Facelift # 3

Hey! Looks like we’ve had yet another changeup ’round these parts. I know, I know, this has become a pretty common occurrence, but I think I’ve finally found a site layout I can live with. Besides, I was getting sick of rotating headers every week, and I’m sure some of you were too! And what better way to start the week than with a fresh face?

If you’re wondering about the current banner/header, it’s a photo I took last year at Golden Gate Park during the Outside Lands Festival. It’s a fence where everyone parked their bikes. There’s nothing much to it, other than I thought it was an interesting image. I wish there was more of a story there, but that’s pretty much it. :)

I know I just posted about HWD, but Yoni from the band sent along this little remix morsel that I wanted to share with you. I’ve received A LOT of Don Diablo remixes & original tracks in the last few months via my email, but for whatever reason the music wasn’t resonating with me. Maybe it’s because I love HWD so much, but this one is pretty spiffy. It’s very 90s Eurodance and over the top, but it feels like an appropriate match.

Heads We Dance – When The Sirens Sound (Don Diablo Remix) [ZShare] [YSI]

I’ve also updated the blogroll while committing to this revamp, and I’m long overdue for passing around some link love to my fellow blogsters. So here’s a brief sampling of what’s happening elsewhere:

Ekko over at Berkeley Place has an interesting cover of Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’ by Canadian indie electropopsters The Woodhands. [Berkeley Place]

Linda has some great photos up of her recent Coachella experience. Take a peek and cry that you weren’t there. [Speed of Dark]

Charles tackles the Dollhouse. I’d all but written the show off, but he makes some good points about why I should perhaps give it another chance. [Heartache With Hard Work]

Marilyn at Road 2 Nowhere has the new Armand Van Helden/Dizzee Rascal joint. I played it out when I DJd The Faint/Ladytron afterparty, and the crowd indeed went bonkers. [Road 2 Nowhere]

Jim with QBIM has apparently heard the new Manic Street Preachers, and has declared it good. Head over to hear his thoughts and snatch up a gem from the band’s last record with Richey Edwards, Holy Bible. [Quick Before It Melts]

Ceci has a cool Moscow band called Manicure up on I Am The Crime. When I reviewed the Future Sound Of Russia compilation last year, I mentioned that I’d formed a bad habit of ignoring Russia as a source of music. Yet another reason to break that policy! [I Am The Crime]

Tags: don diablo, heads we dance