Kinetic Stereokids - "Twisted Thoughts"

I'm a sucker for a video featuring an eye-patch.

Song of the Day: Jay Z - "Empire State of Mind"
I used to listen to The Black Album before my swimming meets my sophomore year of high school. I changed clothes and swam.

Kings of Convenience - "Boat Behind"

Song of the Day: Elizabeth and the Catapult - "Race You"
(via Daytrotter)

Dead Man's Bones - "Name In Stone"

In case you've wondered what Ryan Gosling has been up to, he's mostly just been hanging out in cemeteries making music. Check out more music by Dead Man's Bones here.

Song of the Day: The Crayon Fields - "Impossible Things"

J. Tillman - "Though I Have Wronged You"

Song of the Day: The Mary Onettes - "Puzzles"

October Playlist for Song of the Day!

10/1 - Devendra Banhart - "Angelika"
10/2 - Malcom Holcombe - "You Don't Come See Me Anymore"
10/5 - Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"
10/6 - Lift to Experience - "Waiting to Hit"
10/7 - Frankie Rose and the Outs - "The Only One"
10/8 - Secondstar - "Tied to the Mast"
10/9 - The Mountain Goats - "Genesis 3:23"
10/12 - Michael Jackson - "This Is It"
10/13 - Wiretree - "Back In Town"
10/14 - Thom York - "Hearing Damage"
10/15 - Bon Iver & St. Vincent - "Rosyln"
10/16 - Grizzly Bear (Feat Victoria Legrand) - "Slow Life"
10/19 - Tegan and Sara - "Hell"
10/20 - Cloud Control - "Gold Canary"
10/21 - Hurray for the Riff Raff - "Junebug Waltz"
10/22 - Sleigh Bells - "Ring Ring"
10/23 - Ha Ha Tonka - "Hold My Feet to the Fire"
10/26 - Mumford and Sons - "Little Lion Man"
10/27 - Headlights - "Get Going"
10/28 - Field Music - "Measure"
10/29 - Two Door Cinema Club - "I Can Talk"
10/30 - Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"

Dominique A - "Le Bruit Blanc De L'été"

Le Bruit Blanc De L'été = The White Noise of the Summer

Song of the Day: Surfer Blood - "Take It Easy"

Tigercity - "Fake Gold"

Song of the Day: Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"
Mad Props to @codylbrown

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The Airplane Boys - "Catalogue Girl"

Bow tie rap.
Website.

Song of the Day: Two Door Cinema Club - "I Can Talk"
Website.

Brakes - "Why Tell the Truth (When It's Easier To Lie)"

Because it makes me feel better inside.

Song of the Day: Field Music - "Measure"

Norah Jones - "Chasing Pirates"

(via VH1)

Song of the Day: Headlights - "Get Going"

The Burning of Rome - "Cowboy Death Pop Star"

Intense! Love the cinematography.

Song of the Day: Mumford and Sons - "Little Lion Man"

Low Anthem - "Charlie Darwin"

Simply. Gorgeous.

Song of the Day: Ha Ha Tonka - "Hold My Feet to the Fire"

Bowerbirds - "Northern Lights"

Live on Cemetery Gates at P4K.

Song of the Day: Sleigh Bells - "Ring Ring"
Erotic ...

Arctic Monkeys - "Cornerstone"

No need for fancy music video gimmicks. Although I do get the slight sense that he is looking right into my eyes.

Song of the Day: Hurray for the Riff Raff - "Junebug Waltz"

The Bird and the Bee - "Polite Dance Song"

Song of the Day: Cloud Control - "Gold Canary"
Very catchy. This has been circulating through my thoughts all day.

Dragonette - "Fixin' To Thrill"

I don't know how Martina Sorbara got a hold of my morning routine.

Song of the Day: Tegan and Sara - "Hell"
From their forthcoming album, Sainthood.

Frightened Rabbit - "Swim Until You Can't See Land"

I posted an unofficial video of this back on June 1. But this video is very much official.

Song of the Day: Grizzly Bear (Feat Victoria Legrand) - "Slow Life"
From the New Moon soundtrack.

We Were Promised Jetpacks - "Roll Up Your Sleeves"

Song of the Day: Bon Iver & St. Vincent - "Rosyln"
From the New Moon soundtrack.

Sprial Stairs - "Stolen Pills"

Song of the Day: Thom York - "Hearing Damage"
From the New Moon soundtrack.

