Rilo Kiley - Dreamworld

My friend Mary recommended this song and I think it's just great. 

Bat Rays

Finally getting around to playing with the Wacom Bamboo Tom got me. My first attempt at illustration in Photoshop in a long time and I learned some valuable lessons. 

This Must Be the Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqg_ZGcuybs

This is one of my all-time favorite Talking Heads songs, and the live version is a treat. If you've never seen Stop Making Sense, ya gotttta.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Stronger

Heard Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs on the radio last night for the first time.  Very cool stuff.

Really like this song.

William Fitzsimmons - So This Is Goodbye (Pink Ganter Remix)

Heard this on KXLU this morning as I drove into work. In fact, it came on right as I turned left onto La Cienega from Fountain, which is one of my favorite views of LA. The whole thing's great, but one of my favorite touches is that in the beginning the static from the guitar amp is modulated in time with the beat. Sweeeet.

SONG

Bitter:Sweet - Dirty Laundry (Skeewiff Remix)

This is great little song.  I love that processed guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVG2hlK6VVc

The video...is pictures of margaritas, I guess.

View From My Desk

Behold, the Amtrak building that splits the horizon! 

Halcyon + On + On ...

A fantastic variation on the classic.

Liu, your brother's soul is free!

Pope Debuts New Persona: "El Pope"

I think the most disturbing part of this image is the disembodied hand that is presumably waving the other direction, but could also be trying to make its escape from the Pope Mobile. 

It must be hard being the Pope. With all the different hats they make him wear, it wouldn't be surprising if they could sneak in a funny one every once in a while.

Also, communicating with the Christian God on behalf of 2 billion people would make me tired. 

Utah Saints - Something Good '08

Utah Saints - Something Good '08
I knew they had re-released this track and added some bass/made it more dancy, but I hadn't realized they made this really great video to accompany it. My favorite part is the line at 1:44 when they interview Benjamin Pew. 

Also, credit to Tom for introducing me to this group more than a decade ago. 

The Art of Kilian Eng

I stumbled across the work of Swedish artist Kilian Eng a while ago, and I think he's just awesome.  He has a great imagination, and his style is a cool mix of a clean, futuristic look with the sort of psychedelic style of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine movie.

http://dwdesign.tumblr.com/

Song: Deadbots - Much Better

I'd never even heard of the Deadbots before, but this song's pretty awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuwMybXm_pk&feature=related