I made my life easier by using mostly youtube, looking at my last.FM stats and picking out stuff that I don't think motorbike has listened to, and then taking out the hardcore punk and other abrasive punk (lol). First of all, let's start out with the lady musicians I am most excited about:

Grass Widow - Milo MinuteI enjoyed their self-titled LP a lot-- ( Read more... )

I have to periodically do music posts for motorbike otherwise she gets antsy. So here is some stuff, nat! Hopefully it's new to you, haha.

• The Spaceshits - Can't Fool With Me
  
• The Spaceshits - We Know Where The Girls Are
  
• Nikki and the Corvettes - Summertime Fun
  
• Nikki and the Corvettes - Just What I Need
  
• The Ettes - Take It With You
  
• Coconut Records - ( Read more... )

Have fun on new year's eve, guys. I know I will. Here's a mix that was also posted on the music blog:

• Nada Surf - Blankest Year
  
• Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
  
• The Little Ones - Forgive Yourself
  
• The Strokes - You Only Live Once
  
• The Walkmen - New Year's Eve
  
• Black Lips - Starting Over
  
• Hot Lava - Resolutions '08
  
• The Wrens - It's Not Getting Any Good
  
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So I made a short mix of some of my favorite songs from albums I just picked up. ATTN IMPORTANT NATTY LITE aka motorbike. So much sweet danceable goodness.

Pony Pony Run Run - 1997 (She Said It's Alright)
Yeasayer - Mondegreen
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Falling Over [Higher than the Stars EP]
Chad vanGaalen - Phantom Anthills
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I guess I have only done this once before, last summer! wow. been a while. I was very sneaky and made sure to search our lovely friend motorbike's LAST.FM charts in order to figure out what she has heard and has not heard since she loves to partake in these things. let's start with some rock:

FM Knives - 20/20 // straight out of Sacramento, this pop punk ( Read more... )

http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A58455

really interesting article too. If you have the paper copy, it's on page six--the first article!
yay. :)

LOL CRUCIAL INTERNET:


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printmaking is getting somewhere. here are three plates (aluminum) I have processed and proofed. Going to proof the composite image and hopefully pull some ACTUAL prints of it next friday!!
but wednesday I am coming in to grind some stones

this is the texture, I printed it as a relief with litho ink:


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I kind of felt like posting a half list of music that's underrated and everyone should listen to, cause motorbike does it all the time and I always really enjoy it. so here's eight songs you can download and listen to (in order). ENJOY.

The Sidewalk Regrets - Blushindie rock band from australia. kind of a nice grimey song, full of crazy riffs and emotional ( Read more... )