So Jukebox the Ghost was unsurprisingly awesome last night. They even performed a few new songs, as well as a cover of Huey Lewis and the News' Power of Love... making me like them even more. Back to the Future. Not to mention Ben Thornewill is up there in my favorite people to watch perform now. He's always jamming out and throws in wide eyed expressions with these comedic, robot-like head turns..and musically/vocally he's on point. Not to say the other members aren't, but Thronewill's got a lot of presence. Even when he forgot a part of "Under my Skin" it was executed perfectly, it almost seemed practiced and was awesomely entertaining.. Anyways, this isn't what I'm here for. 
In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook,
To please the desert and the sluggish brook.
The purple petals fallen in the pool
Made the black water with their beauty gay;
Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool,
And court the flower that cheapens his array.
Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
Tell them, dear, that, if eyes were made for seeing,
Then beauty is its own excuse for Being;
Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!
I never thought to ask; I never knew;
But in my simple ignorance suppose
The self-same power that brought me there, brought you.
One of my favorites. VCU has a great site that explains the poem further. Enjoy. Happy Tax day!
RSA Animate
These videos are pretty cool and great for people with trouble paying attention to anything lacking bright colors and/or fast-moving images. These guys at the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts provide talks from influential and innovative thinkers (some of which can often be seen on ted.com) and simultaneously provide drawn visuals to highlight his/her main points—making it easy for those of under the influence of easy wandering thoughts to follow along. May not agree with everything but its a pretty cool idea.
A talk about what motivates us:
Below is a link to an article on another blog, called Bored Panda, which features 80 pictures of street artist, Banks's, graffiti. Banksy is one of the most known street artists today and he recently directed a film called Exit Through the Gift Shop (which was nominated for Best Documentary at this year's Oscars). The film's really cool and gives a first hand look at the production of awesome vandalism. The film is currently available for Netflix Instant Play so if you like what you see and have a bit of time, I'd check that out.
A song by Tally Hall that I had never heard. If you don't know these guys, they're a pretty legitimate band from Michigan. The first album of theirs, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (link below), was a hit, really good stuff. They got some following after a few of their songs were featured in The O.C. Their new album comes out on June 21st and I'm definitely looking forward to it. So check these guys out. They also like to make little videos and have an internet show that you can find on their website.
I don't know why I'd admit to this, but the first time I ever heard this song was on Grey's Anatomy. Whoops. Anyways, it's a good song. Ch-ch-ch-check it out!
Seu Jorge- Ziggy Stardust
Domino (Claudine Auger) is definitely up there with Honey Rider, Jill Masterton, Pussy Galore, Christmas Jones, Elekra King.... and who'm I kidding? There all pretty up there. 
