____M83
*****Victoria Secrets is KILLING this song*****

.05.  "Shine Like Stars"_____Glasvegas
*****They have been DROPPED from the record label because of poor sales.  What?!?! "Euphoric /// Heartbreak \\\" is there BEST ALBUM YET!!!*****

.04.  "Corner of the Sky"_____Cut Copy
*****YES! another GREAT and AMAZING album.  "Zonoscope" is a MUST GET ALBUM!!!*****

.03.  "I Don't Know How to Love"_____The Drums
*****after ALOT of comparisons to The Smiths, album "Portamento" by The Drums is pure FUN.  The torch should be passed.*****

.02.  "Moving Further Away"_____The Horrors
*****they self produced "Skying" and what an AMAZING ALBUM number 3.  WOW and we just scratched them off on the 1st album as a joke.  The joke is on us now.  I don't think they need anyone to produce another album of there's.  GREAT JOB!!! *****

.01.  "The Power & the Glory"_____White Lies
*****It took me awhile to like "Ritual" and the more I listened to the album, the MORE I FEEL IN LOVE.  Not a lot of people liked it, but you have to really listen to it very carefully with your headphones on.  One word...FCVKn AMAZING!!!*****



Enjoy my Top.50.Songs.of.2011.  Until next year.  Adios!


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Top.50.Songs.of.2011.(Part.4).

Top.50.Songs.of.2011
Part.4
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.20.  "Devil Is a Lady"_____The Chain Gang of 1974
*****my Favorite NEW artist of 2011*****
.19.  "Aroused"_____Tom Vek
*****10 years (J/K) for a new album and worth the wait!*****
.18.  "Under Cover of Darkness"_____The Strokes

.17.  "Miss You"_____The Rapture

.16.  "Underworld Usa"_____Cold Cave

.15.  "City Grrl (feat. Ssion)"_____CSS

.14.  "Do You Need Someone"_____Beth Ditto
*****I want MORE!!!****
.13.  "A Lack of Understanding"_____The Vaccines

.12.  "Circles"_____Digitalism

.11.  "Corinne"_____Metronomy

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Top.50.Songs.of.2011.(Part.2).

Top.50.Songs.of.2011

Part.2

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.40.  "Sad Song"_____The Cars

*****The.Cars ROCK!!! what a COMEBACK!!!*****

.39.  "Crystalline"_____Björk

.38.  "Heavy Metal Lover"_____Lady GaGa

.37.  "Amarillion"_____Datarock

.36.  "Living It Out"_____Planningtorock

.35.  "212"_____AZEALIA BANKS

*****LOOK OUT for her in 2012!!!*****

.34.  "Amanaemonesia"_____Chairlift

.33.  "Hysterical"______Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

*****what a COMEBACK from CYHSY!!!*****

.32.  "Falling"_____Hercules And Love Affair

*****the 90's House sound is BACK!!!*****

.31.  "La musique"_____Yelle

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Top.50.Songs.of.2011.(Part.1).

Top.50.Songs.of.2011
Part.1
50.(thru).41

.50.  "Hanging On"_____Active Child

.49.  "Blessed Mother"_____Jessica 6

.48.  "Candy Walls"_____TRUST

.47.  "Sail With Me"_____Ima Robot

.46.  "True Romance"_____Citizens !

.45.  "You Don't Want to Dance With Me"_____Monarchy

.44.  "Lies"_____Is Tropical

.43.  "They Come To Get Us"_____The Death Set

.42.  "Toe the Line"_____Mirrors

.41.  "Polish Girl"_____Neon Indian

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Culture.Collide.(Sunday).2011

Culture.Collide.2011.

Day.4.

Sunday.October.9.2011

Toyota.Antics.Block.Concert

This is my first time coming to the outdoor event and I am kicking myself for 
not coming last year.  It's a mini Sunset/Junction.  They had food trucks, live  painter's painting and all sorts of other cool things.  They had two stages.  The smaller stage was  a fold out stage.  Never seen anything like it and I didn't  know they made something like that.  It must be imported from the Mid-West.

