I can't find the original article on this so I'm not sure how recent it is but The Music Slut had this to report...
NME reports: Devendra Banhart has made Lindsay Lohan a mix CD to help her in her recovery. The actress is being treated for substance abuse as an outpatient after attending rehab in Utah. Banhart explained: "I made two mix CDs for her. I put Nico, Vashti Bunyan, Captain Beefheart, Caetano Velso and Joanna Newsom on there. She totally dug them. We ended up talking about Fleetwood Mac who we're both obsessed with." Of her recovery, he told WENN: "I haven't talked to her recently. She's taking care of herself. I'm trying to give her some space, because I think now is a tough time for her." The pair first met while doing a feature for Interview magazine last year.


I'm thoroughly enjoying this Tegan and Sara remix I got off MissingToof.
Tegan and Sara - Back In Your Head (Tyler Fedchuk’s 1/2ALIVE Disco remix)

There are some other good remixes on Tyler Fedchuk's MySpace for free download!
Here's one I'm kind of digging
Justin Timberlake VS Metronomy - SexAttack(Tyler Fedchuk Indie Edit)
The 1/2ALIVE MySpace also has some good stuff for listening.


Random remix
Tiny Masters of Today - Hey Mr. DJ (CSS Remix)

Tiny Masters of Today's Myspace


The tracklisting for Cat Power's second covers album, Jukebox, was released today. The album comes out January 21.

The tracklisting is:

'Theme From 'New York, New York' (originally sung by Frank Sinatra)
'Metal Heart' (Cat Power)
'Ramblin' (Wo)man' (Hank Williams)
'Song To Bobby' (Cat Power)
'Aretha, Sing One For Me' (originally sung by George Jackson)
'Lost Someone' (James Brown)
'I Believe In You' (Bob Dylan)
'Fortunate Son' (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
'Silver Stallion' (Lee Clayton)
'Dark End Of The Street' (originally sung by James Carr)
'Don't Explain' (Billie Holiday)
'Woman Left Lonely' (popularised by Janis Joplin)

Here is something quite quite good I found today on Discobelle.
Klaxons - As Above, So Below (Justice Remix)


Just so this post wasn't only one song, here's another.
Klaxons - My Love (Justin Timberlake Cover)


Hmmm...and so it's not just Klaxons, here's a random Chromeo song off their latest album.
Chromeo - Momma's Boy

Now it's time to watch another episode of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila! hah

Greetings again to all 5 of you actually reading this!

- I heard this today for the first time, I'm not sure how old it is considering the turnover rate these days for remixes is less than a month, but either way, MSTRKRFT has this nice remix of New Young Pony Club's "Get Lucky." Frankly, I'm just glad it's not "Ice Cream."
New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (MSTRKRFT Remix)


- Band Of Horses new video for "Is There A Ghost," from their album Cease to Begin is available HERE. I know how lazy everyone is, myself included, but it won't let me embed for some reason.


- Not that there aren't enough Spank Rock remixes out there, but Best Fwends put together a new one.
Spank Rock - Bump (Best Fwends Remix)


- I mentioned NEON COYOTE the other day, well today I came across this MSTRKRFT remix they did.
MSTRKRFT - She's Good For Business (NEON COYOTE Remix)


- Robots in Disguise's new single "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid" is out today.


- I'm sure everyone already has The Teenagers' "Homecoming," but today iTunes has it available on the Kitsune label. I wonder what took them so long?


- Something interesting, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was named today the most influential person in tech history. More influential than the Nintendo, Ebay, Apple, and Google people. Something tells me the person who came up with this list used to be in Fraternities/Sororities and still like to be tagged.


- Anyone looking to buy a new camera? Well according to the lomography section of The White Stripes' Website, you can purchase two custom cameras: the Jack Holga and the Meg Diana+. Both are $180. Known for their "serendipitous 'imperfections' and cinematic qualities," they were only 3000 of each camera made so purchase one online before all the Hot Topic employees do!

