Me'Ah'Me!

this day is a great occasion to share a fun little mix i made...

☆ ANOTHER BIRTHDAY IN MIAMI (ZIP) ☆

➤ 01. Ólöf Arnalds ft. Björk ☆ Surrender ➤ 02. Midnight Magic ☆ Same Way I Feel ➤ 03. The Haggis Horns ☆ Huffalump ➤ 04. Lou Reed ☆ Walk On The Wild Side (Holtoug Bootleg) ➤ 05. Erykah Badu ☆ Window Seat (Sonora Rmx) ➤ 06. Astor Piazolla ☆ Vuelvo Al Sur (Koop Rmx) ➤ 07. Johnny Cool & The Counts ☆ The Love Bounce ➤ 08. Groove Armada ft. Bryan Ferry ☆ Shameless ➤ 09. Lynkwood Family ☆ Piece Of Mind ➤ 10. The Haggis Horns ☆ Love Gets You High ➤ 11. Hot Chip ☆ Brothers (Caribou Rmx) ➤ 12. The Drums ☆ Forever And Ever Amen (Thieves Like Us Rmx) ➤ 13. Coati Mundi ☆ No More Blues ➤ 14. Findlay Brown ☆ Promised Land (Pilooski Edit) ➤ 15. Diesler ☆ Deepest Cuba ➤ 16. Weyman Corp ☆ Kumbayero ➤ 17. Sirina Issah ☆ Cheer The Stars ➤ 18. Group Bombino ☆ Tenere (Joystick Jay Edit) ➤ 19. Alpha Blondy ☆ Travailler c'est trop dur ➤ 20. Gino Soccio ☆ Try It Out (Vocal Long Version) ➤ 21. France Gall ☆ C'est curieux de veillir ➤ 22. Connie Case ☆ Get Down ➤ 23. The Knife ☆ Na Na Na ➤ 24. Amadou & Mariam ☆ Sabali (Miike Snow Rmx) ☐☐☐

...cheers to the fantastic lady who brought me into the world:

♡ Antony & The Johnsons ☆ THANK U 4 UR LOVE MP3 ♡
how little has changed since the 80s on the French Riviera...30 years ago:

♡ Florence & The Short Club ☆ COSMIC LOVE MP3 ♡

♡ Aeroplane feat. Chromeo ☆ SUPERSTAR MP3 ♡

♡ Bon Iver ☆ SKINNY LOVE MP3 ☆ Das Kapital ♡

jesus is magic

ever since my folks left their diplomatic post in beautiful pre-Chavez Venezuela, my brothers & i meet them in Miami every Christmas & New Year's. we all fly in just in time to toast the central character of the most successful novel ever published & exchange a few presents & lots of love... in honor of, ummm, his birthday??? cheers to traditions... i'm totally game for whatever brings us back together anytime anywhere... anyhew, before flying out of LA, i fittingly sported my Jesus Is My Homeboy t-shirt at several parties & enjoyed Peaches Christ Superstar; check out this review & these kick ass pics... later on, i boogied a bit at Midnight Magic's intimate funky disco show in a downtown warehouse. the band is comprised of former members of Hercules & Love Affair & current members of Jessica 6... here are my very last 2010 lo-fi mobile pics from the city of angels:

✝✝✝The Lightning Bug Situation ☆ THIS BODY MP3✝✝✝






❊❊❊Midnight Magic ☆ SAME WAY I FEEL MP3❊❊❊






❊❊Midnight Magic ☆ BEAM ME UP MP3 ☆ Jacques Renault❊❊

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❄ Wham! ☆ LAST CHRISTMAS MP3 ☆ Matthew Kyle ❄

between holiday parties, i've been keepin' dry with friends at M House & other intimate gatherings till i fly out to Miami; it's always nice to go back and be reunited with my two brothers & my hospitable folks...

❄ Lykke Li ☆ GET SOME MP3 ☆ Beck ❄
❄ Mark Ronson & Boy George ☆ SOMEBODY...MP3 ☆ Holy Ghost! ❄
video posted here





❄ William DeVaughn ☆ BE THANKFUL...MP3 ☆ Onur Engin ❄




☂ Eruption ☆ I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN MP3 ☂

a life of fluxury

➥ MP3 is in this playlist.

♡♡♡D.O.C.R. ☆ I WANNA DANCE WITH TRON MP3♡♡♡

i was at the Orpheum last for Yoko Ono; tonight it's for none other than Peaches Christ Superstar & i'm beyond excited! from the start, December has kicked ass... the Wooster Group was phenomenal at the Red Cat; this venue often has solid performances... now, Passion Pit at the Palladium wasn't as good as i wanted it to be but i still enjoy listening to them on my ipod... Flux had a fun screening at the Hammer that included Sophie Gateau's latest, and Canada's new Scissor Sisters video above, taking their fantastic COSMOS one up a notch... fashion mention goes to Cathy Cooper for pairing her Grey Ant (the new high heeled Teva Stiletto & jumpsuit from a few seasons past) with an Ungaro jacket & Chanel bracelets... WIN!!!

