Woohoo. Yeehoo.

Here are some random songs stuck in my head lately:

Gwen Stefani ft. Akon - Sweet Escape
Props to my boy Chris Yi for introducing me to this one, much better than that yodeling single. Her new album sucks and I am glad. Isn't it ironic that the annoying ass catchy shit that she popularized with her last album was jacked by Fergie to become even more annoying and now its just a competition to see who can be more ridiculous. I feel like this is a contest with no winners. If we made a game tree, it might resemble a Prisoner's Dilemma with both parties inevitably killing each other in a race to the bottom. Sadly, Gwen comes off sounding like a Fergie knock-off when Fergie initially sounded like a knock-off Gwen Stefani. Wtf? The meta-musicalicality of this moment just made my head explode. That's some perverse post-modernist shit right there. Bee tee dubs, Akon is the guilty pleasure of the moment. There is no way to bump his shit and not nod your head while at the same time feeling like a complete asshole. Good thing he says, "Convict" before all his songs. That definitely is reassuring to my masculinity.

Fijiya & Miyagi - Collarbone
This song is cool. Dirty, funky ass groove and lyrics about copping new kicks. "Got to get a new pair of shoes / To kick it with her, not kick it with you." "Air Force Ones" for hipsters and pre-meds.

Pure Essence - Third Rock
Funky, Spacy - from the Adult Swim and Stones Throw compilation. So "Ghostwriter" by RJD2 happened upon my shuffled Ipod the other day. I think it is impossible to listen to this song while walking on a sunny day and not feel good. Anyways, "Third Rock" sounded soooo familiar. RJD2 - Clean Living

Ratatat - Wildcat
In regards to RJD2, I was trying to think of some other artists with utterly captivating, never boring instrumentals. I first heard "Seventeen Years" on the way to a Warriors game. As you can imagine, it was magical. Somehow, I slept on their new album. I like to think Eli Cash from Royal Tenenbaums would enjoy this track. Oh, it has great sound effects too.


MIMS - This Is Why I'm Hot
When DJing turned rapping goes right. The flows are okay but the beats are insane. Yes, I said beats, plural. The main beat is hypnotic and catchy as hell, but then he busts out all these samples that totally work with the song. For example, when he raps about the Bay, the beat switches to "Tell Me When to Go." Ah, that's some mixtape shit, the marriage of form and content is positively heartwarming. Oh, and I also love his logic. "Why is he hot?" you might ask. "I'm hot 'cause I'm fly / You ain't 'cause you not." It's that fucking simple.

Deerhoof - +81
This song is crazy and catchy. I guess I like singers with Asian accents for some odd reason. I looked them up when I walked by some place on Wilshire where they were performing.

Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken
I have been obsessed with theses two Japanese girls since Christmas break after I picked up their first album from the library. I had heard of them from Dan the Automator and the lead singer, Miho Hatori is featured in Handsome Boy Modeling School, but never heard their individual stuff. This is some weird, quirky, irresistible music - like the Beastie Boys gone crazy from drinking sea water on the trip from Asia. It's a feast of break beats, jazz, unicorns, MSG, and outer space.

cerca 1996


Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
directed by Michel Gondry, featured on Buffy...one of the best uses of split screen ever


speaking of Automator (my favorite producer), he hooks up with Hiero again

Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
I like songs with whistling.


RBL Posse - Blue Bird
I just started watching The Wire. nuff said. Old School Bay shit.

need to listen to more: The Good, the Bad, and the Queen; Of Montreal

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