The Perfect Partnership

My sweetie just forwarded me this video and I had to share. It is absolutely genius...check it out!



Doesn't the driving beat of Radiohead's "15 Step" and Dave Brubeck’s "Take Five" blend seamlessly?! Now that is creativity!

I'm off to Quebec City for a week for a fantastic birthday celebration. I'll be away from the blog (not that I've been blogging worth a darn recently anyway!) but will be back the week of 3/9 with pictures from my trip, new inventory for the shop and lots of other fun finds. Enjoy your week!

I *still* {heart} the Fleet Foxes

I know it is a bit redundant, my constant love for the Fleet Foxes, but the Fleet Foxes in Paris of all places...what could be better? This video is gorgeous on many levels. I love it.


Fleet Foxes - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

That reminds me, I am tardy in posting shots from their show at the Moore a few weeks ago. It was really thrilling. These guys truly have some of the best voices I've ever heard. The mood was fantastic at the show. It was a great homecoming with the band giving shouts out to their friends & family. Even old teachers. It was one of the best shows I've ever been to. They are amazing artists. Enjoy the shots!

I {heart} the Fleet Foxes!

Last Spring, Stein introduced me to the Fleet Foxes. We went to see them live at Neumos and I instantly fell in love. Their beautiful melodies and spectacular (and I mean SPECTACULAR) voices are otherworldly. Check them out for yourself!



They give me chills...I hate to put them in a music box, but it is like CSN&Y and Fleetwood Mac got rolled up in a shiny new package with masterful lyrics and classic harmonies that take you away. You really must see them live!

They are really taking off and now inspiring a whole new group of artists. Check these ladies out...



Sharing my same admiration (covering the Fleet Foxes Tiger Mountain Peasant Song), these Swedish sisters (going by the name First Aid Kit) have wonderful voices of their own. I love how music is just a big inspirational circle. Maybe I should just say I {heart} music, but for now, I'll stick with my favorite and say I {heart} the FLEET FOXES!

House of Cards Video

Radiohead recently released an impressive video for their song "House of Cards"



No cameras or lights were used. The entire video is composed of data collected by lasers and scanners which creates intricate 3D images. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes. The only way to really understand it is to watch the making of the video...



What a fascinating, evaporating, data-driven world! I respect Radiohead so much for using alternative technologies in their videos. They truly are cutting edge and inspirational.

Am I still just a Radiohead fan or am I becoming a fanatic?

Stanley Donwood

So, I know I've been a little stuck lately...posting about travel, then Radiohead then travel then Radiohead. See a pattern? Well, this is the perfect blend. When in Amsterdam, Stein and I came across a fantastic gallery featuring the work of Stanley Donwood. Known as the "Radiohead artist", Donwood produces amazing, ironic, whimsical art that has been featured on Radiohead albums since 1994.








Donwood has a fantastic website called Slowly Downward. Check it out! You can purchase your own print of his work. Wonderful! Geniuses must run in packs...

Thom Yorke is a GENIOUS

image via the Radiohead Blog
The Radiohead concert last night was one of the best shows I've seen in my life. The energy was fantastic, the music was out of this world with intensity and emotion and the stage set of lights and video screens was like nothing I've ever seen before. Long ropes of energy saving LED lights hung from the ceiling truss creating a "room" around the band. With each song a different lighting scheme was projected and illuminated...pulsing and moving to the beat. Really, utterly fantastic. I'll have to do some research as to who designed it. I am impressed!

Stage prior to show start...image via flickr
image via gizmondo
image via Lithium Creations
image via Woof in Stereo
image via flickr
To top it off, they played an amazing set list...check this out!

01. 15 Step
02. Reckoner
03. Optimistic
04. There There
05. All I Need
06. Pyramid Song
07. Talk Show Host
08. The National Anthem
09. The Gloaming
10. Videotape
11. Lucky
12. Faust Arp (Thom messes up lyrics several times, starts singing Neil Young's "Tell Me Why"; Jonny tries to follow along but can't quite get the chords. Phil comes out and drops an American dollar bill out in front of Thom and Jonny and runs away laughing. Thom and Jonny crack up completely to loud cheers. Thom tries again, says "F*@k it!", but then continues and finishes the song.)
13. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
14. Climbing Up The Walls
15. Dollars and Cents
16. Nude
17. Bodysnatchers

Encore 1
18. How to Disappear Completely
19. Arpeggi/Weird Fishes
20. Idioteque
21. In Limbo
22. Street Spirit

Encore 2
23. You And Whose Army?
24. No Surprises
25. Everything In Its Right Place

For me, the highlights were of course Weird Fishes/Arpeggi and Talk Show Host. I can still hear them when I close my eyes. And two encores...are you kidding me?! SO fantastic. I'm without words. Anyone who can make it to this show should. It is well worth it! I'll leave you with a recording of the Faust Arp comedy, and of course one of my two favorite moments. Enjoy!

Faust Arp:


Talk Show Host:

Radiohead!

I'm so excited for tonight...I can hardly get my work done. What am I doing tonight you ask? Going to Radiohead! Woo Hoo!! Being one of my favorite bands for a long time, I know this is going to be a fantastic evening. I love their current album In Rainbows and can't wait to hear this one live and in person...



Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is one of those songs that makes my heart leap. The haunting melody and driving beat really take me away. It is amazing when a song hits you emotionally and this one definitely does. Goose bumps...Oh, I can't wait!!