That’s just me doing swim team pose with @nerdist, my favorite comedian / life coach / number one crush. #accidentallycrotchlevel #notaccidentallycrotchlevel (Taken with instagram)
Twenty Eleven
Here’s what I sent this year to the fun best albums email chain. As per usual, I got pretty carried away. Happy Nude Year!
Best Best 2011 2011
ALBUMS TO STICK IN YOUR POCKET
Active Child - You Are All I See
CANT - Dreams Come True - “Answer”
Clams Casino - Everything Ever Ever Ever. Special love to the “Cold
War” instrumental. Yum.
Deafheaven - Roads to Judah (props to LaCombe for picking my workout playlists)
Dirty Beaches - Badlands
Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure
frank ocean - nostalgia / ultra - “strawberry swing” / “we all try”
Holy Ghost! - s/t - “Do It Again”
Little Dragon - Ritual Union - “Little Man”
M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - “Soon, My Friend”
Mastodon - The Hunter - “Stargasm” (space sex? duh!) / “Creature
Lives” (cat news at the end? double duh!)
SebastiAn - Total
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - s/t - “Nerve Damage”
Washed Out - Within and Without - “Amor Fati”
The Weeknd - EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH KEEP MAKING A BUNCH OF MUSIC PLEASE
Zavala - The Dark Time Sunshine Vessel Instrumentals - “E.R.”
Zola Jesus - Contatus - “Avalanche”
SONG JAMS THAT WEREN’T IN MY ALBUMS LIST OK
Araabmuzik - “Electronic Dream”
Battles - “Ice Cream” / “My Machines Off”
Britney Spears - “Till The World Ends” / “Hold It Against Me”
Class Actress - “Keep You”
CunninLynguists - “Hard As They Come (Act One)”
elite gymnastics - “o m a m o r i”
Das Racist - “MICHAEL JACKSON!”
EMA - “Marked” / “Butterfly Knife” / “Milkman”
Gold Panda - “Fifth Ave”
Hunx and His Punx - “Lovers Lane”
JJ Feat Ne-Yo - “We Can’t Stop” :: Yep, I was on the bandwagon of
people that listened to this song on repeat. Goddamn. Something about
it made me want to write songs in my car at 4 in the morning.
Lana Del Ray - “Blue Jeans” :: She is a love/hate kind of artist.
Currently, I am in love with her but really worry about it dipping
into hate.
Lykke Li - “Get Some”
Neon Indian - “Hex Girlfriend”
Purity Ring - “Belispeak” / “Lofticries”
The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?
Wallpaper - “butt 2 butt”
Wild Flag - “Romance”
Young Galaxy - “Cover Your Tracks” :: I got in a groove at work where
this little guy went on repeat. Sorry, officemates.
NOT TRADITIONAL ALBUMS BUT I LOVED YOU ANYWAY
Killer Mike - Bang x3 Mixertaper
Drive Soundtrack
Blood Bros 2
LCD Soundsystem Live in NYC - “North American Scum” // “Trials and Tribulations”
Hood Internet Vol Five - “Psycho Break” / “Chi Citizens”
Wugazi - 13 Chambers
WE DIDN’T SPEND ENOUGH TIME TOGETHER. NEXT YEAR, I PROMISE.
Youth Lagoon
Com Truise
Grimes
John Maus
SBTRKT
Future Islands
SONG MOST LIKELY TO BE USED IN CAR COMMERCIALS AND/OR SHOW PROMOTIONS
AS I HAVE NOW HEARD IT SEVERAL TIMES IN BOTH
Black Keys - “Lonely Boy”
DISAPPOINTMENT TOWN
Dear artists,
Remember how much I liked your previous efforts? How I would shake
people down in the alley and blast my D-battery boom box at them with
your work? Remember how you made me smile, how I would lay my life
down for you? To say the least, way to underwhelm the world, guys.
The Lonely Island - Turtleneck and Chain. Too much Andy, too many
unnecessary cameos, not enough OG fun. SAVING GRACE - “Jack Sparrow” -
The production on this track rules. It also made me like Michael
Bolton which I didn’t know was possible. Observe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY
Lady GaGa - Born This Way. More like: Born to Pander. Yikes. While I’m
behind the message of the album, it felt pretty disjointed and
soulless in parts. She’s a growing artist though. We all have our
visits to disappointment town. SAVING GRACE - “Americano” / “Heavy
Metal Lover”
Rihanna - Talk That Talk SAVING GRACE: I still love you.
Side Note: I historically love Radiohead but kind of felt the thick
wave of meh arising as King of Mehs was rearing its shaky head. I also
didn’t expect things from Beastie Boys so their latest effort, “The
Meh Sauce Committee Fart Two,” was par for the course. Pleasantly
surprised by the track “Lee Majors Come Again.” Download that and
never touch the rest of the album.
REVISITS
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
Twin Peaks Archive
Magnetic Fields - I. I love this cover of “I Thought You Were My
Boyfriend” because it’s dedicated “to all the men I’ve been cybering
with lately”. oh no. how old are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAn5Hz16VTo
Britney Spears - Blackout. “Break the Ice” is an under-appreciated banger.
