little boots, of many varieties

(is it just me or does she look a lot like kate hudson?)

Little Boots is a British pop chanteuse (formerly of Dead Disco) who gained considerable buzz on the blog-circuit earlier this year with the release of the aptly-named "Stuck on Repeat." She's back with a noteworthy follow-up, "Meddle." It's catchy, sassy, and kind of makes me want to drive around with my girlfriends and blast it with the windows down? I really like the subtle spoken male vocals hidden behind the verses, and the (JT-esque) choral interlude is tight. Free mp3 via onewordfish:

Little Boots // Meddle

Speaking of little boots, I've been seeing these crazy little ankle boot/sandal hybrids all over the Interweb:

(from the Face Hunter...I covet those tights)

(from the Sartorialist)

I think I like the leather version better. They're both cute, though. Hopefully UO is stocking an adequate pair of knock-offs?

'07-'08 concert/club experiences

I wish I had blogged more consistently about all the shows I've been to recently... it would have been nice to have a record of all my musical experiences. I'm going to work on that this year. In the meantime, I decided, for posterity's sake, to make a list of all the musicians & DJ's I caught over the '07-'08 school year. Here goes:

All the musicians & DJ's I saw live during the 07-08 school year. For posterity's sake.

- Cavil at Rest
- Straylight Run
- LCD Soundsystem
- ARCADE FIRE
- Noisettes
- So Me
- Kavinsky
- DJ Mehdi
- SebastiAn
- Busy P
- Autolux
- Moving Units
- Shout Out Louds
- Bloc Party
- JUSTICE
- Talib Kweli
- The Handsome Family
- ANDREW BIRD
- GIRL TALK
- A-Trak
- Kid Sister
- Steve Aoki
- L.A. Riots
- Z-Trip
- The L.A. Philharmonic
- GRIZZLY BEAR
- Ultraviolet Sound
- Dan Oh
- Them Jeans
- Tronik Youth
- THE BLOODY BEETROOTS
- The Aquabats
- De La Soul
- Lupe Fiasco
- MGMT
- Lupe Fiasco (again)
- N.E.R.D.
- Rihanna
- KANYE WEST
- The Teenagers
- Uffie ft. DJ Mehdi
- Man Man
- MGMT (again)
- HOT CHIP
- Rilo Kiley
- M.I.A.
- Animal Collective (not the whole set though... I wished I'd seen more)
- YELLE
- Calvin Harris
- Prince
- Stars
- Gogol Bordello
- Metric
- MY MORNING JACKET
- Modeselektor
- SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
- CHROMEO
- JUSTICE (again)


Yeah... I like music. :]