Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

I wish I could visit whatever planet Ariel Pink is living on. I bet it's a really cool/weird place. At this point, Ariel Pink is kind of a legend. He was the first artist signed by Animal Collective to their old label Paw Tracks; he used to be in a sweet band called Holy Shit with fellow geniuses Christopher Owens (of Girls fame) and Matt Fishbeck, and he recently signed with 4AD and dropped the sublime single "round and round." Have a listen, and check out the weird vid too:

UPDATE - fucking Google made me take these tracks down too WTFux!

Bone Thugs/Biggie Dubstep Style

New Bone Thugs/Biggie dubstep remix of the classic "Notorious Thugs" joint? Hell mutha-fuckin' yea!!!

Bone Thugs/Biggie - Notorious Thugs Remix (Stephan Jacobs Remix)

Mr. Untouchable (Film)

Mr. Untouchable tells the story of the rise and fall of Nicky Barnes, an arrogant and charismatic black leader and drug dealer who for decades was New York's most powerful and violent heroin dealer. His story has all kinds of unexpected twists and turns, he's incredibly funny and clever, and it amazes me that more people aren't familiar with this. This is so far going down as the movie I was most pleasantly surprised by this year, and you can stream it from Netflix right here.

Sonny & the Sunsets

If you like bands like Girls, Ganglians, and Thee Oh Sees, then you're guaranteed to like Sonny & the Sunsets. Actually, even if you don't like those bands, odds are you will still like this song. It's one of those songs that's impossible not to like. One of the guys is in Thee Oh Sees and another is from Fresh & Onlys. I would put money down that these guys are going to start blowing up really soon. By the way, the rest of the album is really good too. Check it out:

Sonny & the Sunsets - Too Young too Burn

Kavinsky

DOPE new track off Kavinsky's forthcoming EP Nightcall. Props to my nigga Joe for hooking this one up:

Kavinsky - nightcall

Foals

Really digging this new Foals jam. The last couple minutes are especially epic:

Foals - Spanish Sahara

Also, I decided I'm going to make a mixtape, and it's going to rule.

Stroszek (Film)

Without a doubt the best Werner Herzog film ever made, and one of my favorite movies of all time. Not even going to try to describe all the amazing things about Stroszek, but you can read the wikipedia here and stream it from Netflix here.

NEW CARIBOU ALBUM

That's right, THE NEW CARIBOU ALBUM HAS BEEN LEAKED, and I stayed up very late last night listening to the entire damn thing two times all the way through in a hazy cloud of smoke to be able to tell you all about it. So, SPOILER ALERT, it's REALLY dancy, and although I predict Pitchfork and co. will give it RAVING reviews (when it's actually released almost 6 weeks from now) because it's such a gigantic leap from anything they've done before, and because they will classify it as something along the lines of "paving the way for a new musical direction" of indy artists, I'm pretty sure I like their old albums better. Not trying to be a debbie downer; on the contrary, I'm just tryina keep it real. With that said, there are some good songs, and I think the song I posted below is the clear standout (wait for the vocals to kick in):

Caribou - Leave House

I can get down on some hip hop

No, I don't just listen to obscure "white boy" elitist indy music, and yes, I can get down on some hip hop. Sometimes, I may even drink 3 JOOSEs and make a Bone Thugs rap video, just for the fuck of it. Anywayz, here's a couple rap joints that my black ass has been blasting lately:

Drake - Over

Kollosus - ATL RMX, Breakin' Bread (Phaseone Remix)

Weed Diamond

I mentioned Denver-based Weed Diamond below in my post about Ancient Crux, but these guys are putting out some pretty dope jamz too. This may be a stretch, but to me it almost sounds like some fuzzed-out, really old Modest Mouse. Anywayz, peep dis trak:

Weed Diamond - Let's Burn One Down

Ancient Crux

This song by Ancient Crux has been stuck in my head all day long. It's got that twangy Smith Westerns + Black Lips garage punk style mixed with a 1960's diner vibe, not to mention a very catchy guitar riff that seems to have ingrained itself in my brain for the time being. Click the play button below and you can pre-order their new split with Weed Diamond here.

Ancient Crux - In Teen Dreams