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Rainer Trüby is a German DJ, who specializes in fusing traditional bossa nova, modern organic breakbeat, and future-leaning jazz.

He used to frequent a couple restaurants near UCLA that I used to go to.

Thanx, and welcome fellow angeleno to Beatking. Are you in the band?

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" is a song by Talking Heads, from their fifth album Speaking in Tongues. Arcade Fire cover

Video by Seth McFarlane The Negotiating Table on FunnyOrDie.com

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Here are a couple of stellar cuts off of Sam Amidon's new solo cd, "All Is Well', which Sam plays live in Reykjavik, Iceland. The cd is being released by the Bedroom Community on February 5th. To learn more about this album, check out Stylus's review or this earlier post. You can pre-order the cd Here. A tip of the hat to PSL for posting the video for "Little Johnny Brown". Little Johnny Brown Wedding Dress

Strange title.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a Grammy Award-nominated New York City-based rock band. The band members are lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner.

Andrzej Smolik is a Polish pianist, composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his pop fusion of down tempo beats and orchestra arrangements. Bonus: A Million Cheap Tricks (Feat. Maya Singh)

Stanley Jordan (July 31, 1959) is an American jazz/jazz fusion guitarist, best known for his development of the touch technique (tapping) for playing guitar.

Jonny Greenwood's music score for "There Will Be Blood" won't be among the five Academy Award nominees for best original score. "Much of the searing music from the Radiohead guitarist had appeared elsewhere previously," said Charles Bernstein, chairman of the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which chooses the nominees. "The Oscar is given for the best original score -- 'original' meaning written for the picture -- and the majority of the music in 'There Will Be Blood' was not eligible because it was not written for the picture," Bernstein said Wednesday. Read More

Here's another version of the song - the band performs it live with their signature capes

The music industry's global trading lobby, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) says that 95% of all music downloads are illegal. IFPI says that digital music sales rose 40 per cent to $US2.9 billion ($A3.33 billion) during the past year, but says that it has failed to stop the failing cd market. I'm sure the horse and buggy industry felt the same way when the automobile was being adopted. Read More

Hmmm. Pi and Slaughterhouse Five are worth a return look-see - thanx

Hard to believe Spanish driver sues dead cyclist for damages after fatal crash A Spanish driver who fatally collided with a cyclist is suing the dead youth's family 20,000 Euros (£14,830) for the damage the impact of his body did to his luxury car, a Spanish newspaper reported. Read More

LOL humor + Heavy Metal

It's been raining here all week, so it looks like a movie and dinner weekend. What movies should I see? Whataboutyou?

Stop (Thanks to Stereogum for the find.)

Anonymous sends a message to the media: Anonymous call to action - February 10

Thanks for this.

Death Cab For Cutie guitarist and producer Chris Walla has put together his first solo effort, and the results are amiable enough. A little bit of pop, a little bit of rock, a little bit of folk -- all distinguished by good song-writing. I particularly like the cut "Everyone Needs A Home." Death Cab fans won't be disappointed, and Walla is likely to pick up some new ones. But you be the judge - you can check out Chris's work over at MTVu and see for yourself. And if you like what you hear, you can find it Here. Enjoy.

You an listen to the performer's music with Coachellas's website's media player or see the performer's videos at Youtube.

MGMT is a Brooklyn indie pop band out of Brooklyn. This catchy tune takes a satirical look at being a rock star and is from their debut album, 'Oracular Spectacular'. Time To Pretend I'm Feelin rough I'm Feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life. Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives. I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars. You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars. This is our decision to live fast and die young. We've got the vision, now let's have some fun. Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do? Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute? Forget about our mothers and our friends. We were fated to pretend. I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms. I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world. I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home. Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone. But there is really nothing, nothing we can do. Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew. The models will have children, we'll get a divorce, we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course. We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end. We were fated to pretend. yeah yeah yeah Lyrics from SongsMeanings

Brian Auger - Happiness Is Just Around The Bend