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!

NEW! Podcast Mix

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M!X.47.(the.Playlist)

.01.  "Hollywood Blvd., 2:17 AM"_____Dirty Sanchez

.02.  "Take Me Over (Thee Loving Hand Remix by Tim Goldsworthy)"_____Cut Copy

.03.  "Feel So Good"_____Jamiroquai

.04.  "Listen Up (MSTRKRFT RMx)"_____The Gossip

.05.  "Dead Wrestlers"_____Bis

.06.  "To Lose My Life (Filthy Dukes Remix)"_____White Lies

.07.  "Read My Mind (Linus Love Remix)"_____The Killers

.08.  "Hot Mess (feat. Elly Jackson) (Duck Sauce Remix)"_____Chromeo

.09.  "Meeting In The Ladies Room"_____Klymaxx

.10.  "Here Come Cowboys"_____The Psychedelic Furs

.11.  "Personal Jesus (Boys Noize RMx)"_____Depeche Mode

.12.  "Happy House (D. Funked Remix by Dexter)"_____Ginger Ale

.13.  "Boys/Girls"_____Huntemann

.14.  "Avalon"_____Juliet

.15.  "Temperature's rising"_____Love-Fine

.16.  "Friends Of Mine"_____Duran Duran

.17.  "God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me"_____CocoRosie

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Les Savy Fav

@EchoPlex

Friday.January.28.2011

It's great to see that there is a line to get in for Les Savy Fav. The last time I saw them, they opened up for Yeah Yeah Yeahs in 2003 at The Fonda. That's when Karen O would always be drunk on stage. Ahhhhh, the good times. From what I remember from that concert, they where...CRAZY, well the lead singer (Tim Harrington) is the crazy one. Sure enough, he still is.

Besides them putting on a good show, Tim is still the person to watch. He came out wearing a Pope hat and a wig (which I thought he grown his hair out). Tim slowly took off the hat and his wig between songs. My eyes where on him at all times. He went into the crowd maybe four times. He climbed the rafters and went all the way up to the pillar's of the EchoPlex ceiling. He was singing up there. Then, he decided to lay on it. Funny guy. Tim came down from it, but at first, I thought he was gonna jump. Thank God he didn't. Imagine if he did. He would of injured some fans.

It was interesting to watch his bandmates as well. How do they put up with his craziness? He kissed his guitar player (just a peck) and he lifted this guys shirt and made sounds on his belly. He is so comfortable with his sexuality, but I don't think he is gay. I think it's all for show.

Right before the encore, they played there hit song, "Let's Get Out Of Here" (which was on my top 50 songs of 2010). It's so great that they are now getting notice since they been around for quite awhile. Just recently I heard that song on TV. You know what, I am all for it. Who cares. Do what you gotta do to get notice. Who listens to radio anyway? I don't. I stopped listening to KROQ when they started playing Metal and the same songs where played every two hours. Plus, all the great DJ's left that broke bands.

When Les Savy Fav came back from there encore, Tim broke out with some coochie cutters. Hot! The crazy thing that I did not want to see was one of his nut sack's. He was shoving the mic down his shorts and he pulled the wire and he exposed us with a nut. $H*T! That took the cake.

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

WHiTE.LiES (LiVE!) @the.Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)

White.Lies

@the.Troubadour

Monday.January.24.2011

SOLD OUT! Good for them to sell out the Troubadour tonight. That's big. Now that I am familiar with the new songs from the new album "Ritual", can not wait to hear them live once again. They played a couple of new songs last year at the EchoPlex that sounded promising.

Giant Drag was the opening band and I missed them. Who knew these bands are gonna go on so early. Usually bands go on late at the Troubadour...but not tonight. White Lies are scheduled to go on at 9:30 and they did. I went to checkout the shirts and they where...BAD! They where old shirts from two years ago. What the hell. I guess they are left overs that did not sell. They had this wolf on the front with the band logo on top or on the bottom, I forgot. I saw it from far and turned away quick. You can get better one's from there website.

HELL YEA! They played my favorite track from the new album, "The Power & The Glory" and it sounded AMAZING! Is it me or did they cut that song short? It felt short for a strange reason. "The Power & The Glory" was the second encore song and they closed it off with "Bigger Than Us". Nice. At first I was not crazy about that song, but a couple of listens, I was hooked. You should checkout the video. If you like E.T. (the movie), you are gonna love it.

The crowd tonight was older. Let's say, "ALOT of music executives". Sure enough I thought it was gonna be a very uptight crowd, but it was not. I Did not see to many young kids like the other time I saw them. Once they came out and played the first song, people where bopping and singing along. Nice. I thought it was gonna be a tough crowd.

I noticed that Harry McVeigh (lead singer) was wearing the same pant's and shoe's from last year's show at the EchoPlex (that was a great show). Groovy. And Charles Cave (Bass Guitar) was sporting a new facial thing on his face, a beard. He looked at bet like Tim Harrington (Lead Singer of "Les Savy Fav"), but Charles is better looking. It's okay but I prefer him clean cut. Let's shave that $H*T!

Once again, White Lies Rocked it OUT and the new songs sounded great. If you get a kid bouncing up and down half of the show (he was next to me of course), you did your part. Pick up the new album and you gotta see them.

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

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Thiss_Mix by _raquel

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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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