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
AWFULMAZING VINYL FIND OF THE YEAR
Leon & Mary Russell - Make Love to the Music. Surprisingly listenable,
but my god the cover looks like he’s morphing into her shoulder
http://www.amazon.com/Make-Love-Music-Leon-Russell/dp/B000UZDGK6
KARAOKE JAMS OF THE YEAR
Eddy Grant - “Electric Avenue”
Heart - “Alone”
Toto - “Africa”
YOUTUBE MAGIC OF THE YEAR
Angelo Kelly “Ain’t Gonna Pee Pee My Bed Tonight”
http://youtu.be/PwzBuN7jfjw
CAT NEWS OF THE YEAR
Every year, this is the toughest category, but I think we have a
standout. (This is my personal favorite and probably not the most
interesting thing. If you want that, check this link -
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/my-extreme-animal-phobia-kittens-scare-woman-to-tears.html)
THE WINNER
@nemuru_cat on Instagram
http://web.stagram.com/n/nemuru_cat/
Japanese cat cafe that takes nothing but unattractive pictures of its
cats. Most cat cafes take wistful portraits. @nemuru_cat catches its
denizens freaking out by the vacuum. I’m into it. Also, every once and
a while, a dude with a Darth Vader mask shows up to pose next to the
furballs. I have no idea what’s going on, and it’s perfect.
NON-MUSICAL AUDIO OF THE YEAR
Radiolab “Lost and Found” episode. The last story…so good…
http://www.radiolab.org/2011/jan/25/
*If you’re into podcasts or looking to get into podcasts, get the
Downcast app for you participating smart phones. Stream a bunch of
stuff without having to eat up memory. Also, Stitcher sucks.
WORKED ON STUFF CORNER 2011
LICENSE 2 SHILL!!!
Le Sexoflex - Juiceboxxx Maxi Single - Yeah, this song came out two
and half years ago but the version that we could actually sell came
out this year with an all new under the sea rap.
http://lesexoflex.bandcamp.com/album/juiceboxxx-maxi-single
Le Sexoflex - Tractor single, which may or may not be about the person
who started this email chain -
http://lesexoflex.bandcamp.com/track/tractor
Tettix - Finest Designs - One of my most listened to albums of the
year. Judson’s an incredibly talented producer and all around awesome
guy. His lyrics have always hit home in a weird way. Had tons of funs
making singy times for one of the tracks.
http://www.tettix.net/albums/finest_designs.html
Mike Schatz - Rusty Trombone - I used to perform this with Mike as his
fake stage wife. Some of my favorite stage memories ever. Please
notice my terrible fake guitaring in this video during a silent
portion of the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ib221mvrK4
THIRTY PINK STONES PROJECT
Did you read this far down the email? Wow, I’m sorry. I warned you I
type a lot for this thing because I don’t understand off switches.
Anypoops, I turned 30 in November, and as a surprise, my husband
created a real life video game for me with personal messages and clues
in song and video form from really awesome people. I’ve spent the
last few days trying to chronicle the whole experience. Husband and
friends of the decade. Christ.
http://thirtypinkstones.tumblr.com/
Lastly, if you didn’t see Drive and are way behind in Breaking Bad,
you messed up.
TAG OUT.
Our dear friend with bonerfits TRACTOR is celebrating his birthday today, so we’re releasing a track that we laid down in his honor. He is Charlie, and we are his Angels. WE LOVE YOU, TRAX!!!
Psst—free download HERE.
Also late to reblog this! xoxo
WORLD PREMIERE JUICEBOXXX MUSIC VIDEO!!!
Hello, internet! It’s the latest in a long line of NSFWTF music videos from Le Sexoflex! This Juiceboxxx vid is so hot, we encourage you to watch it sans pants.
WATCH IT. LIKE IT. SHARE IT. LIVE IT.
Buy or stream the Juiceboxxx Maxi single here:
lesexoflex.bandcamp.com/album/juiceboxxx-maxi-single
- or -
Finger your iHole here:
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/le-sexoflex/id362498548
Totally late on the reblog train. xoxo
It’s not only HUMPDAY, it’s JUICEBOXXX Eve! And what better way to spend it than with the ones you love? Today is TWINCEST and tomorrow is the full video premiere of JUICEBOXXX ya’ll! Spread the word like ya spread ya legs!
A new video tomorrow, but until then, bite this off and chew it!
It’s DAY POO in our video countdown to JUICEBOXXX Thursday! Put your butt where your mouth is! FULL RELEASE in TWO DAYS!
In fact, a slide down mammory lane!
!! ATTENTION WHOLE WIDE WORLD !!
Le Sexoflex has a brand spankin’ new video for Juiceboxxx coming to you this Thursday! CAN YOU HANDLE IT?? To make sure you’re properly lubed, we’re gonna countdown the days with our favorite videos. Get ready FleXXXholes!
Memories!
I’m on a scavenger hunt, and these are in my arsenal. #30pinkstones #perfectstrangers (Taken with instagram)
The “She Bop” karaoke video has Easter Eggs, and by that, I mean tons of butts in unflattering jeans. (Taken with Instagram at Karaoke Melody)
