Suuns

At once off putting and inviting, methodical beeps and boops pulsing like circuitry until the drone and underwater beats kick in, and the vocals swirl around you, like birdies or stars after a head injury. Timed. Even. Controlled. You'd swear it was a result of German tinkering, but then all at once you explode.

So enter Suuns. Their debut LP, "Zeroes QC," is an interesting listen, able to entice and repel simultaneously, they're really hard to pigeon hole. At times, they sound like part of new wave of analog synth-enthusiasts, and at the next a shoegazey wall of sound, but the throbbing pulse continues to beat and pulls everything back in to a quite beautiful, cohesive whole. Definitely worth checking out. I've been jamming it for days.

Buy the album from Secretly Canadian, or just grab a couple of mp3s while you're there.

As mayoral as he wants to be

Former 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell (aka Uncle Luke, aka Luke Skyywalker) is running for mayor of Miami. After you let that sink in for a minute, read the full article here.

Ice, Ice Baby or How I Still Had to Go to Work Even Though It Took Me an Hour to Drive Through This Shit to Get There

This beautiful picture (i wish i had taken it) is only the start of what i had to go through to get to my stupid job this morning. I should have listened to my wife and stayed home. I should have played in the snow with my dog. I should have streamed a bunch of movies through Netflix. But alas, i am a sucker. So, a big middle finger to whomever played hookie from work today. I hope an anvil falls on your head.

Peaking Lights

Peaking Lights have a brand spankin new record out on Not Not Fun Records. We first heard them on a split 7" from the NNF Bored Fortress series late last year. Call it trance. Call it "post-reggae hypno-pop." Call it drone. It doesn't really matter, it's fucking cool. Listen and put yourself into a groovy, drug-induced free fall, or cruise the icy roads across the country with your sunglasses on, smoking hand-rolled cigarettes, getting lost in the vast openness of the midwest. It's something like that.

Listen to and download "Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)" right here, courtesy of GvsB.

Baths this Saturday at Mohawk

This Saturday, Feb. 5, Baths (one of our favs from 2010) comes to town. Chilled beats and pretty piano lines to sip our beers to while we huddle together and nod to keep warm. Should be a good time. Come on out to The Mohawk to see them along with Braids and Star Slinger. It's only $10. Hooray!

My Trunk Is Boomin'

This just makes me happy. Reminds me of grade school. Oh, and i totally know this guy.

Free Gucci 2

British DJ Sinden has compiled a new compilation of Gucci Mane remixes (including one from These New Puritans) called "Free Gucci 2," a sequel to Diplo's "Free Gucci" mix. Get the whole thing for free right here, ice cream face tats and all. Hooray!

So long Jack and Meg

The White Stripes have called it quits. I never got to see them perform live. Suck. More info here.

P90X round 2

So, after taking a couple of months off, we're starting over with the P90X workout, much to my everlasting chagrin. No holidays to get in the way this time around, and this time, we're going the full 13 weeks. Yeah! To get us all motivated, here's a pic of Arnold Schwarzenegger smoking a doobie. Yeah!

Starting weight: 228 lbs.

John Barry RIP

Film composer John Barry died yesterday at the age of 77. He was most known for his James Bond scores, so as you can guess, he was a pimp. That's him above with Nancy Sinatra recording the theme for "You Only Live Twice." His work, especially those Connery Bond films, are great, kind of a groovier Mancini. Check all of them out if you're not already familiar with them.