tunes tuesday.

amsterdam // imagine dragons
california sunrise // dirty gold
london (live acoustic) // vanessa carlton
the stranger // lord huron
lemonworld // the national
everybody but me // lykke li
earth // imogen heap
keep it for your own // pop etc

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

wide eyes // local natives
your bones // of monsters and men
virginia // the deep dark woods
lost in my mind // the head and the heart
when will i see you again // lord huron
solid gold // wesley jensen
josefin // first aid kit
enemy // bear driver
aliens // andy dunlop
flapper girl // the lumineers

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

ways // a boy and his kite
in the wind // lord huron
blood // the middle east
aeolus // freelance whales
wide eyes // local natives
sinking friendships // jónsi
wilora lake // all the bright lights
ways reprise // a boy and his kite

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

yesterday was a bit too hectic for me to get the tunes tuesday post up, so here you go. enjoy!

début // mélanie laurent
cold // aqualung & lucy schwartz
flume // bon iver
possibility // lykke li
the a team (live) // birdy
i have loved you wrong // the swell season
the blower's daughter // damien rice
heart of stone // iko

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

northern lights // cider sky
she lit a fire // lord huron
speak up // pop etc
tornado // jónsi
wait it out // imogen heap
you were a kindness // the national
never let me go // florence + the machine
big red machine // aaron dessner & justin vernon

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

in lieu of my normal tunes tuesday mix i give you three videos from three albums that pretty much defined my music world this past year. i listened to these albums almost non-stop.
i look forward to what 2013 brings me in music.

the national - bloodbuzz ohio


birdy - 1901


the black keys - gold on the ceiling


what bands/artists/musicians could you not get enough of in 2012?

tunes tuesday.

the violet hour // the civil wars
lump sum // bon iver
oh, brother // you me and apollo
maybe not // cat power
medicine // daughter
england // the national
cover your tracks // a boy and his kite
videotape // radiohead

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

heroes // david bowie
let's spend the night together // the rolling stones
care of cell 44 // the zombies
jeepster // t.rex
whole lotta love // led zeppelin
hey tonight // creedence clearwater revival
i will rock and roll with you // johnny cash
i'll be your baby tonight // bob dylan

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

sun // jónsi
1901 // birdy
never let me go // florence + the machine
another day // the album leaf
for the beauty of the earth // the lower lights
ghosts that we knew // mumford & sons
ten thousand // john mark mcmillan
postcard from 1952 // explosions in the sky
brother moon // gungor
wake the earth // the honey trees

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

i like spooky, creepy things. and i love halloween. i love the camp, the fun, the costumes, the excitement of the fear, and as Kensington (shout out to Rachel) would say, i love the fog.

i can't take it anymore // trent reznor & atticus ross
my body's a zombie for you // dead man's bones (a.k.a. Ryan Gosling's band)
what the water gave me // florence + the machine
horror hotel // misfits
in the room where you sleep // dead man's bones
seven devils // florence + the machine
immigrant song // karen o, trent reznor & atticus ross
halloween // misfits
the splinter // trent reznor & atticus ross

listen | 8tracks

tunes tuesday (a very special edition).

it's the time of year when the air gets crisp (or is supposed to) and the pumpkin patches sprout all around and hot apple cider next to a fire and a good book sound like heaven on earth. it's my most beloved season and it reminds me of my beloved himself. David and i met around this time five years ago (woah, it's been five years!) and the seeds of our love were planted, albeit rather cautious and unsteadily at first, but still our love bloomed. and ever since then he has given me songs that make him think only of me. they fill my heart with warmth and joy. they comfort me. they remind me of how very blessed i am. and they are damn good.

these are the songs he gave to me.

my girl // otis redding
the man in me // bob dylan
i got a woman // johnny cash & june carter cash
i wanna be your boyfriend // the ramones
that's how strong my love is // the rolling stones
something // the beatles
be your love // rachael yamagata
sorry signs on cash machines // mason jennings
there's no other like my baby // the crystals
nothing can change this love // sam cooke << this one is "our song" and was our first dance at our wedding.

listen | 8tracks

tunes tuesday.

some good friends got Dave and I tickets to see these guys play tonight. we're pretty stoked, that's for sure. although, i'd better make sure Dave wears one of his eighty plaid button down shirts so that we fit in with all the hipsters (BAAHAHA).



p.s. this is the least hipsterish video i could find and the only one where the "drummer" was actually drumming instead of clapping his hands and yelling "hey" or "ho". i was beginning to think he was just a friend who likes to tour with them and clap and shout, but now i feel better knowing he's actually a band member, haha. and i really love this song, duh.

tunes tuesday.

