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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Paul.Banks...(L!VE)...

Paul.Banks.2012

@the.Constalation.Room

(Santa Ana, CA)

Friday.November.30th

"Where is Paul?" said this guy out loud to the opening band.  Ouch!  

This is my first time at this venue in Santa Ana (not going to be my last) and I am liking it.  The size is perfect and It's half the size of The Troubadour.  The only crazy thing is the $10.oo parking fee.  Crazy.  I drove around and found a place.  I was a little nervous leaving my car at this commercial parking lot, but .  when I came back to my car, it was...there!!! Nice.  Now I know where to park when I see Bloc Party next week.  

There was a small line that moved quickly. I was able to get a perfect spot.  When the opening band got rid of there equipment on the side of the stage where I was standing, gave us more room to move up front.  I was one body away from touching the stage.  I was so close that I was able to read the set list.  Then I reached to my pocket and noticed that I forgot my camera, great.  I used my phone and almost died on me. Great.

Paul Banks opened up with, "Sky Scrapper (perfect)".  I noticed that band got a little facelift.  Everyone where dressed in black (of course).  Last time, everyone had there own look.  I noticed that the  guy from Secret Machines was on guitar and keyboard (Paul must be really good friends with him).  

Paul sounded great and the best part of this show, was to watch the people.  There was this guy up front that looked a bit like Carlos D.  He was very nervous watching his idol perform.   He kept scratching his arm and neck numerous times.  The two girls that where up front and center next to the guy, looked hypnotized.  Sometimes they would close there eyes to feel the music.  Funny. 

\m/ - ROCK ON!!!

the.Rapture.(L!V3) @the.Belly.Up

The.Rapture.2011

@the.Belly.Up.(San Diego, CA)

Tuesday.October.5.2011

What?!?! No shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake?!?!?!?!  "Out Of The Races and Onto The Tracks" was not played and that is an OUTRAGE, but they played, "Olio"! Ahhhhhhhhh, FCVKn love that song and I liked how they changed it up and it sounded so fresh.  

This is my first time at The Belly Up and I like this place.  It reminded me of the House of Blues, but in a surfer way.  The venue was at Solana Beach (never been and what a quiet town).  All the shops where close.   There was nothing around that was open to just chill at. 
Once inside,  we made are way to the front.  We (Diana and I) where five feet away from the stage.   The place was busy and the concert was NOT sold out.  From the outside, The Belly Up looks small, but once inside it's big.  It's the size of the EchoPlex. 
The Rapture hit the stage and I was surprise on how tame the crowd was.  No one hardly danced and no one started some crazy mosh-pit when they played, "House of Jealous Lovers".  I thought the crowd was gonna go mad when they played that song, but...NO!  It was...DEAD!  When I saw this, it mad me wanna go see them in LA because I know that the  LA crowd would tear that $H!T apart (I just heard that at the Pomona show, there was a fight in the middle of that song, that the band stopped playing.  CRAZY.).   It's so interesting to see how different a city is.  I love the calm, but when they play a hit, you gotta get crazy.  You don't want to be the only standout. 
Just like Interpol (the loss of Carlos D), you really did not miss Mattie Safer (old bassist, which Carlos D was too, bassist).  They replaced him with another guy that they did not introduce.  I guess he is...temporary?

It is always great to see Luke Jenner (Lead Singer) connect with the crowd.  He stage dived and sang in the crowd.  It this a trend for the new decade?  If so, I like.  

They closed the night with "Sail Away".  Luke Jenner told us that the person in the cover on the new album, "In The Grace of Your Heart" (which is, a AWESUM album that you should get) is his father.  Right on.

A brief history of The Rapture, even though they are from NYC and started the dance punk movement, they formed and are from San Diego.   

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  Helter Skeltor

SALEM covers Britney and iNTERPOL

Oh YEA! SALEM does it again with two CRAZY and Amazing covers by;

Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends"

iNTERPOL - "Try It On"

check them OUT!!! It's AWESOME!!!!

CRYSTAL.CASTELs (LiVE!) @Fox.Theatre (Pomona, CA)

Crystal.Castles

@Fox.Theatre (Pomona)

Thursday.March.3.2011

Now that the album is out, I get to hear how it sounds once again. I do not know if you noticed, but bands that are playing Coachella are not allowed to play in Los Angeles. It's funny to me because they should ask them not to play in California, period. Interpol played in San Diego and Santa Barbara and they are on the bill to play Coachella. Doesn't that still kill the purpose? I guess who cares, right. Let's see if I get punched here, which I doubt.

It's 7:30 and there is a line, A HUGE line that is wrapped around the block. It's SOLD OUT and I hope I get on the main floor, if not, it's strike THREE!!!!

$H*T!!!!! Strike three. Dam it to hell. Oh well, let the young ones enjoy. I am by the rails and they have the girl that is on the album over as there back drop. Cool. It's a very young crowd and security here is TIGHT. The Music Box stopped the craziness (I guess no one has filed a lawsuit here yet). I do not know how many times I had to show my ticket.

I have no idea who the opening band was (Suuns), but the girl in front of me went crazy when they came out. As if she has seen The Beatles or Justin Beber (for today's people) for the first time. She grabbed her face and reached out her hand to them. I thought she was gonna faint.

Suuns where okay. They sounded like Clinic (90s band), but with more roughness and loudness. The girl next started to get DOWN. She made me laugh. She heard me and turned around and gave me the devil sing. \m/ "They rock, man!".

At this point, Alice Glass is a Rock Star, she really is. They had a announcer come out and tell us that Crystal Castles almost canceled this tour. Alice Glass broke her leg and the record label told her to stop so she can get well. She told them "FCVK yOu!". Now that is Punk-Rock n Roll.

The drummer came out, then Ethan and her comes Alice walking like a crippled zombie. She had one crutch on one hand and a mic on the other. It was a funny sight to watch that I had to laugh out loud. Who does that? You gotta give it up to her. She rocked this concert as if she was not injured. People next to me started to jump down to the main floor to be part of the chaos. It was crazy down on the main floor. Did I see a glowstick down there? If you have not gone to a Crystal Castle show yet, you gotta go. It's crazy in a good way. It's like going to see a Nine Inch Nails concert with disco beats.

\m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ - Awesome!

iNTERPOL.(LiVE!) @UCSD (La Jolla, CA)

Interpol

@UCSD (La Jolla, CA)

Wednesday.February.2.2011

Ouch! "Good luck with your career", was said from someone down in the crowd to School Of Seven Bells (the opening band). When I'm not crazy about a band, I just don't clap. For someone to be that mean spirited is FCVKd up. It take balls to be up there to perform and get people to listen. I guess some people have there own way to express themselves.

Beside that comment, people where digging "School Of Seven Bells", (was it because some of the members use to be in The Secret Machine). The Secret Machine was a cool band, but I did not hear the connection. I give respect to Interpol because they always helps out other bands that they like or they are friends with and share them with us.

I looked around the place they performed (UCSD campus). It was not bad. It felt like I was at a high school dance and I was a chaperon. To top it off, I saw this 15 year old girl wearing coochie cutters! Pretty crazy funny $H*T. That did not help. Wow. Thank God she moved up closer to the front or I had to move. Other then that, It was great to be on the floor once again to see them. Not up in the bleachers (even though they did have bleachers).

Interpol went on and Paul Banks was sporting a new look. Not bad. From where I was standing, he looked like David Beckum. Really! He had this fohawk with a mullet. At first I was, "Nooooooooo!" and "Why?!?!". I got over it and I was digging the new Mr. Banks. He looks tougher as if he was fronting a hard rock band. All he needed was a chain (maybe that's next).

Thumbs up with this show and double thumbs up for playing "The New". What?!?! I was in shock because that's my favorite Interpol song. I don't hear that song get played live as much, ever. That made my day. After the show, I saw my friend Blanca (HARD CORE iNterpol fan). She just saw them at San Francisco and she is gonna see them at Santa Barbara next. WOW! I wonder if she is gonna see them at Coachella? Let's see.

\m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ - Awesum!

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!

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iNTERPOL.(LiVE!) @the.Greek.Theater (Los Angeles, CA)

Interpol

@the.Greek

Saturday

October.23.2010

No I am not a hardcore Interpol fan, it just happen that this one went on sale first. When I heard they where gonna play at Pomona, I prefard see them there then here. Interpol is a band that needs to be seen indoors then outdoors. It was a good thing that I did not sell this ticket.

I went straight to shirt stand and got my shirt (just to let you know, I washed it and the MTHRFCVR shrunk!). From there, I went to the bathroom. There was this guy next to me, barfing. The show has not even started yet. A couple of people where making fun of him. Of course you had a jerk to call him a "Faggot". Wow, you would think, but of course.

