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obsessed xx: Alt-J ∆ ft. Mountain Man “Buffalo”

sigh. Alt-J seriously can do no wrong. Just as the needle of my record player was about to burn a hole in my Alt-J debut record An Awesome Wave from listening to it too much, I was ecstatic to see-via their Facebook-a new track thanks to the upcoming film Silver Linings! The film stars a bunch of rad people including the foxiest of foxes Bradley Cooper…see below.

I’m guessing the movie is a cute love story about two crazies that fall in love. Let’s face it though, it doesn’t really matter what the film about because I am getting a vision of Bradley Cooper with Alt-J playing in the background and I’m pretty sure you can’t get much better than that.

Check out Alt-J’s new track featuring Mountain Man “Buffalo” below and make sure you see them live and buy their record if you don’t have it already. Or a second or third copy from when your first one gets worn down from you playing it too much.

xx Cher

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myweekendinsoundxx: Instagrams from the past week ft. Eytan & The Embassy, Alt-J and Bloc Party!!

19 Sep

This past week has been nuts. I feel like every day has been non-stop but no matter how tiring, luckily, the fun has by far outweighed the stress. Last Thursday I saw Eytan & The Embassy at Milkboy and not only did they rock, I got to meet with Eytan, and he is one truly inspiring human! I can’t wait to share with you the video interview we did with him.

Friday night I was off to Johnny Brenda’s to see Alt-J, one of my absolute favorite new bands. They played a packed house of Philly fans and were just as incredible as I had imagined. I loved that I got to hear all of my favorite songs from their Mercury Music Prize nominated debut record An Awesome Wave. Seeing the band play these songs live really brought them to life. I bought the vinyl immediately after, so stoked to get it before it’s US drop yesterday. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it, the record is addicting!

My best friend (bless her) came with me to the show with no idea who the band was or what they sounded like, and she left a mega-fan as well. She couldn’t stop thanking me for bringing her, which means a lot considering. I talk a lot about bands to my friends, so it means a lot to me when they trust me enough to just blindly go to a show I tell them is going to be epic. Since I haven’t been wrong yet, I hope they continue to trust and come with me. That being said, I am a huge fan of going to shows alone, readers. If you love a band and your friends aren’t cool enough to join you, go by yourself! Make friends either with those surrounding you or the band before they go on and dance your heart out. That’s the great thing about concerts, they are your personal experience and it’s truly what you make of it. You don’t have to rely on others to have a good time, just the band you are seeing. I got an opportunity to talk to some of the boys in Alt-J afterwards and they are absolutely brilliant and fun, I can’t wait until they come back to Philly in March.

Saturday night was girls night! We went to see Bloc Party at the Trocadero. Bloc Party has been a major part of my life for the past 8 years, I’ve seen them almost every time (or actually every time) they’ve played in Philly during those 8 years and have been collecting set lists from the shows for the past 3 shows. Saturday I got to add the 4th to the part of my wall dedicated to Bloc Party. They were so great live as usual, the energy was amazing and so was the crowd. You could tell everyone was so stoked to be there and to see them again, and we danced like no tomorrow!

I was so stoked to have such a jam packed weekend of awesome to shake away the massive work week. This week I am seeing DZ Deathrays again tomorrow (can’t freaking wait!!) with the great Blood Red Shoes at Kung Fu Necktie. Friday night I am seeing Peter Gabriel, and Saturday I am going to NYC to celebrate my of my best friends’ new place! This autumn is already shaping up to be one of the best times and I am so excited for everything in store.

Last but not least:

Happy Birthday to one of my absolute favorite men in music, the handsome and endearing Nile Rodgers. I read his book Le Freak last winter and it changed my life. So well written, this story told by Rodgers is his unbelievable life story and the magic behind what inspired some of his most famous hits (and there are a lot of them). I could not urge you more to buy and read this book immediately so you can see for yourself! Thank you for everything, Happy Birthday Nile!!!

xx Cheryl

Just for fun:

This might be my new theme song:

Random but true:

My heart beats for Phil Collins:

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this week in shows xx: 4 days of AWESOME! Philly is graced with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Eytan and the Embassy, Alt-J, and Bloc Party this week!!!!!!

12 Sep

This week is jam packed with crazy good shows in Philadelphia, starting tonight at The Blockley with a late night DJ set from one of my favorite bands, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. starting at 9PM. Get your tickets here!

Tomorrow night the ultra-fun Brooklyn cats in Eytan and the Embassy will be playing a show at Milkboy! The show starts at 9PM and you can get your tickets here. So strap on your dancing shoes and dress as your favorite artist in the video below and meet me there!

Friday, the absolute dreams known as Alt-J will be playing at Johnny Brenda’s and the show starts at 9:30 PM. You can get your tickets here. If you couldn’t already tell with my previous Alt-J obsessed posts, Alt-J has been one of my favorite bands since I first heard their music. Every song I hear by them I’ve loved. Their debut album An Awesome Wave released in UK/EU/AU in May is already gaining well deserved award-nominating attention. An Awesome Wave comes out in the US on September 18th so Friday is the perfect time to hear new songs before the album drops! Or you can memorize all the misheard lyrics and throw the crowd off a bit for fun.

Following the release of their brilliant new album Four, Bloc Party are back to play Philadelphia at the Trocadero on Saturday!!!! The show was originally set for Tower Theatre but recently got moved. If you have your tickets to the Tower you can use them for the new venue, just make sure you get to the Trocadero for the show at 8. Tickets are still available here!

So many shows this week to look forward to, this week is definitely going to be rad!!!

xx Cher

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Obsessed xx: Alt-J “Fitzpleasure” + why I fucking love YouTube comments!!!

29 Jun

So you all can probably tell I am obsessed with Alt-J even though I can’t understand a damn word the lead singer says. Their album An Awesome Wave is out now so make sure you get your copy, your ears will thank you. Basically, I’ve loved everything I’ve heard from Alt-J which makes buying their album a no-brainer. Known for their sometimes incomprehensible vocals/lyrics, Alt-J makes exciting, epic, strange, layered, incredible music that absolutely rocks and sounds like no one else out there now. Whenever I am at work and don’t have all my music on me, I get lost on Youtube listening to some of my favorite songs randomly. Luckily, of the things that brings the most sunshine to my life is Youtube comments. Some of the top comments can be absolutely hilarious or in this case, epically useful. When listening to one of my favorite Alt-J songs, “Fitzpleasure” I came across this top comment:

“How to get the most out of Alt-J;
1. Listen to this song.
2. Open another tab of the same song.
3. Play the song from the other tab exactly 5:00 seconds later.
4. Watch your mind explode.
My Pleasure.”

Obviously, I did this right away..and it did blow my mind. So you should do it too.. I am going to make it easy and put this video in here twice so you don’t even have to open a new window. You’re Welcome.

Tags: Alt-J, An Awesome Wave, cher dunn, cheryl dunn, fitzpleasure, life, love, music, my life in sound, Mylifeinsound, new music, Work, youtube

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lovelovelove: Alt-J “Something Good” // new album “An Awesome Wave” out May 28th!!!

18 May

YAY! Leeds group Alt-J released today a gorgeous new song, “Something Good” and a date for their debut album to drop, May 28th!! I am so excited for the new record. I’ve truly loved and enjoyed everything I’ve heard so far from Alt-J and can’t wait for my ears to get lost in the glorious sounds of the new album. This song “Something Good” will be on the record “An Awesome Wave” which comes out in a mere 10 days. Listen to the track below and click the link within soundcloud to pre-order the album!