I arrived around 6 and I thought it was gonna be hard to get in, but it wasn't.  
You had to print out a ticket for this event in order to get in, but they never  asked for it.  They just saw your wristband and let you in. Why have us print out a ticket?  Not very green.

Clap Your Hands Say Yea went on time and they where not as bad as I thought they where gonna be.  Not the most exciting band, but they where okay and they sounded good. I heard bad stories about them live.  They where okay on my case and I    would see them again. 

Next at the fold out stage was Datarock.  They where good, but I had to leave.  
I was next to a speaker that was really FCVKn up my ear.  I noticed I was not 
the only one having this problem.  So after three songs, I left and walked 
around.  I noticed a bunch of family here.  I guess they are here for CSS. 

I went to the main stage to catch CSS and it was already getting crowded with 
people.  CSS hit the stage right when Datarock finished(they are quick here).  
Lovefoxxx came out wearing a Catwomen costume with here mask all bedazzled.  I         notices that Adriano Cintra (Bass Player) was not on stage.  
Someone else filled in his spot.  Lovefoxxx (Lead Singer) did not even mention him on his 
where abouts.  Was he sick or did he leave the band?  What ever the case, I miss 
his crazy energy, but Lovefoxxx took care of that.  She was making jokes, "okay 
guys, dance like Shakira" and she would do the dance moves.  Funny.  
Once again, little by little she would strip down to her short shorts and stage 
dive into the crowd.  

In the middle of the set, the main speakers went out, but the stage monitors 
where on.  People stopped jumping and dancing, but once they 
fixed it, people cheered and went back to what they where doing.  All the new 
songs sounded GREAT.  They started out with "Red Alert" and ended with "City 
Girl".  If you haven't gotten the NEW album, "La Liberacion" it's a MUST.  What a GREAT     comeback album.  The put the fun back. 

 Next band was Gang Gang Dance on the fold out stage.  I keep hearing so much 
about them and I am waiting to see what kind of show they are gonna put on.  The 
person next to me was so excited to see them and he couldn't wait to hear some 
killer dance music.  Dance music?  I was...confused because they are far away 
from dance music.  Gang Gang Dance are Avant Garde Experimental dance band.  Maybe heheard a remix.  

Gang Gang Dance came out and Lizzi Bougatsos (Lead Singer) came out wearing a 
mosquito net looking outfit (Now that is Avant Garde).  They had okay visuals, but they     where NOT holding my interest.  After 2 songs, I left and walked around.  The event was    slowly wrapping things up.  I wanted more and it was only 9 o'clock.  They said midnight.  Maybe there was more in Tiax.  I'll be back next year because for twenty bucks, it's a deal.  

\m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ - AWESOME!

Coachella.(Friday).2011

Coachella.(Friday).2011

Indio, Palm.Springs, CA

April.15.2011

Right when I got to Barstow, you started to see some cars already saying "Coachella or bust", "Coachella bound" and "Carpoolchella". This is only Thursday afternoon on the 10frwy, imagine Friday morning. When I got back from NYCity, I received this really cool package from Goldenvoice. They went all out this year. I thought they where gonna just send a special pass, but instead, they sent this package with collector cards, this year's calendar with passed Coachella line-ups and a Coachella sticker. Nice. The funny thing, they had the wristband inside this envelop size box with styrofoam. Are we not living in the GREEN? This package was not green, but it was nice.

Today is friday and it's 83 degree's.

I just made it for Hurts. I left the hotel around 11:20am just in case and it worked out well. The lines to get in went quick, this new wristband WORKS!!! Once inside, I glanced at the shirt stand for awhile because I wanted to make my way to the Mojave Tent. I noticed they added more space and the layout is the same. cool. Is it me or did they make the Gobi and the Mojave Tents a little bigger because they look a bit bigger.