It's 60 degrees tonight and the scarfs, beanies and layering is out in full force. Groovy. I walked around for a bit and The Greek felt like a little carnival. They had tents that sold stuff like beer, kettle corn, posters and so on. I went back to my seat and sure enough, I had drunks around me. They behaved, but what's up with the FCVK food shopping during the show. It was non-stop. One after the other. So I had them walk behind me.

Interpol went on and they FCVKn killed IT! They where better here then the Pomona show. I was hoping the opposite, but they where on it. Interpol played more songs from the first album and four encore songs! The playlist was the same, but they tweaked it. When they played "Try It On" (new song), I noticed a bunch of people got up. Hey, that's a good song.

It got crazy down at the pit on the last 30 minutes of the show. People got up on stage and once up there, they where tacked by security. That $H*T was crazy. The last person that went up there took the mic and the stand (Paul Banks mic stand) with him and he would not let go. So they dragged him off the stage with the mic and stand. That left Paul mic less for a couple of seconds and pickless. Paul kept it cool with the whole thing. AWESUM!

After this AMAZING show, I bumped into my friend Blanca (hello Blanca!). She spotted me and we hungout for a bit. She just arrived from watching Interpol at Vegas last nite(WOW!). She also went 2 Pomona. Now that's a true fan, but she did not go to the San Diego show (shame on you). Blanca was a bit out of it because she only had a couple of hours of sleep from the Vegas trip. She was here with her cousins (I think, I forgot, sorry).

We where hangout and she wanted to stick around to met the band. I was down for it. While we where waiting, Blanca introduced me to a couple of ladies who she met on line that went to the same shows as she did (Groupie's!). They are here to hunt the band out. We stuck around to almost everyone left, but there was just a couple of us still here. This is fun because I never done this before. I might get to meet the band. Cool.

We where outside of The Greek and sure enough, I see Paul Banks walking to his tour bus. Kids where yelling his name and he would wave at them. This is so interesting. I feel like a groupie. Paul Banks came back out and went inside a car that was parked next to the bus. I was thinking "These kids are gonna rush the car" and they DID NOT! WHAT?!?!?!? They just stood there and yelled his name while the car just went by us. Lame A$$ fans. If I was 16 or so, I would be on the hood of the car or I would of ran to my car and followed him. Some kids left, but others waited for the band to come out. We stuck around for a couple of minutes and then we decided to leave. Blanca has met the band before so she was done. I went home and Blanca texted me that Paul came back and he signed and took pic's with the fans that where left. DAM!!!!!!

iNTERPOL.(LiVE!) @the.Fox.Theater (Pomona, CA)

Interpol

Fox Theater

Tuesday

October.19.2010

It's a gloomy and rainy day in Los Angeles and what perfect weather to see Interpol. It was an okay drive to Pomona. It should only take 40 minutes, but it tool almost an hour and a half to get here. I left the house around 6:30 and got to Pomona at 5 minutes to 8. I rushed to the venue and I noticed that the Sold Out sign was up. Once I walked in after my crazy pocket search (they should invest in metal detectors at this point), it was tough to get to the floor. I knew there was no chance in hell I was gonna get down there, but I was trying. I stood close to the edge, but you had those crazy people that I said "FCVK IT!". There where these crazy guys next to me that jumped down to the floor, but they got caught. If you are gonna do that, make sure you wear something to blend in with the crowd. He had this really loud blue shirt and to top it off, he just walked towards the crowd. Dorks!

The first band "White Rabbits" where really good. Never heard of them and I am gonna look into them when I get home. This is my second time here at The Fox theater and it's packed compare to the last time.

Interpol went on and they played the first song from the new album, "Success" (Of course. Thats there signature). Through the middle of the show they played "Barricade" and "Lights". I wonder why they did that. I noticed that they played alot from the second album (Antics) and there new one (Interpol). Very little (very) from "Our Love To Admire" and "Turn On the Bright Lights". This show felt like they where not giving us a good performance. It was an okay show. They closed it with "PDA" and the girl next to me was bouncing up and down with her loud platform shoes (who knows what she had on, but those FCVKRs where loud). Her chi chi's where bouncing all over the place. Me and this other girl where just looking at this amazon go wild. Awesum.