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this very A.D.D. style of writing. It should work well for those of you who have a similarly short attention span.

Where Has The Time Gone!

Alright, I have been slacking hardcore lately so I've gone back and re-edited this post to fill it with everything I can possibly think of to show.


- Brand new Daft Punk mix that they put together for the Louis Vuitton Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Paris show. DAFT PUNK-LOUIS VUITTON MIX
Also, here's a little clip from the show. Talk about a lot of clothes.



- I want to mention NEON COYOTE. They've already put out a bunch of incredible remixes, and I expect they'll keep doing just that. So head over to their MySpace and listen/download what they have for free on their page. Listen to "Ghetto Galactic" at the bottom of their player first to get an idea of what they're like.


- So I've just finished listening to The Fiery Furnaces new album "Widow City." What can I say, it's quite fantastic. Exactly what you would want to hear off of anything they worked on.


- This really creeped me out in a way. Justice on Jimmy Kimmel Live a few nights ago.



- Also, as most any of you know, the new Radiohead album "In Rainbows" is out and in full effect. Here's a song I've been enjoying from it.
Radiohead - All I Need


- Although Cut Copy isn't releasing their next album, In Ghost Colours, until early 2008 on Modular, they have released a new song "SO HAUNTED," [Last.fm surprisingly has that for free download so I don't have to go load it myself!] They're going to release the next single, "Lights and Music," later on this year so look out for that.


- I'm sure everyone has seen that Old Navy commercial. You know, the one with that song that is a nice decent slow song but then you realize it's an Old Navy commercial, and you try to not like it. It could be worse. It could be a Sears commercial. Anyways, here's that song.
Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am


- What else, what else! This song has been getting a lot of buzz, but it's really not that amazing to be honest.
Jupiter One - Countdown (LA Riots Remix)


This wouldn't be a jam-packed entry if it didn't mention Britney Spears. The Hood Internet put together this decent mash-up between Felix Da Housecat and Britney's "Gimme More"
Britney Spears vs. Felix Da Housecat - "Tweak Me More"


- I don't know why I like this song, maybe I still have hope for another Cassie song like "Me & You" that can be remixed into some more amazingness. In the meantime, here is a new song of her's that I guess I for some very bizarre reason don't hate.
Cassie - Turn the Lights Off


Here's a random rap song that I like right now.
The Pack - Candy


New iPhone commercial. I'm not a huge fan, but it's something else to throw in here.


Oh, I've had a few people ask me so if you saw any music on my Last.fm that you want, leave a comment or message my MySpace, and I'll try to get it to you.


This weekend I have to make a Lexus commercial for one of my advertising classes. Should be exciting! I had to make a preview of what it'll be like. So here's that if you've actually gotten down this far.

[phew] That was a lot. I'll leave whoever actually read that to take it all in.

What, it's August?

I wish I had these two new Jose Gonzalez songs for download, but unfortunately I do not. You'll have to check out Jose Gonzalez's MySpace to hear them. The new album, titled In Our Nature LP, comes out September 25th on Mute.


Here's a good remix for Bjork fans of her single ‘Innocence,' which was produced by Timbaland.
Bjork - Innocence (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)


Also, the other day I posted info about Devendra Banhart's new album, along with one of those songs for download. Here's another.
Devendra Banhart - Rosa



Fashion designers Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld and Alber Elbaz were recently on hand at
Colette to stand side by their Simpsons styled cartoon versions. Prior to the release of The Simpsons movie, various portraits were created blurring the line between the real world and cartoons. Each portrait featured the aforementioned designers together with The Simpsons family in various fashion settings. The illustrations were created by none other then Matt Groening with Julius Petite in charge of the artwork. The pieces are featured in the August 2007 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.
Source


Diplo and M.I.A. making "Paper Planes"


Alright, nothing else to see here. Move along.

late night post while watching shark week.

In exciting news, Devendra Banhart has put up two new songs on his MySpace from his next album Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon!
On his MySpace blog it says "hi, we've posted two new songsssssssss from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon!!!! we'll preview 2 every friday for the next few weeks.."

