i kept hearing this track on the cinemax hd promo commercial. it’s super infectious and it becomes the first in a new series of posts *song of the day!

artist: dizzy rascal
track: fix up, look sharp
album: boy in da corner

i have seen many concerts over the years… all i can say is brilliant.

the band: sigur rós

to see more pictures, (more…)

we’ll i’ll have to say the summer releases haven’t all been up to par. i’ve seen a good handful over the past few weeks and here’s a few 5 second reviews…

here we have the ‘a-squad’

…indiana jones 4: better than the 2nd but not as good as the 1st and the 3rd. he’s getting older but he held his own and it was really fun.

…iron man: fantastic. the only one who could have played him was downey jr. brought his personal celebrity into the character. and yes, the ladies will enjoy… jami is recommending it too!

…kung fu panda: best animated film since the incredibles. both of which have compelling, well thought out and complete stories. balancing of comedy, drama, action, emotion - excellence!

and now we have the ‘d-squad’

…the happening: saw this against my better judgement but tyler insisted it was ‘good’. i think if he had added that watching it as a comedy instead of a thriller - i would have enjoyed it. sorry becky & jami.

…the strangers: better than ‘the happening’ but fell short as the story was laid out to set up a sequel. the cinematography was excellent and it was a little ’scary’ but it just missed the mark.

whenever possible, i try to make my way down to central phoenix and go to one of my favorite coffee shops, lux coffee bar. so i figure, why not go to stinkweeds (independent music store). and yes, in this fantastic age of digital wonder, i still buy the occasional cd :)

after picking up the new ‘mates of state‘ & ‘joan of arc‘. i hit the listening stations and find two new bands ‘okay‘ and ‘fleet foxes‘.  i grabbed a few band t-shirts as well. top that all off with a trip to lux for a large latte and some homemade chocolate chip cookies and you have a fantastic sunday afternoon!

here’s the first track from okay’s album, huggable dust called ‘my’…enjoy!

here are a few albums (and my favorite tracks from them) that i’m listening to now. for me, music is a crucial part of design. these albums happen to also inspire artistically.  

listen to my favorite tracks from these albums on oneredkey’s muxtape!

album 01….. feist, the reminder
album 02….. the black keys, attack & release
album 03….. keren ann, keren ann (she has beautiful web site)
album 04….. six organs of admittance, school of the flower
album 05….. tycho, sunrise projector
album 06….. sigur rós, untitled (one of my absolute favorite albums)