So yesterday’s Vancouver rain definitely made it clear that August is over and the colder Months are upon us,  so this song is maybe 2 months too late…but it made me smile nonetheless!  The video editing and the typography you see in the video is by design house Non-Format.  Their creative direction is the style I love to see on ads and media.

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If you like the song in the video check out The Chap

I really didn’t want to post up another video but I just recently discovered this cover and video.  Check out Cee-Lo green in his own style for this already great song.  This is probably one of my favourite songs from Band of Horses, and I was just talking to a friend of mine about how Cee-Lo is amazing on that new Bruno Mars track.

Cee-Lo’s unique vocals really gives the song a different twist, he definitely gives us an amazing track for the summer.  If you really like Cee-Lo like we do here, make sure to check out ceelogreen.co.uk for a download of his track “Georgia” which is equally amazing.

The Original Band of Horses version.

I’m definitely into this song right now.   The video premiered yesterday which is pretty much the reason why you’re seeing this all over the net right now.  Drake’s second single from his “Thank Me Later” album is produced by Kanye West and it definitely delivers with Drake showcasing his vocals instead of his signature rap style.  I don’t know what I like most from this song, the catchy chorus or Kanye’s beats? It’s definitely in time for all this sunshine we’ve been having, 2010’s Summer hit.

On a different note, isn’t Drake from Degrassi? He doesn’t really do a good job acting in this video…

This’ll definitely tide me over until we get Kid Cudi or Lupe’s next.

My favourite tracks:

• Past My Shades [feat. Lupe Fiasco]
• Airplanes, Part II [feat Eminem & Hayley Williams]
• Magic [feat. Rivers Cuomo]
• The Kids [feat. Janelle Monáe]

I love Dr. Horrible. I love 8-bit.

Wow – they’ve got everyone! Can you spot them all? I can’t believe all of these people were huddled in the same studio right here in Vancouver: K’naan, Nelly Furtado, Sam Roberts, Avril Lavigne, Pierre Bouvier, Tyler Connolly, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, LIGHTS, Deryck Whibley, Serena Ryder, Jacob Hoggard, Emily Haines, Hawksley Workman, Drake, Chin Injeti, Ima, Pierre Lapointe, Elisapie Isaac, Esthero, Corb Lund, Fefe Dobson, Nikki Yanofsky, Matt Mays, Justin Nozuka, Justin Bieber, Arkells, Lamar Ashe, Broken Social Scene, Torquil Campbell, Canadian Tenors, Aion Clarke, City and Colour, Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy, Jim Creeggan, Kathleen Edwards, Dave Faber, Jessie Farrell, Colin James, Patrick Kordyback, Brandon Lehti, Colin MacDonald, Jay Malinowski, Stacey McKitrick, Suzie McNeil, Fefe Dobson, Stephan Moccio, Kevin Parent, Josh Ramsay, Red 1, Hayley Sales, James Shaw, Shiloh, Tim Baker.

Where’s Steve Bays?

“This past week, a music video for Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” featuring MGMT and Ratatat, had a short lived fling with the Internet as a wave of censorship swept it out of sight. There were rumors Cudi didn’t approve of his performance, and an alternate video for the same track (above), was created.”

The alternate video above isn’t exactly a masterpiece, it’s kind of boring if you ask me,  but it does feature Toronto-Born Drake from Young Money which is pretty cool.  I think I saw one of the guys from HBO’s “How to Make It in America” which KiD CuDi stars in as well.  The first video was visually amazing, and all around a much better release which makes it weird why CuDi didn’t go with it.

“With their trademark surreal, zero gravity camera trickery, Megaforce choreographs a somber Cudi rising and falling through a living room dream-space as he ponders the pursuit of happiness. The image of him as a dreamer, matched by Megaforce’s style and profound talent, gives this musician more authenticity than all the hot ladies and posses he could purchase for a more mainstream video.”

Check out the first video Here

January had a bunch of awesome releases.  Here my top 3:

1) Vampire Weekend – Contra

Vampire Weekend’s 2008 s/t debut will always be one of my favourite albums of all time -so I may be a bit biased. That being said, Contra is a masterpiece and could quite possibly be the best album of the year.  It’s an amazing sophomore effort that really cements Vampire Weekend as one of the better acts of our generation.

Favourite Tracks:

1) Giving Up the Gun
2) Horchata
3) Diplomat’s Son

2) Aziz Ansari – Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening

I’ve been a big fan of Aziz Ansari since his work on Human Giant – his comedic timing, his facial reactions – the way he can make his eyes look so oblivious… he’s just an outstanding comic.  When Judd Apatow’s “Funny People” came out, Aziz wrote himself a character named RAAAAAAAANDY, and that’s when I knew he was destined for big things.  Look for him to blow up even more in 2010

Favourite Jokes:

1) Harassing Harris on Facebook
2) Kanye West vs. Darwish
3) RAAAAAAAANDY

3) Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life

BOOM! Double points: A new Motion City Soundtrack album AND artwork by Joe Ledbetter?! Thank you.  While My Dinosaur Life isn’t my favourite MCS record, it’s just cool to see these guys grow and get their major label release.  It’s not as exciting, in my opinion, as their last records, but hey, I grew up listening to these guys so I’m stickin by them.

Favourite Tracks:

1) A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)
2) Pulp Fiction
3) Stand Too Close

This video is all sorts of win so I just had to post it.   I grew up with The Muppets and it’s nice to see that after all these years they haven’t changed one bit.  Watch in HD if you can…Enjoy!

MuppetStudio on YouTube

“COMME des GARCONS and Apple Corps Ltd. are very excited to announce that they are working together to create a brand new collection under the label The Beatles x COMME des GARCONS. The collection, designed by Rei Kawakubo and inspired by the Beatles and all their magical creations, will consist primarily of bags, with other items added from time to time.”

The first collection of this long term project drops on November 27, 2009 at Dover Street Market

via HypeBeast