New interest: The Dodos

The Dodos, originally called the Dodo Birds, is an indie rock band from California. Their music is very folk. My favorite song, form the album Beware of the Maniacs (2006), is titled: "Horny Hippies".

New Britney Spears!

She's got another club hit on her hands!

Kanye, what were you thinking?

This was not a smart career move. If you missed it, Kanye dissed Taylor Swift on the VMAS tonight. Poor Taylor. Check it out below.

Attention all listeners of The Shins

You need to check out Fruit Bats. Eric Johnson, from the Shins, is in the band and the music is very similar. They have recently released a new album titled The Ruminant Band. Check them out!

listen to their song "Canyon Girl" from the album Spelled in Bones:

Currently Listening To:

"Washed By the Water" by Needtobreathe.

All I can say is what an amazing song. It is songs like these that help me get through hard days. If you have never heard it, check it out here.

Viv Peyrat now on iTunes!

Viv Peyrat's Aces High EP is now available on iTunes! Support Viv and download!

Track List:

1. "Aces High"

2. "So James Dean"

3. "Nikki"

4. "Crazy"

Kings of?

No not Leon....Kings of Convenience.  They are an indie-folk band from Norway. 

Check out one of my favorite songs by them: Misread

How did I not find out about this band until now??

Awesome Mix

This is a fabulous mix I just made, and I think you will enjoy it.

1. Ghost Under Rocks- Ra Ra Riot

2. Fight Test- Flaming Lips

3. Stacks- Bon Iver

4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi- Radiohead

5. Go it Alone- Beck

6. Oh, La- Ra Ra Riot

7. E-Pro- Beck

8. Two Weeks- Grizzly Bear

9. The Boy With the Arab Strap- Belle & Sebastion

10. Shout Me Out- TV on the Radio

11. Do You Realize?- The Flaming Lips

12. Sweet Disposition- The Temper Trap

13. Walls- Beck

14. Crying- TV on the Radio

15. House of Cards- Radiohead

16. How We Operate- Gomez

17. Scarecrow- Beck

All of the songs flow really well. I suggest downloading all of these songs.

My Favorite Cover EVER

This is a cover of Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal" by Kina Grannis. It is truly amazing and the music video looks professionally done. Kina has a ton of covers that are extremely impressive. She even has a couple of albums out on iTunes!

The Dirty Head's cover of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida"

The Dirty Heads are a reggae/hip hop group from California. They put a reggae spin in the hit song "Viva La Vida" and totally pull it off.

Check it out: