Serge Gainsbourg :: Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas (Live 1959)

The song opens with the line, "je suis le poinçonneur des Lilas" or "I am the ticket puncerh of Lilas Station". I love the depressing irony of the song; it just seems so French. Afterwards, you can watch an earlier video with subtitles here. "Des petits trous, des petits trous, des petits trous..."

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2011

Holy Shit holy shit holy SHIT! Are you excited for the Hardly Strictly Blue Grass Festival?!!?!? I know I am! We are EXACTLY a month away from one of the best festivals around the world, and even better it is free and in our City. Like always we have our staples Emmylou Harris, Steve Townes Earle, Allison Moorer, Dr John and The Wronglers (MC Hammer will be returning this year as well). But this year we will also be treated to the sonic pleasures of Broken Social Scene, Chris Isaak, DeVotchKa, Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Devil Makes Three, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Southern Culture On The Skids, Robert Plant and The Joy Band, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard, Gillian Welch, The Low Anthem, Cass McCombs, Elbow and MORE!! The festival will be held in our very own Golden Gate Park from Friday, September 30th to Sunday, October 2nd. You can check out the full line-up and more here at the official website.

NEW Florence + The Machine

Here's a new song from Florence + The Machine's upcoming and as of yet untitled album, which is set to release in early November. According to Ms. Welch, the sophmore effort will put more emphasis on having a cohesive sound. In an interview for Pitchfork she says, "With Lungs,... there were so many different influences, and the differences between a song like "Kiss With a Fist" and "Dog Days" are huge. With this record,... it's like taking everything from the first album that seemed quite separate and making them whole." For this Florence has turned to Paul Epworth (Adele, Bloc Party) who contributed on her debut with Blessing and Cosmic Love. I can hardly wait for the album to drop. If the video fails you can find the link below.



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The Phoenix Foundation :: Sea World

Bunch of Kiwis.

Dionne Warwick :: Walk On By

Charles Bradley :: Heatache & Pain

This was filmed just outside of Outside Lands, presumably on Sunday the day he opened the main stage. Man, people just don't sing like this anymore. Amazing.

Aloe Blacc :: I Need A Dollar & Your Love Is Killing Me

Man the dance moves in this are crazy! Baby Boogaloo is the most adorable lil kid ever!

NEW Feist :: How Come You Never Go There

New single from the upcoming album Metals.

Toro Y Moi- How I know

Toro y Moi - How I Know from Jordan Kim on Vimeo.

Metronomy :: The Look

George Benson :: Give Me The Night

Smooth and funky, this is baby makin' music!

Guadalupe Plata :: Boogie De La Muerte

A friend sent me this and I just love it. Thanks a lot!

Bibio :: Take Off Your Shirt

Bibio - Take Off Your Shirt by Warp Records

The Weeknd

Okay, this is LONG overdue. I really haven't been on my game since I am just now posting on this artist, but if you haven't heard of The Weeknd yet you need to now.

Here are some tracks and if you dig 'em you can download his self-released free album, House Of Ballons, from his site here. The first two tracks are from House Of Balloons, the third and fourth are from an unreleased sophomore effort and a Drake remix respectively.

The Weeknd - Wicked Games by The_Weeknd

The Weeknd - What You Need by The_Weeknd

The Weeknd - The Birds (Part 1) by The_Weeknd

The Weeknd - Trust Issues (remix) by The_Weeknd

DJ Shadow :: Stem/ Long Stem / Transmission 2

My favorite act from the Pitchfork Music Festival. DJ shadow is a legend. His debut album Endtroducing, which this track is on, is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first album entirely composed of samples. DJ Shadow's ground breaking concept album was recorded from '94 - '96 at San Francisco's Glue Factory. And on the cover is Lyrics Born and Chief Xcel in a Sacramento record shop. Pretty fucking rad.

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Notorious B.I.G. :: Young G's Perspective (J Period Remix)

Sooooo smoooth. I can't find the sample, but this remix is off the INCREDIBLE March 9 mixtape. Grab the it here.

Madvillian :: Fancy Clown (ft Viktor Vaughn)

Madvillian is the collaboration of MF Doom and Madlib. But this song is written as Viktor Vaughn, Doom's real name, and it's about how his girl is cheating on him with his alter ego Metal Face Doom, hence "tin head". Fucking great. Wish it was longer. If you want to dig the sample click here.

Bobby :: Ginger (Water Birth)

Made In Heights :: Skylark Interabang

Great track. Dig the Sufjan Stevens sample.


Sufjan Stevens :: Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland Illinois

Mixtape Club

Found these guys from the San Francisco Mixtape Society and they've got some solid mixes up. According to their webist, The Mixtape Club is an organization dedicated to the art of the mixtape. Ten people, ten tracks, ten album covers every month, pretty fucking rad. I've been digging Flapjack's 17 (probably because I actually know and like all the artists he's chosen), but all the others I've checked out have been rewarding. Here's a link to Flapjack's stream, check out a few others while you're there.

Eleanor Friedberger :: My Mistakes

Had to delete and re-post this one, apparently the previous media player was causing trouble and slowing down computers. Should be better now.

Video: tUnE-yArDs :: Doorstep (live in Paris) & Gansta (live Jimmy Fallon)

The first is just absolutely beautiful. And the second one is amazing. Jimmy Fallon continues to impress me with his late night music guests.

Album: Bodies Of Water :: Twist Again

I've been digging Bodies Of Water's newest album Twist Again for awhile now. For a few days it was free to download, but sadly it is no longer available for free. However, you can still stream it online for free. Check it out here and if you like, consider supporting the artists.

Video: Best Coast :: Our Deal

Get More: MTV Supervideo, Music, Best Coast

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Strokes Tribute

To commemorate The Strokes 10 year Anniversary of Is This It? music blog Stereogum compiled a free digital tribute album featuring indie artists like The Morning Benders, Peter, Bjorn and John, Heem (from Das Racist) and more. It's a fun album and you can grab it off their website here. Enjoy.