Today's Saturday, it is my day, it's your day. Here's another band that will be at Coachella that I'm absolutely addicted to, oh Miike Snow... Don't ya know? They are definitely an upper and I'm pretty sure they'll be fun, fun, fun in the sun next Sunday! Let your ears have a listen.
Coachella is just around the corner for those of you who will be joining me for my 4th year in a row! Here's a mix of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zero's "Home", which has been on repeat for a good two days now. This version is far better than the original, with a gorgeous piano intro, exuding a much fuller, dreamy, and whimsical feel. This is a theme song, one you should incorporate somewhere in your life, play it after a long vacation, listen to it on the way to your lovers house, or just walk merrily down the street whistling along with it's contagious melody. I have a feeling they'll be pretty damn awesome at Chella! Listen & love.
The search for Los Angeles best burgers brought us to The Oaks Gourment and with the Laist name dropping it as #5 in our city. Pictured here is a dry aged burger, topped with taleggio cheese, black forest ham (cracked out baconness), red onion, tomato, and a smoked jalepeno-pineapple compote served on a brioche bun. Yum. So juicy and tasty, my goodness it gets an A-. This little shop has an elaborate beer selection and cheese selection as well. I will surely be coming here pre-hollywood bowl nights to collect exotic cheese, fresh snacks, and barrel aged beer. Oh Los Angeles I'm yours.... More burger reviews to come. Oh and their cream soda was also delish!
There's something beyond dreamy about the new Beach House album that only the imagination can explain. It's amazing how they manage to take you, the listener into a "Teen Dream" with magical organ-like textures, simple drum machines, daunting vocals, and a Mazzy Starish state. Listening to "Walk in the Park" I can just picture myself wondering around the old carousel in Griffith Park with my first boyfriend, and having the world around me seem so new. As we go round and round on horses, we fall more and more in love with one another all at the youthful age of 18. Beach House is really just a gorgeous sounding band to swoon to, drive to, and live to. This album is definitely going to be in my top 10. Here's two tracks for you.
This weekend I got smitten in the kitchen for my boyfriend and whipped up some decadently delicious chocolate hearts. I picked up Belgian chocolate at Trader Joes, among the other various ingredients and went to work with my love shaped cookie cutters! The flavors above are peanut butter and jelly, cherry almond, cherry pistachio, sea salt, and rocky road. My favorite ended up being the PB&J and the sea salt. Hope you all are being good to your lovers and lovees this Valentines day!
Miss Science of Sleep, Charlotte Gainsbourg has put me in a daze with her latest album IRM. She's probably the only actress turned singer thats put out something truly worth listening to over and over again, as compared to Scarlett Johansson and Zooey Deschanel. Beck produced it and likely made it what it is, though these days I find him to be unamazing and bored with his own image. Her being absolutely gorgeous surely helps in becoming such a buzzworthy name and the Uhhhh she swirls in with that reverb has me hard.
I can't believe I haven't listened to these guys till this year! Girls debut "Album" is quickly becoming my go to, with its upbeat-cutesy-guitartastic-uberly indie foot tapping gem. This song is a swell way to hump jump your week, enjoy!
