We'd Rather Dance

Thom Yorke Review

2009-10-08T23:52:00.000-07:00

So we got tickets to Thom Yorke and got to see him on Monday! This show was beyond incredible. Thom Yorke is hands down the best performer of this era. I heard something which was rather enlightening: only three times has the most popular thing in culture been the best. Shakespeare, The Beatles, and Radiohead/Thom Yorke. Watching Thom at work was marvelous to behold.

As usual, the Orpheum Theater was beautiful as always. The first half of the show was them playing The Eraser in its entirety, which was spectacular to say the least. Thom then played 4 or 5 songs solo, including a song called "Lotus Flower" that he says is a new Radiohead song. The rest of the band then came back out to play a few more songs, including the recently released "Hollow Earth" and "Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses."

Thom and company were perfect. There was so much energy flowing, especially between Thom and Flea. One notable thing was how much Thom seemed to enjoy it. He was dancing like a madman the entire gig, much more than he would with Radiohead. In fact, he said that he and the band were sad that they were done with their last show. But, he said that they are going to do some shows next year probably, which is a good sign.

It should be noted, however, that Radiohead is not breaking up or going on a break. The opposite is true actually. Ed O'Brien, guitarist of Radiohead, revealed in an interview that the band is about to start work on another album, and is set to be released in 2010. Anyway, here is a video of Harrowdown Hill:

Thom Yorke LA Shows!

2009-09-29T20:26:00.001-07:00

Hey everybody, sorry I haven't been around. This blog just went to the back of my mind and I didn't really consider writing anything until now.

Thom Yorke, the frontman of Radiohead, has announced that he is playing two shows here in Los Angeles on October 4 and 5 at the Orpheum Theater. We were fortunate enough to get tickets, and I am beyond excited right now.

He is playing with Nigel Godrich (who produced most of Radiohead's albums), session drummer Joey Waronker (who has played drums for acts such as Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, and Elliott Smith), percussionist Mauro Refosco (who has played with David Byrne), and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

They will be playing Thom Yorke's solo material. This is expected to include the many new songs that Thom has release recently, in addition to The Eraser.

Brad

Upcoming Movies

2009-08-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

There are definitely some movies that we are excited to see, and we thought we would share them with you.

1. The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Director: Wes Anderson
Notable Actors: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson

2. Avatar

Director: James Cameron
Notable Actors: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver
Avatar Trailer

3. Alice In Wonderland

Director: Tim Burton
Notable Actors: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Carter, Alan Rickman
Alice In Wonderland Trailer

4. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Director: Terry Gilliam
Notable Actors: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell

5. Where the Wild Things Are

Director: Spike Jonze
Notable Actors: Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Forest Whitaker
Where the Wild Things Are Trailer

6. 9

Director: Shane Acker
Notable Actors: Elijah Wood, John Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover
9 Trailer

7. The Lovely Bones

Director: Peter Jackson
Notable Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Surandon
The Lovely Bones Trailer

8. 2012

Director: Roland Emmerich
Notable Actors: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover
2012 Trailer

9. Tr2N

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Notable Actors: Michael Sheen
Tr2n Trailer

10. Taking Woodstock

Director: Ang Lee
Notable Actors: Emile Hirsch, Demetri Martin

In no particular order...

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Band of Horses @ Lollapalooza

2009-08-17T23:29:00.000-07:00

For me Band of Horses was the best of Lollapalooza. There is a lot to say when a band can come on stage to perform a festival after having to wait around for 20 minutes to let Lou Reed finish his set. You could tell they were pissed back stage, but right when they came on they were on fire. The crowd was loving, and they were loving. You could tell that they did not want the night to end. So they ended up going 30 minutes in the headliner, Jane's Addiction's, set. Fine with me...Band of Horses absolutely killed it, and the lead singer even came into the crowd to sing "The Funeral." Great set of music, and extremely talented band.

Band of Horses-The Funeral (zshare)

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Where the Wild Things Are

2009-03-25T13:37:00.001-07:00

Oh My Gosh!! This movie is going to epic. I am sooooo excited for it and I have only seen the trailer. This is legitimately one of the things I have looked forward to the most in this year. If you do not know Where the Wild Things Are is a beloved childhood tail of adventure and awesome creatures. This movie is directed by Spike Jonze and is derived from this wonderful book by Maurice Sendak.

BEHOLD....the trailer

Be excited!