♡♡♡Passion Pit ☆ LEARNALILGIVINANLOVIN' MP3♡♡♡

♡♡♡Harold Melvin ☆ YOU CAN'T GO MP3♡♡♡

➥ that's Raquel, founder of Resource, my 1st LA boss & the best i ever had!

IT'S NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME - Sade Adu

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industrious elves

while industry holiday parties often end up like this, they usually start on a slightly more formal note... it's all very repetitive yet nice to catch up with the better movers & shakers of the lot...

♡♡♡ Zoe & The Stormies ☆ LET'S SHAKE MP3 ♡♡♡

here are some of my lo-fi pics on taken on the fly at Caviar's Winter Formal, AICP's toy drive & Motion Theory's celebration of Mirada, their new partnership with the incredibly talented Guillermo del Toro:

♡♡♡ Passion Pit ☆ I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER MP3 ♡♡♡

free as the breeze

♡♡♡Florence & The Horrors ☆ HURRICANE DRUNK MP3♡♡♡

i just can't get enough of Florence Welch! anyhew, here in the lalaland of beautiful sunsets, we're blessed to have among us the likes of Ryan Heffington & his talented group of friends & collaborators. together last week, they illuminated the night with Heavy Metal Parking Lot. special mention goes to Moon Spoon Saloon for the gorgeous costumes; they've dressed the troupe before, such as on this night... thanks to Sharlene Durfey for letting me use some of her pics along with my super lo-fi mobile ones... i just can't find the right words to describe this fantastic gathering. the photos of the event & afterparty don't do them justice but i'll let them speak for themselves... all i'm saying, is if you ever get a chance to attend one of their performance installations, GO!!!

♡ Open Mind ☆ FREE AS THE BREEZE MP3 ♡

♡ Azari & III ☆ INTO THE NIGHT MP3 ☆ CFCF ♡




♡ Silver Columns ☆ ALWAYS ON MP3 ☆ Jensen Sportag ♡

saint nic...

♡♡♡ Led Zeppelin ☆ THANK YOU MP3 ♡♡♡

Happy Saint Nicolas Day! back in Belgium today, those who've behaved well over the past year receive a gift from Saint Nicolas, patron saint of pupils... in 1931, the Coca-Cola company promoted Santa Claus as part of an ad campaign, to boost end of year sales. since then, Christmas no longer is viewed as a religious celebration as much as it is a vital tool of capitalism... Capitalism trumps Christianity, no doubt! I wish you all a merry holiday season & lots of fun shopping for others, and for yourselves of course!

winter's doll

above image of Lavinia in Julie Taymor's Titus, which i recently watched in preparation for The Tempest...

♡ Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands ☆ WINTER'S DOLL MP3 ♡

...here's Sophie Gateau's new clip for this Patrick Kelleher song:

rope and summit

We've got our rope and summit ⎯ Got our rope and summit ⎯ But we need to wake up ⎯ Baby wake up ⎯ UNMASKING YOUR FEARS ⎯ One by one see them disappear ⎯ Into the fog down below ⎯ Slipping is fine ⎯ As long as you don't fall ⎯ Still in the quiet morning breeze ⎯ Swaying gently in unsuspecting dreams ⎯ Clues of a gathering storm ⎯ It's time to wake up ⎯ TIME TO MOVE ON!

♡♡♡ Junip ☆ ROPE AND SUMMIT MP3 ♡♡♡

as we're about to put another year behind us, i'm almost certain this JUNIP song is my favourite of 2010. Pitchfork's Ian Cohen sums it up well: "Got a rope and summit," González sings repeatedly at the outset, and while it's an economically evocative lyric, it's a bit of misdirection as to how Junip works. Theirs is a sound that doesn't move upward so much as downhill, accumulating its mass with sheer momentum. What's interesting is how little González needs to be pushed. A solo version of "Rope and Summit" might have been the most propulsive thing on any of his prior albums, but Elias Araya's drumwork gives it a vital pulse, while Tobias Winterkorn's drafty synths put meat on the bones. The rhythm section plays with a steady hand throughout Rope, favoring simplicity and shade while retaining the uncluttered sonic arranging that so often serves as a trademark of González's...

back to the here & now ⎯ toughen up or die:

♡ World's End Press ☆ ONLY THE BRAVE MP3 ♡

to live & work in LA rules! especially when PSYOP shine their light on sexy boxing champ Amir Khan! the man's moves could kill, yet he's incredibly sweet & cooperative, with a sharp sense of humor - WIN!!!