no surprises // radiohead
fake empire // the national
no signs of pain // azure ray
babys // bon iver
so long, lonesome // explosions in the sky
the district sleeps alone tonight // birdy
between sheets // imogen heap
lungs quicken // lanterns on the lake
home // engineers
love // daughter

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

the outsiders // needtobreathe
ho hey // the lumineers
little talks // of monsters and men
the cave // mumford & sons
furr // blitzen trapper
lay 'em down // needtobreathe
big parade // the lumineers
dirty paws // of monsters and men
roll away your stone // mumford & sons

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

good morning midnight // fanfarlo
charlie boy // the lumineers
in the morning // first aid kit
white blank page // mumford & sons
what are you waiting for // foreign slippers
vengeance is sleeping // neko case
building houses // wesley jensen
tatted lace // alela diane

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

stubborn love // the lumineers
a case of you // joni mitchell
terrible love // the national
love ridden // fiona apple
delicate // damien rice
hear me out // frou frou
warning sign // coldplay
phone call // jon brion

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday.

elephant parade // jon brion
big jet plane // angus & julia stone
2 dollar shoes // rosie thomas
i can hear music // she & him
first day of my life // bright eyes
when i'm thinking about you // the sundays
flightless bird, american mouth // iron & wine
fade into you // mazzy star

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

tunes tuesday (on wednesday... and a little bit more).

the man and i are going on a road trip tonight. we're driving out to arizona to go see a play written by "sir" doody (he's the genius who wrote the play i recently starred in) and this show also stars a few other friends of mine. i can't wait to see it. so since we're driving all that way, david and i are taking the opportunity to spend the weekend out there and explore a new city. i'm taking the camera!

and i can't forget to mention that last friday i had the pleasure of being a part of the very first craft cabinet put on by the sweet jules (of pancakes and french fries) and the lovely andrea (of four flights of fancy). it was held right down the street at an adorable little shop called salvage life (i'm going back there next chance i get). i had a great time trying to create my little stamps and chatting away with friends new and old. and the swag was INCREDIBLE. seriously, so good. i hope to join the fun next time around!

i saved this week's tunes tuesday for today because, well, it's a road trip mix and we're leaving today so i thought it'd be appropriate. i hope you enjoy it!

mountain sound // of monsters and men
you remind me of home // ben gibbard
old before your time // ray lamontagne & the pariah dogs
i'll fly away // alison krauss & gillian welch
dead sea // the lumineers
sailor song // first aid kit
young blood // birdy
the motivator // t.rex
gotta get away // the rolling stones
just like honey // headless heroes
ragged wood // fleet foxes
al's song // emma louise
is there a ghost // band of horses

listen | 8tracks
photo | original

sigur rós (tunes tuesday).

on sunday night i had the incredible luck to see Sigur Rós play live at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life as well as sincerely being the best show i've ever seen. it was gorgeous, epic, breathtaking and awe inspiring. i met my friend Boramie and her friend Kylie out there. we sat on blankets and noshed on cheese, bread, fruit and prosciutto not far from Evan Rachel Wood, which was interesting. then while Boramie and i stood in the merch line we saw Dominic Monaghan walking to the port-a-potties. i was pretty tempted to start singing that annoying Driveshaft song to him, but he would have HATED that... plus i have some dignity.

but the celebrity sightings seriously paled in comparison to the experience of seeing one of my favorite bands live. quickly after the show started we all abandoned our spread of food on blankets and stood as close to the stage as possible. i was moved to tears on more than one occasion. we all were. then after a while i walked back to our blankets and just closed my eyes and listened. at one point i even laid down and looked at the stars while some of my favorite sounds in the world floated around me. it was magical. i'll never forget it.

the only thing that could have made it better would have been to have my Davey there, on his birthday. i felt bad for leaving him behind, but seriously when Sigur Rós comes to your city and you're fortunate enough to get a ticket, even if it's on your husband's birthday, you go... and David understood that. he had actually had tickets to see another band on his birthday, but when we moved he lost his tickets. so because i felt so bad that i went without him we are celebrating his birth all week long, so don't feel too bad for him, ha ha!

here is the tiniest of tastes of what it was like. i wish you all could have been there.


and here a some of the shots that i was able to capture that night.

tunes tuesday (special edition).

this week is a special edition of tunes tuesday. i was fortunate enough to be guest blogging on the flowerchild dwelling last friday and as such created a special mix just for the occasion. you can visit the link here to read more on my inspiration for this mix and to listen to it (thanks Kelly Ann!)

it also so happens to be perfect for this week since this mix features one of my favorite bands, Sigur Rós, whom i will be seeing perform live this sunday night. I CANNOT WAIT.

happy tuesday!