Coachella.(Friday).2011.Videos

Here are some of my videos from Friday's Coachella Artists.

The.Drums - "Best Friend"

Cold.Cave - "Youth and Lust"

YACHT - "Psychic City"

Brandon.Flowers - "Bette Davis Eyes"

Crystal.Castles - "Not In Love"

Caifanes - "Los Dioses Ocultos"

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.

Part.3 of "My Top 50 Songs of 2010"

Top.50.Songs.of.2010.(Part.3)

.18. "Best In the Class"_____Late of the Pier

-They are back with a amazing single. A MUST download.

.17. "Night"_____Zola Jesus

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-This song starts off so creepy with yells and BANG! You gets this beautiful song.

.16. "Birds of Prey"_____Christina Aguilera

-Nice. This album (Bionic) maybe a flop, but I think this is her best work yet. The collaboration with Ladytron on this track is FCVKn good.

.15. "Garden"_____Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-I found this band by accident on a mix I heard and I looked them up and downloaded some songs that are really good, but this was the standout track.

.14. "We Are The Dead"_____Does It Offend You, Yeah?

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-Never heard this track until they played it live and I was hooked. When I got home, I looked it up and sure enough I found. Can not wait for the new album next year.

.13. "Unholy Thoughts"_____Kele

-"The Boxer" is an okay album and this was the song that stood out the most for me. Please don't break up (Bloc Party).

.12. "Rhinestone Eyes"_____Gorillaz

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-The only track I liked from the whole album (Plastic Beach).

.11. "Total Life Forever"_____Foals

-AMAZING band and AMAZING album (Total Life Forever). Get the album, you wont be disappointed.

.10. "Running Out"_____Scissor Sisters

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-They are back with a all night party album (Night Work) that is pure fun. Love the album artwork. Reminded me of Saturday Night Fever 2.

.09. "The Safest Place"_____Sade

-It's Sade, what do you expect. Doing what she does best. "Soldier of Love" is a MUST album.

.08. "Echoes"_____Klaxons

-They are back and it was worth the wait. It took how long, 3 years to make? "Surfing the Void" takes them out of that NU.RAVE sound and brings some Hard Rock to there sound. Nice.

.07. "Bricks and Mortar"_____Editors

-This album (In This Light and On This Evening) came out last year, but in digital release only. Then it came out this year physically. This might be my least favorite album by them, but nice try. I wonder what is next.

.06. "Lost A Girl"_____New Young Pony Club

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-"Lost A Girl" beat out "Chaos" (another amazing track from "The Optimist" album). When are they coming back to L.A.? Do see Coachella.2011?

.05. "I Can Change"_____LCD Soundsystem

This track is not played because it was used on a mix before.

-I heard this track live at Coachella this year and fell in love with it. It's a simple break-up love song with a throw back beat. Is this really the last and final end of LCD? I hope not. The party just got started. Reconsider Mr. Murphy.

.04. "Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)"_____Crystal Castles

-WHAT A FCVKn AMAZING collaboration. How did they keep this a secret. Robert Smith's voice over a CC beat is BRILLIANT. I was not going to put it on, but this is a REALLY GOOD SONG. The way it flows and picks up. This is a perfect song. GENIUS!

.03. "What You Know"_____Two Door Cinema Club

-You gotta get to know this band and see them live, AMAZING! The album (Tourist History) is pure Electro-Rock fun. It's full of energy and great tunes.

.02. "Right Behind You"_____Brandon Flowers

-At first, I was not crazy about "Flamingo", but a couple of listens and I was hooked. Who is next to go solo, Karen O...maybe?

.01. "Lights"_____Interpol

-When they gave this track out for free, I could not stop playing it. The way it starts and how it picks up and ends. This is another perfect song. I do not know if it's me, but I always feel the emotion every time Paul Bank's sings. He is a true poet and a underrated one like the best (Morrissey, Robert Smith, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, just to name a few). This is there worst album (Interpol), is pure BULL$H*T!

*****to download Top 50 songs of 2010.(Part.3), click on pic above*****

NEW! Podcast Mix

ELEVEN

Podcast.MiX.44.(the.Playlist)

.01. "The Captain"_____The Knife

.02 "My Turn (feat. Lightspeed Champion)"_____Basement Jaxx

.03. "Prince Charming"_____Adam & The Ants Prince

.04. "House Jam (Hot Chip Remix)"_____Gang Gang Dance

.05. "Ulysses [Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation]"_____Franz Ferdinand

.06. "Hang With Me"_____Robyn

.07. "Bored"_____The Shoes

.08. "Happiness [Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation]"_____Goldfrapp

.09. "Won't Bother Me (Orignal Mix)"_____The Glass

.10. "Garden"_____Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

.11. "Det Var Jag"_____Familjen

.12. "Creeps"_____Freaks

.13. "Crying Just For Show"_____French Kicks

.14. "Do the Criminal (Azari & III Remix)"_____GoldenGirls

.15. "We Are The Dead"_____Does It Offend You, Yeah?

.16. "Only the Young"_____Brandon Flowers

.17. "Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix)"_____Tanlines

*****Download this FREE mix by clicking on the pic above and click on the small PURPLE mic*****

Brandon Flowers -Flamingo-

This is an okay album (Brandon Flowers -Flamingo-). It reminds me of SAWDUST from The Killers. The track I can not stop playing is "Only The Young" and "Playing With Fire" (which he sounds like Johnny Cash). The others are......okay. So download those songs and maybe "Right Behind You" (good little dancey tune). Is dancey a word?

KiLLER NEWs!

iT's official, THE.KiLLERs R still 2gthr and Brandon Flowers is goin solo. So The Killers R not breakin up, they R just takin a break but NOT Brandon. His new solo album (Flamingo) is cumin out in the fall. He is workin w/Stuart Price (Madonna, New Order) Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel) and Brendon O'Brien (Black Crows). This sounds like a VERY interestin album. Is he goin the Julian Casablancas route? We R gonna find out really soon and Brandon is goin on tour w/this also. Cool.