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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My.Top.50.Albums/Songs.of.2014

It's...HEREEEEEE!
and here you go:

Artist/Song/Album

50.  Lizzo - Bus Passes and Happy Meals - LIZZOBANGERS

49.  Liars - Mess On A Mission - Mess

48.  Jungle - Time - Jungle

47.  The Faint - Evil Voices - Doom Abuse

46.  Monarchy - Living With Out You - Single

45.  AFI - Heart Stops - Burials

(yea, I know this album came out in 2013, but I really didn't listen to it.)

44.  Femme - Fever Boy - Single

43.  John Newman - Gold Dust - Tribute

42.  Gardens & Villa - Colony Glen - Dunes

41.  Metronomy - I'm Aquarius - Love Letters

40.  Citizens! - Lighten Up (Knuckle G Remix) - Single

39.  Death from Above 1979 - Trainwreck 1979 - The Physical World

38.  Beyoncé - Partition - BEYONCÉ

(yup, another album that came out in 2013, but late in the month)

37.  Chromeo - Lost On the Way Home (feat. Solange) - Single

36.  La Roux - Let Me Down Gently - Trouble In Paradise

35.  Sir Sly - You Haunt Me - You Haunt Me

34.  The Presets - No Fun - Single

33.  Grimes - Go (feat. Blood Diamonds) - Single

32.  Shopping - We Say You Pay - Consumer Complaints

31.  Who Made Who - Head Above - Dreams

30.  TRUST - Rescue, Mister - Joyland

29.  Mø - Slow Love - No Mythologies To Follow

28.  Delphic - The Giver - Get Familiar

27.  The Chain Gang of 1974 -  Sleepwalking - Daydream Forever

26.  Kaiser Chiefs - Misery Company - Education, Education, Education & War

25.  Eyedress - Nature Trip - Single

24.  Tokyo Police Club - Gonna Be Ready - Forcefield 

23.  Milky Chance - Flashed Junk Mind - Sadnecessary

22.  White Lies - I Would Die For You - Small T.V. EP

21.  WATERS - Got To My Head - It All Might Be OKAY EP

20.  alt-J - Nara - This Is All Yours

19.  Jake Bugg - Me & You - Shangri La

18.  Priory - Lost Gold - Weekend EP

17.  Lykke Li - Gun Shot - I Never Learn

16.  Franz Ferdinand - Erdbeer Mund - Fresh Strawberries EP

15.  The Juan Maclean - You Where A Runaway - In A Dream

14.  Jamie T - Turn On the Light - Carry On The Grudge

13.  Azalea Banks - Ice Princes - Broke With Expensive Taste

12.  RAC - Let Go (feat. Kyle & MNDR) - Part 1

11.  Yelle - Un jour viendra - Complétement fou

10.  Kasabian - Treat - 48:13

9.  The Coathangers - Zombie - Suck My Shirt

8.  Klaxons - Love Frequency - Love Frequency

7.  Tom Vek - The Tongue Avoids the Teeth - Luck

6.  Future Island - A Dream of You and Me - Singles

5.  The Drums - The Rules of Your Life - Magic Mountain EP

4.  Interpol - My Desire - El Pintor

3.  Glass Animals - Walla Walla - Zaba

2.  Sylvan Esso - Play It Right - Sylvan Esso

1.  Breton - Fifteen Minutes - War Room Stories

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***Hidden track that sums up the year 2004***

Here is to 2014 and I can not wait what is in store for 2015!

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Coachella.W1.(Sunday).2013

Coachella.2013

Indio, Palm Springs

Weekend.1

Sunday.April.14th

I headed to the Gobi.Tent to catch Deep.Vally and once I was approaching the tent, I headed to Yuma. 

Ahhhhh, it felt so refreshing to be in there.  I noticed a couple of us in here relaxing, dancing and sleeping? Yup, sleeping.  I would be to.  They have some comfortable couches in here.

JDH.&.Dave.P where the next DJ's up at the Yuma and they where...okay.  Ladies.Night where pretty AWESUM.  The crowd started to roll in and I wonder if they arrived to catch Jamie.xx up next?

I was sitting in the back and I notice Jaime.xx passing by with a security guard.  No one notice him and the his band mates (The.xx).  What I loved the most is watching Romy's girlfriend kissing her and holding her hand.  YES!!!  I was very surprised that no one was watching what I was seeing.  Romy showing PDA and not even caring to get caught.  I was exited to see them that I told the girl next to me that the band members of The.xx are here and she got up quickly and grabbed her camera.  She took a picture with Oliver.  Then she went to her friend that was dancing at the dance floor and showed him the photo.  She kept pointing at my direction.  But how can you miss them, they where ALL wearing black!

I headed to Gobi.Tent to catch Grimes and guess who I see? Oliver and Romy.  Once again, no one notices them and Romy's girl kissing her and holding her hand during the whole show.  I couldn't keep my eyes off them.

Tanlines was up next after Grimes and they where good.  I forgot to say, after Claire Boucher (Grimes) left the stage, a crazy fan jumped over the barricade and tried to jump on stage.  He was tackled by security and taken away.  Funny, but said.

