lost in yonkers.

tyler the creator - yonkers

you have to take notice when someone screams: stab bruno mars in his goddamn esophagus and won't stop until the cops come in.

besides having one of the best covers yet, tyler the creator's second album 'goblin' is shaping up to definitely be on my top 10 albums of the year. it's like this 20 year old kid has been smoking too much pcp while watching tales from the hood on repeat.

banshee beat.

Demdike Stare - Hashshashin Chant

this past weekend i went to visit a good friend of mine who also happens to be one of my favorite people in the world to discuss music with. so, it didn't surprise me one bit when i'm standing in the middle of his kitchen & he insists i watch this 6 minute video of wtf'ness from british duo Demdike Stare. only a musical act aptly named after a 17th-century witch would put out something this amazingly haunting. i don't even know what to do with myself after seeing this but....

i.cannot.stop.watching.

dientes de perro.

with all of the screeching, spanish punk that portland, oregon's Magic Johnson is putting out, who needs to pay attention to any basketball finals going on?

you can dl their ep for a whopping $3 HERE. and i must say that 'landlord song' kind of grabs you by the cojones for a full 1:31 minutes.

super psyched.

just now coming down after soaking up 3 days of scuzzy bands at austin psych fest. black moth super rainbow, atlas sound, crystal stilts, crocodiles, a place to bury strangers, prefuse 73 - the amazing list just didn't stop & all put on stellar sets. however, there were 2 acts i was very interested in seeing & surprisingly, they ended up being the best ones.



Bass Drum Of Death - Spare Room

Bass Drum Of Death - Nerve Jamming

mississippi's bass drum of death was by far the best performance of the festival. if their debut album cover tells you anything it means they came to party. it's a thrashing good time of garage drenched tunes which when played live, easily surpasses their recordings. besides, anytime a hot model-type girl gets topless at one of your shows, you know you're doing something right.




Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best

Dirty Beaches - Sweet 17

canada's alex zhang hungtai, better known as dirty beaches is a psychobilly dreamboat. his debut album, badlands, sounds like what a modern day eddie cochran would put out if he holed up & listened to the black angels 24/7. with lines like "lord knows best that i don’t give a damn about anyone but you", it pulls on your heartstrings a bit. placed against a cool, grey, sunday afternoon his performance was a nice calm to a crazy weekend & might i add very, very sexy.