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Im getting paid!

Oct 14, 2012, 7:10pm lipstick communism
Im getting paid! So far, I've made $239 just by doing surveys
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Lana Del Rey – Video Games

Aug 31, 2011, 3:04am lipstick communism
Lana Del Rey – Video Games Last week I was absolutely inundated with the perfection that is Lana Del Rey from what seemed to be every aspect of my viral and real life (Thank you Ian/Twitter/blogosphere). Lana Del Rey is the sultry alias for this pouty-lipped, gorgeous creature that is New York singer-songwriter Lizzy Grant. She's breathtaking and what's even more she is talented; her single "Video Games" makes my heart hurt in the best way possible. With its sweeping strings and stripped down vocals, Video Games manages to evoke memories of the days I would worship at the altar of Cat Power/Fiona Apple. [...]
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Artist:Lana Del Rey
Title:Video Games
Link Text:Lana Del Rey - Video Games
File Name:Video Games.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder

Aug 30, 2011, 5:33pm lipstick communism
Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder The massive over saturation of data in today's society is daunting. Present technology affords us the luxury of having any piece of knowledge, any semblance of history and antiquity be it the military strategy of the Phoenicians or the import and exportation of domesticated horse semen . This ease of acquisition has changed the way we live, developed a dissonance simply by being over informed, and helped develop new forms of expression to the ones who take advantage of its virtues. Balam Acab is a sterling example of the latter aspect of the phenomena. Alec Koone, the plainclothes [...]
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Artist:Balam Acab
Title:Apart
Link Text:Balam Acab - Apart
File Name:02 - Apart.mp3
Bitrate:281 kbps
Genre:Witch Hop
Year:2011
Artist:Balam Acab
Title:Motion
Link Text:Balam Acab - Motion
File Name:03 - Motion.mp3
Bitrate:272 kbps
Genre:Witch Hop
Year:2011
Artist:Balam Acab
Title:Oh, Why
Link Text:Balam Acab - Oh, Why
File Name:06 - Oh, Why.mp3
Bitrate:242 kbps
Genre:Witch Hop
Year:2011

The Rapture – In the Grace of Your Love

Aug 23, 2011, 4:27pm lipstick communism
The Rapture – In the Grace of Your Love Preface: Many of you might have wondered what had become of Lipstick Communism, it's dormancy leaving a harsh cry in the ears of its several dozen readers, its absence a bitter aftertaste of those who reveled in the opinions of a small few. Never mind our MIA status, we're back with sincere apologies and I myself have returned after a bitter bout of writer's block which lead to the dark annals of alcoholism, only to emerge with a tragic and besmirched worldview. And that just makes for better reading. New York based dance-punk trio The Rapture played [...]
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Artist:The Rapture
Title:How Deep Is Your Love?
Link Text:The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love?
File Name:10 How Deep Is Your Love_.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:The Rapture
Title:In The Grace Of Your Love
Link Text:The Rapture - In The Grace of Your Love
File Name:05 In The Grace Of Your Love.mp3
Year:2011
Artist:The Rapture
Title:Never Die Again
Link Text:The Rapture - Never Die Again
File Name:06 Never Die Again.mp3
Year:2011

It’s that time again… Coachella 2011 Survival Guide

Apr 12, 2011, 6:18pm lipstick communism
It’s that time again… Coachella 2011 Survival Guide It's the most wonderful time of the yeaarrr....almost. Coachella season is OFFICIALLY here and so is my annual Chellz Survival Guide. I am ready for the heat, the pain, the crowds, the over priced booze, and ready to try and face my fear of porta potties (fingers crossed). I am also ready to find Unicorn Girl again, DON'T LET ME DOWN LADY. Now that I am a well-seasoned veteran (hahah yeah right) I feel it only fair to pass on some pearls of wisdom for the Summer music festival goer this year. Things like: 1. Remember to pre-party. [...]
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Dog Is Dead