Portugal. The Man - "Do You"

Song of the Day: Wiretree - "Back In Town"

Camera Obscura - "The Sweetest Thing"

Song of the Day: Michael Jackson - "This Is It"

Modest Mouse - "Whale Song"

Song of the Day: The Mountain Goats - "Genesis 3:23"

White Rabbits - "Percussion Gun"

Song of the Day: Secondstar - "Tied to the Mast"

Grizzly Bear - "Fix It"

Live on P4K's "Cemetery Gates"

Song of the Day: Frankie Rose and the Outs - "The Only One"

Alien Robots Orchestra - "Indigo Moon"

Song of the Day: Lift to Experience - "Waiting to Hit"

Los Campesinos! - "These Are Listed Buildings"

Song of the Day: Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"

Piers Faccini - "Your Name No More/The Wind That Blows"

Song of the Day: Malcom Holcombe - "You Don't Come See Me Anymore"
via Daytrotter Sessions

September Playlist for Song of the Day!

9/1 - The Foghorns - "Old Bachelors In Cleveland"
9/2 - The Horse's Ha - "The Piss Choir"
9/3 - Adam Arcuragi - "She Comes To Me"
9/4 - Radiohead - "These Are My Twisted Words"
9/7 - The Nightgowns - "Buoy"
9/8 - Bag Raiders - "Shooting Stars"
9/9 - The Clientele - "Harvest Time"
9/10 - The Teenage Prayers - "I Like It"
9/11 - Jump (Little Children) - "Cathedrals"
9/14 - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - "Higher Than the Stars"
9/15 - Washed Out - "Belong"
9/16 - Sufjan Stevens - "The Transfiguration"
9/17 - Vampire Weekend - "Ottoman"
9/18 - Rodrigo Y Gabriela - "Hanuman"
9/21 - The Bicycles - "Can I Keep Calling You?"
9/22 - Midnight Juggernauts - "This New Technology"
9/23 - The Avett Brothers - "I and Love and You"
9/24 - Volcano Choir - "Island, IS"
9/25 - The Twilight Sad - "Modern Romance"
9/28 - Islands - "Switched On"
9/29 - Hollands - "Lungs of Steel"
9/30 - Air - "Air Conditioned Heart"

Tahiti 80 - "All Around"

Song of the Day: Devendra Banhart - "Angelika"

To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie - "The Needle"

Song of the Day: Air - "Air Conditioned Heart"

Monsters of Folk - "The Right Place"

Song of the Day: Hollands - "Lungs of Steel"

The most legitimate comment I've seen this season from a Packers fan.

I was reading a recap from NFL Sunday yesterday and I happened upon this comment after the story from a Packers fan:

Packerlandfan: I am a long time Packers fan and was always a huge Favre fan, but that has changed. I will not cheer for Favre on Sundays. I won't boo him either. I don't wish anything bad on him. But, he is not a Packer any longer. I think the blame for that lies equally with Packers management and Brett Favre. I will always respect what he did in Green Bay, both on the field and for what he and Deanna contributed to the community. I miss cheering Brett on, but I honestly believe that Aaron Rodgers was our future and by keeping Favre, we would have lost him. Enjoy him Vikings. He's fun to watch.

This is a real fan. He loves his team and he loves his players, but if they move beyond his stadium, he doesn't worry about them. I think every thought in that comment is spot on - kudos. Everyone needs to end their vendetta against Favre or their worship of him and just cheer their team on, regardless of whether or not their QB waffled, or ate too many waffles (JaMarcus Russel).

Taken By Trees - "My Boys"

Interesting take on My Girls.

Song of the Day: Islands - "Switched On"

Ceri Frost - "Dead All Along"

Song of the Day: The Twilight Sad - "Modern Romance"

Soldout - "The Cut"

Song of the Day: Volcano Choir - "Island, IS"
Yes ... that voice does sound familiar.

Cursive - "Let Me Up"

More about the video at Stereogum.

Song (album) of the Day! The Avett Brothers - "I and Love and You" (entire album, streaming on NPR until September 29)

Slaraffenland - "Part 1"

via La Blogotheque

Song of the Day: Midnight Juggernauts - "This New Technology"

Lusine - "Two Dots"

channeling their inner Sesame Street montage ...

Song of the Day: The Bicycles - "Can I Keep Calling You?"

Led Zeppelin - "Going To California"

My favorite Led Zeppelin song.

Song of the Day: Rodrigo Y Gabriela - "Hanuman"
This made my toe tap ... hardcore ... I got blisters on me toes!

Vivian Girls - "When I'm Gone"

Song of the Day: Vampire Weekend - "Ottoman"

Banjo or Freakout - "Upside Down"

via @jonkmusic

Song of the Day: Sufjan Stevens - "The Transfiguration"

Butter Bullets - "OK Cool"

I have no idea what they're saying, but it's probably awesome - then again, I can't understand rap in English most of the time either.

