BABY HERE WE GO

a little musical love for the day after... i started putting these tracks together around the new year in Miami. time flies, i'm going back soon to meet up with my two brothers & our Miami friends for Radiohead live - the first show of their US tour is on the 27th & i can't hardly wait! anyway, i completed this mix late last night...LOVE was in the air...

01. DakhaBrakha ♡ BABY
02. Jon Brion ♡ HERE WE GO
03. Sade ♡ LOVE IS FOUND
04. CSLSX ♡ KEEP ON SHINING
05. Nickodemus ♡ CONMIGO (E'sE Rmx)
06. Lil Louis ♡ I'M HOT FOR YOU (No Offence Mix)
07. Radiohead ♡ LITTLE BY LITTLE (Caribou Rmx)
08. Beats International ♡ DUB BE GOOD TO ME
09. Amy Winehouse ♡ TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN (Al Usher Rmx)
10. Usher x Diplo ♡ CLIMAX
11. George Michael ♡ FAITH (Aeroplane Rmx)
12. Whitney Houston vs Robyn ♡ DANCING IN HOUSTON
13. Deee-Lite ♡ GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Gigamesh Rmx)
14. James Blake ♡ THE WILHELM SCREAM (Pondexter Rmx)
15. Poolside ♡ HARVEST MOON (Neil Young Cover)
16. Blood Orange ♡ STUTPHIN BOULEVARD

SO SOUL ♡

TRUE LOVE

my all time favourite love scene... i love you!

wife ∞ abaddon

i highly recommend this upcoming show, opening on Friday, February 17th. click on image to the right for more details ➔ ➔ ➔
"Abaddon," a new work by WIFE, is a full-length theatrical dance performance inspired by 19th century ghost stories and the origins of theatrical tricks, and including original interactive video projections, sets, lighting, costumes and music. It is the largest-scale production that WIFE has created thus far, with costumes by Ryan Heffington, Mindy LeBrock, Cathy Cooper, and Franc Fernandez, original music by Dorian Wood (who will also be performing live), Oscar Santos (Sister Mantos), Rodrigo Amarante, and Robbie Williamson (We Are The World), set design by Cati Hawkins, and performances by eight renowned Los Angeles dancers and performers (including the three members of WIFE)...
check out the video below for a taste of what you can expect:

YAYOI KUSAMA 大好き

I ♡ YAYOI KUSAMA:

Whitney Houston R.I.P.

my heart is heavy today. i'm very SAD about the passing of Whitney Houston.  yet another light succumbed to the pitfalls of untreated addiction -- one helluva demon to wrestle with.  her struggle is over but her voice will go on.  much respect for her talent & big LOVE FOR WHITNEY herself for sharing it for as long as she was able, in spite of her trials & tribulations.  may she rest in peace...

♡♡♡ MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE ☆ MP3 ♡♡♡

♡♡♡ LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY ☆ MP3 ♡♡♡

...if there is a heaven, Serge Gainsbourg is one happy angel!.

LIVING IT OUT... THANQ

i'm on a roll.  and i'm supersticious.  "jamais deux sans trois" i.e. never two without a third.  might as well avoid any kind of bad luck & post a third mix for the weekend...  this one i put together on the fly during last year's thanksgiving, on the magestic Oregon coast.  mostly for goofing off in the car with one of my dearest friends, on the road from Portland to Neahkahnie Beach & back...  anyway, you might have fun with it too:

01. Robert Parker ☆ WHERE THE ACTION IS

02. Don Armando ☆ I'M AN INDIAN, TOO

03. Kid Creole & The Coconuts ☆ I'M CORRUPT

04. Gichi Dan ☆ COWBOYS & GANGSTERS

05. Mavis ft. Candi Staton ☆ REVOLUTION (Darkstarr Rmx)

06. Kid Creole & The Coconuts ☆ LIFE IS ALWAYS GOOD
07. Minnie Ripperton ☆ STRANGE AFFAIR (Karim Funk Rmx)

08. BeBe Winans ☆ THANK YOU (MAW 12" Rmx)

09. Moloko ☆ SING IT BACK (Herbert's Tasteful Dub)

10. Feist ☆ HOW COME YOU NEVER GO THERE (Clock Opera Rmx)

11. DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon ☆ SCALE IT BACK (Robotaki Rmx)

12. Anna Calvi ☆ WOLF LIKE ME

13. Planningtorock ☆ LIVING IT OUT (Jackson Rmx)

14. Jimmy Cliff ☆ KING OF KINGS

YOUR LOVE IS KING

since i just posted such an upbeat mix, and i just happen to have more time on my hands, here's one to either come down from a fun night out, or simply to chill the morning after.  "life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop & look around once in a while, you could miss it."  enjoy & share the wealth...

