In The News:

Every now and then I'll be posting bits of news that's worth sharing (not that most news isn't...I strongly encourage all to be on the ball with what's going on in the world -- but I guess that's just the International Relations major coming out)

A very touching video from George Steven Lopez Mercado's mother (with subtitles). Most of you probably have already read the articles pertaining to Mercado's very violent death last week.

Sunday Weekly Music Reflection

Yes, I know that it's Monday...but only for 56 minutes.

Anyways, every Sunday I'll be posting my top 15 songs of the week. In no particular order I present to you:

• "Hey, Snow White" - The New Pornographers (original: Destroyer). Found on the compilation album Dark Was the Night (2009)
• "Dear Confessor" - Immaculate Machine. Found on Immaculate Machine's Fables (2007)
• "The Town Halo" - A.C. Newman. Found on The Slow Wonder (2004)
  
• "Gold Lion (live)" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Found on Live Sessions EP (2006)
  
• "Just Like Honey" - Headless Heroes. Found on The Silence of Love (2008)
  
• "Runaway" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Found on It's Blitz! (2009)
  
• "When the Stars Go Blue" - Ryan Adams. Found on Gold (2001)
  
• "Kettering" - The Antlers. Found on Hospice (2009)
  
• "Tenuousness" - Andrew Bird. Found on Noble Beast (2009)
  
• "Top Drawer" - Man Man. Found on Rabbit Habbits
  
• "Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard. Found on the compilation album Dark Was the Night (2009)
  
• "Polar Nettles" - Neko Case. Found on Middle Cyclone (2009)
  
• "ROYGBIV" - Boards of Canada. Found on Music Has No Right To Children (1998)
  
• "Amarillion" - Datarock. Found on Red (2009)
  
• "Graze" - Animal Collective. Found on Fall Be Kind (2009) - drops today.

(Side Post: While I cannot actually "diss" the Twilight series because I have not 1) read any of the books or 2) seen any of the movies. I can say that I am turned off to it because 1) it's moral underpinnings preach abstinence, 2) it is so overwhelmingly everywhere, 3) it has turned normal people into crazies. I am utterly shocked that some of my favorite artists (i.e. Death Cab For Cutie, Thom FUCKING Yorke, Lykke Li, The Killers*, Bon Iver, Sea Wolf, Grizzly Bear**) are a part of the soundtrack. )

* not actually shocked, but I do enjoy listening to them
** REALLY REALLY REALLY shocked....floored...want to cry.

Review:

Vampire Weekend: "Cousins" ...do I like you, do I not? I think I'm just sort of "meh". The song isn't bad. The chorus is really catchy and I've found myself humming that bit. The snare and cymbals are too much and too often, in my humble opinion. The guitar, however, is hott (yes, with two "t"s). Their self-titled album , Vampire Weekend (2008), was THE album for my Summer '08. I saw them preform at Pitchfork Music Festival and danced my foolish ass off. I'm just not feelin' this one.
Interpol: NEW ALBUM SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED NEXT YEAR! (huzzah!)

Animal Collective: Just listened to "Graze" which is on the new EP, Fall Be Kind, scheduled to drop on Monday. I love it. The funky flute works it. I've never really been disappointed by Animal Collective. There songs have long been the background music to my everyday life.

(I need to go grocery shopping. I'm fucking hungry)