Apr 10, 2011, 5:10am lipstick communism
Dog Is Dead Dog Is Dead is a name that has been floating around languidly on the interwebz for about a year now, and it is a shame that the band hasn't burst out in a horn-filled explosion for everyone to clamor over...yet. I believe this will be they year that that all changes for these 5 British babely boys. Hailing from Nottingham, these barely 20 year olds sound like they have been playing and harmonizing together for decades now. Their energetic brand of indie pop will grab you from the get-go and keep you wanting more. From the moment [...]
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Artist:Dog Is Dead
Title:Glockenspiel Song
Link Text:Dog Is Dead - Glockenspiel Song
File Name:01 Glockenspiel Song.mp3
Bitrate:206 kbps
Genre:Indie
Year:2010

Nottee’s Young Modern Life

Mar 12, 2011, 7:18pm lipstick communism
Nottee - Control (Live @ Popcirkus)
My reason for internet living, Cyndy G, asked me a question about a song a couple weeks ago, and I loved it but could not place it. So after hours of e-searching her brother figured out that it was Nottee's "Young Modern Life" and we started to fall in love with her. I was also incredibly shamed that I hadn't figured it out first, but we'll save that for a future therapy session. Nottee is the moniker for 25 year old Swedish pop songstress Rebekka “Nonno” Drouggev (is it just me or is there something in the water [...]
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Artist:Nottee
Title:Young Modern Life
Link Text:Nottee - Young Modern Life
File Name:Young Modern Life.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

Twin Sister

Feb 22, 2011, 10:09pm lipstick communism
Twin Sister Last year, Andrew turned me onto the band Twin Sister and it was love at first listen. Little did I know that, months later, their songs would subtly stalk my life everywhere I turned. If you know anything about me, you would know that I watch an inordinate amount of TV. I don't care how embarrassing the show may be, I will probably watch it once. Now, that's not to say that I have no discerning taste and will watch any shit they slap on the tube (read: MTV's version of Skins). The shows I do [...]
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Artist:Twin Sister
Title:I Want a House
Link Text:Twin Sister - I Want a House
File Name:04 I Want a House.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:255
Year:2008
Artist:Twin Sister
Title:Meet the Frownies
Link Text:Twin Sister - Meet The Frownies
File Name:08 Meet the Frownies.mp3

this week: a musical retrospective

Feb 20, 2011, 5:45am lipstick communism
this week: a musical retrospective Holy shit. This week in music has been absolutely bananas. It's been a huge week for the underdog (see also: WHO IS ARCADE FIRE??!?! ), for outstanding live performances, and for surprise albums releases that took the world by storm. Last Sunday night, Arcade Fire won a Grammy for Album of the Year for the brilliance that is Suburbs . Whilst I was freaking out that the once little known Canadian-band-that-could was on national television winning a freaking Grammy,  it seemed the rest of the world was found asking itself, WHO IS ARCADE FIRE?! [...]
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Artist:Radiohead
Title:Give Up The Ghost
Link Text:Radiohead - Give Up The Ghost
File Name:07 Give Up The Ghost.MP3
Genre:20
Year:2011

A Tardy Top 10 of Twenty Ten.

Jan 26, 2011, 2:38am lipstick communism
A Tardy Top 10 of Twenty Ten. Last night, The Style Eater embarrassingly brought it to my attention that I hadn't blogged since the end of November. Oy vey. After we baked this GLORIOUS Black & Blue(berry) crumble pie for our weekly Gossip Girl tea party (and yes, it is as cute a ritual as it sounds), Janelle and Xtina and I started gushing over our favorite bloggers, and even scoffing at other life-ruiner bloggers whilst secretly really wanting their button-ups. This was about the time I had to hang my head in shame for my absence. Although, the last thing I left you with [...]
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Artist:Angus & Julia Stone
Title:Big Jet Plane
Link Text:Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (mp3)
File Name:04 Big Jet Plane.mp3
Bitrate:231 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Beach House
Title:Take Care
Link Text:Beach House - Take Care (mp3)
File Name:10 Take Care.mp3
Artist:Broken Social Scene
Title:Texico Bitches
Link Text:Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches (mp3)
File Name:03 Texico Bitches.mp3
Bitrate:273 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Joanna Newsom
Title:'81
Link Text:Joanna Newsom - 81 (mp3)
File Name:1-03 '81.mp3
Bitrate:215 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:LCD Soundsystem
Title:All I Want
Link Text:LCD Soundsystem - All I Want (mp3)
File Name:04 All I Want.mp3
Bitrate:250 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Local Natives
Title:World News
Link Text:Local Natives - World News (mp3)
File Name:04 World News.mp3
Bitrate:231 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Head and the Heart
Title:Ghosts
Link Text:The Head and The Heart - Ghosts (mp3)
File Name:03 Ghosts.mp3
Bitrate:263 kbps
Year:2010

