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In tribute to ~ Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Prince and so many others who chose to leave in 2016. LCD Soundsystem's tune seems an appropriate choice to address the gaping hole left where their unique brilliance once shined so brightly for so long in our world. Take nothing for granted.   Life is so fragile.

LCD Soundsystem "Home" from FUNWUNCE on Vimeo . Tonight I jump in the car to pick up my kid from a play date. I flip on KCRW to catch what turned out to be the final song in Travis's dj set: "Home" by lcd soundsystem. HOME Home Home Home Home Home Home Take me home Just do it right Make it perfect and real Because it's everything No everything was never the deal So grab your things and stumble into the night So we can shut the door Oh, shut the door on terrible times Yeah, do it right And head again into space So you can carry on And carry on, and fall all over the place This is the trick, forget a terrible year That we can break the laws Until it gets weird And this is what you waited for But under lights, we're all unsure So tell me What would make you feel better? As night has such a local ring And love and rock are pick-up things And you know it Yeah, you know it Yeah, you know Take Forget your past

Late last night I watched a funny link  of the Muppets singing a cover of LCD Soundsystem's Dance Yrself Clean .   It's an  amusing clip, to be sure, but not as truly great as some of their other work. Below is another clip of LCD Soundsystem singing Losing My Edge, which reminded me of how great they were this past fall at Hollywood Bowl last October.  And they were great.  Absolutely great. Sorry, but I simply cannot fathom that I'm going to miss their farewell concert in April in New York later this year.  The last concert, ever for this group?  - No.

I've just discovered, Royksopp , a duo from Norway whose work is so compelling, eerie and delicious that I've instantly become huge a fan . This first Royksopp clip, Happy Up Here , creatively weaves an array of visual urban imagery into a wonderful video containing some seriously addictive contemporary music. (I am reminded of work similar to LCD Soundsystem, MGMT or even Beck.) Their second video, A Beautiful Day Without You , is a haunting, yet whimiscal animated journey which is also really creative and unlike anything else I've seen. Check out these two videos to see yourself why they're easy to love. Can't wait to see more. Happy Up Here from Röyksopp on Vimeo . Beautiful Day Without You from Röyksopp on Vimeo .

Oh, hi. Woke up, remembered that today is Sunday, September 7th. 2008. Made a pot of coffee then slapped my forehead realizing, my God! I still hate Sarah Palin! Anyhow. Thankfully, I know I do not walk alone, so I chose to distract myself from the irritating thought that she's "energized the republican base" by posting something entirely unrelated and diversionary. Below is a cool video that some very clever bloke created by mixing two hit songs from two of my most fav (recent) groups. LCD Soundsystem and MGMT . It works! Enjoy.