TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY EMPIRE OF THE SUN

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALAN PARSONS PROJECT

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

I SEEM TO BE A BIT HEAVY ON THE MUSIC LATELY, NO? WHATEVER, I GUESS IT'S HOW I'M FEELING. THIS FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE SONG IS FOR MY DEAR FRIEND JESS, WHO I JUST HAD DINNER WITH. SHE IS A BRIT TOO, AND A GINGER, JUST LIKE FLORENCE, AND SHE HAS THE PASSION AND HEART THAT MAKES ME LOVE THEM BOTH.

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY AMY WINEHOUSE

THIS SONG MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEONE. IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES, IT'S NOT SUCH A WEIRD STATEMENT.

I BE BACK

AFTER A PROLONGED HIATUS FROM BLOGGING, I AM BACK. YES, BELIEVE IT. AND DON'T ASK ME WHAT I WAS DOING ALL THIS TIME THAT I COULDN'T BLOG, BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER. DRINKING CHAMPAGNE? OH YES, THAT WAS IT.

I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY CURRENT MUSICAL OBSESSION: BIG JET PLANE BY ANGUS AND JULIA STONE. I HAVE BEEN QUITE LITERALLY LISTENING TO IT ON LOOP IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I'M ALSO DEVELOPING A LITTLE CRUSH ON ANGUS. HE REMINDS ME OF THE DRUMMER GUY FROM THAT FRENCH FILM WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY. ALTHOUGH ACTUALLY I DIDN'T THINK THAT GUY WAS HOT, SO I DON'T KNOW. REGARDLESS, I'M DIGGING HIM AND THIS SONG BIG TIME.

THIS ISN'T MY FAVORITE VIDEO, BUT I COULDN'T EMBED THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR YOU. LAME. BUT THE LINK TO THE REAL (AND AMAZING) VIDEO IS HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTvbcNhEgc

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEVIL MAKES THREE AND THE SWEET SAM MASON

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MUSE

THIS WEEKEND I REDISCOVERED MY LOVE OF MUSE. HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THEM? THIS SONG MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE WITH MY HANDS ON MY HEAD IN A BASEMENT BAR AND FORGET EVERYTHING EXCEPT BEING YOUNG AND IN LOVE. AND MAYBE DRUNK AND CUTE TOO. I'M ALSO TOTALLY INTO THE SONG STARLIGHT. I RECOMMEND YOU ALL TURN IN YOUR AMEX POINTS FOR SOME MUSE TUNES ASAP...

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY DIONNE WARWICK

TODAY MY MOM SENT ME A DIONNE WARWICK CD, AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY FAVORITE SONG. MY MOM USED TO SING A LOT OF DIONNE WARWICK COVERS, AND SO WHEN I HEAR THESE SONGS I THINK OF MY MAMA.

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MSTRKRFT AND JOHN LEGEND

PARADISE CITY

ON SUNDAY NIGHT LISA AND I ATTEMPTED TO GO SEE THE TOP SECRET GUNS N' ROSE SHOW AT ROSE BAR. I SAY ATTEMPTED BECAUSE, AS IT TURNED OUT, KNOWING PEOPLE AT THE DOOR AND INSIDE DOESN'T MUCH HELP IN THE COMPANY OF SUPER CELEBRITIES. AND WE, ALAS, ARE NOT SUPER CELEBRITIES. WE DID SIT NEXT TO PATTI SMITH, MICHAEL STIPE, AND CHRIS MARTIN BEFOREHAND THOUGH, AND WE HUNG AROUND OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE BOOM BOOM ROOM AT THE STANDARD HOTEL. BY THE WAY, IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BAR I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE, WITH PRACTICALLY 360 DEGREE VIEWS OF THE HUDSON RIVER. OUR FRIEND DONOVAN GOT INTO THE SHOW AS ONE OF THE KINGS OF LEON. BASTARD.

Guns N Roses at Purple Magazine Party from Purple Magazine on Vimeo.

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

I'M IN A FANTASTIC MOOD TODAY. IT MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT I HAVE THE DAY OFF, I'M STILL IN MY PAJAMAS, AND I'VE DONE NOTHING ALL DAY BUT WATCH MOVIES AND SEW A DRESS. NEEDLESSTOSAY, THERE WILL BE AMPLE POSTS TODAY. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I'M LISTENING TO THIS SONG! BECAUSE NOTHING SAYS "I'M FEELING GOOD AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABLOUT IT" THAN THIS SONG. AM I RIGHT?

POLAROIDS

I STARTED THINKING ABOUT PHOTO BOOTH PICTURES TODAY, WHICH LED ME TO THINKING ABOUT POLAROIDS, WHICH LED ME TO THINKING ABOUT ANDY WARHOL'S POLAROIDS. I THINK THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. I WISH I HAD PHOTOS LIKE THESE OF EVERYONE I LOVE. MAYBE I SHOULD DO THAT.

PHOTOS (FROM TOP LEFT): LIZA MINELLI, GRACE JONES, DEBBIE HARRY, MICK JAGGER, DOLLY PARTON, JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, DIANA ROSS, JERRY HALL, ANDY WARHOL, FARRAH FAWCETT, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, DENNIS HOPPER, BIANCA JAGGER, TRUMAN CAPOTE, JANE FONDA, CHERYL TIEGS

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BEST MUSICAL GROUP OF ALL TIME: FLEETWOOD MAC

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. THERE'S NO ONE BETTER. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LAURA BRANIGAN

I COULD DANCE TO THIS SONG 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. IN FACT, THERE WERE ABOUT 3 WEEKS LAST AUGUST WHERE I DID EXACTLY THAT. I ALSO MADE MY DJ FRIEND PLAY IT EVERYTIME I WENT TO SEE HIM, THEREBY MAKING ABOUT 100 OTHER PEOPLE DANCE TO IT TOO. THAT AND MANIAC FROM THE MOVIE FLASHDANCE. BUT WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY.

IF I EVER FELL IN LOVE WITH A LADYMAN...

IT WOULD BE DEVENDRA BANHART. AFTER DAVID BOWIE AND MICK JAGGER, OF COURSE. LET'S JUST SAY IF I EVER FELL IN LOVE WITH A LADYMAN UNDER THE AGE OF 65, THIS WOULD BE HIM. CARMENSITA IS MY FAVORITE SONG OF HIS. DEVENDRA SEEMS TO THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH HINDU GODS AND GODESSES OR SOMETHING, BUT I THINK THIS IS A DANCING IN THE KITCHEN SONG. EVERYTIME I LISTEN TO IT, I WISH I WAS IN THE KITCHEN DANCING WITH AN APRON ON. AND SINCE IT ISN'T IN ENGLISH, WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHO'S RIGHT, ME OR HIM.