The album comes out September 25th on XL. Sixteen songs, I'm very excited.
Tracklist:

01 "Cristobal"
02 "So Long Old Bean"
03 "Samba Vexillographica"
04 "Seahorse"
05 "Bad Girl"
06 "Seaside"
07 "Shabop Shalom"
08 "Tonada Yanomaminista" (Z-Share mp3 download)
09 "Rosa"
10 "Saved"
11 "Lover"
12 "Carmencita"
13 "The Other Woman"
14 "Freely"
15 "Remember"
16 "My Dearest Friend"

YEAH YEAH YEAH'S TOUR DATES
08/01/2007 @ Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
08/02/2007 @ Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
08/04/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Grant Park
08/05/2007 @ Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Track
08/07/2007 @ New York, NY - Webster Hall
08/16/2007 @ Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
08/18/2007 @ Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
08/21/2007 @ San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08/22/2007 @ Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theatre


Here's a short clip of Patrick Wolf covering Rihanna's "Umbrella."


Also, I'm a little surprised The Teenagers would remix this song, but they just posted a bulletin that they've remixed Shiny Toy Guns.
The Teenagers' Remix MySpace Page
It's not that great.

I'm not crazy about Calvin Harris' voice, but most of his beats are pretty rad.
I've had Mr Oizo's remix of "Merrymaking At My Place" up on my MySpace for a little and haven't gotten completely sick of it, yet.

Calvin Harris - Merrymaking At My Place (Mr Oizo Remix)

This one is pretty good, too.
Calvin Harris - Merrymaking At My Place (Kissy Sell Out Remix)

Since I'm on the topic of Calvin Harris, Dragonette did their own little version of "The Girls."
Dragonette - The Boys (Calvin Harris re-cover)


Ummmm what else, what else.

I want this.

It's called the Phonofone II and you can plug your iPod into it. Completely unnecessary, especially for $875

By the way, here's a reminder of why Agyness Deyn is so hot

" " Wednesday

Harry Potter midnight showings are quite delightful. I enjoyed it. You should enjoy it. The rather obese man who sat next to me certainly enjoyed it. I was worried that it was going to be uncomfortable sitting next to him after he told me before the movie started that he "once snuck a meatball sandwich into the movies." Oh, Gainesville.

Anyways, I have a couple of goodies today that are on the easy-listening side. Sorry, if you're looking for something to dance to right about now, move along.

Besides Fievel or Tanya Mousekewitz, I honestly have never been sick of Zach Condon's voice. I just got ahold of three lovely tracks from an older demo titled "Small Time American Bats." Here's one of my favorite from it.

Beirut-The Electric Show

Also, for you Antony and the Johnsons lovers, here is Antony covering Beyonce.
Antony and the Johnsons-Crazy in Love (Beyonce Cover)


Oh, and even though this is from 2004, the only Animal Collective featuring Vashti Bunyan I had ever heard before was "It's You," so here is something even better I came across.
Animal Collective-Prospect Hummer (Feat. Vashti Bunyan)


Not much for this post, but I'm sure I'll come across some good stuff in a few days.

Oh, and you can download New Young Pony Club's new album today on iTunes. You can't buy the CD until August 28th, but if you heard the two supposedly leaked songs I posted awhile back from it, I won't be rushing to find a leak.

What am I Looking at Friday

I'm still addicted to the new Animal Collective songs I've heard. Anywho, all the blogs are going crazy posting the new Art Brut video for "Direct Hit." Go find it if you're bored. I'm indifferent about it.

+ CSS Remixes

The Cribs-Men's Needs (CSS Remix)

I posted a few weeks ago about Tilly putting the CSS remix on their page. Well, here it is for download.Tilly and the Wall-The Freest Man (CSS Remix)

-Since I'm posting a Tilly remix, here's Hot Chip's remix of Sing Songs Along
Tilly and the Wall-Sing Songs Along (Hot Chip Remix)

-And since I'm posting a Hot Chip remix I was going to add a remix of Lo-Fi-Fnk's "Steppin Out," but it's over 10 minutes long and I'm not crazy about it.