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

The Dead Weather

2009-03-12T22:21:00.000-07:00

Jack White is back! This time though, he is with yet another new group, The Dead Weather. This may be his best side project yet, and he isn't even playing the guitar! They sound alot more like the White Stipes, especially compared to the Raconteurs. Here are the band members:

Alison Mosshart [The Kills] - Vocals
Dean Fertita [QOTSA] - Guitars
Jack Lawrence [The Raconteurs] - Bass
Jack White - Drums and Vocals

I am especially excited about Alison Mosshart. Her and Jack's voice go so well together, and she is superb with The Kills. Little Jack Lawrence is always great too, and Jack's drumming is hot and fresh. You can listen to their first two songs on their website: www.thedeadweather.com. I am especially loving Hang You From the Heavens. I look forward to seeing this band shape up to out-do the Raconteurs.

Bradley Dangerous

Coachella Adds!

2009-03-09T19:47:00.000-07:00

Its that time again! The Chemical Brothers, The Orb, Etienne De Crecy, Plump Dj's, Devandra Banhart, Murder City Devils, and Busy P have all been added to this years Coachella lineup!! Finally, the Sahara is set for Saturday and Sunday.

In addition, Amy Winehouse has been forced to cancel her scheduled appearance. Appartnely, she was unable to obtain a work permit for the US, since she is currently in a court case for assaulting a fan. This leaves some room on Saturday, which hasn't been taken up yet. Maybe there is yet another add in store for us? We will see soon enough.

Heres some live videos to get you aquainted with some of the new adds:

The Chemical Brothers

Etienne De Crecy

Plump Dj's

The Orb

Daft Punk to do TR2N Soundtrack

2009-03-07T01:01:00.000-08:00

Thats right, Daft Punk is going to make the soundtrack to the sequel of TRON, titled TR2N. The film is scheduled to release in 2011 though, which is quite a way off. Nonetheless, this is coming from the duo that brought us some of the best electronic music and arguably the greatest live show ever. Not to mention the highly overlooked Electroma and Interstella 5555. I am definitely looking forward to this. Here is the article from Billboard:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/daft-punk-score-tr2n-soundtrack-1003947855.story

Bradley Dangerous

Have You Ever?

2009-03-05T10:41:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been kidnapped at 5:30 in the morning, blindfolded, and forced to jump in a pool?
That is what I experienced this morning. I woke up to find my fellow service org members telling me to jump out of bed and not grab anything except for my key (to get into my room) and sandals. We were then lead to hold hands with other new members as they guided us through obstacles to get us to where the pool is on campus. When we got to the pool I knew that we would have to jump in. I jumped in with my sweatshirt, shirt, pajama pantss, and sandals on (as well as my underwear).
Good thing that this was all for fun...we got donuts afterwards!
YAY!

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Grapevine Fires

2009-03-02T14:20:00.000-08:00

This is the new video for Grapevine Fires by Death Cab for Cutie. Directed by Walter Robot.
Based on a true story.
Artistically rendered, and pretty darn emotional.
I love this song and I especially love it in this form.

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

KLMU Radio

2009-02-28T16:21:00.000-08:00

So heres the deal....

I, Alyssa Bailey, am a DJ on a radio station. This station is name KLMU. It is college radio of the lovely Loyola Marymount University. I would love for whoever is reading this to possibly check it out. I tend to think that I do a pretty good job.

Listen on Sunday Nights from 10 PM- 12 AM.

You can find this by typing in this url....
http://www.live365.com/stations/kxlu3?site=pro

Expect to here from some of my favorites:
Bon Iver

Fleet Foxes

Blonde Redhead

Stars

Sufjan Stevens

and such...

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Sasquatch! Music Festival

2009-02-19T22:41:00.000-08:00

Sasquatch has provided yet another great festival this year. And it came with an awesome video too! But the best part is... WE WILL BE THERE!

Saturday, May 23th
Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / M. Ward / Doves / Sun Kil Moon / The Gaslight Anthem / King Khan & The Shrines / Ra Ra Riot / Shearwater / Passion Pit / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Vince Mira / Blind Pilot / Owl City / Arthur & Yu / Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele / Death Vessel / Hockey / James Pants / Todd Barry / Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! / People's Republic of Komedy

Sunday, May 24th
Jane's Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / TV On The Radio / Peter Bjorn and John / of Montreal / The Avett Brothers / Calexico / M83 / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Walkmen / The Wrens / St. Vincent / The Dodos / John Vanderslice / The Submarines / Viva Voce / The Builders And The Butchers / AA Bondy / Fences / Point Juncture, WA / The Red Wine Boys / Zach Galifianakis / Deadmau5 / Natalie Portman's Shaved Head / People's Republic of Komedy / Devotchka

Monday, May 25th
Ben Harper and Relentless7 / Erykah Badu / Silversun Pickups / Fleet Foxes / Gogol Bordello / Santigold / Grizzly Bear / Explosions In The Sky / Girl Talk / Blitzen Trapper / The Knux / Monotonix / Bishop Allen / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Beach House / Mugison / The Dutchess And The Duke / School Of Seven Bells / Horse Feathers / The Pica Beats / Loch Lomond / BLK JKS / Demetri Martin / God's Pottery / Chromeo / Tobacco / People's Republic of Komedy

Some of the acts we are really excited for are in bold.

