10 Things I Love Tuesday

1. .REESE BY WARWICK SAINT.

[Flaunt by Warwick Saint, August 2001]

2. .THIS VIEW.

[source]

[source]

[source]

3. .TRIANGULAR ARCHITECTURE.

[source]

[source]

4. .PLAYING WITH LIGHT.

[source]

5. .THESE TWO.

[source]

6. .SOME HUGHS.

[source]

7. .THIS QUOTE.

[source]

8. .THE “I WANT TO BE HER” BLOG.

Started by Andrea Linett (co-founder of Lucky Magazine) and illustrated by Anne Johnston Albert, this creative blog documents the women we all secretly observe on the street and want to be.

[source]

[source]

9. .ART RE-IMAGINED.

Like The Birth of Venus…as a building, or Mondrian tiles…in cake form.

[source]

[source]

10. .INDIE WINS.

Congratulations, Arcade Fire. Your Grammy for best-album is utterly deserved.

[source]

 

Happy Tuesday!

Peace,

Monday Playlist

These are some of the songs have been in my earbuds as 2010 became 2011.

1. “I Am Mine” by Brooke Waggoner

2. “Carolina” by Girls

3. “O.N.E.” by Yeasayer

4. “Odessa” by Caribou

5. “Round and Round” by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

6. “I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun” by Beach House

7. “Walking Far from Home” by Iron & Wine

8. “When I’m With You” by Best Coast

9. “Never Follow Suit” by The Radio Dept.

10. “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” by Arcade Fire

What has been on your playlist recently?

 

Peace,

The 25 Best Albums of 2010

 

The past 365 days have played host to quite the amount of amazing new music. Some of these records made the list for being satisfying follow-up efforts while some made it for being awesome new bands in general. In both of these categories, this year has turned out many treats for the ear.

 

Vampire Weekend – Contra

Beach House – Teen Dream

Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Local Natives – Gorilla Manor


Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise

Deer Tick – The Black Dirt Sessions

Sleigh Bells – Treats

Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More

She & Him – Volume Two


First Aid Kit – The Big Black &the Blue

Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

Best Coast – Crazy For You

Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

The National – High Violet


The Ruby Suns – Fight Softly

Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame

M.I.A. – Maya

The Black Keys – Brothers

Yeasayer – Odd Blood


The Weepies – Be My Thrill

Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love

Glasser – Ring

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Caribou – Swim

 

Who would you have included or excluded from the list? Please share!


Peace,

Monday Playlist

1. “Revival” by Deerhunter

2. “Rave On” by M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel

3. “Modern Man” by Arcade Fire

4. “If You Run” by The Boxer Rebellion

[Note: They are unbelievable live!]

5.”The Way To Gone” by Black Mountain

6. “Tighten Up” by The Black Keys

7. “Turn The Dirt Over” by Sea Wolf

8. “Echoes” by Klaxons

9. “To Ohio” by The Low Anthem

10. “Boyfriend” by Best Coast

Peace,

Monday Playlist

1. “Little Lion Man” by Mumford and Sons

2. “July” by Mundy

3. “It Takes a Muscle” by M.I.A.

4. “Ready to Start” by Arcade Fire

5. “Tomboy” by Panda Bear

6. “Futures” by Zero 7

7. “Trashcan” by Delta Spirit

8. “Letters from the Sky” by Civil Twilight

9. “When My Time Comes” by Dawes

10. “Old Man Chicago” by Alberta Cross

Happy listening!

Peace,

Monday Playlist: Driving Fast Edition

1. “Heartbeats” by The Knife

2. “Keep The Car Running” by Arcade Fire

3. “White Shadows” by Coldplay

4. “In For The Kill” by La Roux [Skream Remix]

5. “Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac

6. “Drug Dealer Girl” by Mike Posner

7. “Shoulda Known” by Atmosphere

8. “Ganja Smuggling” by The Expendables

9. “I Wanna Know Now/Kids” by Bob Marley/MGMT [Xaphoon Remix]

10. “Girlfriend” by Phoenix

Driving with the windows down, slightly over speed limit, the perfect mixed tape blasting describes how I have been celebrating the start of my school break. On a separate yet still musically-related note, I’m seeing Dr. Dog in concert tomorrow. And they are AMAZING live.

What’s everyone listening to?

Peace,