Crystal Fighters - In The Summer

…it looks like a twisted, surrealist update on The Neverending Story

Check out the Malente remix at Fadermag.

Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’

“Come on darlin’ don’t be scurd…”

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It’s my birthday.

DIGITAL DRUGS.

So called ‘digital drugs’  are audio files embedded with binaural beats, which are sounds that supposedly have drug-like powers over the mind, when listened to over headphones.

Only – it’s pretend. There’s no scientific evidence of binaural beats altering people’s mental states in the ways that recreational drugs do.

The News 9 story not only suggests that binaural beats are a gateway drug – but that they could send demons through the headphones of your iPod and open the Gates Of Hades!

I feel that this commenter got it right:

The most dangerous drug in the world is TV news.

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Lipstick garbage can

Bought a mystery novel for the drive to Tofino tomorrow. Gonna read it out loud. There will be prizes for those who can solve the mystery before Tecumseh Fox does.

Yolanda Be Cool (feat. DCUP) - We No Speak Americano

Summer Heat.

Happy Canada Day.

Just in town to get a crown. Know what I’m sayin? Real talk.

Today at lunch Tyler and I recorded some gnar machine sounds to use as samples.

I made this DJ Funk edit for you. It sounds really good if you blast it in a late 90’s Ford Explorer.

DJ Funk - Booty Bounce (Dane’s Brownbag Edit) by Dane Brown

OMG

Taken with Olympus Zoom 140 Deluxe point and shoot 35mm.

Drop the Lime - Sex Sax

I like it when he comes out of the ice cream truck.

This whole ceo album is incredibly good summer music.

Boom Shakalaka is a Helsinki music collective that makes globally inspired dance music. Here they’ve remixed Finnish folk music to create “Baltik bass”. Accordion music for the club.

Dj Emil vs. Kiharakolmio - Riddim And Culture by Boom Shakalaka

Summer heat from Bristol’s Baobinga. This is the A side of the latest release from Steak House Records. SOUNDSYSTEM SWEAT.

A1 Baobinga - Wine Up Ft Killa Benz by Steak House Records

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In 1982, American-based 7-UP got in touch with a UK agency to get a 30 second tune made by someone who was “happening” at the time to advertise their drink.

So the agency contacted Gary Numan and offered a £10,000 deal, so he recorded 3 pieces of music, with lyrics supplied by them.

When the recordings were sent to the Americans they had not heard any music like this, and they were expecting something in a punk style, as that had just arrived over there, so these recordings were never used.

Chinatown Night Market and Small Arms Festival.

Bill & Tony (Short) - William S. Burroughs

Winning poster design for World Industrial Design Day 2010 by Ivan Orin Vrkas & Bojan Kristofic of the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

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Men’s room, Horseshoe Bay deli.

yvynyl:

This is the kind of thing you can still find on cassette tape in truck stops on I-80 in Iowa. And that f’ing rules. Get this. Or pick some of Tom’s tunes next time you’re driving cross-country.

onehorsetown:

Today is the 74th birthday of one of the greatest songwriters in country music history:  Tom T. Hall.  He is held in the highest esteem here in the office of One Horse Town, but unfortunately, Tom T.’s genius has gone undetected by too many people.  So today we’re trying to do something to remedy that great injustice.  If you have any interest in traditional country, check this out.

These tracks are all from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, which was one of the golden ages for “progressive” country of the sort on this mix.  Nobody did it better than Tom T.

(click to download)

1. Don’t Forget The Coffee, Billy Joe
2. The Year Clayton Delaney Died
3. Ballad of Forty Dollars
4. Tulsa Telephone Book
5. Homecoming
6. I Hope It Rains At My Funderal
7. I Miss A Lot Of Trains
8. I Flew Over Our House Last Night
9. I Like Beer
10. Salute To A Switchblade
11. The Little Lady Preacher
12. That’s How I Got To Memphis
13. Spokane Motel Blues
14. A Week In A Country Jail
15. Margie’s At The Lincoln Park Inn
16. Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs
17. Kentucky, Feb. 27, ‘71
18. Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine

One more thing: If you don’t like this now, don’t delete It. After you turn 30 you’re gonna love this kind of stuff. 

