From Mike Ballard's Skatebook. Ballard Is currently Being Sued By 20th Century Fox Over Intellectual

This is my sister.

Hilary

Dylan x Monster Children

I was always thinking of games I was playing...

St. Etienne, the early 90s English indie-dance act that inexplicably covered a Neil Young classic and garnered their first and only US club hit. Here's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart."

Star cluster NGC 6193 and Nebula NGC 6188

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Women boxing on a rooftop, 1934, Los Angeles.

It just dawned on me that the XX are working on their sophomore record as we speak and it's easily the most anticipated release in stereo-land. You can visit their blog and start counting down the days(hello summer 2012), while listening to their inspirations - which include Cocteau Twins and The Streets' classic "Blinded by the Lights."

Meanwhile streaming here is the Flufftronix dub bootleg of "Infinity" that had me digging dubstep for nearly three whole months.

Zola Jesus opened for the xx nearly two years ago at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, easily becoming the most pleasant surprise of the night. That's saying something considering the show was stacked, with fellow openers Warpaint being as outrageously beautiful as they are, and headliners the xx beefing up their set and presence to suit their ever-growing success. 

Sometimes you remember exactly how you felt the first time you heard a song. A song you've heard 100 times. Beyond all the memories and feelings you've since attached to it. You remember the exact drink in your hand and the friends surrounding you that regrettably you forgot you had. 

I heard "I Can't Stand" and was instantly taken, especially by her voice, so hauntingly powerful it completely enveloped the 2,800-capacity room. I remember. I remember. I remember. Perfectly.

This Future Islands tune is so fucking sweet. Like Sunday-happy-morning-time sweet. Off their On the Water LP. Out since October, we've all been lagging. Sit back and relax now. You've got contentment on your hands. Every little thing is gonna be all right.

I know these babes. All three of them.

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Janet Jackson's 25th Anniversary of Rhythm Nation 1814