#20 !!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Strange Weather, Isn’t It?
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#19 Salem - King Night
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#18 Frog Eyes – Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph
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#17 Frankie Rose and the Outs – Frankie Rose and the Outs
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#15 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
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#14 The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
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#12 Diamond Rings – Special Affections
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#11 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
(#1-#10 next week…)
Posted in Music
Tagged !!!, All Day, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Before Today, Diamond Rings, Frankie Rose and the Outs, Frog Eyes, Girl Talk, Isn't It?, King Night, Naked and Famous, Passive Me Aggressive You, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, Salem, Special Affections, Strange Weather, The Fool, The Suburbs, Top Albums of 2010, Warpaint
I’ve been pretty busy the last couple of weeks – trip to Seattle and then a camping trip to Moab. While in Seattle I saw The xx, Warpaint and Zola Jesus play at the Paramount. It was an incredible show. I’ve been pretty obsessed with Warpaint over the past year. Their new album, The Fool, is out later this month and if it’s as good as their EP, I have a feeling it’ll nudge its way into my top 10 this year. Here’s a new video for their song Undertow which I’ve had stuck in my head off and on for 3 weeks now. Take a listen.
BBC’s Natural History team have discovered tigers living in the Himalayan mountains high above the tree line. Because the outlook for tigers living in the wild is so grim, any news of a new population is exciting but to find them living in such extreme conditions is mind-blowing.
Posted in Nature, Science, Animals, Earth
Tagged BBC, Discovered, Himalayan Mountains, Tigers
One of my favorite artists, Ray Caesar, is offering a rare and smoke’n deal which includes a copy of his Art Collection book set (signed limited edition) and the newly released Consort Study print. Still this $500 bargain is a little out of my price range. Sigh… A girl can dream.
And just in case you’re not familiar with Ray’s devilish (and equally innocent) work, here are few of my other favorites. You can follow Ray on his site or blog and purchase his art from the Jonathan LeVine Gallery.
At any given moment there are at least 10 t-shirts that I’ve fallen in love with and have to resist buying. I guess it’s the poor man’s way of owning art.
Below are a few that I’ve got my eye on. Click on image to link to the site.
It’s been a long time since I’ve made a music post so I decided to make a top 10 list of my favorite albums of the year so far. Narrowing it down was pretty challenging but I think I’ve finally done it! I was surprised (and delighted) to see that half of them are from artists that I’ve been listening to for years.
So here they are in no particular order with a little sample song from each.
Transit Transit
“Census”
“Latin Lover”
Innerspeaker
“Solitude is Bliss”
This is Happening
“Dance Yrself Clean”
The Suburbs
“Ready to Start”
Total Life Forever
“Miami”
“Texico Bitches”
Maniac Meat
“Heavy Makeup”
K-X-P
“18 Hours (of love)”
Treats
“Infinity Guitars”
Posted in Music
Tagged 18 Hours (of love), 2010, Arcade Fire, Autolux, Broken Social Scene, Census, Dance Yrself Clean, Forgiveness Rock Record, Heavy Makeup, Infinity Guitars, Innerspeaker, K-X-P, Latin Lover, LCD Soundsystem, Maniac Meat, Mi Ami, Miami, Music, Ready to Start, Sleigh Bells, Solitude is Bliss, Steal Your Face, Tame Impala, Texico Bitches, The Foals, The Suburbs, This is Happening, Tobacco, Top 10 list, Total Life Forever, Transit Transit, Treats
Today I’ve been on a search for new BPA-free water bottles. Bisphenol A is a compound found in many hard plastics that have been shown to interfere with the endocrine system and cause health problems. You can identify plastic containers that might contain BPA if you see a number 7 in the center of the recycling symbol on the bottom.
Here are a small handful of the cool bottles that I found.
Click on an image to visit the product site.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bisphenol A, BPA, Earthlust, Klean Kanteen, Reduce, SIGG, Thermos, water bottle
