Saturday, March 12, 2011

Fish Out Of Water



"Larry was okay, but Penny drove me nuts. She had long red hair and was a dance therapist. Whenever she felt threatened by the conversation because it was beyond the reach of her tiny intellectual powers, she would go off in a corner and dance, throwing that hair around expressively. The highlight of this endless weekend we had spent with them was that we went soaring in gliders somewhere in Sullivan County." - Julia Phillips, You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again

No Rest For The Weary- Blue Scholars

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - The Hardest Part

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (TEAM BANZAI Remix)

Friday, March 11, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011

The American West

Conceptually and aesthetically, I have a hard time of thinking of places more beautiful and encapsulating than the American West. I really dig outer space, mountain stretches and coastlines, but all-in-all, the American West is the dream. Let's Chat (I will not be including Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, or the Dakotas  - probably because I have never ventured to such lame places).

Texas: Texas has it all. Mountains, hills, plaines, pines, beaches, metropolitan, rural, lakes & rivers. Lots of healthy economy and professional sports. Lots of red meat and history. Cool towns like Marfa, Austin and Lukenbach. J. Frank Dobie, Guy Clark and the Alamo.

New Mexico: Cheaper skiing than CO/Utah. When you drive in to New Mexico from west Texas, your body and eyes experience this feeling of elevation and it's suddenly as if you've been lifted on to earth's next platform. It always seem surreal. Taos, Santa Fe and Roswell. I almost when to Military School in Roswell. That would've really blown.

Arizona: Ah, one of my favorites. Truly 'Out West.' 3:10 to Yuma, crater like cities (Phoenix). Northern Az is also awesome. I visited a school in Flagstaff called Northern Arizona University. Would've been a great option. Skiing to the North, desert to the South.

California: Big state. Has some flaws along with some really exceptional characteristics. Geographically diverse, the land of Steinbeck (East of Eden), San Fran, San Diego, Monterey Aquarium, a plethora of pro sports teams, the film/TV industry. Cons: Smog (mainly LA), overpopulation, traffic.

Colorado: Lots of recreation in CO. Rafting, biking, hiking, skiing, beer drinking. Elevation. Beautiful Spring Season. The Great Divide. A passionate sporting culture and mountain peaks that go higher than 15,000 feet.

Alaska: The real land of the big rock candy mountains. This place murders the competition from the wildlife standpoint. Moose, elk, whale, fish. I love it. But you fools, don't take an Alaska cruise. Cruises just give you the Mom & Pop Shop tour. Unacceptable. Get out there and get your hands dirty.

Utah: Cons: Mormons (sorry). Pros: Salt Lake City, Mountains, Moab, Zion Nat'l Park. Utah Kills!

Nevada: ....

Idaho: Recreational paradise. Smokejumpers for forest fires. Totally underrated state.

Oregon: I have family in Oregon. My cousin lives in Portland. One side of his house faces downtown metropolitan Portland. The other side faces Mount Hood.

Washington State: Orcas Whale Watching (x3). Seattle, Rain, Culture, Coffee, Fish, a ferry to Canada, and big, tall Mountains.

Montana & Wyoming: Chinese Wall (Bob Marshall Wilderness), Wind River, WY.

Adam Carroll - Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler

Ray Charles & Willie Nelson - Seven Spanish Angels

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Audio Guides

The era of unemployment has ended. I officially join the ranks of the working force on the 16th of March. My work entails using mediums like Twitter & Facebook to talk to the American consumer about their technological products. I am also working on joining the US Coast Guard Reserves. Because of this, I have to wake up and be at Fort Sam Houston tomorrow at 5am for an extensive physical. Until then, I plan to do the following: 1) Finish 2001: A Space Odyssey followed by Network. I also need to continue to edit a short film I'm currently working on. Somewhere in there I hope to eat 2 bacon/egg tacos along with some oatmeal raisin cookies. For dinner, I hope to consume Naples Pizza. Unemployment. It's been good. It's been real. I have left you guys with a decent amount of decent tracks today. Stay cool and don't use audio guides at museums.


Foo Fighters - Walking After You
Choice music from the youth era.



Matisyahu vs John Lennon vs Blink 182 - Imagine One Day (Mashup-Germany) by Mixes and Mashups #12




(2010) Wamdue Project - Forgiveness by Mosaico Monteiro



The Avett Brothers - Laundry Room (Railroad Revival, anyone? I'm thinking Marfa...)



Ryan Adams - English Girls Approximately

Monday, March 7, 2011

Coastal Yerba

Lot of music today that doesn't really go together; figured I would make it an 'eclectic Monday.' Just FYI: If any of you are gonna be doing the SXSW Film section, look for me. I am working for the New York Film School as a Representative. Let's get cinematic.



Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Original Tom Moulton Mix) by loudersoft

Gary Caos vs Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Lazy Rich's Filtered Workout) by Lazy Rich
(Give that last one a moment. Once the chorus drops, it's pretty tasteful).

B.j.thomas - raindrops keep falling on my head

DJ Crazy J Rodriguez - Santana feat. Rob Thomas vs. Lady Gaga vs. Van Halen - Smooth Romance by DJ Crazy J Rodriguez

07 Wilco - Country Disappeared (Wilco)

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Night Time, Night Time

Saw Rango tonight. Hans Zimmer did a lot of the score composition. The 2nd song I posted is "The Blue Danube." You'll recognize it. Very famous piece. Essentially an Austrian Nat'l Anthem. It totally kills and I can't stop listening to it. Anyhow, it was fused in with a bunch of other cool prolific pieces during one part of the film. You'll have to see it. I am really tired. Saturday was spent entirely under the influence of tall beers. Hope Everyone had a great weekend. Tomorrow is MONDAY. Boom.



A Fifth Of Beethoven by Dialgaan


The Blue Danube (Strauss)

Howard Beale

"I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, Goddamnit! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!'"
 - Howard Beale, Network, 1976




Dr Don Don - King Of The Stars - Dcup junkie remix by dcupmusic




Don't Tell Me, Tell Her (Superbreak Edit)-Odyssey by SUPERBREAK




Pimpsoul & Hong Kong Ping Pong - Umpa Jumper (128 kbps preview) by hongkongpingpong




Counting Crows - Colorblind (Signal Remix) by Signal [CA]