It's Been A Long Time

...and I can't bring myself to write on here regularly any more. Maybe soon (but no promises). I really just wanted to say that I thought the new Harry Potter was crappy. :(

I've been listening to Minus the Bear on repeat the past 2 weeks (and pretty much since I discovered them when Highly Refined Pirates came out), and even though I first heard this song like 5 years ago, I've only just realized how amazing it is.

Wingardium LevioSAAA

Big ups to my buddy Jamie for hooking me up with this sweet linkage. I'm not gonna lie, or pretend I'm not giddy as Ginny Weasley when she sees the studly Harry P, to see the newest Harry Potter movie (Half Blood Prince), cuz I personally think the trailer is b to the a to the d to the a to the s to the s. But then again I've devoured all 7 books faster then the kids at Hogwarts down that incredible feast Dumbledore sets up at the start of each Wizarding term (on a side note - I would seriously die happy if I could partake in that feast.)

...So, what better way to build hype (and simultaneously lose street cred) than to listen to a cut by Pogo, a laid back, electronic artist, who cuts bits and pieces of sound clips from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to create Alohamora. Seriously dope - teen girls the world over agree!

(What spell was Alohamora again? The lock picking spell? I need to learn that for all the times I've lost my keys on a night out!)



+++ Pogo's Last FM (with free downloads)

All The World Is Mad

"We are saints made of plaster, our laughter is canned;
We are demons that hide in the mirror.
But the blood on our hands paints a picture exceedingly clear."

- Dustin Kensrue

RIP iPod

Also, my iPod had all its music deleted. As I use my iPod to listen to all my music everywhere, I was a bit bummed at first (read devastated), but it's a fresh start. I can filter all the music I put back on my iPod and calibrate it to the evolved and much different taste I've acquired since I first got the thing.

Currently Digging +++

A throw back to the days when I dressed in awkwardly huge basketball shorts and shoes (I convinced myself my size 10 1/2 feet would 'grow' into my size 12 Nike basketball 'kicks'), I've always had a fondness for hip hop music. P.O.S is one of the better hip hop artists I've heard in recent memory - intelligent lyrics, songs that musically feel complete (and a smooth delivery - I feel like this guy does it better than Lupe). The first thing I thought when I realized my iPod was beyond saving was how bummed I was I wouldn't be able to listen to this album. Check it if you still haven't - here's my favorite cut from the album.

+++ Savion Glover - P.O.S

Look out for the Rhymesayers in the future for quality hip hop. Never Better is one of my favorites of '09, without a doubt.

Back In Bidness

I got my laptop back from the shop, and hopefully that means more posts. I've just been chillin in Manila, and am getting really into new kinds of music based on the excellent taste my friends have here. I'm bumpin' some J Dilla, Flying Lotus and am really down to listen to more of my post rock (especially Mono's 09 release). I'll keep you posted on what's good. Take it easy gangsta's.