The Velvet Underground

No band has been as influential.

listen||the velvet underground. the velvet underground & nico. sunday morning.

Heimo Korth

Im totally thieving this one from Jeff. But it's way too awesome to pass up. Check out the last white man living in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He's from Wisconsin (cheesehead).

listen||beirut. gulag orkestar. postcards from italy.

Animal Collective

So the frakin crazy psychedelic indy pop group Animal Collective will be exhibiting a new piece at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on March 4th. They're working with their visual artist, Danny Perez to "transform the museum into a kinetic, psychedelic environment." Having been to an Animal Collective show, I'm sure this performance called Transverse Temporal Gyrus will be nothing short of spectacular. Oh, and it's most definitely sold out. Thank God for youtube.

listen||animal collective. strawberry jam. winter wonder land.

Silly Squirrels

It's an exceptionally purty day here in Urbana today. Leaving class, I noticed an old man who I've seen before feeding the notoriously silly squirrels we have here. The squirrels prostrate and stand on their hind legs, looking oddly human. Intrigued, I followed this man around as a small band of squirrels in turn followed him, searching for his illusive nuts. Eventually I realized I was on the opposite side of the quad, and most definitely late for class. Worth it? Totally. This one looks silly too.

listen||george harrison. all things must pass. apple scruffs.

Let It Bleed

On my walk to class today, I had the great opportunity to throw on an old favorite.

listen||the rolling stones. let it bleed. gimme shelter.

Inspiration

So this whole idea of blogging is new to me. I was inspired by the blog of a friend of mine, coldsplinters. Jeff's blog is worth reading, mine will be worth laughing at. Check out coldsplinters whenever you get a chance, you just might learn a thing or two.

listen||fleet foxes. sun giant. drops in the river.

Trees

Why climbing trees? Heck I don't know. Some of my friends can easily recall me back in the day, I'd always vote to go outside and climb trees. Not that it means much, but the nostalgia of those days is tough to get over. We'd often break out our swiss army knives and viscously carve our names into the trees...poor fellers. Go climb a tree.

listen||kurt vile. childish prodigy. blackberry song.