Tracks To Be Thankful For

Nov 27, 2010, 5:38am lipstick communism
Thanksgiving is perhaps one of my favorite holidays. An entire National Holiday dedicated to eating?? Yes please. Sign me up. The inner fat kid in me rejoiced as I planned our menu and, trust, my baked mac and cheese and garlic mashed potatoes were to die for (in case you were wondering). Throw in some booze, a fantastically loud and hilarious family, and new tunes and I don't think anyone can resist this season's charms. So whilst I slaved away (I use this term relatively loosely) in the kitchen, I luckily had my "Tracks to be thankful for" [...]
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Artist:Crystal Castles
Title:Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)
Link Text:Crystal Castles - Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)
File Name:Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith).mp3
Artist:Deadmau5
Title:Sofi Needs A Ladder
Link Text:Deadmau5 - Sofi Needs A Ladder
File Name:Sofi Needs A Ladder.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Kanye West
Title:Runaway (feat. Pusha T)
Link Text:Kanye West - Runaway (ft. Pusha T)
File Name:09 Runaway (feat. Pusha T).mp3
Bitrate:187 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Kleerup
Title:Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li)
Link Text:Kleerup - Until We Bleed (ft. Lykke Li)
File Name:02 Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Rihanna
Title:What's My Name? (feat. Drake)
Link Text:Rihanna - Whats My Name? (ft. Drake)
File Name:02 What's My Name_ (feat. Drake).mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Tame Impala
Title:Vital Signs (Midnight Juggernauts cover)
Link Text:Tame Impala - Vital Signs (Midnight Juggernauts cover)
File Name:Vital Signs (Midnight Juggernauts cover).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:The Naked And Famous
Title:Young Blood
Link Text:The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
File Name:07 Young Blood.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
Title:We No Speak Americano
Link Text:Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup - We No Speak Americano
File Name:We No Speak Americano.mp3
Year:2010

The xx at the Hollywood Palladium 9.22.10

Nov 23, 2010, 6:41pm lipstick communism
The xx at the Hollywood Palladium 9.22.10 I am officially the world's worst blogger. Apologies for the recent blogging fail. Over the past couple months (yes shit it's been months now.. I started writing this post in September), however, I have had the chance to see some of my favorite acts and have heard some rather glorious album leaks, so I am now ready with updates galore. And so we begin, with yet another post dedicated to that sometimes dark and always sexy British trio, the xx . Although the Palladium is perhaps my [...]
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Link Text:Warpaint - Undertow
File Name:03 Undertow.mp3
Artist:The xx
Title:Teardrops (Womack & Womack cover)
Link Text:the xx - Teardrops (Womack & Womack cover)
File Name:Teardrops (Womack & Womack cover).mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Matthew Dear – Slowdance

Sep 10, 2010, 12:17am lipstick communism
Matthew Dear – Slowdance Matthew Dear 's latest release, Black City , is a treasure trove of droning synths, twitches, glitches, sexy vocals, and all around fine electronica just waiting to be devoured. The album presents us with a Dear that has taken on a darker twist with his work (darker than what he previously showcased on Asa Breed ). The album's ultimate highlight, in my opinion, is "Slowdance," a sultry song with the kind of driving backbeat that will run through your head for days. Now that Brooklyn favorites, Bear In Heaven, have added their own funky/psychedelic/futuristic sound to the remix [...]
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Artist:Matthew Dear
Title:Slowdance
Link Text:Matthew Dear - Slowdance
File Name:03 Slowdance.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Matthew Dear
Title:Slowdance (Bear In Heaven Remix)
Link Text:Matthew Dear - Slowdance (Bear In Heaven remix)
File Name:Slowdance (Bear In Heaven Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010