I was hoping that they would play "The New" (that's my song) but, no. The crazy thing, you really did not miss Carlos D. Did someone just proposed during the show?!?! How crazy is that. What's next? A wedding after or before a Interpol show? Rock on.

iNTERPOL -iNTERPOL-

When I first heard this album (Interpol -Interpol-), I could not stop playing the first three songs; "Memory Serves", "Success" and "Summer Well". I could not go beyond those songs, but then I was getting tired of them. Two weeks later, I am writing about it to let you know, THIS $H*T KICKs A$$! You would call this the break-up album because Carlos D left the band after the album was done, Paul Banks split up with his model (Helena Christensen) and they left there major label (Capital) and went back to Matador (YEAH!). But I have been reading reviews that this is there WORST album then "Our Love To Admire". WHAT?!?!?!?! "Love" was a flop? I think that was an incredible album just like this one. HATERs.

NEW! Podcast Mix

The Acid Twink Glowstick Mix

(MiX.40)

.01.  "Tubular Bells (Theme from "The Exorcist")"_____Matt Fink

.02.  "Chase the Tear"_____Portishead

.03.  "Xxxo"_____M.I.A.

.04.  "Finest Dreams"_____Richard X Feat. Kelis

.05.  "Tigers In the Fire (Martin's Death At the Disco Remix)"_____Love Grenades

.06.  "White Sins"_____Blitzpop

.07.  "Gem"_____Zoot Woman

.08.  "Jus 1 Kiss"_____Basement Jaxx

.09.  "Snowboy"_____Punk TV

.10.  "Get Confused"_____Fischerspooner

.11.  "Lights"_____Interpol

.12.  "I Can Change"_____LCD Soundsystem

.13.  "Take A Chance"_____Nuance

.14.  "Feeling Without Touching"_____Glass Candy

.15.  "Beatbox"_____The Sounds

.16.  "Ballerina Out of Control"_____The Ocean Blue

.17.  "Strangers in the Wind"_____Cut Copy

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iNTERPOL NEW song and Carlos is O.U.T.!

As U well know, Carlos D has left the band. I wonder what happen? Let's C where he goes. BUT......go 2 iNTERPOL's webcite: INTERPOLNYC.com and download there new song "Lights". iT's FREE! and iT's GOOD.......REALLY, REALLY GOOD! I also like the new iNTERPOL font logo. Not bad. Can not wait 4 the new album and a tour. Good luck 2 D. Please do not end up like Johnny Marr.

JULiAN.PLENTi LiVE! @the.House.of.Blues (SD)

Here we go.....my fav place 2 C a concert in San Diego....the.House.of.Blues......love this venue.......so here we go. We (Deanna and I) arrived a bit late 2 catch the opener. The reason was crazy. We took awhile finding a validation machine that wood validate the ticket from the Hortan Plaza and the machines where not takin my ticket. I guess they cut them off @ 9p. $H*T! The exit ticket w/out validation was $22 FCVKN bucks! ouch. Next time arrive a little sooner.....oh well. I went straight ahead 4 the shirts and they ALL SUX! They only made 3 kinds. A bright green and pink.....CUM ON! This is not WHAM.....enough of this 80s $H*T! the 3rd was okay but it looked as if U needed 2 use 3D glasses 2 C what it said. Oh well. The opener had bettr shirts then him. We took off 2 the stage and we got up close from last time. Not 2 many people.....PERFECT. $H*T! I 4got my battery 4 the othr camera. DAM! no video. sorry. $H*T! I should of checked twice. I thought it was in there.JULiAN.PLENTi hits the stage and.....wow.....I like the line up he has on stage. I thought they where his roadie's. They did not look like Ur skinny thin, nicely dressed iNTERPOL cast. I like. Especially the chellist. nice touch. Made the music sound much bettr. PLUS.....Mr Bank's got a new haircut.......I like. He sounded good and he was okay. I think he was bettr then CASABLANCAs. He really did not need visuals. Paul kept it simple. Just the band. nice.

JULiAN PLENTi is...

NOT A DiSAPPOiNTiNG ALBUM. The lead singer of iNTERPOL (Paul Banks) has come out w/a really good solo album that is nothing from his band. RiGHT ON! If U R or not a iNTERPOL fan.........this is 4 U. The standout tracks R “No Chance Survival”, “Unwind”, “Only If You Run”, “Games For Days”, “Madrid Song” and “Fly As You Might”. Those tracks I cannot stop listening 2. Check it out.

Jorge's new Monday Nite Party in Culver City

Hello Everyone,

I am throwin a new Monday Nite Party in Culver City. If it's a good turn out.....they well have me back every other Monday. People that know me already know that I love music ALOT....so this is my opportunity 2 play what I love. Come by and have a drink and listen 2 sum good music.

Thank

-j

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