Zooey 101

Just how "God Bless America" was meant to be sung.

Brostep?

I was looking to download the original song, but couldn't find any links. Came across this and it's just as good as the original. Gets me so hyped hahaha

Counting All Different Ideas

Mm, the things i would have done to gotten tickets to that concert(no homo). Phoenix bringing Daft Punk out? Madison Square Garden has all the best events.

Runaway

Just because it's mandatory.

Tell me it wasn't really cute when "All Of The Lights" came on.

Political Ether

LOL poor guy

Standing In Line To See The Show Tonight

I. Love. The. Red. Hot. Chili. Peppers. I can't wait to hear their new stuff, although it sucks that John Frusciante is done with the band. I don't know much about Josh Klinghoffer, but boy does he have some big shoes to fill.

I'm Behind You

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"Two great live groups. Two great sounds. One sweet song."

-You Aint No Picasso



N.E.R.D. + Daft Punk. A match made in music heaven. I can only imagine how sick the visual for this is gonna be.

Download Link

Half Black Half White

"I’m envious of friends of mine that have great committed relationships. When people call home to check on their girl or they say, ‘I’m not going to go out tonight. I’m just going to spend the night with my girl.’ That hits me, man. I just don’t have that.”

-Drizzy Drake Rogers

Just one of many great Drake quotes. I wish I had written down all the great Drake quotes I've ever read or heard.

Music Is Meant For Consumption

I've been listening to these albums a lot lately and it reminded me that I used to hate "boom bap" hip hop. When I was growing up, I had a few cousins and friends that would recommend "boom bap" songs to me. I would give it a listen and agree that it was cool. However, I was turned off to the music because many times their recommendation came with a comment that "the stuff you listen to is trash! Radio music/bass heavy/synth heavy music is terrible! You need to listen to this stuff!"

I didn't mind the recommendation. I love being suggested to music that other people love. The thing that turned me off was the way that I was suggested to listen to the Little Brothers, Slum Villages, and Tribe Called Quests of the music world. It's great that you'll hope that I'll give them a listen, but to diss whatever I choose to listen to at the moment as well isn't a very good way to get me to listen to what you want me to listen to. Surely, if most everyone who recommends me to this music is intolerant of the music that I listen to, then the music that they're recommending to me supports this idea of intolerance of other's musical tastes, right?

That led to me deciding that I wanted to be tolerant of what other people listen to. I could care less what you listen to, as long you listen to what you want to listen to, regardless of outside influences.

The major use of music to me is to enhance or get you through different moods. I'll listen to mushy love songs when I'm feeling all mushy gushy about a girl, I'll listen to hardcore/ignorant rap when I'm feeling violent, and so forth and so on.

I could care less if you listen to soulja boy or the Beatles. The biggest thing that I look at when I see someone's musical tastes is whether or not that person genuinely listens to that music for them or if they listen to it because of outside influences.

I love this "boom bap" music. Obviously not everyone who listens to it is intolerant as far as musical tastes go. Some are, but that applies to any other musical genre. In fact, I've met some of the coolest people that I've ever come across and related to them because of our shared interest in "boom bap" artists.

I Need To Pee!

It probably won't be as good as the first one. The first one was absolutely one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. But goddammit, I'm excited to see this. Now there's a dog and a behbeh? FUCKKKKKK

ItsKingsleyBitch

I love this dude. I'm not too much in the know as far as pop culture goes, but this dude gives a really entertaining view on things. Naturally, I don't agree with the dude on everything, but he's entertaining as hell haha

I've Got To Be Unstoppable

I'm young, energetic, and in relatively good health. So why not make mistakes? Why not fuck up? I'm mature enough to know when my decisions might be too risky, so why not make a bunch of minor mistakes? What better way to learn? What better way to live?

A friend gave me a good analogy to describe this idea. Someone can tell you that putting out a candle with your bare hand will burn you. Knowing that, you might never run your hand near an open flame. However, if you never dare to touch the fire, you'll never be able to describe how it feels to be burned. Quite frankly, I'd say "fuck it", dive right in, and burn myself.

Would It Bring Us Any Closer/Take The Weight Off Of Our Shoulders?

"Can we afford/To be that open/With all of these emotions"

As a general rule, I try to be as brutally honest as I can, especially with my emotions. I've failed multiple times, but lately I've been making strides towards achieving my goal of complete honesty when it comes to my emotions. Honesty both with others and with myself.

You Make My Dreams Come True

I want to be a film composer. I want to have that power! I want to be the dude who can be like, "Yo, we need to play blah blah blah right here, right when the guy and girl realize they like each other. We need to play blah blah blah when they realize they might not be good for each other. We should probably play blah blah blah when they realize the trouble is worth the effort." I got some good songs in mind hahahaha

You Better Hold This Very Moment Very Close To You

I remember seeing this commercial for the first time when I was young! Such memories! Btw, Eddie Jones and Michael Finley? Definitely early 2000's hahaha

Cuz In The Daylight Anywhere Feels Like Home

COSIGN! I love girls in sundresses. But they still have nothing on women's fashion in winter.

This Is My Journal, This Is My Therapy

When I finally get to see this dude live, and he does Exhibit C, there's a 110% chance I'm gunna spaz out.

I Can See You In Your Wedding Dress

!!! Love this video

Or You Can Do It All The Time

LOL LET'S GIT ITTTTT

Shout out to Nikki Estanol for showing me this

Dear Moleskine

I need to find an artistic outlet.

Republicans Buy Sneakers Too

I was unfortunate enough to have not been old enough to vote when the presidential election was being held in 2008. Now that I am old enough to vote, however, I'm not too sure how I feel about it.

I'm not too much in the know as far as politics go. If I were to vote, I wouldn't want to go into it blindly, so I would probably do some last minute research. I'm talking a 1-2 hour search on candidates and what they stand for. Then I'd go and vote for whatever policies I agree with.

This leads me to wonder if I really should be voting. I wouldn't be very much educated on the matters I would be voting for. Philosophically speaking, I more or less follow Kantianism. This being so, I ask myself questions like "if everyone voted like me, would the world be a better place?"

I'm not too sure it would be. I think I might have to do my part and look much more into politics than I currently do.

So Don't Think I'm Pushing You Away/When You're The One I've Kept Closest

It's that wake up before sunrise and make coffee music. Or the music you listen to after a rough day. Either way, I love this album.

On another note, after winning the Mercury Prize earlier this month, The xx have no plans to put out a second album. I love this move by them. I fully expect a second album by them, but by saying they aren't going to rush it, they're saying that they're going all "quality>quantity," an ideal that I fully endorse. A lot of my favorite artists follow the same philosophy(read: Jay Electronica.) So do you, The xx, do you.

Today Was A Good Day

Ice Cube On Kobe's Image Reinvention:

What we all gotta realize is, when we see these young stars or these young entertainers or athletes, you usually see someone that's going from a boy to a man. If anybody really thinks about what they've done to go from a boy to a man and all the mistakes they've made, and if they was under that spotlight, they wouldn't be so critical of a person like Kobe. For what you really want him for, to me, he's the ultimate. You want him on the court. All you should care about is what he does in between the lines when it comes to being a Laker fan.

But if you really want to get into the man's life, all the way in there, of course you're not gonna like everything he does. You know what I mean? Of course you're not gonna like everything he says. Of course you're not gonna like every opinion he has. But if somebody makes a mistake or two and you go for the venom or go for the throat at the first mistake, you never really had love and respect for this person, anyway. You don't give them the room to be human. You don't give them the leeway to be human. He's a great basketball player, but he was speeding down the highway. He's irresponsible and he's this, and that, and the names. And people pile on."

Co-signed! I'm telling you, the only way to understand someone is to love them. It's hard to understand someone if you can't empathize with them.

Via Land O'Lakers

Hi. My Name Is Russell.

LEGO!

Mindfuckery

WTF!!!!

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Florence And The Machine

I'm creeped out.

I Can Speak To You So Honestly I Can't Even Run Any Game

With the change in season comes a change in playlists.

Amel Larrieux>>>>>>>>>

Oh Baby You, You Got What I Need

I'm going to start going to these damn music festivals. Fuck any and all excuses hahahaha

There Is No Time To Behave, Let's Both Get Carried Away

One of my new favorite bands. Big ups to mi hermana for putting me on to them.

MEow

In case you weren't aware, the dogs>cats rule still applies.

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