I NEED to go to Miami soon. Land of the Golden Girls and Will Smith’s “Miami” single.
Photo via www.geriatriccaremanagement.com, lol.

Jenny and Johnny, i.e. Jenny Lewis childhood-star-Rilo-Kiley-frontwoman-and-solo-fame-goddess and singer songwriter Johnathan Rice. Their relationship brought them a joint album titled We’re Having Fun Now that was released in 2010. Feeling all sentimental, here’s my favorite song from their album, called “Big Wave”.

Pond, from Perth, Australia, is a sick new band that will be touring the states this spring. Stereogum describes their sound:
“Australia’s POND mixes big licks and psychedelic vibes in a way that recalls some of the Beatles’ more far-out stuff.” I’m way down with that.
Their new album, Beard, Wives, Denim is out on March 6!
06 Black Cat Backstage – Washington, DC
07 Telfair Square, Savannah Stopover Music Festival – Savannah, GA
08 The Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA
11 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
18 Low Key Arts, Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival – Hot Springs, AR
20 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
21 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
22 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
23 Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, QC
24 Cafe Dekcuf – Ottowa, ON
25 The Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON
27 Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
28 Taylor University – Upland, IN
30 Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
31 The Maintenance Shop – Ames, IA
02 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
04 A Club – Spokane, WA
05 Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA
06 The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
07 Jinx Art Space – Bellingham, WA
08 Squeak & Squawk Music – Tacoma, WA
09 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
11 Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
13 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
Yuksek has been making the rounds in Europe with their album “Living on the Edge of Time” for more than 6 months. Finally, their album is going to be released in the States on Feb, 14, or Valentine’s day (oh joy). If you like electronica with poppy melodic influences, then definitely check out this band.
Check out their song and music video “On a Train” and a couple of tracks and remixes from their SoundCloud below.
I believe every American should be allowed the same rights and civil liberties. Without legalized same-sex marriage, most of the time you cannot share the same health benefits, you are not considered next of kin and you are not granted the same securities as a heterosexual couple. How is this different than having someone sit in the back of the bus because of their skin color?
One day I read online about the head of Urban Outfitters donating to a presidential candidate who does not support equality for everyone. I was shocked and disappointed that a company with such diversity would exclude such a large group of people. I can no longer bring myself to shop there.
Read more at Why Miley Got Her Gay-Marriage Tattoo: Entertainment: glamour.com.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO M (m) I (i) A (a) M.I.A. is BACK, folks.
Her new vid for “Bad Girls” is like middle eastern fierce meets Fast and the Furious in Morocco. Her backup dancers also make animal print hijabs look supa cool.
PS is this the new 2012 girl power anthem?