The Kills for the win.

(Cross post, edited, via musicwar.tumblr.com)

The Darkness – “Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bell’s End)”

(NOTE: This is a cross post/sample from my new group music tumblr – MUSICWAR! Check it out: http://musicwar.tumblr.com)

The Joy Formidable: “Whirring (Live on KEXP)”

I was fortunate enough to get a few hall passes and enjoy a week of live music as the recent MusicFestNW – seeing Eleanor Freidberger, The Kills, Archers of Loaf, Explosions in the Sky, Antlers, and this band, The Joy Formidable who I was looking forward to seeing as they are quite decent.

After seeing them live though, the positively blew my mind, which is why I am posting them live performing an epic shoegaze/feedback drenched version of their usually much-milder-but-still-great “Whirring”. Absolutely impressed with them live and highly recommended. (Witz)

(Disclosure: I work for Nike, Inc.)

The Lonely Island X Michael Bolton = EPIC.

90% success rate with all SNL Digital Shorts.

Buy this song on iTunes.

Fine work.

Lyrics after the jump….

Slip back out of whack,
At your best.
It’s a nightmare,
So I’m joining the army.

Know how folks back out,
I’ll still call.
Will you wait for me now?

We’ve got the right to live, fight to use it,
Got everything and you can just choose it,
I won’t just be a puppet on a string.

Don’t go that way.
I’ll wait for you.

And I’m tired of all your friends Listening at your door
And I want,
What’s better for you.
So long, my friend
And adversary.
Oh, but I’ll wait for you.

Get dressed, jump out of bed
You do it best.
Are you OK?
I’ve been out around this town Everybody’s singing the same song for ten years.

I’ll wait for you.
Will you wait for me too?

And they sacrifice their lives, And they’re lying about those odds.
Oh they’ve said it a billion times,
And they’ll say it again.
So long, my adversary
And friend.

Don’t go that way.
I’ll wait for you.

I’m tired of all your friends, Knocking down your door.
Get up in the morning and give it your all.

So long, my friend
And adversary.

Oh I’ll wait for you.

Pretty much. (via)

Kanye with a sorta naked bird lady. It’s really, really long.

The Specials perform A Message To You, Rudy” on The Old Grey Whistle Test, October 1979.

Did not realize this song is a cover of an old Dandy Livingstone track.

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