Headed to Mojave.Tent to catch La.Roux.  James.Blake was performing and what a über crowd it was.  All the cool kids where here and I was falling asleep.  I really don't get this guy.  I took a listen to his stuff and I just couldn't get into it.  Watching him live would give me a different view...yea.

La.Roux was up next and Elly Jackson (Lead Singer) came out looking like Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Pink Panther).   The new songs sounded very promising and they added guitars to there sound, nice.  

The night ended with the.Faint for me.  What a great way to end  the last day of weekend one of this festival.  I don't know if my ears are shoot, but was the sound a bit off in the beginning?  I think Todd Fink (Lead Singer) was a bit tipsy.  He just looked a bit all over the place then usual.  No matter what...he put on a show.

After watching the.Faint's AMAZING SHOW, I passed by the Gobi.Tent and O.M.D. was about to perform "If You Leave"...ahhhhhhh.  I wanted to catch Disclosure, but they went on at 11:10p and I was pretty much done and this sand/wind storm is killer.

Another AWESUM Coachella. Until next year.

\m/ -  AWESUM!!!

GRIMES.(L!VE)...

Grimes.2012

@el.Rey.(Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.October.10th

Halloween has arrived early tonight at El Rey Theatre.  The line to get in was wrapped around the block and it moved quite quickly.  I was very surprised to be up front, again.  This time, they had a barricade.  They are tapping tonight's show for Carson Daly.  Groovy.  I looked around and there are some characters tonight.  When I walked to get my shirt, there was this guy wearing a gold flannel...FABULOUS!   A girl across from him had heavy makeup that made he eyes look like a raccoon..trick or treat.  

When I got my Grimes shirt, I noticed a sign on the side with price point of the merchandise she was selling.  All the way in the bottom of the list was, pu$$y rings.  Interesting.  I should of asked.  

The first band went on and they matched the crowd tonight.  They had stuff covering there faces  (think of lamp shades).  They sounded a bit like CocoRosie at first until they played the second song, that comparison just went out the window.  They started screaming instead of singing.  This is why Electroclash didn't last.  At least, they had cool visuals to look at.

It doesn't get better when the second band went on.  Maybe, Claire Boucher (Grimes) did this on purpose so we can talk about the openers.  Smart move, if she did.  That second act was...out there.  It was a one man band and he looked nervous.  He fucked up a couple of times, but I didn't mind.  He should put it in his act.  He was funny and I loved the props he had on stage.  Flowers, stuffed animals and a umbrella that he opened up and sang under it.  Hello, Marry Poppins!

Besides him coming out eating ice cream, Grimes did an awesome show.  I heard a couple of bad things about her live, but today, she kicked ass!   She used the two girls that opened her show and had them  play backup (keyboards).  Sometimes, they would come out from behind the keyboards and dance on a few songs.

As the night tends to die down, they bring out another dancer that looked like a 90's club kid.  She had crazy purple dreadlocks, that she swung  all over the place.  The outfit was gold and it looked like something out of She-Ra.  Rock on!  S, no encore, just a steady flow of hits after hits.  Ms. Grimes, you rocked it out!  I will see her again, that's for sure.

\m/ - AWESUM!

THEESATISFACTION/GRIMES.(L!VE)

THEESatisfaction/Grimes.2012

@the.Echo.(Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.June.19th

Two good things going on tonight and I might just go downstairs to check out Grimes DJ.   Curious on what she is going to spin.  I missed her...TWICE already and kicking myself because she is getting a bunch of press now.  DAM!!!  She recently was in Pasadena doing a free concert event and of course I couldn't go.  Double DAMMM!!!

So far, the first section of the parking lot is full already (good sign).  Once inside the Echo, I could count 20 people.  It was a Hip-Hop night (I think) and it's a bit lame.  Maybe later during the night it might pick up and it did.  You can say thirty more people showed up.  THEESatisfaction was going on at 11pm and Grimes goes on at the same time, $H!T.  

Once THEESatisfaction went on, they  bored me.  I guess because I wanted to checkout Grimes, who knows.  They where good rappers, but it was not grabbing me.  What grabbed me was the 90's outfits they where wearing.  It's for sure, the 90's are making a comeback.  GROOVY! 

I stuck around for three songs and headed downstairs to check out Miss Grimes on the one's and two's.  Well,  she played a very strange set.  She played Outkast "Hey Yea" and some other Hip-Hop music that I couldn't recognize.  I should of Shazamed her playlist, but I was not thinking at the time.  I was just tripping out on the fans who came out to see her tonight.  She had some fans on stage dancing.  Maybe around thirty people on stage.  They where getting off and singing to the songs that she would spin.  It was a very colorful crowd, I liked it.  But of course, I had to be next to a drunk!  FCVKn A!!!  He was sloppy and he was bumping into a bunch of people.  But no one complained, odd.  

Grimes killed it!  I liked her pink butterfly outfit she had on, very ravey.  After Grimes DJ set, the crowd started to leave and Lemonade was the closing act for the night.  Let me tell you...Lemonade was lemon's.  Left after the second song.

\m/ - GR!MES, ROCKs!!!