I heard this song today at the end of a tour documentary featuring the Fleet Foxes' leading man Robin Pecknold. You can view the short documentary here. It's pretty cool and worth a look. What's also worth a look is the vintage photography that the Fleet Foxes use as the backdrop to their website. Listen to the classic sixties folk (the song heard on the documentary) by Jackson C. Frank below.
Some new tunes that all the hipsters will be raving about. Best Coast dropped their debut album, Crazy For You, today. It sounds a bit like 60's era rock with a surfer edge. I like some of the songs and others are just ok. All of them have lyrics that will make you chuckle, most revolving around a girl crushin' on a boy. Check it out. My two favorite tracks (which I've posted before) below.
I heard this song at the end of the Mad Men season premiere and enjoyed it. The Nashville Teens aren't actually from Nashville at all. They were a part of the British Invasion of the early 1960's. 
Happy Birthday to Cassie. She makes all sorts of cool things (see above and below). I'm jealous of her creative talents. I hope she gets the fancy postcard I sent her all the way from Denver.
Some graphic design inspiration. Brent Couchman, a graduate of Abilene Christian University (in Texas), is the Senior Graphic Designer for Fossil Watches.
Jimmy Stewart is my favorite actor of all time. The man had one of the greatest careers Hollywood has ever seen, starring in legendary films such as It's A Wonderful Life, Rear Window, and Vertigo. Yet, some of my favorites find Stewart roaming the wild West. A quick did-you-know; did you know Jimmy Stewart served in WWII eventually earning the rank of Colonel in the Army Air Corps? He even continued on in the Air Force Reserve after the war ultimately becoming a Brigadier General. In light of the scandal-prone nature of Hollywood today, Stewart stands as a beacon of class and sophistication._01.jpg)
When I was a little boy, I always brought my glove when I went to watch the Kansas City Royals in hopes of catching a foul ball. Sometime in college, having never realized the foul ball dream, I stopped bringing my glove as often. But last night, with great seats on the front row of the mezzanine level at Kauffman Stadium, I decided to dust off the glove once again. And lo and behold, in the 5th inning David DeJesus hit a foul ball into the stands behind 3rd base. It was one of those times where the ball is hit and you immediately get tunnel vision not realizing that you are climbing over two men and a little boy as you stretch out your glove hand to snatch the ball out of the air...or at least that's how it went down for me. But I got the ball, and with it a dream came true.
Of all the albums to be released in 2010, I'm most excited about that coming from The Walkmen. Lisbon is set to drop on September 14. The band also hits the road this fall. I grabbed my ticket to the October 19 show at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas. It's going to be a great time. If you'd like a sneak peak of the album, use the widget below to download the song "Stranded".
You probably didn't notice, but I added a new script in the blog header. Brian Jaramillo improved his already kickin' font. Check out the fish and hook woven into the script. Nice work. If you're looking for custom letters and/or design, check him out. Thanks again to Cory for laying the script on top of the vintage Abe Lincoln flag.
No better superstar in the NBA right now than Kevin Durant. Authentic. Humble. Loyal. He gets it.
What's with company's recruiting from the world of music to drive online traffic and sell things? The latest corporate culprit is Converse with the track "All Summer", a collaboration from Best Coast, Kid Cudi, and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend). Check out the Converse site to listen/download the song and watch behind the scenes videos. Or just click on the link below.
It's summer and The Morning Benders have been kind enough to put together a mix of their favorite summer tunes. Soak up the rays and enjoy some tunes. Tracklist and download link below.
I need a new desk. If I had $375 to blow and lived in Chicago, I'd buy this old science table from Agent Gallery Chicago. I wonder if any stores in Kansas City have anything like this for a little bit less money.
Check out this simple remix. It's Jay-Z rapping "99 Problems" backed by The Dap Kings (of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings). It's been 7 years since The Black Album dropped. Do you think Hova still has 99 problems?
Thanks to AVS and Trey Kazee for the heads up on this photo zine. Get Off My Lawn features photographers 34 years of age or older. As the Sad Kids blog points out, too often photographers must be younger than 34 to be considered emerging artists. But sometimes people are late bloomers, or their greatness just isn't recognized until a later age. So why not have a zine devoted to the older and wiser photographers? This is the very first zine in this collection, so I made sure to snag it. Now I can collect the whole set if more are to come. I'm still frustrated that I didn't know Allison when her first zine came out. I've got 3 of 4 but wasn't around in time to purchase the first one. I won't let that happen again.
Outside of photographs in history books, my experience with the Sistine Chapel has been limited. Then I stumbled upon this interactive website created by the Vatican and now I really know what the fuss is about.
