im living inside a moment, not taking pictures to save it.

a romance complicated by transatlantic distance. while not the first (or the last) time this story has been told, it definitely looks like it's worth catching this latest installment.

the sundance darling, like crazy hits the cinema october 28th.

-t

too strung out on compliments, overdose on confidence.

the rise and fall of october's very own.

drake - "headlines" MP3

-t

i paid the light bill just to see your face.

jean-ralphio can get it.

-t

attention is the new currency.

the simplicity of raphael saadiq's new video is what makes it so appealing. following his steezy adventures on stage, with his lady love and his fans, it beats to a romantic drum that leaves you seeing nothing but the sweetest sides of the longtime crooner. 

raphael saadiq - "movin' down the line (don't you go away)"

-t

take flight or stand by.

i'm scared to ride a bike in any city. too many of my friends and relatives have either been hit by idiot drivers or have flown over unforeseen car doors. call me a sissy but i've seen too many gnarly cuts, scrapes, fractures and broken limbs. (also, do you know how much an ambulance ride is?!) but if i ever do work up the guts to take a ride somewhere, i can only hope to be on something as beautiful as a flying pigeon bicycle. 

how cute is that handlebar basket!

-t

bust out your straps for victory laps.

mf doom's articulation is so grimes, it's impossible to mistake it for anyone else. and ghostface killah's natural excitement always sounds like he's about to run out of breath. so when you put them both on a track, it's a mile a minute wordplay interrupted by small breaths and puns galore.

doom x ghostface = doomstarks

doomstarks "victory laps" MP3

-t

useless celebrations, force fed disintegrations.

the new jam from neon indian delivers the right amount of disconnect between singer and subject that it's title suggests. alan palomo's vocals already carry a heavy burden, but the emphasis becomes more pronounced when the chorus drops. as he sings, "if i could fallout of love with you, with you, with you", his vocals become so distant, leaving nothing but echoes between the emptiness. 

stream "fallout" via pitchfork and download the single below.

his forthcoming album, era extrana, will see the light this september.

-t

you and me, shooting holes at the moon.

for (almost) three crazy years in the early 2000s, i was a pescetarian. it started off as a experiment to see if i could last one month. after 30 days, i figured why not a year? after a year it wasn't so much a challenge anymore and it was just my lifestyle. i seriously figured that i'd just live the rest of my life off fish and veggies until i booked a trip to new york and was eager to try everything carnivorous. 

needless to say i've rejoined the ranks of meat eaters since i returned, but i still enjoy a lot of vegetarian meals and options. my biggest indulgence is tofu. i often prefer it in certain dishes over dry or low grade quantities of meat. despite my love for the soy treat, i never really gave much thought into how it was produced until now. meet the self-proclaimed tofu ambassador - minh tsai, the owner of oakland's hodo soy beanery.

-t

sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive.

the other day my two year old niece was being playfully pushed by my cousin. she kept pleading for him to stop, but of course the pushing continued. suddenly, she pushed back and yelled, "stop it...MOFO".

needless to say, it was the highlight (and biggest laugh) of the day.

for your daily dose of awesome bad words, check out beautiful swear words!

-t

you can't always get what you want.

i always feel bad for a band that has to battle an onslaught of technical difficulties while on stage. i also feel bad for bands that play for crowds who give off strong vibes of disinterest. despite both factors being a part of last night's best coast show in hollywood, i applaud them for overcoming such annoying setbacks and for playing my favorite song.

'our deal' (thanks to whoever uploaded this on youtube)

-t

everybody reads the same story differently.

can you spot how many celebs are in the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi flick, in time.

off the first viewing i came up with: jt, amanda seyfried, alex pettyfer, curly hair dude from big bang theory, pete campbell, olivia wilde, matt boner and cillian murphy. but you'll have to wait till october 28th to see the complete cast (without an imdb listing).

-t

i'm giving in to the rhythm of my feet.

some songs sound like a perfect compromise. the seamless blending of two separate ideas, the transition is smooth but obvious. in the case of seattle newbies, tInes, their debut single spends the first half shining it's light on the sultry vocals of chelsey scheffe. but when the beat drops courtesy of jordan koplowitz (beat connection), it definitely steals the show.

dance your way into friday afternoon. 

tInes - "becoming' 

-t

chase the sweet things in life.

couldn't actually tell you the plot of this movie, but you can pretty much sign me up for anything ryan gosling related. 

drive hits the big screen september 16th.

-t

the world is a stage and we just have to play our part.

it happens more than you realize. you break up with someone only to find out that none of your friends or family actually liked them in the first place. you inquire why no one bothered to tell you the truth, and all of the answers usually revolve around people hating the messenger not the message. 

then you either choose to get defensive and end up hating everyone but your ex or things become clear as crystal and you finally recognize that yes in fact, you are better off without that shithead.

london duo summer camp just made a song about at least one of your breakups. listen to "better off without you" via gorillavsbear.

there is no me and you,

-t

leave it better than you found it.

color my life with the chaos of traffic. 

check out what happens when a dutch art collective spills paint in the middle of a busy intersection. 

"painting reality" by IEPE & the anonymous crew.

-t

they hold us down like anchors, they drown us out at sea.

i didn't think it was possible to make metronomy's latest jam anymore lush and fulfilled. kudos to londoners clock opera for proving me wrong.

metronomy - 'the bay (clock opera remix)'

-t

i don't know how i'm gonna manage, if one day you just up and leave.

most of the time, i enjoy the original tunes of an artist more than their remixes for other people. the art of reworking an already established jam is not an easy skill. the current exception to this idea is uk producer, chad valley. i can't get enough of anything he leaves his fingerprints on.

enter mysterious swedish outfit the touch. they've just released the sermon EP, via french party starters kitsune. download chad valley's version of "sermon" courtesy of xlr8r. 

-t

i wonder if he knows that i want him.

it may only be 12:50pm on a tuesday, but this remix will give you that triumphant feeling that only an after-work beer, or leaving the office early on a friday afternoon can reveal.

best coast x lindstrom - "boyfriend remix"

-t

the more you look, the less you see.

there's a saying that 'nothing good happens after 2am'. well i actually believe that nothing really pops off until about midnight - which leaves you two solid hours to transfer from the last plane of sanity to a red-eye to crazytown. 

dreamy french electro producer, m83, is familiar with the transition and offers a song to encompass your travels. 

m83 - "midnight city"

hurry up we're dreaming will be unleashed october 18th.

-t

in a different time, in a different city.

30% interview and 70% performance, check out this clip featuring a soft-spoken chaz from toro y moi and a handful of spanish subtitles.

documentocero: toro y moi

-t