tunes i love tuesday :: allah-las

love this cali band and you should too... check em out on spotify now! 

holy hottie :: blake lively

did anyone see Savages?  it was good! ... especially if you like your films with a lot of violence, drugs and sex.  it was pretty disturbing, but i still liked it.  the best part was the eye candy - Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Benecio Del Toro (although he's repulsive in this one), John Travolta, Salma Hayek and the hottest of the bunch - Blake Lively.  she's kind of amazingly sexy, right?!

tunes i love tuesday :: river city extension

uh... hello! we're back... sorry for disappearing on you guys for a bit but like Krissy said, we've been busy busy! (and i could not be happier to have my BFF back in town!)

we'll make it up to you we promise... lots of good stuff coming!

today i have some tunes for you... found these guys a while back via spotify (under similar artists to one of our favs, The Lumineers)... and then they went on tour with our friends The Drowning Men. if you haven't heard them, check em out...  8 peeps in this band so lots of different sounds coming at you! enjoy... 

tunes i love tuesday :: julia stone

miss julia stone has a new solo album out... 

if you love the sister/bro duo like we do, you'll love this album.

how insane is this grease cover!?

ps - angus has a new solo album coming out soon too! #holyhottie

TUNE IN :: GIRLS

have any of you seen GIRLS yet on HBO?

it's a new comedy about four 20something friends trying to figure out life while living in New York City. the main character is played by 25 year old Lena Dunham, who is also the creator, director & writer of the show.
 it's pretty raw... and in your face at times, but it seriously made me laugh.

check it out. 

and you can watch the full first episode here

tunes i love tuesday :: m.ward

oh hey there... we've missed you! we've been quite busy lately, so we're sorry for the lack of posts. but how about some new tunes? 

m.ward has a new album out and it's sooo good (thanks arsy!)

go listen on spotify now

have a great day! xoxo MBAH

tunes i love tuesday :: ty segall

ty segall pretty much rules the stage live... i saw them at FYF last year and again last month at the casbah. if you like garage rock, then add them to your spotify now! 

(plus, they have a chick drummer which we think is pretty rad)

invisible children

in case you're not one of the millions who have seen this yet...

help here 

tunes i love tuesday :: holiday edition

little hurricane has been on TILT before... but i finally had a chance to see them live at the casbah earlier this month and they sang this song, so i had to share! 

ps... they were so amazing live! you must go see them!

(& cc has to be the cutest thing ever... not only can she rock it out on the drums - she has great style, decorates her drum set for xmas, sings & plays the ukulele!)

sh*t girls say

you've probably already seen this, but here is a hilarious video that you absolutely need to watch...like right now. it hits a little too close to home! twinsies!

tunes i love tuesday :: cut copy

we realized the other day we haven't done a tuesday tunes on a band we both love and can't get enough of -- cut copy.

this australian electronic band rocks and if you haven't yet heard them, you need to listen!

you can't help but get up & dance to their music.

 

Cut Copy - "Take Me Over" (Radio Edit) Premiere by modular people

Cut Copy - Need You Now from Cut Copy on Vimeo.

Happythankyoumoreplease

I rented this film last night (an employee recommendation at Videorama, which I think is the last video store in Portland**) and I totally loved it! I'm a sucker for quirky, feel-good movies with really great soundtracks! And Happythankyoumoreplease is all of these things + a rad title. Check it out!





**Does anyone else miss actually going to the video store instead of ordering them online or Ondemand? It's way more convenient, don't get me wrong, but I still love physically going to the store and looking at all of the cases. The little store by my house just closed and the owner once told me that she sees 500 movies every year, so it was awesome to get recommendations from her, if I liked something, she always had others she could almost guarantee I would like. Support your local businesses! Just sayin'.

holy hottie! :: michael vartan

i think we all fell in love with mr. vartan along with "josie grossie" in never been kissed... 

but now we can't WAIT to see him in columbiana!

p.s. - how great was that movie!? :)

tunes i love tuesday :: mishka

mishka's music is pure magic.

