Why did I ever leave folk?

SKINNY LOVE by Bon Iver - ( Cover ) by CAROSEL

Covers always surprise me. I need to get back into folk, maybe take an electro break.

Summer Tunes

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks from Foster The People on Vimeo.

I posted the track to this tune a bit ago, but I dig the video, too. I'm a sucker for the mainstream indie stuff, I know.

Bon Weekend!

Ellie Goulding - Lights by igapromotion

I'll be rocking to this tune on walks at twilight and windy beach days :)

Weekend Music

Passion Pit - Little Secrets by Jaylumlock

Bromancing till the world ends.

The White Panda! I've been following them for a while — So, so good. The duo really makes you appreciate mash-ups at a time when the trend is for sure on the decline. Or are they?! These are truly superb.

Foolish Monsters by whitepandamusic

Perfect workout/running music. I lurv.

"The White Panda formed when two boyhood friends discovered they had independently embarked on mashup careers in college. Chicago-based Procrast (Tom Evans) first blended Rick Astley snippets with 2 Live Crew grooves as a way to avoid productive activity in 2008, while DJ Griffi (Dan Griffith) embarked on the same mission, for a similar purpose, in L.A. Their combined effort, the White Panda, launched in 2009 with a single that topped internet radio charts days later."

Stereo Hands - White Panda (Edward Maya vs. Roscoe Dash, Waka Flaka Flame, & Wale) by travissap

The White Panda - Till The Bromance Ends by DJ Major League

Great summer rocking out playlist — It's an hour of perfectly mixed dancin tunes:

Versus (The White Panda Mixtape) by whitepandamusic

You can download these tracks by clicking on the little down arrow. Click {here} for more.

Weekend Music: Sweet or hot, doowop doowop doowop

Lady's got sass and spunk. Ella totally kills it here. I always listen to this song for inspiration on how to live my life. With sass, with spunk and as always, with style.

Emotastic Mooosic

Lykke Li: Sadness Is A Blessing (Gold Panda Remix) by Gold Panda

Favorite Lyrics —

These scars of mine make wounded rhymes tonight
I dream of times when you were mine so I
Can keep it like a haunting
Heart beating close to mine 

Simple, yet to-the-point lyrics. Gold Panda really enhanced the haunting beauty of this song. More rainy day music to add to my collection muaha. 

I adore Lykke Li.

Pale Yellow Flounces

Yael Naim - New Soul (ReLex Re-Edit) by ReLex

Springtime, Angela

My design for the 27th annual Cornell Fashion Collective showcase. So happy I could burst! Click {here} and scroll to slide 8 for another feature :)

Inspired by:


Corinne Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On" from Orange Films on Vimeo.

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

More [apple] jack: Weekend Music

The Jackson Pit (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - Jackson 5 & Passion Pit by Rustylaundryroom

Posted a remix of Jackson 5 for the soundtrack to last weekend {here}. Oh hoo I was way on top of this trend. This just came out.
I was just kidding about the brag. I don't usually do that...

More happy music yay!

No sleep, no meals, no cars, no fills, no deal.

You've Got the Love (Theophilus London Remix) by NotorietyInc

I have such a soft spot for The xx remixes.

Favorite lyrics (starts at 0:17) —

I think it's safe to say I'm in your heart and you can't get me out
The city streets, I scream my name, I think we took this route
But déjà vu, you say "I do", oh maybe I've gone too far
But neither less, let's take it slow, leave faith behind the stars

You know me best, how many years?
One or three? how many tears?
Three or four?
And those were just makes no joy, sticks

You play that game, you play it well
I just touched down, no NFL

The heath throw (get it?? HEATH THROW, heathrow airport. pretty good, theophilus...) it properly

They say my passport look like a property

Next to London, welcome
This is London, welcome
If you see something, help uh
If you see something, help 'em

Oops got a dream I woke up

In about one week that we broke up

That means no sleep, no meals, no cars, no fills, no deal

Smoker...

And the sun might be shinin' but it's colder than it seems; 'cause the weather's dialectical: there's no in-between

I chose that title, because it reminds me of Ithaca right now. Lolz.

Getting back into my whole trip-hop phase. Blue Scholars gave a concert here back last fall. This video is pretty old though (like 2007...), but it's still my favorite of theirs. How they come up with these lyrics is beyond me. It's music that has a lot of layers, a lot of depth..

Gah! So good. Even if you just read the lyrics, you can get a perfect sense of the stresses and the rhymes that he intended... 

Favorite lyrics (starts at 1:47) —

North of Martin Luther King: a straight warzone
Detours through the concrete, cranes, and bulldozers
No, the Hill is not over still
Every block got a coffee shop; it's overkill
Focus, know the deal
Dope to see Kalil back, the medicine is good again
The feeling: illegal, and coming back to your hood again
It's priceless, I write this, our lives are in crisis
Most talk, but don't walk, the path of the righteous
Despite this...
I measure each step, walkin' closer to my final destination of death
When I'm layin' to rest, I'm only savin' my breath
The Northwest fills my lungs, heals the pain in my chest
Clutch the moment, a transfer in my hand
Still listening
Lookin' out the window to the gold and the gray
And the sun might be shinin' but it's colder than it seems
'Cause the weather's dialectical: there's no in-between

In walks an old soul
A First Nation native, cat's chiseled like a totem pole
No words, as he stands and looks over us
He gets off and says, "Have a good day, you foreigners."
I, crack a smile one time for the acknowledgment
Northbound, now we start to pick up more college kids
They try to study on the ride
To make up for the fact that they probably kicked it hard last night
And I ponder if it's time to save up and get a car
And pay for the gas that we're takin' from the war
I'd miss all the colorful faces, the places, and spaces I've embraced with
The faith that I can rest and raise kids here even with these cats set
Trippin'
Bringin' '95 back again, same old conditions
From Reagan, to Bush, to Clinton, to the Bush the 2nd
No matter the neighborhood in the city you're reppin'
It's gettin' serious y'all
You can even hear the rebel call
Gettin' off, leavin' hella pieces on the walls
Seen it all, sittin' sideways with my townmates
Only place left where majority is brown-faced...

BON WEEKEND!

I Want Brooklyn Back by whitepandamusic

Image via The Daybook

Looking forward to comfy clothes, sleeping in and feel-good tunes.

Arriba, abajo, al centro, para adentro!

A mini photo essay of our getaway to Punta Cana. The accompanying song will forever be associated with this trip. (Start it at 0:38 if you want to skip the slightly tool-ish dialogue.) 

Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft Lucenzo by Cheif-Mechanic

Hotel lobby upon our arrival.

Blue oceans, tall palms, white, sandy beaches... heaven.

Unending lobster paella with lime.

LUSH.

After a long beach day, a cup of peppermint tea while watching the sunset on our balcony...

Sunset leaves.

As the sun sank...

... Night time adventures followed..

Chin, chin :)

We don't care if the sun comes up...

Image via Egd-Illustration

Dancing With The Dj (Acoustic Campfire Version) by The Knocks

This makes me feel all snuggly around a cold, spray-misty beach and toasty campfire. The original version {found here} is pretty sick, too. More groovy discotheque than "kumbayah," though.

Digging this with the rainy weather right now.

Holdin on to whats golden

Eloquent.

Passi, the French Rapper

Passi is the name of a popular French rapper. I had bought his latest album Evolution while in Paris and really enjoyed the songs. They're unique, and include a lot of social-political commentary. But, for some reason I cannot find any of his lyrics online. Everywhere I look they've been taken off the sites. It's really frustrating. I learned that his album was extremely controversial and maybe that's a reason? But if anyone could help that would be kewl.