Song of the Day: Washed Out - "Belong"

Kid Cudi & Ratatat - "Pursuit of Happiness"

Live on Letterman.

Song of the Day: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - "Higher Than the Stars"

Biffy Clyro - "Machines"

Song of the Day: Jump (Little Children) - "Cathedrals"

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Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"

Song of the Day: The Teenage Prayers - "I Like It"

Karkwa - "Marie, Tu Pleures Pour Rien"

Song of the Day: The Clientele - "Harvest Time"

The Golden Silvers - "Please Venus"

Song of the Day: Bag Raiders - "Shooting Stars"

west river follies

1880 town admission: $9 ... this is all we saw of 1880 town

jackalope wrestling

trusty steed

i told her about my day

trying to bum a stogie

real dinosaur

$0.05 coffee

crazy horse's face

jon found crazy horse

someone has to hold him up

lincoln is peeking over the trees ... sneaky lincoln

future fifth prez on mount rushmore

other possibility for future fifth prez on rushmore

hippie bus

the battle of pirate's cove

the reason for the trip ... congratulations larson's

Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "How About Thank You"

Song of the Day: The Nightgowns - "Buoy"

Plants and Animals - "Bye Bye Bye"

Song of the Day: Radiohead - "These Are My Twisted Words"

French Kicks - "Abandon"

Song of the Day: Adam Arcuragi - "She Comes To Me"

The Drowning Men - "Disorder Here We Come"

Song of the Day: The Horse's Ha - "The Piss Choir"

Mi and L'au - "Bingo"

Song of the Day: The Foghorns - "Old Bachelors In Cleveland"

August Playlist for Song of the Day!

8/3 Fruit Bats - "Primitive Man"
8/4 The Bloody Beetroots feat. The Cool Kids - "Awesome"
8/5 Slaraffenland - "Meet and Greet"
8/6 Muse - "Uprising"
8/7 The Ditty Bops - "Summer Rains"
8/10 Amanda Blank - "Make It Take It"
8/11 Throw Me The Statue - "Ancestors"
8/12 Apostle of Hustle - "Perfect Fit"
8/13 Ramona Falls - "I Say Fever"
8/14 Joe Henry - "Death to the Storm"
8/17 Bill Withers - "Ain't No Sunshine"
8/18 Sondre Lerche - "Good Luck"
8/19 The Sounds - "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake"
9/20 The Cave Singers - "Summer Windows"
8/21 Pickering Pick - "Hairshirt"
8/24 Daniel Johnston - "Freedom"
8/25 Maps - "I Dream of Crystal"
8/26 Fergus & Geronimo - "Powerful Lovin'"
8/27 Blue Roses - "I Am Leaving"
8/28 Menomena - "The Pelican"
8/31 Talons - "Cole"

Panther - "Birds That Move"

Song of the Day: Talons - "Cole"

Wild Beasts - "All The King's Men"

Song of the Day: Menomena - "The Pelican"

Holiday Shores - "Bradley Bear"

Song of the Day: Blue Roses - "I Am Leaving"

Rubio signs with Regal Barcelona with an affordable buyout in 2011"

(via Marca.com) "Ricky Rubio, the 5th pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in this year's draft, has agreed to terms on a contract with Regal Barcelona. The Spanish team will pay a buyout of 3.7 million Euros, approximately $5.3 million, to Rubio's previous team, Joventut. Rubio will sign a six-year agreement that contains an affordable buyout in 2011."

If you would like to read this in Spanish, click here.

On the bright side for the Timberwolves, this gives Johnny Flynn a couple seasons to work on his game without worrying if he can play with Ricky. And hopefully Rubio will put on a few pounds over the next two years and have a more "NBA ready" body.

Feats In Inches - "Broken Parts"

Song of the Day: Fergus & Geronimo - "Powerful Lovin'"

Lou Barlow - "Don't Apologize"

Song of the Day: Maps - "I Dream of Crystal"

Dan Deacon - "Paddling Ghost"

Song of the Day: Daniel Johnston - "Freedom"

The Dodos - "Fables"

Song of the Day: Pickering Pick - "Hairshirt"

Walkmen - "On The Water"

Song of the Day: The Cave Singers - "Summer Windows"

The Antlers - "Two"

I posted this tune earlier this year and now that there's a video, it warrants re-posting.

Song of the Day: The Sounds - "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake"

James Yorkston & Big Eyes Family Players - "I Went To Visit The Roses"

Song of the Day: Sondre Lerche - "Good Luck"
Heartbeat Radio available September 8. If you've never listened to Sondre before, I suggest you purchase one of his albums - great stuff.