i've been a looong time fan (thanks to katie!)... and to see him live is even more amazing. i saw him play at the belly up this past week, so i had to share and do a tunes i love for you guys! he's a reggae singer/songwriter who was born in bermuda & raised on a sailboat traveling the world with his family.

he was recently signed by matthew mcconaughey's label, j. k. livin records -- so trust me you'll be hearing more of him!

links to his albums: self titled // one tree // talk about // above the bones

just listen... buy his album, see him live - i promise you'll thank me! 

tunes i love tuesday :: brett dennen

i'm sure you've heard of brett dennen... he's been around for a while now, 

but if you haven't you must check him out!

i saw him play at the house of blues last night and he's so talented live... a true musician!

my fav album of his...

so much more

billabong design for humanity

this event rocked! i had sooooo much fun -- saw so many old industry friends, listened to some amazing music, watched artists create some kick ass pieces, enjoyed some tasty cocktails, checked out some insane art pieces in the silent auction, enjoyed all the people watching, watched the bikini fashion show, & had some really funny photos taken in photo booths --- and all for a good cause!
it was held at paramount studios lot in hollywood, so it felt like we were partying in the streets of nyc

here's a video showing some highlights...

2011 Design For Humanity fashion, music, art event from Billabong Girls on Vimeo.

also a video about the cause...

Design For Humanity to benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation from Billabong Girls on Vimeo.

some images from the night...

 

started the night at father's office... seriously, some of the best sweet potato fries ever!

 

some of the art in the auction...

 andy davis

 

loved this one! sophie st-onge

loved the music inspired photo/art collabs (kind of like mine & sita's idea!)


the fashion show...

the hundred in the hands killed it

edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros... so awesome live! 

 

 the crowd..

what a great night! i'm going back next year for sure! ;)


all images via DFH and myself

tunes i love tuesday :: little hurricane

another san diego band for you this tuesday - but i guarantee you they will be big before you know it!
(they were voted BEST NEW ARTIST in San Diego in 2010)
this "dirty blues duo" (as they call themselves) consists of cc on drums & frontman, tone - and they kill it together!
i love these two and this album and think you should check them out! 

homewrecker

haunted heart

Give Em Hell

little hurricane | Myspace Video

tunes i love tuesday :: dirty gold

miss heather over at la feem introduced me to this band on facebook last month... and i love them!

and they are a local san diego band! 

dirty gold - roar

i am in love with this song & this video... 

Dirty Gold - California Sunrise from Panaframe ▲ on Vimeo.

Bill Cunningham.

I saw Bill Cunningham New York last night at Living Room Theaters in Portland and it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. It's a documentary about New York Times fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham. The 80-something photographer rides a Schwinn (he's on his 29th, 28 have been stolen!) all around Manhattan, and is pretty much solely responsible for showcasing trends before anyone else. As Anna Wintour says in the film, "We all get dressed for Bill." It seriously moved me. Go see it, and report back! xo





photo from nwdailynews.com

42 below :: honey vodka

a while back,  i was in SF for a work trip... i stumbled upon the most amazing stuff  ---  honey flavored vodka!
yes!! i'm a fan of all things honey, so this was exciting for me... and this stuff is amazing! 

i had quite a few drinks at this bar with this gal... and we were in love with this stuff.

i tracked it down after on the internet... and it comes all the way from new zealand! 

the company is 42 below and they make a few other interesting flavored vodkas (and have won tons of awards too).

you must check out the 42 below site and click on "products". i love the way they display their vodka flavors
(which all sound amazing by the way - kiwi, passion fruit, & feijoa - YUM!)

then click on "tasting notes" to hear that fab kiwi accent (which i can never get enough of!) talk about the product! ;)

i'm on the hunt for a bar in sd that has this stuff... 

and if you ever find yourself in SF, head over to 15 romolo for a track 42... promise you'll love it 

(and thank me for the cute eye candy behind the bar too!).

PS - they suggest drinking 42 below honey with ginger beer (um... hello! my fav ever!) and lime! yum.... 

i think i need to order some of this stuff now for this summer!

PSS... since we missed some tunes we love on tuesday... 

here's two songs i'm loving right now by the band stornoway! 

check them out!

xo