Umm What? Blake Sennett aka "Pinsky" aka "Joey the Rat" is in Rilo Kiley?!

So I'm a product of the 90's and I will always and forever confirm that this was hands down the best decade. For music, movies, and yes, television. One of my absolute favorite shows was a Nickelodeon classic, "Salute Your Shorts". Best show ever! Kids at summer camp, capture the flag, awful waffles, Donkeylips! haha. I have both seasons on DVD and I'm going to state "top 5" on the all time best purchase list. Anyway, how does this relate to music? Well when Michael (season 1) got sick and didnt come back to camp the following summer, the gang; aka Budnick, Z. Z., Dina, Telly, Donkeylips, Sponge and Ugg (Lee), met a new camper, Ronnie Pinsky. Pinsky was an excellent addition. He was funny, athletic, and he pissed of Budnick because, lets face it, he was cooler than him. I found out today in my daily interweb music troll, that our friend Pinksy (Blake Sennett) is the guitarist for the indie rock/pop band Rilo Kiley and they are legit! I'm pretty sure I've heard of Rilo Kiley before, but now I'm like way into them (thank you Pinksy). Check out the album Under the Blacklight (2007), it's pretty solid. I should also give Blake the cred for being in one of my other absolute favorite shows as a kid, Boy Meets World! Are you kidding me Blake?! Salute Your Shorts star followed up by a stint as "Joey the Rat" in the epic Boy Meets World! Now you're making records in a successful band, touring with adorable Jenny Lewis (see photo below)!? Ha this guy has it made. My hat is off to you Blake/Pinsky/Joey "the Rat". I am listening to Rilo Kiley right now and after knowing all this now, it just makes me like the band even more. Is that bad? I don't care, haha. Sweet discovery in my book.

Great song. Check it out!

Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley

Live on Conan - Sennett on lead geetar

Unfortunately this clip doesnt have Pinksy. YouTube kids suck and couldn't upload a decent season 2 opening theme. bahhh

Blake then...

...all growns up!

PS: Jenny Lewis = hot.

Confirmation: Local Natives = epic live

As effing sick as these raw vids from SXSW are, it only makes me sad...sad that I didnt get tickets to their May 8th show at Great Scott in Allston! Epic fail Steve. Never did I expect a group of musicians huddled together surrounded by beat up junk cars and dying trees to sound so good! I guess I'll just live vicariously through gem vids such as these (thank you Pitchfork...again) and pray they come back to the 'beautiful' North East soon! 

DL This Now!

Amazing remix of Gorillaz - Stylo.

New LCD Soundsystem - for your Free streaming pleasure!

No time to comment.  To fckn busy at work.  Just go, listen, and enjoy! Thanks.

http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/thisishappening/

New MGMT out Today...sparking mixed reviews?! que?

So I'm pretty stoked for "Congratulations", but I'm reading a lot of negative listener reviews out there basically shitting on it. They seem to all be pissed that its not Oracular Spectacular part 2. No, there's no "Kids", no "Time To Pretend", and definitely no "Electric Feel", but get over it! Artists (especially MGMT and the like) are allowed to progress and develop new sounds and arrangements. Its what makes music so interesting! I am a huge fan of this album. It gets better and better with each listen. I have never seen MGMT live, but I am more inclined to do so now more than ever. They're a trippy, talented pair and I 'congratulate' them. Wow...that was clever haha.

Oh, just caught Pitchfork's review of Congratulations..6.8?! Really? bahh. Maybe I don't see/hear it.  But I dig this one!

MGMT

New Video: MGMT - "Flash Delirium"

bitten from WhoIsMGMT?

Surfer Blood...authentic gas station garage rock

Floating Vibes


Catholic Pagans


Swim


End Credits


bitten from Pitchfork/Tv