Ai yai yai, 'nectors, haven't posted any new mixtape music in quite a while, but today is definitely a good day because The Shins have - after a five year break - released a new album this very Tuesday: Port of Morrow.Need to give the album a few more listens before I'll fully get into it again... View full entry

The Shins - Simple Song

We've experienced a few very stormy days here in SoCal before the weekend, strong enough to knock out power supply for thousands of homes and businesses...including our Archinect HQ here in Pasadena, one of the areas hit the hardest by the infamous annual Santa Anas. What better song to play than... View full entry

Cold War Kids - Santa Ana Winds

It's a cold, rainy Sunday afternoon here in Los Angeles (puts the stress on the second line in Albert Hammond's "It Never Rains in Southern California": "It pours, man, it pours"), so to compliment the cup of hot earl grey tea that's pleasantly hugging me from inside, I want some Surfer Blood on... View full entry

Surfer Blood - Swim

What's with the long face, eh? Too many harp posts? Too much acoustic and not enough electricity in those strings? Too much estrogen and not enough schwetty balls? Too much shoulder padding and not enough getting-kicked-in-the-face? Okay. I get it. You want some dark bread. I give you Georgia's... View full entry

The Chariot - Daggers

These days, it doesn't happen very often that a musical act can catch me completely off guard, put a lasting smile on my stern face and have me crow, now THAT's the stuff! One of these happy occasions was caused earlier this year by Baltimore-based artsy rockers Ponytail. Celebrate The Body... View full entry

Ponytail - Celebrate The Body Electric (It Came From an Angel) (2008)