Wind Down

"I Left My Heart In San Francisco"
Mayer Hawthorne

Jack-Ass

"Jack-Ass"
Beck
Geffen Records

Theme From A Dream

"C'est pas serieux"
Les chats sauvages
Theme From A Dream

Burrrrnin'

"Burnin' Inside"
King Khan & the Shrines
Hoisted Sail Productions

Delightfully Catchy

"Wishing Well"
Love Is All
Handheldshows.com

Pcauad

Julien Pacaud

atmospheric

Lotte Scott

You know, I really wish there was more of her work still online, I really do. Her Flickr, sadly, no longer works and there's only about five of her wonderful photos still in online existence... <):^\ In the meantime, BOOOOOOOM! has got just enough to keep you satiated. Dig that softness.

Mrkwvr

Mark Weaver

Oldie but a goodie

"Take Five"
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Circa 1961

Oh lazy, Sunday

Today is such a lazy day for me. Physical activity? No, thank you. While searching the interwebs, I stumbled on this video called "Impressions of Suriname" by freelance director/editor/cameraman: Pim Hawinkels. Never met the guy, never heard of the guy; all I can really say is that he's apparently from the Netherlands and he's pretty good at what he does, really strong narrative qualities. Anyhow, just press the triangle and chill out. Let's take a nap and dream about Suriname.

Liz Brizzi

Liz Brizzi

FREE KUTMAH

If you're a fan of the LA music scene, art or just DJing in general, odds are you've already heard of Justin McNulty, better known as Kutmah.

So here's the scoop. In addition to actively bending the limits of what is and isn't considered good music, and art for that matter, Kutmah's facing a new challenge. Despite being a well-respected local, and international, legend of the LA music scene, truth be told, Kutmah's originally from England (that's right, a limey). So where's the problem? Well, perhaps it's just good timing or perhaps it has something to do with the fervor that is the immigration battle in Arizona, but on the fifth of this month Kutmah was detained by INS officials, interrogated and then transferred to a federal immigration center, where he currently waits for deportation.

Injustice? Maybe. Dumb? Definitely. So what can you do? Well, for starters, you can head over to local LA silkscreeners HIT + RUN's website and buy one of their nice "Free Kutmah" shirts. They're forty bucks, but that includes shipping and best of all -- 100% of the money made goes directly to Kutmah. Can't buy a shirt but still wanna stay active? That's okay too. Nearly as soon as the word got out that Kutmah was arrested, this petition went up. It's only a tenth of the way to it's goal of 50,000 people right now, so please be sure to tell your friends.

You may or may not be a fan of the whole "illegal" thing, so I leave you with this warning: LA's gonna be a whole less shiny and a lot more grimy if we start to kick out the only things that give it that sheen, why not keep good music? Fans of creativity? Fans of diversity? Fans of good music? Speak up, or forever hold your peace.

More info here is available here:

http://kutmah.com/

Right place, wrong time

"Jolene"

The White Stripes

Originally written by Dolly Parton, this is probably one of the best covers I've ever heard.

Rain Song

"The Rain Song"
Led Zeppelin
Dir: Peter Clifton

Turn into.

"Turn Into"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dir: Patrick Daughters

If I can't dance, I don't want your revolution

"Capitalism Stole My Virginity"
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Epitaph Records

Black Swan

Valeria Picerno

Ray LaMontagne

"Empty"
Ray LaMontagne
BBC Four Sessions

Happy or not, Ray LaMontagne writes such beautiful and honest songs. Damn. If you haven't heard his albums already, please do yourself a favor and seek them out. Each song feels so carefully crafted and emotionally poignant that it's a lot like listening to an old Jim Croce song or the like. Ray LaMontagne is without question, one of the most talented songwriters of his time.

XoXo

James Jean

Luv (Sic.)

"Luv (sic.) Pt. 2"
Nujabes feat. Shing 02
Directed by Sou Ootsuki
R.I.P.