THE SMITHS - THIS CHARMING MAN

Summer needs to come right now.

SPRING 2012: COLORED DENIM

Not sure where I found this picture (somewhere in the blog world), but SPRING! Please hurry up and get here. Loving this shade of blue.

James Perse Slim Leg Drawstring Jeans in Bermuda, $195, shopbop.com

JHENE AIKO - STRANGER

I'm back, I promise...

POSTER BOIIZ - RUNNING REMIX

Super catchy summer jam.

Curren$y - This Is the Life

Curren$y - "This Is The Life" by CurrenSy
Perfect summer song.

Source: 2dopeboyz

The Zombies - Going Out of My Head

Katy B - Katy On a Mission

Go get this whole CD if you can...seriously, this girl's voice is too amazing and the production is ridiculous.

Beyonce - Who Run the World (Girls) Choreographed by Sean Bankhead

Not really a fan of the song (yet...maybe it'll grow on me?), but this video is all kinds of fabulous.

source: www.seanbankhead.blogspot.com

Kanye West at Coachella 2011 - Full Concert

This is pretty great. Kanye's full concert at Coachella this year, in case you missed the live feeds.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion

Classic.

The Weeknd - House of Balloons

So, I've been gone from the blogging scene for a little bit, had a busy week full of ups and downs, and my head's upside-down. Just thought I'd share what I've had playing on repeat all week long; they're called The Weeknd (yes, missing a vowel, just pretend it doesn't phase you).

Already with over 17 000 "likes" on social media website Facebook, The Weeknd's first mixtape "House of Balloons" has people in a frenzy over the sexy, dreamy R&B-electronic blend that just sounds so good no matter your mood.

Each song on the cd tells its own story, the ups and downs in 20-year old Abel Tesfaye's life, or maybe someone else's. When I heard he used samples and lyrical references from some of my favourite artists (Beach House, Aaliyah and Souxsie and the Banshees, to name a few), I was even more-so impressed. It's truly soul music with no limits; tragedy, depression, raw pain to melancholic euphoria (is that even possible?). The Weeknd is purely real.

Straight out of Toronto, The Weeknd already has A-list fans, from Canadian rapper Drake who regularly tweets his lyrics, to superstar music magazines Billboard and Rolling Stone.

I know you really want to listen to this now: go to www.the-weeknd.com and download it for free.

Sia - Get Me

Magnetic Man ft. Katy B - Crossover

Soooooo goooooood. She has the sweetest voice.

Pretty Lights - Finally Moving

Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix - Luvstep 2

Really good mix.

Phantogram - Running From the Cops

Erykah Badu - Drama

Snowden - Innocent Heathen

Radiohead - Little by Little

The XX - Teardrops

Love this brother and sister duo.