Just Trying To Have A Friday, You Guys

It’s a snowy wonderland outside my window in Ljubljana. It has been snowing basically pretty nonstop all weekend, and with all the things going on between work and shuffling around for this commitment  or that commitment, it was a real pleasure to spend most of this weekend in the house just relaxing in PJs. While I did get a bit of sleep Friday night and make it to the market on Saturday, I spent most of the weekend actually developing a prototype for a secret side project – more details later – which leads me to my next thought – it’s kind of depressing being a backend developer because you don’t get to see any of the fruits of your labor until you have a frontend guy swoop in and spend two seconds coding up some pretty design and HTML/CSS to go with it. In my case, after about 36 hours of straight coding on a Django API and a functional Android app that calls that API, I’m still waiting for that frontend guy to show up (looking at you @pronebird and @SlovenianSteve!) – G-d bless frontend guys everywhere and the magic you do!

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Anyway, enough of my nonsense – onto the music news!

• premiere: listen to Phèdre’s debut LP (via gorillavsbear.net)
• Video: Jay-Z debuts “Glory” live (via Consequence of Sound)
• Jungle Brothers initiated “Native Tongues reunion” in NYC tonight? +++++ De La Soul members form First Serve (video) (via brooklynvegan)
• Happy Birthday to the Greatest That Ever Did It… (via MIND INVERSION)
• Fucked Up – “Year Of The Tiger” (via Stereogum)
• Jack White – “Machine Gun Silhouette” (via Stereogum)
• MP3: The Knocks – “Midnight City” (M83 Cover) (via Pretty Much Amazing!)
• Album Review: Lindstrøm – Six Cups of Rebel (via Consequence of Sound)
• How To Dress Well Covers Xiu Xiu (via Stereogum)
• Video: James Mercer debuts new Shins song, “It’s Only Life” (via Consequence of Sound)
• Shabazz Palaces Remix Battles (via Stereogum)
• Watch Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Play an Extended “Perth” With the Roots (via Pitchfork: Latest News)
• Springsteen Fills Sax Position (via Pollstar Concert Wire)
• New: Nite Jewel – “In The Dark” (via Pretty Much Amazing!)
• tUnE-YarDs played Allen Room & then Occupied Columbus Circle (pics & setlist) (via brooklynvegan)
• Free Download: Grace Woodroofe’s Raspy ‘Transformer’ (via Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily)
• R.I.P. J Dilla (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006) (via MIND INVERSION)
• [new]: Moonface – Teary Eyes And Bloody Lips (via We All Want Someone To Shout For)
• ?uestlove’s DJ Set Tribute to J Dilla (via MIND INVERSION)
• Stream the New Burial EP (via Pitchfork: Latest News)

Out tomorrow:

Punch Brothers – Who’s Feeling Young (Nonesuch) Tennis – Young and Old Shearwater – Animal Joy (Sup Pop)

See you next time…