LAF ABOUT IT

BEST 0F 09- THEM CROOKED VULTURES

DAVE GROHL, JOSH HOMME, AND JOHN PAUL JONES... NEED I SAY MORE?

BEST OF 09- BAT FOR LASHES

BEST OF 09- The Xx

BEST OF 09- METRIC

A personal fav

BEST OF 09- N.A.S.A

BEST OF 09- yeah yeah yeahs

BEST OF 09- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

BEST OF 09- LA ROUX

MORE GNAR ISH TO D.A.N.C.E. TO... tons of remixes to all her songs

BEST OF 09- School of 7 Bells- Half Asleep

BEST OF 09- LITTLE BOOTS

JUST D.A.N.C.E. to LITTLE BOOTS

BEST OF 09- PHOENIX

Not exactly new in the game but still...

BEST OF 09- PASSION PIT

BEST OF 09- Florence and the Machine- ALBUM- LUNGS

BEST OF 09

BEST OF 09

RIP JOHN HUGHES

B/W

B/W

alright

LAST ONE. sometimes i run into something and i cannot help but share it.
many or zero of you anywhere may or may not have heard of Evegny Kissin.
i used to be that of the latter group.
and thus i have been enlightened and overjoyed to experience a pianist of his caliber.
in watching this piece, one would notice the obvious difference in the speed and excitement in which it is played in comparison to the first 2 clips shown. it is obviously apparent that this man has remarkable skill.
but the reason i post this specific clip; footage of him actually playing as opposed to just an audio track is that in watching him play, the continuous motion of his hands, the delicate touch of the keys and the way in which he executes this piece perfectly with seemingly no effort is in short what i would label as absolutely beautiful. what is really interesting is that i think actually seeing him play this makes a definite difference in how we evaluate or attribute value to the piece. it is not enough just to hear it. literally the performance is part of the piece, not jut the resulting audio frequencies. i may have lost most of you. whatever. in the words of my colleague. JUST WATCH.

this sucks too. dont expect much

not that amazing

both the pianist and conductor are mediocre at best. but i recommend watching and listening to this performance.

TRULY MIND BLOWING BEAUTIFUL CRAZY WOW LISTEN JUST DO IT NOW OR ELSE TA DA DA DA TA DA DA

tis the season

TheGoldenOne

Gold chain head piece

SUCK IT BY SINA

WHEN I DIE

Le Calendrier

Once again, Paris Vogue's calender is steaming. Unlike Terry Richardson who shot 12 different girls for last year's calender, Mert Alas and Marcus Poggott shoot only three leggy bombs for 2010: Natasha Poly, Raquel Zimmerman, and Iselin Steiro. The only thing keeping my boner down is my Taylor Lautner Rolling Stone cover. Christ

Marilyn Monroe Faded

new for your ears

MEW
they require patience but are worth the time investment.

RICKY SWALLOW

OUTSTANDING Australian sculptor.
more

from sigur ros...

HERE

.I WANT YOU.

.SO BAD.

YOU KNOWIT

my partner

in LAFS is improving behind the lens...

photo: H.Lengsfield

i did not like this song until i saw the video

reminds me of...

H.T.

MOVIE SUGGESTION: FANTASTIC MR FOX

Another beautiful piece of work by the talented MR. ANDERSON

definitely a step up from the darjeeling ltd. Brilliant dialogue and characters reminiscent

of the royal tenenbaums. all i can say is that this is just an all out excellent film.

the direction, cinematography, animation, and SOUNDTRACK, in short, amazing.

just go see it. asap.

AND

if you dont feel like killing yourself tomorrow at retail stores i suggest checking out

MOCA: COLELCTION: FIRST THIRTY YEARS

again, a must see for anyone remotely interested in modern/contemporary art

(some) artists included:

Charles Ray

Richard Prince

Mark Rothko

Louis Nevelson

Wangechi Mutu

and others

PIXIES in HD

my personal favorite:

TONIGHT

I LOVE LOS ANGELES

so i have been MIA from this place. for several reasons. a few now of them being technical ones but none the less i will start making my presence here known more often.

one note i'd like to make is that things have obviously changed here since the beginning. and id like to restore this blog to its true nature of optimism and spreading the things we love. NOT the things we hate.

anyways. more soon. a lot more. of everything.