FYF as a State of Mind

Sep 9, 2010, 1:41am lipstick communism
FYF as a State of Mind For many considering themselves relevant in the art of music blogging, bro to bro discussion and pressing 'like' buttons as a form of communication, Fuck Yeah Fest has only recently streamed through the thousands of psyches that attended. While FYF is essentially a collective of bands pushing through performance glitches and playing good fucking music, individuals coping with rising temperatures and even a few displays of unnecessary physical violence, it has the potential to house an absolute emotional response, certain factors considered. The notions of  a "music festival" can be agreed, by the general populous, as a gathering; an [...]
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Artist:!!!
Title:The Most Certain Sure
Link Text:!!! - The Most Certain Sure
File Name:02 The Most Certain Sure.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Cold Cave
Title:Life Magazine (Delorean Remix)
Link Text:Cold Cave - Life Magazine (Delorean Remix)
File Name:Cold Cave - Life Magazine (Delorean Remix).mp3
Artist:Delorean
Title:Real Love
Link Text:Delorean - Real Love
File Name:02 Real love.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Rapture
Title:I Need Your Love
Link Text:The Rapture - I Need Your Love
File Name:04 I Need Your Love.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003

August Obsessions

Aug 25, 2010, 5:47am lipstick communism
August Obsessions To my hundreds of dear avid readers, my sincerest apologies for the lack of updates and blogging in this hectic month of August. Between school applications and work and beating out people on Ticketmaster for much sought after Arcade Fire tickets I have been such a wretched lipstick communist. SORRY! But never fear, I have returned with such great treats I can hardly contain myself. So much amazing new music has found its way into my inbox and itunes I have not a clue where to start. So instead, prepare thyself for a mega post of releases from [...]
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Artist:Arcade Fire
Title:Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Link Text:Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
File Name:15 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains).mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Blonde Redhead
Title:Here Sometimes
Link Text:Blonde Redhead - Here Sometimes
File Name:01 Here Sometimes.mp3
Bitrate:267 kbps
Artist:Cee-Lo Green
Title:Fuck You
Link Text:Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
File Name:Fuck You.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Glasser
Title:Home
Link Text:Glasser - Home
File Name:02 Home.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Miami Horror
Title:Sometimes
Link Text:Miami Horror - Sometimes
File Name:05 Sometimes.mp3
Bitrate:275 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Ra Ra Riot
Title:Boy
Link Text:Ra Ra Riot - Boy
File Name:02 Boy.mp3
Bitrate:254 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Ra Ra Riot
Title:Boy (RAC mix)
Link Text:Ra Ra Riot - Boy (RAC remix)
File Name:Boy (RAC mix).mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2010

The Postelles

Jul 27, 2010, 11:15pm lipstick communism
The Postelles Historically speaking, Americans have often lagged behind the Brits in terms of musical ideas. Maybe it's mainstream American culture in general that's responsible – giant corporations (ie, Capitol Records in this case) typically finger their assholes until trends become cool enough to capitalize on before jumping on board, thus avoiding the investment of any real risk. Or perhaps it's a lack of decent British orthodontists that forces the Brits to focus more so on creative endeavors than pure physical appearances alone to get laid with. While I don't know the real reasons behind the phenomenon – [...]
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Artist:The Postelles
Title:White Night
Link Text:The Postelles - White Night
File Name:01 White Night.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010

Sunglasses

Jul 25, 2010, 10:29pm lipstick communism
Sunglasses There seem to be so many artists and bands out there with really inane names lately. Sunglasses , however, has made me realize that you can not judge a band by its title. This band has been making its rounds in the blogosphere realm for a while now, but with the recent release of their self-titled EP debut, which is really little more than 3 songs, I have been hit with Sunglasses fever all over again. It helps that they sound insanely similar to Animal Collective, for whom I have expressed my deep-seated love for before [...]
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Artist:Sunglasses
Title:Referee
Link Text:Sunglasses - Referee
File Name:03 Referee.mp3
Year:2010