Grammy Awards

2009-02-09T00:46:00.000-08:00

Although much of this award show is filled with scum such as the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cirus, there were a performances that were able to save it.

The best performance of the evening has got to go to Radiohead. They brought it. Since only Thom and Johnny were present, they decided to have the USC marching band accompany them as they performed 15 Step. What a great performance. Gotta love Thom's dancing at around 3:30 as well.

Other great performances included Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West/Estelle, Coldplay, and Al Green/Justin Timberlake.

Hudson gave a stunning performance backed by a magnificent choir. You could tell she was holding back tears, due to her recent loss of her mother, brother, and nephew. Coldplay was great as always, and even had Jay Z perform with Chris Martin for a little while. What was up with Martin sweating like a pig though? Kanye/Estelle performed their hit American Boy, which was very well done. Kanye looked WAY too much like Michael Jackson with the outfit and haircut though. Al Green and Justin Timberlake brought the soul. Surprisingly, JT was able to keep up with Green's funk.

Congrats to Daft Punk and Justice for winning a couple electronic awards as well.

Bradley Dangerous.

Bonnaroo

2009-02-07T21:55:00.000-08:00

We are loving Bonnaroo's lineup this year. Very unique yet well rounded. They snagged alot of acts that we were hoping for at Coachella.

The best part is how they announced it:

Why can't every festival announce their lineup like this??

Coachella Widget

2009-02-02T08:43:00.001-08:00

Coachella is finally here

2009-01-31T19:14:00.000-08:00

Coachella!!!!!!!!!

Although slightly lacking, it is Coachella nonetheless. The Sahara Tent is fairly weak, especially on Friday and Sunday. However, rumor is that Goldenvoice will be adding more acts in the future.

Every once in a while, up until Coachella, we will highlight various acts that will be attending the festival.

Some of the acts we are really excited for:
Paul McCartney
Franz Ferdinand
Beirut
Crystal Method
M. Ward
Thievery Corporation
TV on the Radio
Fleet Foxes
MSTRKRFT
Bloody Beetroots
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Lykke Li
And much much more!

Hope to see you there!

Untitled Records/ Beck/ Animal Collective

2009-01-29T12:22:00.001-08:00

Oh man.
I just found this amazing blog and I am completely excited about it. You should visit it. It has incredible amounts of downloadable music, and is just great. It is under our visit section. UNTITLED RECORDS. While you are at it...you should visit some of the other blogs in the section. Great sites, they may astound you.

I am also very excited about the finding of Beck's version of The Korgis' Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime on The Hype Machine. I have been looking for this song forever, because I did not want to have to buy the whole cd off of Itunes (what a rip off). So, seeing as I found it I will share the beauty with you all! YAY!!!

Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime (The Korgis Cover)(zshare)

Wow have you guys heard the new Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion? Great stuff.
This is my favorite song on it. Trippy huh?

P.S. Take some time to just stare at the picture of the cover. It looks like it is moving!!! Click on the picture to see it better.

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Life is Good

2009-01-15T09:35:00.000-08:00

Don't you just love when everything works out the way you want to. It may take a stressful journey, but at times it all ends for the better. Life is interesting that way. It usually works out when people are understanding and accept the changes that life takes.

Setting: A taping of AMERICAN GLADIATORS
Ensemble: Gold Lame leggings and matching head band from American Apparel. Layering on top of that headband is one from target. Vintage gold and black sunglasses. Yellow short sleeve coat from Nordstrom. High waist shorts from Urban Outfitters.

Never take life for granted, because you never know when it will sneak up on you.

I'm really into this song lately.
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (zshare)

Remember to Smile,
Alyssa

Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-09T01:46:00.000-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire is hands down one of the best movies of 2008. The story is a tale through the life of a low-class Indian who is on the popular gameshow "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Because of how his life played out and the circumstances that he went through, he is able to provide answers to the gameshow's difficult questions. However, there is much more that lies beneath. Stories of love, friendship, and betrayal encompass the plot as well.