+ All of Simian Mobile Disco's debut album, Attack Decay Sustain Release, is pretty much awesome. They're usually the ones doing the remixes, so here's a remix by the incredible Switch of "I Believe."
Simian Mobile Disco-I Believe (Switch Remix)



+ It's always nice to listen to Stars. What? No, not the ones in space. har. har...
N-E-Ways, their new album In Our Bedroom After The War will come out September 25th on Arts & Crafts. Here's a new one and their tracklist.
Stars-The Night Starts Here

Tracklist
1. The Beginning After The End
2. The Night Starts Here
3. Take Me To The Riot
4. My Favourite Book
5. Midnight Coward
6. The Ghost Of Genova Heights
7. Personal
8. Barricade
9. Window Bird
10. Life 2: The Unhappy Ending
11. Bitches In Tokyo
12. Today Will Be Better, I Swear!
13. In Our Bedroom After The War


Okay, well I have nothing left to say here.

What am I Looking at Thursday

Let me start off by saying I don't think I saw one blog that didn't post the new song "Tbtf" by Kevin Drew, aka frontman of Broken Social Scene. I'm not going to even bother posting it because you can find it anywhere as of the beginning of this past week. Plus, I'm not ~amazed~ or anything by it, though it's quite good.

Anywho, Beirut news from the Pitch Perfect PR press release:
The new record (yet to be titled) will be released on October 9th on Ba Da Bing!, and features a notable shift in sound from Gulag. With song titles like Nantes and Cherbourg, the record is more a love letter to French culture. Featuring thirteen tracks in all, this new album continues on the trajectory that began with the Lon Gisland EP, where the entire eight member band plays along on the recordings. Besides the eight member orkestar and guests, Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy adds lush string arrangements to the songs, as well as guest vocals on a track entitled Cliquot.

The album was recorded in two separate sessions - at the A Hawk and a Hacksaw practice space, and at Arcade Fire's ornate studios outside of Montreal. To date, Gulag Orkestar has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide.

Beirut will be playing a limited number of North American shows this fall in theatrical venues. Colleen, whose new album Les Ondes Silencieuse is out this month on The Leaf Label, will open.

Beirut - untitled album tracklist:
0. A Call To Arms
1. Nantes
2. A Sunday Smile
3. Guyamas Sonora
4. La Banlieu
5. Cliquot
6. The Penalty
7. Forks and Knives(La Fête)
8. In The Mausoleum
9. Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
10. Cherbourg
11. St. Apollonia
12. The Flying Club Cup

So if that's not enough to make you smile, I really don't know how to make you people happy. Here, maybe this will help. It's off their two song EP, Pompeii.

+ Beirut-Fountains and Tramways


+ My good friend Rachel G. pointed this out to me. Take a listen to Battles-Rainbow and tell me the beginning does not sound just like Arcade Fire's song "Neon Bible."

+ Three songs off of Animal Collective's new album "Strawberry Jam" [Out September '07 on Domino] have leaked. I can't really decide which I like the best.

Animal Collective-Chores
Animal Collective-Peacebone
Animal Collective-Unsolved Mysteries


On a personal note, I just got a Samsung Blackjack. The keypad is a bit small but fortunately my thumbs are nimble. Yes, nimble.

What am I Looking at Monday

Disclaimer: Don't skim this if you know what's healthy. Otherwise I might have to give you a hurts, donut.

Does it make me a late bloomer if I've never heard of Pig Radio until right now? I've never been a big fan of anything that involves using iTunes beyond just listening to music. I guess this really isn't all that different, but it's pretty amazing. Basically a 24/7 radio station of nothing but good music. Quit drooling.

