Listen to Pop Levi!

Yeah, that's his real name. Jonathan Pop Levi to be exact. His new album is called "Never Never Love" and it's a gem from front to back. There's an uptempo rocker or two, but it's mostly a pop record. Go figure, huh? The video for the title track is below and his myspace page is here. If you click on the link, be sure to listen to the "Hear First" selection from a couple weeks ago, "Wannamama."

Anyone else miss Arcade Fire?

The world is a much better place with this band. Since they haven't been to Chicago recently, here's a quick vid to help hold us over until they return or bless us with a new record.

Thanks to Listener X for the assist on this one. (Forgot your name. Sorry!)

Gotta Love the "Stuff White People Like" blog

Pea Coats?!?! Awesome.

Check out the rest of the list. I counted 59 out of 111 for myself. No, I'm not that into farmer's markets like the one above, but that's funny. Really funny.

Party Tunes!

I've been a bit lazy lately copying and pasting a bunch of articles on the economy and national debt. Not the sexiest topics, but pretty important stuff I've been angry about lately. I could write some embarrassingly incoherent pieces on the economy and debt on my own, but I think that fellows at the Brookings Institution can do a better job than I can, so that's why you've seen a few of those recently...

So, let's get back to the party tunes. I've posted his work before, but it's ALWAYS a good idea to visit Party Ben's blog. He has a ton of downloads for you to play at your next fiesta.

Eddie Money vs. The Ting Tings!

Lily Allen vs. Howard Jones!

Queen vs. House of Pain!

And who can forget the classic Police vs. Snow Patrol jam?!