That girl thinks she's the Queen of the Neightbourhood / I've got news for you she is!

Nice radio documentary on Riot Grrrl over at BBC

Produced by Eleanor McDowall

I always want to listen to nothing but Huggy Bear, Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, when something like this comes along, cause I always seem to forgot y'kow? Also remembering about Riot Grrrl is the best kind of remembering there is.

Losing You

On repeat - couldn't be more glad Solange has finally come through with the jams to rival her sis!

Could have been my anything, now everything's embarrassing

This song = my life.

Huh?

Crushing hard on this guy right now - how can you not love someone whose last name is Spaceman? 

I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.

You ought to love someone

Kindness - House

Two dreamy summer vids courtesy of Trailer Trash Tracy's and Kitty Pryde.

Kill for Love

Mixtape 20

When you see me walking around with him. I'm not just another chick. I'm his girl

Friends - I'm His Girl

You Changed Me

SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE - YOU CHANGED ME from Angus Borsos on Vimeo.

Kinda love this guy. Miss you Canada.

I can hypnotize a pancake

Luna - Teenage Lightning

My love for Bruce Springsteen knows no bounds, so no big surprise that I love this. Its a long video, so I copy-and-pasted a highlight below, as incentive.

“Open your ears, open your hearts. Don’t take yourselves too seriously and take yourself as seriously as death itself. Don’t worry. Worry your ass off. Have iron clad confidence. But doubt! It keeps you awake and alert. Believe you are the baddest ass in town and you suck. It keeps you honest. Be able to keep two completely contradictory ideas alive and well in your heart and head at all times. If it does not drive you crazy it will make you strong. Stay hard, stay hungry and stay alive.”

Dream woman

Playing 'Where is My Mind' on bass is oddly satisfying, and 'resisting the urge to over-elaborate', is my new motto.

Cause when you're running by yourself it's hard to find someone to hold your hand

My favourite Grimes song, finally has a proper video - woo!

Armaggedon, Armageddon and Jheosaphat, how may I direct your call?

2011 was the year I met Whit Stillman, hopefully 2012 will be the year I meet Hal Hartley, but at least I KNOW  I'm seeing him in a Q and A in March at IFC for a Book of Life screening, which randomly coincides with my trip to NYC between contracts. Now I just have to meet Noah Baumbach and Richard Linklater and my 90s verbose slacker film dreams will have all come true.

Consolation prize for missing out on Fiona Apple tickets :/

PS In other Hal Hartley news I wrote about his films and got to share my obsession with limerance here

It didn't have to be this way

Sleigh Bells - End of the Line

Sold.

Romance

EMA - Marked

Karl Lagerfeld is the new Andy Warhol

Azelia Banks performing 212 at Karl L's house. Iron curtain, say what?

New Fiona Apple album due this year, 2012 is looking up.

Also I can't believe its been 6 years since the last one.

"I sleep all day and I crank all night"

I missed a month in mixtape making, 'cause I was too busy being unemployed. However I've finally made a new one, with my new fave track of 2012, so far.

Mozart's Sister is from Montreal, and I think she's going to be big in 2012. Just saying.