Schools out forever

In honor of being done with school forever here are two songs Ive got on repeat for the summer...

Kid Cudi - Falling Star (R3K Remix)
- love flo and the machine and kid cudi. the combo makes me happy. link is downloadable.



The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
- great brit pop... so catchy itll make you wanna wear a sars mask in fear of further infection...

Alex Winston

20 mins of acoustic deliciousness

Take Away Show - Alex Winston - Uncut Version from Watch Your Steps on Vimeo.

Third Post is a charm

Just in case you didnt see my other two posts about her I really really like Oh Land. She is blowing up at SXSW right now and getting some serious attention and promotion on the web. She just realized an acoustic set accompanied by strings that makes my ears smile




Also if you havent seen the new adidas commercial, you need to. It features a new unreleased Justice song in the background and all sorts of players, skaters, singers, etc.

Best song of the year

I know that, given that we are only 2 months into 2011, that statement may seem a little ridiculous, but after listening to this song tell me that you dont agree. The song is Equestrian by U.S. Royalty and would bathe in it if possible.

U.S. Royalty - Equestrian from U.S. Royalty on Vimeo.

Download MP3 here

Great Summer Song

At first I thought this whole video was going to be a polaroid commercial, but then things got weird... and stayed weird...




Download the MP3 here

My new favorite genre

I have discovered my new favorite genre of music... It is indy electro pop bands that happen to have lead singers that are tall blonde and supermodel-looking . So far I have only found two bands that fall under this new designation but am always looking

The first is as mentioned previously Oh Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4wHMORwlHY

The second is a band named Florrie
http://www.youtube.com/user/florriemusic#p/u/0/5z_lxO14xcs

and if you dont believe me that she is gorgeous watch this interview with her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKN4CWr_UeA&feature=player_embedded

LaBlogotheque

I just finished watching Band of Brothers the TV series for the second time (why?.. because I am a better American than you) and although it confirms that the French are useless in war this video proves they have other, musical uses....

click here and be sure to watch in 720


The band is Local Natives, (great new CD btw) if you like you can fast forward the video 30 seconds to when they start playing. The youtube account that shot this is called lablogothque and if you have time on your hands and want to submerge yourself in deep depth of folk you should check out their other vids.

lablogotheque channel

another one of my favs

Mellow Monday

Ever been really bored clicking around music blogs and get to a point where you have no idea how you got to the point where you are? Well on this track there was no retracing the breadcrumbs... I hope you enjoy



Direct MP3

In case that doesnt work or you want to hear it first
Doug Hoyer - Oh The Wind Will Blow

Oh.... and why not one more
Cities Aviv – Float On

A perfect song for frolicking

This song would only work as a soundtrack to frolicking through a field. any other applications are incorrect and inappropriate.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by CostcoBob


click on the link if the player isnt working and you can download it with the down arrow button

I Adamantly Adore Adele

Since I am not married or a hipster I have decided to only use my blog for music that I like. New Adele tracks have been leaking in the last few days and they are amazing.


Adele - Someone Like You MP3

Adele - Love song (Cure Cover) MP3

Also amazing is the band Local Natives, enjoy..


Local Natives - Wide eyes MP3

If you like the stuff let me know and I will keep sharing...

Covers for Lovers

One of the many random ways that I love to pointlessly waste my time is to take a song I already like and scour the intertubes and listen to covers of it by random people. I just find it fascinating how someone else's voice and interpretation can completely change a song and in some rare cases become something pretty amazing. Here are a few of the random ones that I have run across.

MP3 of the day

Amazing song. I put it in the "makes me feel like I am floating in Bubbles" genre
First Aid Kit – When I Grow Up (Fever Ray Cover)
Preview
Direct download

Oh la la la Land

Today I found not only my my new favorite band but also the new love of my life... not bad for one day. Via the intertubes I stumbled upon the band Oh Land, from Denmark. The singer has a good voice and also happens to be gorgeous. She just got signed by Epic records and is recording her EP currently with Pharrel, which makes me even more excited.

Take a listen for yourself - I like sun of a gun and wolf and I
Official site
myspace page (with videos) (I hate to post Myspace but unfortunately there are not a ton of links to her stuff yet)

Also her Dad happens to be a Theatre organist and so she did a concert with full orchestra accompaniment (not sure if that is really a word haha)it is pretty sweet
Here is the a clip from the rehersal

Let me know what you think.

Summer Mix 2010

Nothing says summer like a giant good and evil cat battling over a city....

Okay in celebration of my last few days of laziness before I start my internship on Monday and in response to a few requests for me to put up some more music, I present to you Costco Bob's Summer Mix 2010. I tried to go through all the recent songs I have downloaded and find only the upbeat "summer-esque" songs. The idea is songs you would smile to while driving down the Pacific Coast Highway in a 1960's era convertible (a feeling we are all super familiar with). This is considerably more indie than my previous much more electro/rap mix. I will try and throw some of my more mainstream pop/rap songs up in a little bit. But for now enjoy.....

Personal fav right now is Yeasayer - ONE

Download it all at once here
29 tracks total



Or preview them one by one.... not sure if this player is going to work but here goes..
Costco Bob's Summer Mix 2010 by CostcoBob

Bob's Easter Mix Tape

I know this image is a little sacrilegious but it was just too timely and funny to pass up. ps the title of the image was "Jesus died for our spins"....


Alright here is my Easter Basket of Fun Mix

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis Remix)
Perfect summer jam, makes me feel like I am in the 80's riding a rollerskating down Venice Beach with Elisabeth Shue (respectable Adventure in Babysitting Shue, not coked up Leaving Las Vegas Shue)

B.O.B - Lonely People ('Eleanor Rigby' Sample)
Although I normally shutter at remixes using Beatles tracks, I really enjoy this one. B.O.B. is like a newer, more normal and melodic Outkast.

Mashup- Imagine One Day [Matisyahu Vs. John Lennon Vs. Blink 182 Vs. Bob Marley]

Really chill mashup of a bunch of great anthems. With the exception of the Blink 182 part I love this song.

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
This song is an unemployed gentleman’s anthem. I reckon you will dig it. It probably could be used as the official song for the Obama Regime with the number of times it talks about sharing your dollars.

The White Stripes Vs. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Seven Nation Army
Amazing how well the two tracks match up.

Magnet & Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan Cover)
So mellow. Great Song

TPain- Can't Believe It (The Girls Can Hear Us Remix).

Drake Feat. Hyper Crush - Over (Hyper Crush Remix)
Great Party Remix

La Roux - Bulletproof (HYPER CRUSH Remix)



Download the Whole Mix Tape

Places I need to visit before I die........

City and Colour

A friend of mine introduced me to this band and they are amazing.

Tunes

I am going to try and start blogging a little again. I want to start posting mainly great music and random funny sites I find. I have looked around for a good way to post good music on blogger but it seems that it is pretty restrictive as far as the type of player that it will allow. so for now I will just use random youtube videos of the songs. if anyone has any ideas let me know. I would like to have the player embedded in the blog so that people dont have to click to another site to figure out if they like it.

Here is the first song that I want to share. I love it. Especially because it doesn't really sound like anything out there right now.



Check this video out. I am sure that this will get really big bc Kanye is on it. But I have listened to alot of the tracks on Mr. Hudsons new album and they are really good.

Texas has a sickness for the thickness

I am Batman

saw the movie last night. It seriously is the best movie I have seen in years... amazing
Heath Ledger was awesome in it. And no... not because he died, but because he really was phenominal. Worth every dollar and how incredibly worthlessly tired I am at work right now.