This Week's Alt-Nation

The Alt-18 Countdown - Week of July 21

18. Blondfire – Where The Kids Are
17. Green Day – Oh Love
16. Grouplove – Itchin’ On A Photograph
15. The Temper Trap – Trembling Hands
14. Muse – Survival
13. Metric – Youth Without Youth
12. Killers – Runaways
11. Ball Park Music – It’s Nice To Be Alive
10. A Silent Film – Danny, Dakota & The Wishing Well
9. Chappo – Come Home
8. fun. – Some Nights
7. Imagine Dragons – It’s Time
6. Kimbra/Mark Foster/A-Trak – Warrior
5. Silversun Pickups – Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)
4. The Black Keys – Little Black Submarines
3. Passion Pit – Take A Walk
2. Foster The People – Houdini
1. Walk The Moon – Anna Sun

Ska on the Beach @ Soundproof this Friday!

This Friday we be ranking full stop at Soundproof! What better says summer than ska being blasted on your stereo in the hot sun? Kick that up a notch and you're playing it on the beach while you skank-dance, or lay back in your beach chair, pop open a cold one and soak up the rays enjoying the company of your rudeboy and girl friends. 2tone, rocksteady, old school and new, a spectrum of ska this Friday July 27th only at Soundproof!

Schedule:

Derek Sienkiewicz 3-5pm
DJ Sicknessc 5-7pm
Katia Silverweb 7-9pm

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eden%20Baie/229/162/22

Dutch Dolphins

I'm posting this message on behalf of MzDeeDee Dagger:

"Wherever you are - it's time to relax....

Some time ago, during an event, we set up a Dutch coffeehouse called 'The Dutch Dolphin'. Now the crop is ready and it's time to harvest.

When I returned to SL for the long summer break, I found that there was music action missing in my timezone, as well as a place to just hang. It's been entertaining to get together with some friends and build a hangout. We managed to find a beautiful spot on Catalina Cove, have some neat artwork by JP ready and are all set for some relaxation."

DD

Splashh

I'm bopping to this song, that Moby turned me onto:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=&v=UUNArMF_vDI]

The Vaccines

The Vaccines' great new coming of age song:

And I, I don’t really care about
Anybody else when I haven’t got my whole life figured out
Cause when you’re 24 and young and bored
And you don’t know who you are
Nobody’s
No hope
And it’s hard to come of age
I think it’s a problem
And it never goes my way
And no, I am so self-obsessed
I guess, but there’s no hope
But I hope it’s just a phase
Or I’ll grow

Julian Plenti Lives

There's something happening in these lyrics, not only because the song was released just before the Northern hemisphere went into summer. I feel that we as a race could use some good news - and for me, this song is about that holiday that we all need - whether we're on it, or it's just ahead. And that's some powerful voodoo.

Summer time is coming, so get out
Forget all those things that do with doubts
Swallow all the animals that conceal
Us in our whole lives like this
Summertime is coming, so get out

So get out
Get out

Summertime is calling for you child (yeah, yeah)
To give you a sense of reliance to feel at
Home in a crowd (yeah, yeah)
The season the season is calling calling
And all of it breathes into one day

The song ends with some perspective:


Can we waste some more time just colliding in space?
No matter how high we set the bar
No matter how high we set the bar

We will.

A full-length album is announced to be released in fall 2012.

Hammer No More the Fingers

From their very first release, Hammer No More the Fingers revealed themselves as a band determined to write songs that were as interesting musically as they were catchy.  The band falls into a rare category where musicians appreciate their skills and ability to craft pieces of music that go beyond typical conventions, all while carefully piecing together hooks that won't leave your head for days.  Their new EP, Pink Worm, shows a band that has perfected this balance.  It's a short record, but the songs stay with you.  In fact, if you don't find yourself humming a HNMtF tune after listening to their new release, question your own musical cognizance.

Yellow Ostrich

My favourite song (and band!) of the moment :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBdJQcdgIrU

http://yellowostrich.com/

Daughter

Daughter is Elena Tonra. I know... so very little about her, except that she's brilliant and her music is gorgeous.

Here's a link to her bandcamp page:

http://ohdaughter.bandcamp.com/

The Stills

DJ Dox recently played a set of Canadian songs at the Velvet, and the song that stuck out for me was this one by the Stills: