Spring/Summer Anthems part 1

This song makes me miss my friends from back home and the video actually makes me miss San Jose, especially in warm weather. Sourpatch is a band full of the nicest kids you will ever meet and making amazing songs about such things as party of five and reminding me of summers in the bay.



When I lived in San Francisco for about a year I lived in the Mission with my best friend Sylvia, both of us underage with the worst fake ID's used to frequent the now shut down bar La Rondalla, famous for serving underage kids and $13 pitchers of margaritas. We got to know the patrons, the bee-hived hair waitresses, and the amazingly talented bar tender. This became out anthem of the time we lived together, from either dancing in the bar or running back and forth in each others room doing shots. Pictured below; said best friend.


I first heard this song on my January trip to LA/SD/TJ in my friends car in San Diego on a mix he got as a present. I was blown away, as I expressed that, he broke the news to me to Jay Reatard passed away a 2 days before. I was lucky enough to see him preform in Baltimore in October at one of the best shows I ever been to with Hunx and His Punx and Nobunny. It was warm in LA/SD/TJ on that trip and the song just fit my mood. When I returned to Philadelphia I still listened to the song but knew it was more suitable for the warmth, beaches, and adventure I had when I first heard it.




Jeff The Brotherhood came out with this song last summer, but I wasn't hip to it until this past winter, the whole LP blew me away, even more was their live performance.



There is no video for this Death song, but their should be. I just discovered this gem this morning while getting ready thanks to my friend Sonrisa and this song is what inspired me to compile a list and once I am all settled into my new place make a mixtape.


Other recommendations sans video
Broken Water-Heal/Memory, saw them on Tuesday and even though the vocals were a little fucked up, due to PA or mics, but I still really enjoyed them. Their recordings are amazing.


I will be posting more songs I will add to the mix, and try to make some tapes to send out this spring/summer!

Warm Weather as a Form of Resistance

I am ready for whatever the warm weather brings.

ALL PHOTOS BY MEL ROBERTS. "Best known for his photos of tanned—often nude—young men basking in the California sun, the iconic photographer first published his work in the popular physique magazines of the early ’60s. By the end of his career, Roberts had taken over 50,000 photographs of nearly 200 models, many of them friends and lovers." via feuilleton

Starting Over

Spring is rebirth. To do so, you must give something up.

Reading other blogs I stumbled across a post from http://themsfitz.blogspot.com/ of a picture of the original Wicker Man. A classic and favorite of mine.

Music I rub one out to.

FAD GADGET

ABSOLUTE BODY CONTROL

Sprung

Bangkok label Shake Appeal makes me anticipate Spring coming each and everyday I wake up to a cold harsh Northeast climate which is completely foriegn to me. Just looking at the colors of these items makes me visualize days in the park with a bottle of champagne, a boombox, friends and hussies alike.

This is a total inspiration for what will come in my S/S 09 wardrobe and what I have been keeping my eye out for in thrift and vintage stores. Although I feel while browsing the website for the 70th time, I know I will find something that strikes my fancy so much I will HAVE to order it. The trick is finding a way to pull off my olive/tan skintone(which I thank god for everyday) with some of the more pastel spring colors.

xoalex