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I know Latitudes Margaritaville, Florida is for seniors, but I kinda want to live there! I’d be eating so many cheeseburgers in this “master-planned” paradise.

The Margaritaville blog describes the community: “no worries,” tropical vibe, offering an immersive brand experience. Current plans call for walkable neighborhoods and a Town Center featuring a fitness center with an aerobics studio, indoor lap pool, spa, and group fitness classes; indoor and outdoor dining with signature Margaritaville food and beverage concepts, as well as others; arts and learning programs for residents and guests; and a resort pool area with beach entry. In true Margaritaville fashion, music will also play an important part in the community, with a band shell for live entertainment in the Town Center. A private beachfront club with breathtaking views and beachfront amenities will be set on the Atlantic Ocean, which residents can access via a continuous loop shuttle service.

An “immersive brand experience.” All Jimmy Buffett, all the time. Hmmm… I wonder if there is a Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park/Westworld novel story in here somewhere?

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Daijo sent over this future pop beauty…featuring the vocals of Vancouver’s Aloma Steele! Real good.

The music video is ace!

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One time I was in a music video!

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Moscow guy Denis First has a nice remix of Milky Chance’s modern rock hit “Cocoon.” Love the energy on this.

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Our man Koni is back with a cover of The Chainsmokers and Coldplay joint, “Something Just Like This.”

Koni puts his signature deep house/tropical vibe on the song and enlists vocalist Marina Lin (from Toronto!).

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The Vancouver Canucks have been ravaged with a case of The Mumps this year and I felt bad so we wrote and recorded a song for them.

an Ugly Grey Box Studio production.

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This is Meredith enjoying hockey sports!

Here’s a picture of me at the Canucks game last night watching the Red Wings and eating a hot dog.

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First up! Direct from Berlin, it’s Younotus!

Ruth from Minnesota sent over some indie pop from Axel Mansoor.

Wendel at Heroic sent over another one from WRLD.  “Stranded.”

To kick off their debut North American tour, WRLD & smle have joined heads in the track “Stranded”. The track is a fusion of two sounds, highlighting WRLD’s retro synths and smle’s luminescent future bass vibes. With the addition of Kiddo’s youthful vocals, “Stranded” comes together as electrifying and undeniably “feel good” from both upcoming artists.

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Hey look at that!

Crawford-Baker baby 3
September 2017
Code name: milkshake

I’ll have to figure out how to get paid being a music blogger…can’t quit that diaper budget.

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Running down a list of of songs I saw posted by Alt Nation today to see what I like.

Here are a couple.

Watt is from New York. major label artist. Bluesy modern rock. Big beats, gritty voice.

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Judah & The Lion rock the “slow one” after the huge success of “Take It All Back.”

LA singer, Mondo Cozmo is some high energy rock and roll!

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Chill Amy Shark, chill.

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The White Panda sent over their punched up take on Verite’s most excellent The 1975 cover of “Somebody Else.”

In an email Tom from White Panda said, “We thought it would be fun to give a more dancey edge to her soothing vocals, and were really pleased with how it came out.”

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Yesterday was my daughter’s 9th birthday!

I took the day off at the radio station so my wife and her mother could Madelyn to a tea house in Vancouver.

I totally flaked on this year. I wanted to theme her 9th birthday after the movie 9. Do you remember that movie?  When Madelyn was a baby (or like toddler) she used to watch that movie all the time. I must have seen it a thousand times.

And I remember thinking, “when she turns 9, I’ll get her like a 9 birthday cake or something.”

But then life happened and the obsession for the film 9 was replaced and replaced again. And replaced again and she is into different things now.

Today we’re taking a gaggle of 9-year-olds to see the Lego Batman movie. Fun. Pray for me and my wife.

And how about that Coheed & Cambria at the end of the trailer. I’m pumped!

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The Chainsmokers had a chance to work with Chris Martin from Coldplay and at the Brit Awards they debuted the colab. Alex and Drew share in an email: Well to give a little background we had heard through the grapevine that Coldplay listened to our music sometimes before they went on stage. So we reached out with the big old question mark about potentially working together. To say we were in shock when they said they would love to would be an understatement. So about 3 months ago we went into the studio and on the first day came up with what is now this song. Obviously it took some tinkering and stuff but working with Coldplay was incredible, Chris and the band are such visionaries and they bring the same warmth in their music as they did to to this project. 

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Banging out some future bass and electronic sent over from Wes today.

First up. DC’s Kwon.

Next up… a little more chill. D!avolo. This one is a little more linear. Vocals. Verse/chorus/verse.

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