01. Fiona Apple ☆ WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW

02. Jimmy Cliff ☆ MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

03. DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon ☆ SCALE IT BACK (Jeremy Sole Rmx)

04. Mr. Little Jeans ☆ THE SUBURBS (Arcade Fire Cover)

05. Carol Fran ☆ I'M GONNA TRY (Jeremy Sole Rmx)

06. DJ Vadim ft. Zion ☆ GOT TO ROCK

07. Charlotte Gainsbourg ☆ HEAVEN CAN WAIT (Breakbot Rmx)

08. Cults ☆ YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

09. Bob Dylan ☆ GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY

10. France Gall ☆ CELUI QUE J'AIME

11. Sade ☆ YOUR LOVE IS KING

12. Phonique ft. Erlend Øye ☆ FOR THE TIME BEING

13. Dom ☆ JESUS (Vacationer Rmx)

14. Roy Ayers ☆ CAN'T YOU SEE ME

DANCE OR DIE!

i have so many playlists from the past year i haven't had the time to render & post... if i ever get around to it, they'll probably be vintage by then.  since i'm laying low to fight a cold, i got just enough time on my hands to put this short one together & upload it for ya'll.  keep in mind, i'm not a DJ nor am i a mixer; i simply pulled these from my library & slapped 'em together...  enjoy, share the wealth & for sure - DANCE OR DIE!

01. Quantic & Alice Russell ☆ LOOK AROUND THE CORNER
02. Etta James ☆ GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY
03. M.I.A. ☆ BAD GIRLS
04. Miike Snow ☆ PADDLING OUT
05. Aaliyah ☆ ARE YOU THAT SOMEBODY? (ITFW Rmx)
06. Charlotte Gainsbourg ☆ PARADISCO (Rex The Triangle Rmx)
07. The Rapture ☆ HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE (Toomy Disco Rmx)
08. Nicolas Jaar ☆ WITH JUST ONE GLANCE AT YOU
09. Bryan Ferry ☆ ALPHAVILLE (Leo Zero Rmx)
10. Funkin Matt ft. Teki Latex ☆ GET LOOSE (Canblaster Rmx)
11. Carl Carlton ☆ SHE'S BAD MAMA JAMA (Funk Manchu Rmx)
12. Joyce Muñiz ft. Louie Austin ☆ MORNING LOVE
13. Bomb The Bass ☆ BUG POWDER DUST (La Funk Mob Mix)
14. Róisín Murphy ☆ RUBY BLUE
15. Kate Bush ☆ CLOUDBUSTING (Mighty Mouse Re Work)

videos i like

i haven't posted anything yet in 2012...  
i'll start with the awesome videos for some songs i like:

Cults - video by Isaiah Seret 

♡♡♡ YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN MP3 ♡♡♡

Miike Snow - video by Andreas Nilsson

♡♡♡ PADDLING OUT MP3 ♡♡♡

M.I.A. - video by Romain Gavras

♡♡♡ BAD GIRLS MP3 ♡♡♡

my friend from Saturday Night Live got me in 30 Rock the night of the infamous Lana Del Rey performance.  i didn't even know she was the musical guest till i showed up.  i have to admit, i find her phenomena quite intriguing - like watching a train wreck in slow motion.  i actually enjoy two of her songs.  sadly, she couldn't have been more awkward & terribly out of tune; like she's trying to reach several different voices without ever really achieving that goal...  anyway, kudos to Kristen Wiig for her flawless impersonation, which actually defends the poor Lana:

finally, here's the most ridiculous spot i'm loving right now:

MAN MADE MACHINE

HOT OFF THE PRESS! earlier this year, a very lucky TIMOTHY SACCENTI visited the legendary MARTIN GORE at his house in Santa Barabara. there, Timothy got to rummage through Martin's closet to pick a few outfits before going to a nearby studio for a few hours. here's the result:

♡♡♡♡♡ MOTOR ft. Martin Gore ☆ MAN MADE MACHINE MP3 ♡♡♡♡♡
the song will be featured on MOTOR's new album

tigers & dragons...

i'm conflicted about Lana Del Rey's schtick; can't decide if i like it or not. either way, i enjoy her songs & i appreciate how successful her marketing machine is. people are eating it up & i can respect that. one thing's for sure, i love the tigers in her crispest video to date, by Yoann Lemoine:

on another note, Trent Reznor & Karen O's cover of Led Zeppelin's IMMIGRANT SONG kicks ass, period! this video footage was pulled from David Fincher's upcoming The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:

I ♡ LOS ANGELES

"This is GOING GREEN 1949 style B'TCH! BALIEVE DAT!"
Dave Meyers invited his pal Ice Cube to celebrate The Eames:

DON'T STOP!

another fun one by The Daniels for Foster The People with Gabourey Sidibe:

sun poncho music

a few chill tunes for the weekend. some new, others not:

