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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My.Top.35.of.2012

My.Top.35.Albums.and.Songs

of

2012

.01. Bloc Party - Four - "Truth"
.02. The Presets - Pacifica - "Fall"
.03. Santigold - Master of Make Believe - "Disparate Youth"
.04. Gossip - A Joyful Noise - "I Won't Play"
.05. Spector - Enjoy It While It Last - "Grim Reefer"
.06. The Killers - Battle Born - "Be Still"
.07. TRUST - TRST - "Sulk"
.08. The xx - Coexist - "Fiction"
.09. The Maccabees - Given To The Wild - "Feel To Follow"
.10. Azari and III - Azari and III - "Manic"
.11. Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon - "The World is Watching"
.12. Paul Banks - Banks - "The Base"
.13. Breton - Other People's Problems - "Governing Correctly"
.14. Niki and The Dove - Instinct - "Tomorrow"
.15. Kaiser Chiefs - Start the Revolution Without Me - "Heard It Break"
.16. Nicki Minaj - Roman Reloaded - "Beez In The Trap"
.17. Shiny Toy Guns - Third - "Fading Listening"
.18. Scissor Sister - Magic Hour - "Somewhere"
.19. T.E.E.D. - Trouble - "Household Goods"
.20. Die Antwoord - Ten$ion - "XP€N$IV $H1T"
.21. Yeasayer - Fragrant World - "Demon Road"
.22. Chairlift - Something - "Take It Out On Me"
.23. Grimes - Vision - "Genesis"
.24. Icona Pop - Iconic EP - "Top Rated"
.25. Chromatics - Kill For Love - "Lady"
.26. Metric - Synthetica - "Clone"
.27. Crystal Castles - III - "Pale Flesh"
.28. MNDR - Feed Me Diamonds - "Faster Horses"
.29. The Vaccines - Come of Age - "I Wish I Was A Girl"
.30. Citizens! - Caroline EP - "Reptile"
.31. Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls - "I Ain't the Same"
.32. Diamond Rings - Free Dimensional - "Put Me On"
.33. Django Django - Django Django - "Waveform"
.34. Summer Camp - Always EP - "Outside"
.35. Tribes - Baby - "Corner Of An English Field"

TRUST.(L!VE).@the.Echo.2012

TRUST.2012

@the.Echo (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.September.11th

I think personally, they should make this a day a holiday and in other news, I just can't believe two GREAT bands came out today (The Presets and The xx).  But to today is the day to remember and never forget.    

I wanted into the venue and they where playing Everything but the Girl!!!   Ahhhhhhhhhh.  It's a SOLD OUT show tonight!!!  Who new.  Right On!!!

I missed the opening act, but the second band sounded a bit like DFA1974.  They where good.  DZ DeathRays was the name and they where a wild bunch.  Check them out.  

I am looking into the crowd and its very young.  It feels great to correct a young girl that the song that is playing is not Erasure, it's New Order.  She challenged me for the name of the song and the album it's in.  I absolutely had a brain fart on both questions, but I described her the album by saying, "it's the one with all the flowers on the album" (Power, Corruption, Lies).  She was like, "of course".  DAM!!!  

TRUST went on and of course they killed it!  Robert Alfons (Lead Singer) is always entertaining to watch.   He was bouncing and moving around so much that,  I was starting to question if he was actually singing or lip syncing?   You never heard him catch his breath or make a sign, I am just saying.  I was also trying to figure out what he was wearing.  It looked like beige sweat pants and a black mesh top.  Okay.

Beside the kids trying to start a mosh pit...really?!  This is not hard core $H!T, kids.  I was missing the live drums.  Bring them back!

\m/ - K!CK A$$!!

TRUST and Blood Orange (L!VE) @EchoPlex...

TRUST.&.Blood.Orange.2012

@EchoPlex.(Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.April.10th

You can call me crazy, but yea, I am at a concert after arriving from New York City a couple of hours ago.  Once they added TRUST to this bill, I really had to attend this show.  TRUST is my accidentally new find.  I saw them last year in NYC opening up for Balam Acab and they blew me away.  The progressive beats and that unique haunting voice made my night.  I left the concert after a couple of Balam Acab songs because they where not drawing me in. 