This movie was made the way all films need to be. For two whole hours I was completely engulfed in the film. It was entertainment at its finest, while still making you think and be aware of your surroundings. It was brilliant to say the least. I highly recommend this movie.

Bradley Dangerous

Synecdoche, New York

2008-12-09T14:47:00.000-08:00

Charile Kaufman recently came out with his best work yet with "Synecdoche, New York." Previous movies that Kaufman wrote include "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Being John Malkovich," and "Adaptation." However this time Kaufman not only wrote the script, he directed it as well. His debut was excellent. His cinematography and vision were of the same caliber as most highly experienced directors. Plus, with the ability to direct his own script, nothing is lost in translation by other directors. This allows the movie to be exactly as Kaufman wanted to portray when he wrote it, as opposed to another director having to interpret his script.

But don't go into this movie expecting to be hit with an epiphany like Eternal Sunshine. Synecdoche has no solid theme for the audience to grasp onto, unlike the rest of Kaufman's films. This movie will leave you confused, frustrated, depressed, joyful, or peaceful. That is the true beauty of this film. I was fortunate enough to sit in an interview with Kaufman, which helped take away the frustration that I had from watching the movie. He explained how the movie does not have a concrete theme or meaning, because he wants the audience to be able to interpret the movie however they see fit. This allows the movie's meaning to conform to the life of each individual that watches. So when watching this film, don't try to follow everything closely so as to discover how the pieces all fit together. Rather, let the film take you wherever you mind needs to go.

Synecdoche is playing in select theaters across America. If the opportunity arises, take advantage of it and see this movie. If it arises again, see it twice. The second time seeing it is even better and more fulfilling than the first. It is hands down the best movie I have seen all year. Yes, that includes Dark Knight. Added is one of the songs from the film. Alyssa is in love with it.

Jon Brion- Little Person (zshare)

Bradley Dangerous

Finals!

2008-12-08T13:12:00.000-08:00

They really are stressful. I suggest you take a load off and listen to some christmas jams. They will get you in the spirit of the season and bring a smile to your face.

Christmas playlist!

Ben Folds- Bizarre Christmas Incident (zshare)
Jack Johnson- Rudolph the Red-Noised Reindeer (zshare)
The Long Winters- Christmas With You Is The Best (zshare)
Sufjan Stevens- Little Drummer Boy (zshare)
Nat King Cole- The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (zshare)
Coldplay- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (zshare)
Rufus Wainwright- Spotlight On Christmas (zshare)
Badly Drawn Boy- Donna & Blitzen (zshare)
One of my most favorites!Ron Sexsmith- Maybe This Christmas (zshare)
The Flaming Lips- White Christmas (zshare)
Phantom Planet- Winter Wonderland (zshare)
Jimmy Eat World- Last Christmas (zshare)
Low- Just Like Christmas (zshare)
My absolute favorite Christmas song!The Raveonettes- The Christmas Song (zshare)
Sixpence None the Richer- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (zshare)
Frank Sinatra- I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) (zshare)
Bright Eyes- Blue Christmas (zshare)
Calexico- Gift X-Change (zshare)
Leona Naess- Christmas (zshare)
Neil Finn- Sweet Secret Peace (zshare)
Dave Matthews Band- Christmas Song (zshare)
Rilo Kiley- Xmas Cake (zshare)
Eisley- The Winter Song (zshare)
Vanessa Carlton- Greensleves (zshare)
Lisa Hannigan- Silent Night (zshare)
Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone- Baby, It's Cold Outside (zshare)

There you have it!!! A great Christmas playlist.

Another aspect of Christmas that you can look forward to during finals is Christmas parties! They usually are so very fun, and a great time to dress up. You can always throw on your cutest little black dress with some adorable heels or you can change it up with a dressed up blazer and frilly shorts.

Urban Outfitters.

This outfit can be dressed down by wearing the cute blazer and undershirt with a pair of jeans and cute boot heels.
Like these fashionable Jeffrey Campbell's.

Also available at Urban Outfitters.

Good luck with finals and remember to smile,
Alyssa

The inspiration

2008-12-08T08:58:00.000-08:00

The truth is we were intrigued by our friend's blog www.weareriffraff.blogspot.com and thought it to be a great idea to share our ideas on the world wide web. Once we had our idea it was easy. Our obvious inspiration for the name is from the great song "I'd Rather Dance With You" by Kings of Convenience, because in reality we would much rather be dancing. We will share our ideas about music, concerts, fashion, movies, etc. All is open for discussion, just sit back and enjoy.

Kings of Convenience- I'd Rather Dance With You (zshare)