Things that have died so far this summer (not in order)

1. Michael Jackson
2. Farra Fawcett
3. Billy Mays
4. Oscar Mayer
5. That dude who's name escapes me right now, but he died at that party in Burlington
6. The Taco Bell Chihuahua
7. The World's Oldest Man
8. My chances of seeing the Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza
9. American Apparel

More to come soon. (But I hope not)

I Got A Lot (New New New) - Mika Miko

The picture you are currently viewing above this text is Indie Punk band Mika Miko loitering outside of The Smell, a venue in downtown Los Angeles where hipsters gather to listen the venue's regular bands which include No Age and HEALTH. I discovered this band through Myspace Music (which is a first as the bands on the page are usually a pile of shit) and this band really clicked with me. Their music has a No Age sound to it, and in the song "I Got a Lot (New New New)" (which is what this post is about) a bit of a Surf Rock sound to it. I really liked this track, it was really catchy and unlike some songs where I have to listen to it a few times to like it, this one just instantly caught on. The song also has a music video, the way they dress in the video reminds me of Pulp Fiction.

Myspace Page:http://www.myspace.com/mikamiko

Youtube Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9bzjhnGrCQ

Young Hearts Spark Fire - Japandroids

You know it's been a while since I've had something that was fun to listen to. And by fun I mean a song that is completely cheery with happy and careless lyrics. I don't remember how I stumbled across this song (I think youtube) Recently I've also been listening to a lot of bands with only two members for some reason (No Age, Wavves) and I guess I now have this band to add to the list. Japandroids are an Indie Garage Rock band from Vancouver.

Whenever I listen to a song or a set of songs by one artist a lot in a short period of time and then I listen to it in the future, I think back to the time when I listened to it a lot, sometimes it makes me remember that specific season of the year, or a vacation I took with my family, this song will definitely make me think back to this summer, I can just tell, I really like this song a lot, and I would buy the whole album, but you can only buy it on vinyl, so I have to wait for the next time I go to Toronto to buy it.

check the song out on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOoHAbnhxNI

or on their myspace (they also have other songs from that album on it):

http://www.myspace.com/japandroids