I arrived early so I can get a good spot for Trust and sure enough, I did.  The venue was a bit sparse and Trust went on as schedule.  They added a new member to the band and Maya Postepski (Synth's) is now the drummer.  I guess the other guy is temporary for the tour.

Robert Alfons (Lead Singer) voice sounded like the album which is hard to pull off sometimes.  The new album TRST is so FCVKn AWESUM!!!  Every track is a hit.  The stage was simple and they got the crowd going from the moment they dropped the first beat..  They did not play "Candy Walls" and I was looking forward to it. 

Blood Orange was next and I noticed the venue getting busy.  Dave Haynes was setting up his stuff and the way he was placing everything, it looked like it was only going to be him.  Sure enough, he was... AMAZING!  If you don't know who Dave Haynes is, He is  a genius!  Dave constantly reinvents himself and he does it right, all the time.  Starting off as a Techo-Rave rock band called Test Icicles (Awesum), but they break up because of the non-stop touring.  Dave decides to move to Brooklyn and start a folk band called, Lightspeed Champion (another Awesum band he created).  I saw them a couple years ago at The Troubadour.  He was good and he had a band with him.  I guess he put Lightspeed Champion on hold and started Blood Orange.  

He had visuals, but then the music that was programmed in his laptop started to skip a couple of times that he decided to just play his electric guitar.  He was...KILLING !T.  If that was to happen to someone else, they would of stormed off stage.  Maybe, cancel the whole show after that.  I was proud that he did not do that.  

After a couple of technical difficulties, Dave Haynes (Blood Orange) pulled out a GREAT show!  I decided to leave after Blood Orange and I was not sticking around to see Oh Land.   Before I left, I stopped at the shirt stand and wanted to pick up a Trust shirt.  I noticed that Robert Alfons (Lead Singer) was there and I complimented him and his band on what a great show they did tonight.  He was very thankful, but they did not have my size...DAM!

\m/ - AWESUM!!!

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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Balam.Arab.(L!V3) @le.poisson.rouge.(NYCity)

Balam.Acab.2011

@le.poisson.rouge.(NYCity)

Thursday.November.18.2011

le.poisson.rouge is a REALLY COOL place.  I always wanted to come here and now I have the opportunity.   

Once I stepped in, they where playing Depeche.Mode's Black Celebration album in it's entirety (this place just won my heart even more) and I saw some kids singing along and dancing.  Groovy.

le.poisson.rouge is by NYU on the famous Bleeker St.  It made me fill I was at some hip and edgy joint in Brooklyn.  There are still cool places in the city still, Awesome! 
The first band, True.Womanhood where really good.  They are a synth/rock band form DC.  At first I was not to crazy about them, but after the second song, they had me tapping my feet to some cool dance beats. 
The second band, Trust was really GOOD!  They had this really cool sound that threw me back to early industrial music when it was minimal and fresh.  Only two members in the band, a girl (synth) and a guy (vocals and programming).  Towards the end of there set, the girl decided to show some personality.  She had a cute little dance, but she stopped it very quickly.  Once I came home I looked them up and there was not much information about them.  All I know, they are from Canada.  

So far, LOVE what I am hearing tonight and lets see what Balam.Acab has in store because it's already 1:00am.
Balam.Acab went on, but they had just a little problem with the second song.  They are two members in the band and it's the same lineup as Trust, but a little different.  The girl is the singer and the guy programs and also sings, but...BOY, are they young!  They look 15 years old.   

Balam.Arab went on around 1:30am and after a couple of songs I was pretty much done.  They bored me.  I wanted to get wowed after two good bands, but I wasn't.  This is a Cold.Wave.  I am glad I came or I would never would of heard of True.Womanhood and Trust.

\m/  \m/  \m/  - Good