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Earworm: Depeche Mode – Everything Counts

This video shows me that my dream of one day having a family band with my kid(s) is possible.

And another one because I just can’t get enough.

Via Kelly Oxford

Cults : Go Outside

One of the most delightful line ups I saw in 2011: Cults, Magic Kids and Superhumanoids @ Empty Bottle

Merry Christmas!

Whether you celebrate today as the birth of Jesus or celebrate spending time with family, I hope it’s fucking awesome!

Oh hey, hi!

Howdy! It has been a long hot second since I’ve updated this page. I’ve been busy working, being a mama, being a wife, visiting my favorite person, reading, commuting, falling asleep at unforgivably early hours but I’m still writing, still going to concerts (when the Ticketmaster sodomy charges aren’t out of control) and I’m still very much keeping up with new music. I’m working on my year end round up because that’s what jerks like me with blogs are supposed to do. In the meantime I leave you with this video taken earlier this year by one of my favorite artists, performing a song off one of my favorite albums at one of my most favorite venues in this city.

Dear Dave Holmes, Marry Me – xoxo Bee

” (Quick aside: Have you heard the first single from Scotty McCreery’s album? It’s called “The Trouble With Girls,” and evidently the trouble with girls is “they’re so dang pretty.” Yes: all of them! And yes: dang! It reinforces my theory that country has been a parody genre since 1992.)

No YOU’VE Been Watching This Video on a Continuous Loop for the Last 2 Days

St. Vincent: Surgeon

St. Vincent promised to unlock a song from her forthcoming album, Strange Mercy (Sept. 13), if #strangemercy became a trending topic.  Well something went terribly right because a new track, Surgeon, has been released.  The song jumps into a chill beat with reverb heavy vocals that puts you at ease, leaving you feeling like this song will save your summer until about halfway through when everything is turned on its head and the pace becomes frenetic and jumpy.  Me gusta mucho and I can’t wait to hear the rest of the album.  Click below and listen for yourself.

Surgeon – MP3

 

Snap Judgment: Otis

So much for H.A.M.

Today Jay-Z and Kanye West dropped the first real taste of their upcoming Watch The Throne collaboration (which will be released digitally 08/01 with the physical release date set for 08/05).   The track samples Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness” and after a couple listens this has won me over.  Why?  Because deep down I’m a sucker for these two (Jay-Z having played a pivotal role in my late 90s hip-hop education and Kanye’s last album was a masterpiece) plus the Otis sample SLAYS me.  Now to see how many more tracks off WTT will be previewed before it official release in a few weeks.

North Coast: Toast of the Coast Contest

If you’re looking to avoid jacking up your ComEd bill by running the AC tonight and you want somewhere to go and something to do: head over to The Mid tonight (306 N. Halsted) and check out the Toast of the Coast finalists.  Doors open at 8p, show starts at 9p, 21+ and is 100% FREE.  The lucky artists vying for the final three spots on the festival’s bill are:

Isaiah Grass

DJ Solo

Flow Theory

Mos Scoscious

Serotonin

Blah Blah Blahs

40oz Kings

DJ Row

Jaik Willis

The Right Now

Grab one of the remaining $110 discounted full-festival presale passes or any $45 Single-Day passes at www.northcoastfestival.com!

Tennis: Is It True?

Tennis have gone back to 1964 with their cover of Brenda Lee’s “Is It True?” and put their trademark surf-rock stamp all over this one.  It’s cute and perfect for a warm summer day inChicago.  Listen below then head over the band’s website, send them your email and get it for free and don’t miss them when they hit Lollapalooza later this summer.

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