I Heart Cool Stuff

[BTW, print can be purchased on Kanye's site for $10]

I should start by directing you to Kanye West’s blog. Why so? Because, Kanye’s latest album launched a collaboration between Kanye and Murakami. If you haven’t peeped the latest video by the two- head on over to the Mr.’s blog. That video is amazing and I am seriously overwhelmed with joy to witness such a collaboration.

Anyway– it seems that Fall Out Boy has jumped on the band wagon and has collaborated with Luke Chueh for their upcoming album.  You can hit the jump to check it out. I love it!! I am a huge fan of Luke Chueh and he’s one of many artists that I wish I knew about sooner– someday, I shall own something from Luke– for now, I might consider buying Fall Out Boy’s album just for his art. Is that mean? (more…)

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I’ve been wanting to write this “review” for a while now, but am always getting caught up with other things that I forget to do so. Fall 2004, I fell in love with a band named, Franz Ferdinand. The lead singer had such a smooth yet rough voice and their beats were off the top. That year I went off to college at Adelphi University and began to explore MUSIC. I’ve always listened to music, but I’d never gone out of my way to search for things that weren’t on the top charts. During the same time, iTunes became a very influential tool at school. I would always keep my eyes and ears open to their “artist of the week” and their free downloads. Alright, why the long intro? Well, it was through one of the free downloads that I heard about The Bravery for the first time.

Originally, the first time I had actually heard the band was when they released ” An Honest Mistake.” I remember being in Forever 21, shopping, and hearing this song on the radio. I went to my dorm to look it up on iTunes and I realized it was The Bravery and not Franz Ferdinand. Well, I purchased their album on iTunes and soon realized what a mistake that was. The album was horrible. I only liked two songs and one of them was a freebie.

When they released their second album, I downloaded it. I was prepared for the worst, a repeat of their first really. But, I was soon proven very wrong. I synced my Zune, hopped on the train, and found myself really liking ALL of their songs. They don’t remind me of Franz Ferdinand anymore, now they remind me of The Strokes, who I LOVE!!

I recommend people pick up a copy, or download it. If you like alternative/electronica, you really can’t go wrong. I especially love Fistful of Sand. I know I’m going to sound rather dorky when I admit why I liked this song the most. It had to do with the opening beat [+ the chorus]. Something about this beat made me think of old school video games. I’m not sure why exactly, but it brings a sense of nostalgia and I love it!