Radiohead’s In Rainbows was one of the top albums of the year for me and House of Cards was one of my favorite tracks on the album.  Here’s their music video and short description:

In Radiohead’s new video for "House of Cards", no cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was created entirely with visualizations of that data.   Directed by James Frost.

Video about the making:

Stumbled upon A Fine Frenzy recently and fell in love right away.  I even tried, unsuccessfully, to attend her sold out show at the High Dive in Fremont.  Her magical voice and great song writing in unbelievably captivating!

Here are the lyrics from one of my favorite songs:

Almost Lover

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images

You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you’d want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I’m trying not to think about you
Can’t you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should’ve known you’d bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images

And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you’d never ever forget these images, no
I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you’d want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I’m trying not to think about you
Can’t you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should’ve known you’d bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you’re gone and I’m haunted
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy
To walk right in and out of my life?

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I’m trying not to think about you
Can’t you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should’ve known you’d bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I discovered The Mountain Goats early last year and fell in love with their music right away.  They have a great sound, and have a great story-telling ability through their music, which I’m finding to be a rare quality these days in music land.  Two songs I’m particularly jones’ing over are This Year and  Cobra Tattoo. Check ‘em out and you may fall in love as quickly as I did.

I had tickets for their show this Saturday, but disappointingly I had to give them away because it conflicts with a wedding I’m assisting at on the same night… sigh.  I really hope my friend loves those tickets!

Being on my deathbed sick for the past few days, I started watching this new TV Show, Dexter, which airs on ShowTime. When my sister came to visit, she raved about it so I rented the first season on DVD. I watched the entire season in just under 3 days. It’s that good.

Michael Hall plays the main character, Dexter, and is absolutely brilliant in this role. The story is about a man, who due to childhood trauma is relatively emotionless and becomes a serial killer who kills other serial killers. It’s gritty, tense, and absolutely a thrill to watch.