Neil Young's LA

In a matter of time,
There'll be a friend of mine
Gonna come to the coast,
You're gonna see him
Up close for a minute or two
While the ground cracks under you.

By the look in your eyes
You'd think that it was a surprise
But you seem to forget
Something somebody said
About the bubbles in the sea
And an ocean full of trees.

And you now, L.A.
Uptight, city in the smog, city in the smog.
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?

Well, it's hard to believe
So you get up to leave
And you laugh at the door
That you heard it all before
Oh it's so good to know
That it's all just a show for you.

But when the suppers are planned
And the freeways are crammed
And the mountains erupt
And the valley is sucked
Into cracks in the earth
Will I finally be heard by you.

L.A.
Uptight, city in the smog, city in the smog.
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?

Griffith Park

M.Mo chillin' at the Getty

70's Love Songs record cover

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark's "So In Love"

I still couldn’t believe it when I got into James Barron’s hot 80s pick up truck last winter and OMD’s “Electricity” was playing. It’s just kind of unlike him to be playing it, I guess. Rather my impression of him wouldn’t be playing that song in his truck, anyway. I have little to say about “Electricity” because it’s not one of OMD’s better songs – it’s cute and kitchy but after awhile it grates.
“So In Love” is endearing. Whenever I become disillusioned with a crush/significant other I tend to rush into this song. It’s nearly perfect for feeling like, “Dude. I was so blinded that I didn’t see you aren’t perfect and are not only flawed but I've realized that you’re kind of fucked up.”
Except OMD put it more eloquently by singing:
I was so impressed by you/I was running blind/I would fall for every trick/Every twist of mind... It's hard to believe/I was so in love with you... You were so in awe of me/You were so divine/You would do just anything/To still be mine...All the things you said to me/I was so obsessed/You were always talking talking/God I did my best
Brutal.
And with the sweet falsetto of a chorus, this song is separation perfection; A must for any break-up mix – along with select track’s off of Lush’s “Lovelife” album and Beyonce’s “Me, Myself, & I”

Tippy top of 2005

***In NO particular order...
(& excluding Solid PR artists, in case you were wondering, because obviously i love all of them!)
Jamie Lidell – Multiply [Warp]
Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine [Epic / Clean Slate]
Beck – Guero (& Guerolito) [Interscope]
M.I.A. - Arular [XL]
Lungfish – Feral Hymns [Dischord]
Nedelle – From The Lions Mouth [Kill Rock Stars]
Skeletons & The Girl Faced Boys – Git [Ghostly Int’l]
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now [Secretly Canadian]
Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow [XL]
The Boy Least Likely To – Best Party Ever [Rough Trade]

***Honorable Mentions
Make Believe – Shock of Being [Flameshovel]
Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor [Warner]
Prefuse 73 – Surrounded By Silence [Warp]
Dungen – Stadsvandringar [Astralwerks]
The Books – Lost & Safe [Tom Lab]

New Year's Eve in Los Angeles...

What are you doing New Year's Eve?
THE STANDARD HOTEL in Hollywood is opening up its entire bottom floor for a massive party. The POOL AREA, LOBBY, PURPLE ROOM, THE CACTUS LOUNGE, everything. DJs CHRIS HOLMES and FRANKI CHAN are going to provide the jams. No big bands, no fireworks, no strippers, just a nice atmosphere, a pool, hot tub and your fave DJ's. We're talking low-key for the VIP!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at celeste@solidpr.com
Hope to see you there!

The party is RSVP ONLY, so be sure to RSVP TO: rsvp@iheartcomix.com

SAT DEC 31ST, 9pm-2am, 21+
The Standard hotel & iheartcomix present:
NEW YEARS EVE BALL
@ THE STANDARD on SUNSET
8300 Sunset BLVD, Hollywood, CA 90069

DJ FRANKI CHAN
DJ CHRIS HOLMES

The entire 1st floor is your playground:
-The Pool
-Cactus Lounge
-Lobby
-Purple Bar



FREE with RSVP / RSVP ONLY: rsvp@iheartcomix.com
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For Table & Bottle Service Reservations, contact Kamil at: kamil@standardhotel.com
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your opinion matters!

From Venus Magazine:

Love shmove! Couples everywhere are crooning over one another -- in jewelry commercials, park benches, you name it. We want to hear from sassy single gals. What do you love about being single? How do you navigate the torrential terrain known as dating, if you even bother? Do you have a "list" of criteria? Tell us your experiences to show the coupled cult that being single isn't so bad after all. E-mail your essay to Jen at jen@venuszine.com. The deadline is January 7, 2006.
Word count is a max of 200.