MPQuickie: Amanda Palmer – Idioteque (Radiohead Cover)

Jul 20, 2010, 1:30pm lipstick communism
MPQuickie: Amanda Palmer – Idioteque (Radiohead Cover) Energetic Amanda Palmer, of Dresden Doll's fame, is a free agent after being released from Roadrunner Records early this year. She's celebrating this how? Well, by releasing what ever the fuck she wants and whenever she sees fit. That has lead to her new pet project, Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele , a short but relatively sweet collection of pre- Amnesiac covers of songs you've all heard covered so many times before. Even still, her cover of Idioteque is worth mentioning. It's sparse but still holds some of that uneasy feel [...]
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Artist:Amanda Palmer
Title:Idioteque
Link Text:Amanda Palmer - Idioteque
File Name:04 Idioteque.mp3
Artist:Scala
Title:Creep
Link Text:http://www.achtungbaby.org/201 0/7/Creep.mp3
File Name:Creep.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Title:Everything In It's Right Place (Originally Performed By Radiohead)
Link Text:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/755700 9/113_scala_and_kolacny_brothe rs-everything_in_its_right_pla ce_%28originally_performed_by_ radiohead%29-mnd.mp3
File Name:113_scala_and_kolacny_brothers -everything_in_its_right_place _(originally_performed_by_radi ohead)-mnd.mp3
Bitrate:195 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Title:Heartbeats (Originally Performed By The Knife)
Link Text:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/755700 9/108_scala_and_kolacny_brothe rs-heartbeats_%28originally_pe rformed_by_the_knife%29-mnd.mp 3
File Name:108_scala_and_kolacny_brothers -heartbeats_(originally_perfor med_by_the_knife)-mnd.mp3
Bitrate:197 kbps
Year:2006

the most wonderful time of the year

Jul 14, 2010, 6:31am lipstick communism
Festival season on the West Coast is upon us; a sure sign that Summer is here (that and the permeating smell of smoke as the hills around me are on fire... again). Yesterday, the annual Fuck Yeah Fest , based in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Treasure Island Music Festival , which takes place in San Francisco released their line-ups and tickets, respectively. Throw in LA's Sunset Junction Festival , HARD Summer , Culture Collide , and SF's Outside Lands and you've got yourself a pristine way to spend your Summer and early [...]
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Artist:Panda Bear
Link Text:Panda Bear - Bros
File Name:03 Bros.mp3
Year:2007

Blackbird Blackbird

Jul 9, 2010, 8:37pm lipstick communism
Blackbird Blackbird Waves. We're rapidly becoming a world enveloped in them. Google has one. The ocean has a few. Music has way too many. It's a fact, computers are not the most rapidly developing phenomena, it is Waves. Yes, friends, some day we'll all be bouncing our ever curious grand children on our knees and proclaiming that "I remember a simpler time, when waves were either radio or tasty, and we didn't even have to worry if either of those were chill or dreamy!" Pssh, whatever you say, Gramps. Blackbird Blackbird embraces his waves like a man of the future. [...]
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Artist:Blackbird Blackbird
Title:Happy High
Link Text:Blackbird Blackbird - Happy High
File Name:04 - Happy High.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Blackbird Blackbird
Title:Hawaii (Sunvisor Remix)
Link Text:Blackbird Blackbird - Hawaii (Sunvisor Remix)
File Name:18 - Hawaii (Sunvisor Remix).mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Blackbird Blackbird
Title:Heartbeat
Link Text:Blackbird Blackbird - Heartbeat
File Name:09 - Heartbeat.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Blackbird Blackbird
Title:Ups & Downs
Link Text:Blackbird Blackbird - Ups and Downs
File Name:08 - Ups & Downs.mp3
Year:2010
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