SYL Song / Video Pick - Pon De Floor by Major Lazer (NSFW)

Idle hands are the devils playground. In this case I would say idle bodies. Jesus H CHIRIST... I mean these r the type of vids I used to download when I was in college & now its on youtube... whats next? a 5 dollar mexican donkey show ride @ disney?

Damn, am I reading too much into this? For those of u who don't know, therefore have a life so please just click the red x on the top right of ur screen to continue (MAC users, please keep on reading    :D) .. i kid, this is the new craze in Jamaica. Its called daggering and according to reports, the amount of dick breakage has increased tenfold. 

Pple, we have already been through our share of dick breaking music (thank u PR), thats why oriental chicks love us latins so much... if u get it, U GET IT! enjoy

p.s. the song is absolute maniacal gold
 

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

SYL 20 Best Songs Of 2010

I never thought doing one of these "Best Of" lists would be so hard. It took me about 3 hours to finally come up with my favorite 20 songs of 2010 and I'm still fidgeting around with it. All in all, I believe this is a truly representative list of the songs that have defined this blog and, with ur help, change our musical landscape . Hopefully u guys will like the selections. Its safe to say that the honorable mentions list will be lengthy. Let me know if u think I left a song or two out. Again, thank u all for the support.


20. Dancing With The DJ (Chiddy Bang Remix) - The Knocks

19. I Don't Feel It Anymore (George Raquet Remix) - William Fitzsimmons

18. What You Need (Hey Champ Remix) - Priors

17. Home - LCD Soundsystems

16. Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix) - Florence & The Machine

15. Solid Ground - Maps & Atlases

14. Blood Red Youth - California Wives

13. Good Intentions Paving Company - Joanna Newsom

12. Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

11. Little Lion Man - Mumford And Sons

10. Modern Drift - Efterklang

9. This Moment - French Horn Rebellion

8. Swing Tree - Discovery

7. Somebody To Love Me (Feat. Boy George & Miike Snow) - Mark Ronson

6. Boy - Ra Ra Riot

5. Mouthful Of Diamonds - Phantogram

4. Resurrection (Penguin Prison Remix) - The Temper Trap

3. Hundred Years - Minitel Rose

2. Groove Me feat. Theophilus London (Alex Metric Remix) - Maximum Balloon

1. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros


Honorable Mentions:

• Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
• Garden - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
• Underwear - FM Belfast
• The Greatest Escape We Ever Made - Wave Machines
• Roses - Harlowe and The Great North Woods
• Lions In Cages - Wolf Gang
• Wild Birds (Clancy & Build Remix) - Minitel Rose
• Beaches and Friends (Hey Champ Remix) - French Horn Rebellion
• I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem
• In The Summer (Streetlife Deejays Remix) - Crystal Fighters
• Don't Give Up - Lake
• In A Dream - Skybox
• Afraid of Everyone feat. Sufjan Stevens - The National
• Russia - Ramona Falls
• The Fun Powder Plot - Wild Beasts
• Floating Vibes - Surfer Blood
• Rather Be With You - Yukon Blonde
• Soft Shock (Them Jeans Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

SYL Video Pick - I Bet They Were Great @ Rockband

Pink Floyd is to be listened NOT PLAYED under the influence!!!

Guga U Get A Star... Thanks

Essential 5 - The Cure

The Cure seems to be the common denominator in most ipods. Everyone's heard their iconic tunes from Friday I'm In Love to Just Like Heaven but that's where the experience ends. Some of you don't know that behind those hits, lies an amazing catalog that spans almost 30 years. Dark, complex and somewhat disturbing are just some words I chose to describe their songs. Its no wonder Edward Scissor-hands was modeled after Robert Smith.  Anyways, its great to see the band still at work, churning out record after record and doing most excellent collaborations.

Not In Love (Feat. Robert Smith) - Crystal Castles

Its funny seeing how so many people envision them as a totally different band stemming from their hits, myself included. I remember the first time I saw a picture of them, I was in disbelief. Their style and these songs really did not make sense to me at the time. That is until I started listening to their other stuff. Now I cant picture them differently. I cant picture the whole genre differently. They defined it and while they are the reason ur son is wearing lipstick and mascara, they'll probably get him laid too.
Excluding the songs everyone knows and love, here is what I think to be The Cure's Essential 5.

SYL Retro Song Pick - How To Fight Loneliness by Wilco

This was the first song I ever heard from what has become one of my favorite bands. This was on repeat for four years while I was in college. Sorry for the cheasy "Girl Interrupted" video but it was the only thing I could find and ironically/sadly the way I discovered them. Enjoy.

Wilco is an American alternative country rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation. Wilco has released seven studio albums, a live double album, and three collaborations.

(Wiki)

SYL Video Pick - Epic November Fails

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