I caught the last 15 minutes of Hurts and they where good. They had a opera singer with them on stage and when he would not sing, he would just stand there very stiff. Hurts reminded me of ABC (80's band) because they where sharply dressed. It was HOT and they are wearing suits, but they sound nothing like then (which is cool). What I mean about that is they don't have that cool pop new wave sound that ABC had. Hurts sounded at bit corny pop to me, but they where interesting to watch.

I walked around for a bit and I decided to go on the ferris wheel. Thank god I got on it because the view was Amazing. I was inside with these kids who where from San Fernando Valley and I asked who they where here to see and they said "everyone". cool.

I went back to the shirt stand and I was hoping for a Caifanes shirt, but no luck. They did not have any cool shirt that I wanted from some bands. After my 360 stroll around the shirt stand, I went to checkout !!! (Chk Chk Chk). They where at the Outside Stage and I only stayed ther for a couple of songs because it was HOT under the sun. I left to the Mojave Tent to catch Cold Cave.

It's 89 degrees now and one of the members of Cold Cave is wearing a leather jacket. WOW! I know you gotta look cool, but you can do that on your photo shoot. Wesley Eisold (lead singer) wore this black crocheted sweater that he might have borrowed from his grandmother, but they sounded great. The new stuff sounded good and the crowd was into it. What a gothic like band to play in the middle of the day instead at night. Not so Goth.

I stuck around after Cold Cave for the Drums. The Drums lead singer (Jonathan Pierce) was not as energetic like he use to, but I loved his 1990 shirt. I noticed they moved the other guitarist (Jacob Graham) to the keyboards. Why did they do that? He makes the band stand out because of his crazy dance and the use of the tambourines. WOW, they played "I Wanna Go Surfing", I thought they stopped playing that song. I read they got sick of it and they did not play it at the European tours. I wonder why they decided to play it today?

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti was a trip. I have a song "Round and Round" from them that's pretty cool, but I have not done the research on them. They look older and they sounded old. Kind of like a band that formed in the 80's and never grew out of it. It was a mix of early DEVO and the Cars. I was digging it. I stayed for a couple of songs to catch YACHT.

YACHT is a band I keep missing and what a surprise, I finally get to see them. They where good. They are this artsy kind of band, jamming to some cool disco beats. Nice. After YACHT, I went to get a bit of Kele.

Kele was doing his thing and played a Bloc Party song, but he would not say the name of his band. Are they not recording a new album or he is just doing this for press? After a couple songs I went to catch Brandon Flowers.

Brandon Flowers was okay and he did not play "Swallow It". What the FCVK! I was about to leave to catch Cut Copy and then he did his magic. Brandon brought out the guitarist from his band the Killers and people went, CRAZY!!! The only played two songs, "Mr. Brightside" and "Read My Mind". AWESUM.

It went to the Mojave Tent to catch Cut Copy and that place was PACK!!! It was a struggle to get in. I only got to see 20 minutes of the show and it was...AWESUM!!!!! I hope they come back and play Los Angeles sometime soon.

I went to checkout Monarchy because I read they put on a good show. NOT!!! Did Hurts come back on stage and put Miike Snow masks? That's what it felt like and the music was just okay. I stayed for 3 songs hoping for it to get better but it was not. I headed to the Outside Stage.

Crystal Castles where wrapping it up and they where ROCKing it OUT! Alice still has the cast (ROCK STAR!) and she is Punk rockin it OUT. She is the female Johnny Rotten. Johnny, give her the crown.

Cafaines was next. They opened up with "Amanece" (HELL YEA!). Saul (lead singer) sounded great. BUT...(yea there is a but), he couldn't reach those beautiful high notes on some songs. It was the original line up and they looked good. They did not play "Vento" (WTF), but they sure played my two favorite songs, "Los Dioses Ocultos" and "La Celula Que Explota" . Now I know how older people feel when they see a old band. It brought me back to my youth. It felt like they never left because there was chemisty within the band. I was trying to look for some bad blood, but no. Caifanes was the perfect band to end my night.