The Life and Times and Amazing Adventures of DJ Bunny Ears.

And here's the actual track. From the heart-shaped 7". 

I was jamming this track in my DJ sets all last fall and this past winter. 

Good times.

http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/7-inch/mayerhawthorne/just-ain-t-gonna-work-...

http://twitter.com/dickchicken

From Laurel Aitken's reissued album "Scandal In A Brixton Market".
This bassline kills it.

Pick it up at Other Music.
http://www.othermusic.com/perl-bin/OM/CD_Show_Info.cgi?ID=4250426.3810&catalo...

I don't know what it was about them, but it took me a really long time to appreciate Spoon.
Perhaps it was all my hipster friends in Portland constantly telling me how awesome they were.
Whatever the reason, I finally got into them a few years ago
and this newest jam from their E.P. will help put that to rest for good:

http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/spoon

Been listening to the new album from Desire, off the always awesome Italians Do It Better label.
Melancholic, glassy-eyed disco made in rainy cities.
What could be better?

http://www.myspace.com/primitivedesire
http://www.myspace.com/italiansdoitbetterrecords
http://www.troublemanunlimited.com/store/idib/

Saw Favours For Sailors perform live last year while I was on a little stint in London and working at W+K.

Just got word that they're splitting up (http://tinyurl.com/npqked).
Bummer, as they're great.
All things must pass, I suppose.
Anyway, here's one of my favorite tracks of theirs.
Love this little Smiths/Morrissey swing thing happening in it:

And go out & support them by buying their new/last/demo cassette before it's gone:
http://www.toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv032-favours-for-sailors-...

http://www.toughloverecords.com/

http://www.myspace.com/favours4sailors

Headless Hereos' awesome cover of Jackson C. Frank:

Reminds me of living back in Portland in the late 90's/early 2000's - being a boho;
smoking, drinking, writing, painting, making meals with friends,
listening to tons of Nick Drake, Jackson C. Frank, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Faithful, Nick Cave, Brigitte Fontaine
and talking about life.
Life, man.
 
Aw.
Look at me getting all sentimental for ennui.
http://denofheroes.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jacksoncfrank
http://www.aleladiane.com/

Jam of the day.
If this ain't summery, I don't know what is.

http://www.antennafarmrecords.com/artists/sf.htm

The other day my pal over at Downtown hooked me up with this goodness:

Been jamming this album for a few months.
Just keeps getting better with time.

http://www.majorlazer.com/
http://maddecent.com/blog/

Had a really nice summery weekend in Brooklyn.
Went and looked at potential new apartments, had brunch at Maggie Brown,
found a cafe (Sit & Wonder) nearby that sells Stumptown coffee,
met Andrew in Kensington for some hummus at Mimi's, went for a bike ride,
read some Harry Potter Order Of The Phoenix (just brushing up for the new movie)
and checked out the Afro Punk Festival block party.
All in all, a lovely time was had.

Also, just started to get into the new album from Fanfarlo.
Get ready, as I have a feeling we're going to be hearing a lot about them.
This is my favorite track so far:

http://www.fanfarlo.com/
http://www.maggiebrownrestaurant.com/
http://mimishummus.com/
http://www.nostrandpark.com/home/2009/7/1/sit-wonder-cafe.html
http://www.stumptowncoffee.com/
http://www.afropunk.com/