New Journey: Back to the Alma Mater

In the current economic climate, I'm happy to say that I will be gainfully employed by my alma mater, South Dakota State University. I will represent the university as an Admissions Counselor in Western South Dakota to recruit future Jackrabbits. I had a great experience in my four years at SDSU and look forward to representing State to the best of my ability.

Who knows, my travels could produce some interesting new blog posts. I've equipped myself with a new phone, that should allow my blogging capabilities to be much more dynamic. If you have some great Blackberry apps, let me know about them.

Free Energy - "Free Energy"

Song of the Day: Bill Withers - "Ain't No Sunshine"

Joker's Daughter - "Lucid"

Song of the Day: Joe Henry - "Death to the Storm"

The Big Pink - "Dominos"

(via P4K)
I've been spending time with my family in Cottage Grove, Minnesota lately and we have been playing dominos like it's going out of style. So I felt this was a fitting video today, since they're back on a plane to Los Angeles this afternoon.

Song of the Day: Ramona Falls - "I Say Fever"

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - "Woodfriend"

Song of the Day: Apostle of Hustle - "Perfect Fit"
via Jonk Music

The xx - "Basic Space"

Song of the Day: Throw Me The Statue - "Ancestors"

Tortoise - "Gigantes"

Live on Pitchfork.tv's "Don't Look Down"

Song of the Day: Amanda Blank - "Make It Take It"

Bat For Lashes - "Sleep Alone"

Song of the Day: The Ditty Bops - "Summer Rains"

My post about Muse-ic on Graphic Content

Check out my post, "Behind the Muse-ic," on Graphic Content.

Pink Mountaintops - "Execution"

Song of the Day: Muse - "Uprising"

Jay Reatard - "It Ain't Gonna Save Me"

Catchy tune. Creepy clown.

Song of the Day: Slaraffenland - "Meet and Greet"

Muse-ic: The Podcast

View the event here.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - "Janglin"

Janglin is off the album "Up From Below," which I cannot seem to stop playing. The album was a four-year project for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and is worth every cent.

Song of the Day: The Bloody Beetroots feat. The Cool Kids - "Awesome"
I can't pass up a tasty lick featuring my favorite rap combo, The Cool Kids.

A Camp - "Love Has Left the Room"

Song of the Day: Fruit Bats - "Primitive Man"

July Playlist for Song of the Day!

7/1 Deluka - "Cascade"
7/2 Spoon - "Got Nuffin"
7/3 The Winter Sounds - "Windy City Nights"
7/6 La Roux - "Bulletproof"
7/7 The Rural Alberta Advantage - "Don’t Haunt This Place"
7/8 The Leisure Society - "We Were Wasted"
7/9 Wilco - "Wilco the Song"
7/10 Florence and the Machine - "Howl"
7/13 Arctic Monkeys - "Crying Lightning"
7/14 Tinted Windows - "Back With You"
7/15 The Medders - "Gunslinger"
7/16 Pictureplane - "Transparent Now (Thin Veil)"
7/17 Wheels on Fire - "I’m Turning Into You"
7/20 Monsters of Folk - "Say Please"
7/21 Atlas Sound - "Walkabout"
7/22 Noah and the Whale - "Blue Skies"
7/23 The Antlers - "Bear"
7/24 Illinois - "Nosebleed"
7/27 Stereophonics - "You Stole My Money Honey"
7/28 Au Revoir Simone - "All or Nothing"
7/29 Monsters of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)"
7/30 Monsters of Folk - "The Sandman, The Brakeman and Me"
7/31 The Flaming Lips - "Silver Trembling Hands"

Bon Iver & The Bowerbirds - "Lovin's For Fools"

Mad Props to @abbybischoff.

Song of the Day: The Flaming Lips - "Silver Trembling Hands"

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Kitten Mittens

I can't wait for season 5. Can't. Wait.

Solid Gold - "Who You Gonna Run To?" (Live)

Live, in-studio on The Current.

Song of the Day: Monsters of Folk - "The Sandman, The Brakeman and Me"

Monsters of Folk - "Golden" (by My Morning Jacket)

I could resist posting a couple songs from the guys of Monsters of Folk. Golden is a My Morning Jacket song and the song below is Jim James' contribution to Monsters of Folk. I'm looking forward to this record. Download a few of the new tracks on the Monsters of Folk website.

Song of the Day: Monsters of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)
The Monsters of Folk album is out September 22.

Octopus Project - "Wet Gold"

Song of the Day: Au Revoir Simone - "All or Nothing"

Magistrates - "She Don't Wanna"

Song of the Day! Stereophonics - "You Stole My Money Honey"