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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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!!!

NEW Podcast Mix

Turn.OFF.the.L!GHT

M!X.52.(the.Playlist)

.01. "Fingers On the Button"_____David E. Sugar

.02. "Your Joy Is My Low"_____IAMX

.03. "Do You Need Someone"_____Beth Ditto

.04. "Yeah Yeah Yeah"_____The Sounds

.05. "Don't Lose My Time"_____Heartbreak

.06. "Heavy Metal Lover"_____Lady GaGa

.07. "Arcadia (Telefon Tel Aviv Edit Version)"_____Apparat

.08. "Farewell To The Fairground (Rory Phillips White Horse Mix)"_____White Lies

.09. "Pump Up The Volume (U.S. Remix)"_____M/A/R/R/S

.10. "Step Up"_____Hercules And Love Affair

.11. "Show Me Love"_____Robin S.

.12. "Blockhead (In Flagranti Remix)"_____Punks Jump Up

.13. "The Prayer (Phones Metal Jackin' Mix)"_____Bloc Party

.14. "Sometimes"_____Miami Horror

.15. "Hold My Breath"_____Holy Ghost!

.16. "Games"_____The Strokes

.17. "Getaways"_____Big Talk

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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.

KELE (LiVE!) @the.Music.Box (Los Angeles, CA)

Kele

The Music Box

September.21.2010

FCVK! I missed Innerpartysystem, $H*T. Oh well. When I walked into the main floor, I looked up and what do you know, Dam! I went back to the lobby to checkout the shirts and I was not crazy about Kele's. I wanted a "Does It Offend You, Yeah?", but all they had was woman sizes only. What?! They where cool too and they have a new logo design. I guess I have to buy online. Before I came into the Music Box, I got in line for will call and once I turned around to get padded down by security, I see Har Har Super Star next in line. Does he still make music?

After looking at the shirts, I went back to the main floor. Smash-up after smash-up I hear. It makes me wanna poke my ears out. I should throw my gum to make him stop. I looked around and I noticed a very young crowd here. I wonder who some came to see. I am so curios about "Does It Offend You, Yeah?" new music and line-up (I know they added a female to the band) or how are they gonna be and if the new stuff is gonna....ROCK? I am gonna find out tonight.

Its 9 something and "Does It offend You, Yeah?" went on and after there first song (that sounded, AWESUM!), they announced that James Rushent (lead singer) was sick and was not able to sing tonight, but they are still gonna perform without him. The crowd was not pleased, but you know what, they did a great job without him. They had me moving and some people started to dance and forgot about James (not good). The new stuff sounded really good and the new members where.......Awesum! You can hear people behind me saying "I did not know there was a girl in the band and when did they add the girl?". They added the girl I think a year ago. Morgan Quiantance left the band to focus on his other band. People are not doing there research. They played a few songs and they closed it off with "We Are Rockstars". They did a great job and I wanted more and if you noticed, they played music that had few vocals. After they left the stage, I notice people started to leave. I guess a small amount where here for "Does It". Nice. More room.

I just got s notice on my phone saying that "The Charlatans have cancelled there shows". DAM! What's next? But you know what? That's alright because I had a ticket for tonights show at Detroit Bar and I could not go because I am here. It worked out well for me, but I was hoping to catch them tomorrow. Oh well. That's the second time they cancelled a show in Los Angeles. What's going on? Whats really going on is I do not know what is worse, drunk people or people with BAD breath? I think at this point, I prefer drunk people because this girls breathe is kicking. No matter where I turn my head, I can not escape that nasty smell. Just to let you know, she was next to me through the whole show. DAM!

Kele went on and it was tough to get this crowd going after Does It Offend You, Yeah?. Kele was trying his best to pump us up after that performance, but it was not happening. At some point it did. When he played a Bloc Party song (completely reworked), people went CRAZY! He would talk about his band like if they broken up, but he said something else that made you think they are working on a new album. Who knows what is going on. I just hope there is a Bloc Party album I'm the future.

Kele was doing good on his own and he was getting down. He had a really cool little dance going. I thought he would have backup dancers, but he did not (thank GOD). It was just him with three other band members. He had a Asian guy on drums, a female on keyboards and a English (white) guy on guitar and programs. I would look into the crowd and there was only one black guy around me. You would think there would be a following, but there was not. There was White, Spanish, Asians, Gays, Lesbians and so on to watch him and that's a BiG thing in my book. Kele was funny and very polite to us even though he was having a rough time calling us Los Angeles or L.A. He played three songs for the encore and the last song to close the night was another Bloc Party song "Flux". NiCE! Over all, Kele did okay, but was he freeballing? Ohhhhhh.

KELE (from Bloc Party) NEW! Solo album -The Boxer-

It's here and it's OKAY. The NEW solo album from KELE (lead singer of Bloc Party) is produced by XXXchange. When I heard the 1st single "Tenderoni" I was in. The video is a must watch as well. Then I heard he came out.....RIGHT ON! THEN, he hits the gym and got all buff on us. Check out the album cover......HOT! He called the album "The Boxer" because as a boxer, you have to rely on nobody else but yourself to achieve what it is you want to achieve. Even though you take hits, you have to keep focus on your priorities and keep going. AHHHHHH. Kele. I love U. But you are right. The album is......let's just say 2 1/2 stars. You tried. It's not that bad. But for sure, I am going to see you live in September at the Music Box w/Does It Offend You, Yeah? Now that's a awesum bill.