3/13/12- Kishi Bashi- It All Began With A Burst

Of Montreal member, K Ishibashi's side project takes a note from tracks off of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion. This sparkling upbeat track is perfect for a 80 degree day in KS. I love the bass line that kicks in around 1:09- it's loopy-slide feel sits right in the pocket. I wish this tune would keep going and going. He will be down at SXSW this week, would be cool to check out his live performance.

3/9/12- Elton John- Crocodile Rock

Too good. The man himself tickling the ivories. Heading to St. Louis for the weekend, this song sets the mood.

3/8/12- Mudvayne- Dig

Some craziness for Thursday. Love the physicality of this song- super rhythmic too. Some weird mix of Pantera and White Zombie. The novelty of the face paint etc. is definitely over the top, but i'll take it for a song that is this thick. Listen to loud.

3/7/12- George Harrison- Got My Mind Set On You

Some pop rock gold for this wednesday. Give a good listen to the outstanding production of this tune. This video is also probably one of the most bizarre that I have seen in a while. At 1:59 Harrison (not really him) rips out a killer dance....this is a must see.

3/6/12- The Roches- Hammond Song

One of my all time favorite tunes. Beautiful harmonies. This is a pretty horrible video, but love the live performances. Be sure to check out the studio version.

3/2/12- tUnE-yArDs- Bizness

There are bands that are very unique but ultimately just dont make that catchy of music, and there are bands that make catchy music but ultimately just are not that unique. tUnE-yArDs are one of those rare groups that are both. I highly encourage you to give them a deep listen. What's even more amazing is their ability to perform their material live.

3/1/12- Islands- Hallways

Seems I can't get enough of Nick Thorburn's work. This is one of the outstanding tracks from his group Island's new album "A Sleep & A Forgetting". I am really digging the video- this is why traditional forms of art will always trump anything digital. If you like the song, then you definitely need to check out Islands back catalogue.