And be sure to buy some of Tom T.’s CD’s.  This is just a sampler.

Son of the North by Charles Camsell

This guy was my great great uncle. Have a copy of the book from a different printing.

Ed Hardy sticker on a dumpster.

B2 and spring rolls.

KYC - Baller Vintage

I had that Hornets hat when I was 12.

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Going to this tonight. I’ve been working with Joji, the curator, at Molo a few days per week. He’s a brilliant designer and an all around rad guy.

Hook-ness, a collaborative exhibition featuring the work of seven Vancouver-based designers who explore the complexities of ‘hook’. Each designer questions the conventions and assumptions of hooks – offering an array of new findings, interpretations and narratives.

Opening Reception: 7:00pm, Friday, May 21, 2010

Ongoing Exhibit: 22 May 2010 – 10 July 2010

221A Artist Run Centre 221 E. Georgia, Vancouver, Canada

Ali Love: Smoke And Mirrors (Bottin Mix) by bottin

Bottin just posted this on Soundcloud. Power Italo.

Renaissance Man - Babbadabba EP

Been posting a lot of quirky dance stuff lately but this is the best yet. The bassline/vocal samples are tops. Very Inspector Gadget. Not sure if the clips that make up the video are new or vintage but either way they’re amazing. Be sure to watch until at least the fireworks shoes part.

Lots more good stuff on Renaissance Man’s soundcloud page. The Babbadabba EP is out May 24th on Berlin’s Made To Play.

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Rainbow Arabia - Holiday in Congo

Like the song and wacky vid.

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Ronnie Dio & The Prophets - Gonna Make It Alone

Reposting this one.

RIP RJD

Steveston playground

Malente&Dex - Habibi

The Habibi EP is so good. Why did no one tell me about this?

I know, right?

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Drankenstein Bird Peterson mix:

SOUTHERN RAP + TRANCE

I’m so happy right now.

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Alan Watts - Music And Life (Produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone)

There’s a reason these guys can go to any major city in the world and fill a stadium on consecutive nights with people who mostly weren’t event born when they were putting out their classic albums. I would argue that Maiden is the best entertainment value per dollar spent in live music today.

Bruce Dickinson is 51 years old and runs roughly the equivalent of a half marathon during every performance while singing at the top of his lungs the whole time. He is also a commercial airline pilot, author, and internationally ranked fencer.

In 6 weeks Bruce will ask Vancouver to scream for him. I can’t wait.

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Digital Underground - Doowutchyalike

BUMP THIS LOUD

“Cameos from MC Lyte, Craig G., Kid ‘N Play, Eazy-E, Too $hort, LL Cool J, 2 Bigg MC, D-Nice, & Biz Markie”

Cupcake Cannon.

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These people look familiar.

What is this sound? It’s an actual field recording, not a sound effect. Most creative answer wins. It is not a Mechwarrior.

P.S. - Tyler, don’t give it away. :)

vanmega:

Artisanal Popsicles - part of me thinks, “pfffffffffft, give me a fucking break.  Another part of me thinks, “DEAR GOD, YES!”

Note to self: humans love “artisanal” junk food. I’ve been to that cupcake store on Denman once or twice.

Might open an artisanal frozen banana stand.

Heavy D - Girl Here’s My Number

1dubplate’s youtube channel is a goldmine.

Have a nice day

Bertrand Russell - To Our Descendants

Milk - Friday April 23

This Friday. All my fave dudes playing “house, disco, and all around jams”. They’ve got a RIDICULOUS sound system this time around. Not to be missed.

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Horse Meat Disco Vol. 2 (Teaser Mix)

The full mix album comes out in June but this 30 minute teaser is tons of fun. These guys have been doing their everyone-is-welcome-gay-disco-night in London since waaaay before disco was cool (again).

I think they played the back room at Shine last year. Hopefully they’ll get a better venue if they come through town this summer.

Love the use of materials and industrial simplicity of the Civic Stack dresser from Portland’s Von Tundra.

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Issac has a posse.