Grizzly Bear's "Knife" is arguably the best song on their delightful album Yellow House. Watch as Beirut covers the song while walking down the street. By now I don't expect anyone to be asking "Bei-what?" If you are, don't be fooled by "Postcards from Italy." Yes, it's incredible, but I'd advise a first listener to hear "Interior of a Dutch House." (Sorry, but I'm not nice enough to switch computers just to link your lazy ass to that song.)




Video for M.I.A's new single "Boyz."
Is it me or does anyone hear a small similarity between this and Spektrum's "Kinda New." I think it might just be me.


For all your Nylon/Paper Magazine/Flaunt/V-Magazine/etc. etc. readers who know who designer Jeremey Scott is, here is Part I of his short film "STARRING."
Part II here.

+ At the moment I'm on my family's computer, and I'm finding all of these songs I never realized I had/liked. Gameboy/Gamegirl-Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp

+ Kitsune Maison compilations never go wrong. Their fourth one has been out for a little while now if you have been living under a rock that requires its residents to be slow in picking up on these things.Thieves Like Us' songs "Fass" and "Drugs in my Body" were both good enough for me that I forgot about this one. Thieves Like Us-Declarations

+ If not already, I'm sure everyone will be sick of any version of Justice's "D.A.N.C.E" by the end of the month/week/day, like we were by Klaxons' "Gravity's Rainbow." To help speed up this process here is yet another remix of the song. Eli & Diplo Mix-D.A.N.C.E.


All right, I've linked myself to death.

p.s. Tilly & the Wall just put up a mix of "The Freest Man" by CSS on their MySpace.

What am I Looking at Tuesday

It's probably just the fact that it's not in english that I like this commercial, but I do wish things like this would air instead of Sally Field telling me about Boniva.


I've seen two sites post the new The Dresden Doll's video for "Shores of California" so I figure I'd be a follower and do the same for those of you who haven't yet been bored by this video & song.

Style Arena recently posted their BEST OF 2007 (first half of the year). I'm a little underwhelmed by their choices. I recall seeing much better than these. Oh well, whadd'ya gon' do 'bout it?

+ I might go rollerskating tomorrow. Yeah, I know, my summer is outrageous. Instead of Sugar Ray, I wish they'd get a little "new, old school" with some Sally Shapiro or something. This would work well. Sally Shapiro-I'll Be By Your Side(Rude 66 808 Remix)

+ It took about a year for New Young Pony Club to actually get some attention. I remember hearing "Ice Cream" off "Get Lucky" in March of last year, giving it a fair share of listens, then getting re-hooked when it was used on that cell phone commercial. If the rest of their next album, "Fantastic Playroom," sounds anything like the two songs I've heard, I don't think I have to worry about getting "re-hooked." Don't believe me? Get bored! New Young Pony Club-Grey

Monday I wasn't looking at anything but lots and lots of chairs and balconies, so I don't imagine you need to be shown what those look like.

What am I Looking at Sunday.

Embedding is being an asshole, here is something unimportant and irrelevant but completely necessary because it's a rule that you like Chloe Sevigny if you use the Internet unhealthy amounts. Chloe on High-Waisted Jeans

+ Remixes never get old. Yes, the Boys Noize remix of this song is a lot better, but who doesn't love having more than one version of the same song. Feist-My Moon, My Man (Damage on the Backseat Remix)

+ I'd be lying if I said I liked non-remixed versions of any Best Fwends songs. Here's one I do like though. Best Fwends-M.Y.S.E.L.F. (Xxxchange Remix)

+ Because the television show based on Geico's cavemen will suck at life, here is the only thing remotely good about any of those commercials. Royksopp-Remind Me

What Am I Doing

Basically, I'm not going to talk about myself. Most people bore me so I figure if I used this as a continuation of my high school LiveJournal life, I wouldn't have anyone reading.

Here's how you can get to know me.

Things I check everyday:

Oh No They Didn't

MySpace

Seven New York

Brooklyn Vegan

Big Stereo

Yahoo! News

Style Arena

By now, I expect you to know everything about my 2-dimensional life. If on any of those sites or any other random site I notice something amazing, I'll probably directly link it.