First Aid Kit

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Jack Peñate - No One Lied

[via Huh Magazine]

Madeon: Pop Culture

Dig:

Mike DeStefano: Franny's Last Ride

What a phenomenal story:

[Text via kottke, but video much more touching]

Weeknd

Reminds me of the Burial - Untrue, a brilliant album. Look forward to listening to more of Weeknd.

Kendrick Lamar

Wilson Pickett

Love the energy:

Lee Moses

Totally dig it. It's my first time listening to Lee Moses - absolutely fantastic stuff.

Louie

Louie C.K. is just killing it with his t.v. show, Louie. I haven't been this astonished with a tv show since well never. It's deep, funny, surprising. This is really great stuff.

Go watch the latest season's show on Hulu: Louie

IamOmni

Listening to: IamOmni
L.A. MC, Omni, with producer Tricky.

[via mefi]

Bunny Drop (Usagi Drop)

I've only watched 3 episodes so far, but Bunny Drop is a charming and insightful series about a single guy who decides to take care of the illegitimate six-year daughter of his deceased grandfather.  I'm really liking it so far.  Based on the manga, Bunny Drop.

Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile is a romantic comedy drama, based on a manga.  Like most rom-coms, follows a fairly predictable trajectory, but it's charming and it certainly re-inspired my interest in piano concertos.

Kimi ni Todoke

Kimi ni Todoke is a romance for shy protagonists.  A little drawn out in places, but rather sweet and charming in others.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is an interesting play on standard anime rom-com and sci-fi, tossed and turned in a dramatically non-linear structure.  Not really sure it all came together in all that memorable of a fashion, but certainly interesting along the way.

Ore Ska Band - U

Nujabes - Luv (sic) pt 3

I'm late to this, but I dig this:


May try to pick up the Nujabes album.

Hudd

Hud
Directed by: Martin Ritt

Really quite enjoyable. Paul Newman is the most well-known of the actors, but the story has an ensemble focus, with particularly strong performances by Patricia Neal as the beautiful maid with personality (!) and Melvyn Douglas as Hud's father.

A number of dimensions going on: the coming of age of Lonnie, who wavers between Hud's lawlessness and his grandfather's morals; the sexual tension between Hud and the maid; the constant differences in life perspective between Hud and his father and the overall story of the farm and the cattle.

All topped with lovely black and white cinematography.  Would definitely recommend without hesitation.

Paths of Hate

Very slick looking trailer for a movie called Paths of Hate:


933 PATHS OF HATE long trailer from Platige Image on Vimeo.

Here's hoping the story actually lives up to the slick style.

[via buzzfeed]