♡♡♡ Kid Creole ☆ I'M A WONDERFUL THING ☆ Disco Tech
♡♡♡ Don Armando ☆ I'M AN INDIAN, TOO
♡♡♡ Mavis ft. Candi Staton ☆ REVOLUTION ☆ Darkstarr
♡♡♡ BeBe Winans ☆ THANK YOU ☆ MAW 12"
♡♡♡ Moloko ☆ SING IT BACK ☆ Herbert
♡♡♡ Feist ☆ HOW COME YOU NEVER GO THERE ☆ Clock Opera
♡♡♡ Kimbra ☆ SETTLE DOWN ☆ Penguin Prison
♡♡♡ Bag Raiders ☆ SHOOTING STARS ☆ Kris Menace
♡♡♡ DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon ☆ SCALE IT BACK ☆ Robotaki

check the fun video for Scale It Back:

painted love

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR LOVE?

not a bad thing to ask yourself with thanksgiving, the holidays, and my very own birthday coming up!!! anyway, Cartier has unveiled Painted Love, a collaboration that finds Air‘s music coming together with the visuals credited to NYC's Waverly collective, but actually created & directed by Brooklyn-based BEN DICKINSON, with the participation of the talented illustrator IRINA DAKEVA. this short film — okay, you can call it a video if you absolutely must — is only the first installment of a projected three-part series sponsored by Cartier, with each one featuring a different combination of directors and musicians, and all of them providing their own answers to the thematic question “How far would you go for love?”

in the case of Painted Love, a dreamy, surrealistic piece of work, the hero is a passionate painter who pops in and out of the realms of reality and art, blurring the borders between the two as he pursues the dream girl from his paintings, who comes alive and beckons him to be with her. the series is set to be completed sometime next year, but Cartier isn’t waiting that long to start celebrating — on November 25, the official launch party for the trilogy will take place in Tokyo at Sound Museum Vision. not only will frequent Air accomplice Sébastien Tellier be performing live, there’ll also be DJ sets from Kitsuné co-founder Gildas Loaëc and, yes, Air themselves. But even if you aren’t able to catch a plane to Tokyo in time to party with the Parisian pop princes and their pals, you can still feast your eyes on the fruits of their work on this page and anticipate what’s still to come in Cartier’s series. also, check out this behind-the-scenes clip with Air's Jean-Benoît Dunkel:

mirror mirror

looks like Immortals not only took in twice as much at the box office on its first weekend as it cost to make, but it very well could have taken all the action packed testosterone out of Tarsem's system. his latest, Mirror Mirror, is a much brighter tongue-in-cheek version of the classic Snow White fairytale:

Julia Roberts' queen might be more interesting of a character than Snow White herself, but at least, she's not a million times hotter than Snow White, you'll understand what i mean below... Nathan Lane keeps it light, The Social Network's Armie Hammer is eye candy enough, and the flamboyant costumes are rather fun.

if a Princess Bride style movie doesn't cut it for you, Rupert Sanders' darker Twilight version of Snow White will come out a few months later. my only question here: IS THE MIRROR ON CRACK?! how could Kristen Stewart (Snow White) ever be fairer than the much sexier Charleze Theron?! how could a pasty bony white chick be more attractive than a flawless South African queen?! c'mon now, if i was Charleze & some stupid mirror told me Kristen Stewart might be more beautiful, i'd be mad as hell. maybe that's why this austere version is a lot more violent than Tarsem's... still, the trailer is bad ass. besides, i'm slightly intrigued with what Marvel superhero Thor adds to the fairytale. what an interesting mashup to say the least:

the moral of the story is that a mirror can be quite right, or quite simply dead wrong. make sure you buy the right one!!!

I ♡ LOSERS

check out the latest from everynone...

Marcel The Shell

TREATS & SNOOZIN', SNOOZIN' & TREATS...
here's the latest in the life of Marcel The Shell, my favourite anthropomorphic shell in the whole wide world! why smile? cuz it's worth it!

Marcel The Shell With His Shoes On is a collaborative effort of writer/director Dean Fleischer Camp & writer/actor Jenny Slate. they launched this series last year & have since collected a few awards between Sundance & the NY Int'l Children Film Fest. in case you missed the very first chapter of this adorable & wonderful biopic, here we go:

I ♡ FEIST

just a few weekend highlights, captured with my old school iPhone 4... LESLIE FEIST is currently touring for her METALS, her new album recorded in beautiful Big Sur... for more details, check out this review. for more photos, check out this link... i had the privilege of meeting her a million years ago, back when i represented musical artists such as the members of Broken Social Scene. time flies. it's so good to see her doing so well!

my favourite new Feist song - ANTI-PIONEER:

Encore №1 from 2004 - LET IT DIE (2004):

Encore №2 from 2007 with Chilly Gonzales - THE LIMIT TO YOUR LOVE:

the funnest part of the night was her lively performance of my favourite pop song of hers - MY MOON MY MAN. i was too into it to point & shoot, but the Patrick Daughters video is one of her best: