HTRK – HA!

SONIC  YOUTH – MILDRED PIERCE

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – IN YOUR HEART

THE XX – NIGHT TIME

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – JUST LIKE HONEY

RADIOHEAD – CREEP

noir, forevermore…

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▲NALOGHOLIDAY

With summer quickly approaching this will soon be made a reality, all documented on film no less. Here is a little teaser to what you can expect, get your sunscreen and Jack Tripper shorts ready…

HALL & OATES – I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO)

KENNY LOGGINS – THIS IS IT

ROBBIE DUPREE – STEAL AWAY

PLAYER – BABY COME BACK

STEELY DAN – KID CHARLEMAGNE

FLEETWOOD MAC – EVERYWHERE

EXILE – KISS YOU ALL OVER

10CC – I’M NOT IN LOVE

The rain is gone, the sun is out, scam away kids…  smooth sailings

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Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) vocalist/bassist and Michael Di Francesco synth/guitar bring their own blend of honeyed tracks aside from their collective work in VAN SHE and VAN SHE TECHNOLOGIC.

MATT VAN SHCHIE – SATURDAY NIGHT

DRAGONETTE – PICK UP THE PHONE (MICHAEL VAN SHE REMIX)

BONUS STAGE:

VAN SHE – (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER

VAN SHE – (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER (HOLY GHOST’S B-LIVE MIX)

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▲NALOGHOLIDAY

The heavy rain this week reminds me of my time spent in Saigon a few months ago, here’s a little vignette I made while I was out there…

WASHED OUT – FEEL IT ALL AROUND (TORO Y MOI REMIX)

EL PERRO DEL MAR – CHANGE OF HEART

WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS – IT’S THUNDER AND IT’S LIGHTENING

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROES – HOME

BILL CALAHAN – ALL THOUGHTS ARE PREY TO SOME BEAST

CRAYON FIELDS – MIRROR BALL

THE STONE ROSES – I WANNA BE ADORED

It’s thunder and it’s lightening,
And it’s all things too frightening,
I can barely see outside…

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▲NALOGHOLIDAY

The Detachments hail from the UK and play music in the vain of early Cure (Pornography and Disintegration LP), Joy Division and Kraftwerk.  They are aesthetically exactly what I expected when I first heard “The Flowers That Fell”, clad in post-punk Berlin noir and skinnies.  I’ve provided you with the soundtrack for the car as you battle the streets and this weekends “Epic Rain”.

DETACHMENTS – THE FLOWERS THAT FELL

DETACHMENTS – H.A.L. (ANDREW WEATHERHALL DISCO DUB)

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▲NALOGHOLIDAY

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULDN’T MAKE YOUR PARENTS PROUD

THE RADIO DEPT. – PULLING OUR WEIGHT

NITE CLUB – GOOD LIFE

Run to the forest, close your eyes and make out under the twilight sky.

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From a show in 08 after they got into it with security for throwing a drum set off the stage…

Their new LP is slated to drop in April along with an LP with their early Demos, don’t sleep.

THE WHIP – DIVEBOMB (CRYSTAL CASTLES REMIX)

CRYSTAL CASTLES – COURTSHIP DATING

LIARS – IT FIT WHEN I WAS A KID (CRYSTAL CASTLES REMIX)

Alas my favourite CRYSTAL CASTLES track, you may find it surprisingly ethereal (in the vain of M83 and Mogwai)…

CRYSTAL CASTLES – TELL ME WHAT TO SWALLOW

For more: ▲NALOGHOLIDAY

For inquiries regarding music video or promo production contact me at PRETTYBOYPAUL

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Young Hiroshi Fujiwara, hahah…

For more information on these designers and what they drop check here:  ▲NALOGHOLIDAY

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If you’re interested in grabbing the track..you can grab it along with all the other songs off the A LOVE SUPREME soundtrack here or you can just download the single:

U-N-I – HOLLYWOOD HIATUS

These guys are some of the most humble / nicest dudes Ive met … so make sure you make it out to their next show… Dates listed here:

Apr 9 2009 9:00P
Operation Hideo Los Angeles, California
Apr 17 2009 8:00P
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 18 2009 8:00P
DubFrequency in Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Apr 25 2009 8:00P
USC Los Angeles, California
May 30 2009 8:00P
Lyricist Lounge San Francisco, California

THUMBS UP TO THE HATERS!

ED HARDY / AMERICAN APPAREL / HARIJUKU LOVERS = PURE HIP HOP!!
GO MAINSTREAM!!!

So Ill just go ahead and put up one of my new favorite songs and the photos w/o too much commentation.

Either way I would like to thank everyone who reads this blog and everyone who helped make MAGIC an amazing time. Yeah I may be putting the final set of photos up a week late but nonetheless it was an amazing time.

MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR thanks to the following peeps:

BRYAN (DIM MAK) / JACOB (DIM MAK) / ANDREW (DIM MAK) /STEVE (DIM MAK) SAL (DIM MAK) / BRYNN (DIM MAK)

^^^^

YOU GUYS ARE ALL MY HEROS

SOOPS (DP / DIM MAK)

MARK (HYPHY CRUNK)

GMO GMO GMO

TACHI (JAPSON)

COLON (BPMxVAPORS)

ARLO (FRANCOSHADE)

TEALONG (fakeRICH)

ALEX & CHUCK (KALLUSIVE)

AND everyone else the trip was amazing…see you next season in the RV or fR house!!

music:

Marlena Shaw – California Soul (DIPLO edit)

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Somehow I cant upload THESE PHOTOS to the blog…so check em out in the picasa

http://picasaweb.google.com/mikesabounchi/MagicDay3atTheShow#

The 80’s were the last major decade of influence, stylistically, for most of the music we hear today. Especially when you talk about hip-hop and electro, house, and any kind of dance music.

Leave it to Mike to find the most obscure fuck up 80s band to make a point.

Here are a few reasons why the 80s were some of the most dynamic years in music:
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First, I give you the Cure. Where would we be without the Cure? These guys alone defined a whole subculture within the 80s. Today, a lot of new bands can only hope to try and capture the emotion the Cure gives while still being so poppy.

Next, The Police. One of the greatest drummers of all time (Stewart Copeland), STING, and Andy Summers rocking the ska guitar. The seemingly simplistic tunes of The Police brought ska and reggae to the masses.

This next one, I couldn’t find a good video for. Kurtis Blow The Breaks. Along with Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Spoonie Gee and the Treacherous Three, and Lady B, Kurtis Blow was at the forefront of a new genre, you might have heard of it…HIP-HOP?

The Pixies.
Their influence is ridiculous. With Husker DU, the Pixies were the band leading up to what we called grunge, but even today, if you listen to a lot of indie music, you’re really listening the Pixies and Husker Du played by shittier bands.

Depeche Mode, another monster from the 80s. I picked the most poppy cheeseball Depeche Mode song because I wanted to make a point. Even at their most cliche and kitch, Depeche Mode was still absolutely amazing. Just Can’t Get Enough, is a tight song. Electronic music became accessible because of bands like Depeche Mode.

Herbie Hancock. This guy is already a Jazz legend. He just won a grammy, but this song is one that most people hear and say “Oh yeah I know who Herbie Hancock is.” Its sad in a way. This song is a classic but not his best, however it opened up the public’s ears to what would become a similar sound in most hip-hop for a long time. The clunky, yet grooving, simple sound. And the video itself is almost the perfect metaphor for this sound…it tries to be human, but in the end it’s all synthesized.

And for Mark (myself too) I have to bring in Oingo Boingo. MIDGETS.
These guys are absolutely amazing. Their influence and genius goes way beyond this song. When you think about what Danny Elfman (Lead Singer) and Steve Bartek (Lead Guitar) are doing today (Elfman composes soundtracks now [Almost all Burton movies] and Bartek is arranging a ton of soundtracks) its hard to deny Oingo Boingo’s place in the musical world. Millions and millions of people have heard the fruits of years labor from Oingo Boingo and don’t even know it.

I know I left out a ton of great bands. The list can go on and on. If you wanna test wits with me, you’re a moron.

Speaking of morons, back to Mike. He’s a moron. The 80s were a time of supreme originality and rebirth….and confusion. Each of the previous decades had a definite sound. The 80s were the first decade where this wasn’t the case. There were new genres being made at an incredible pace. New Wave, Hip-Hop, Electronic these are all genres that were new and original, even if they used influences from the previous decades. Ska and Punk were becoming mainstream. Hair Metal was a lot of crap, but awesome crap.

In the end the music of the 80s was great. FUCKING PRINCE! Probably the greatest popular musician/artist of our time. He got started in the 80s.

Whatever Mike.

TLC – CREEP

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all in one

Wooden version

Stainless version

Built in the wall

Since i try to throw in music to every blog post… I come up with… why not try “GETTING DOWN” to the sounds from these bad boys??
PAUL JOHNSON – GET DOWN (LAIDBACK LUKE MIX)
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