Dreams of Cannibalism by Typhoon

I can't wait to get my hands on Typhoon's new album White Lighter due out August 20th! I also am very much looking forward to seeing them again live. They were unbelievable at The Echo last November!

Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) @ Shrine Auditorium - 6/26/13

Well, I must say last night was damn near perfect :) :) After enjoying a scrumptiously unique dinner of sushi, lobster bisque, cold & hot sake, beer & ambrosia-flavored HOOKAH at Lotus on Flower Street (only 0.6 miles from the venue), I was lucky enough to be treated by a far too generous friend to an orchestra seat at Shrine Auditorium where I saw Robert Plant (the lead singer of Led Zeppelin) for my very 1st time. And, at 62, the man can still wail as well as he did 40+ years ago! It was AMAZING.

About 1/2 of the 15 songs in Robert's set were classic, fabulous Led Zeppelin tracks to which everyone in the audience pretty much lost their minds. The other 1/2 were songs from Robert's solo albums that all completely captivated me despite not recognizing most of them initially. Check out the set list below for more details.

The only bummer of the evening was security making me check my camera at the coat check when I was stupid enough to ask if was OK for me to bring it in :-/ BUT I like to think it was a blessing in disguise because, since I no longer had my camera to mess around with & because my iPhone's zoom-less video & photo quality just sucks, I was able to focus 110% of my attention on Robert Plant whose voice & stage presence transcend generations. He's a LIVING LEGEND indeed.

One of my favorite moments of the night (captured by someone also sitting in the orchestra section but slightly closer to the stage than me) was when Robert sang the Led Zeppelin hit Going to California. Of course, since the show was taking place IN California, the crowd LOVED it:



SET LIST:
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Joan Baez cover)
In the Mood
Tin Pan Valley
Spoonful (Howlin’ Wolf cover)
Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)
Another Tribe
Going to California (Led Zeppelin song)
The Enchanter
Please Read the Letter (Jimmy Page & Robert Plant cover)
Friends (Led Zeppelin song)
Funny in My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' to Die)
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Led Zeppelin song)
Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin song) ("Who Do You Love" snippet)

Encore:
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Uncle Tupelo cover)
Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)

A Few Fave Led Zeppelin Songs Because I'm Seeing Robert Plant Tonight!!!

Black Dog


When The Levee Breaks


Kashmir


All of My Love


Ramble On


Whole Lotta Love


Dazed & Confused


Babe I'm Gonna Leave You


Tangerine


Stairway to Heaven

Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke Featuring Pharrell Williams & T.I. (VIDEO DEFINITELY NSFW)

I'm not normally into pop music but this particular video makes me kinda love this track ;-)

Robin Thicke is hot but the chicks dancing around him are obviously hotter.

Be careful where you watch this one...

Despair by Yeah Yeah Yeahs = The 1st Music Video Ever Shot On Observation Deck of The Empire State Building!

Black Skinhead by Kanye West (Live on SNL)

Lately, people have been expressing ALL kinds of opinions about Kanye West's new album Yeezus as well as opinions about Kanye as a person but the way I see it is this: the fact I think Kanye West is a cocky asshole in real life doesn't make his music any better or any worse. I like Kanye's music &, for the most part, I'm diggin' his new album.

I also guess Kanye West assumes, because he's black, he can be as racist as he wants to be? This thought crossed my mind while I was listening to the track I'm In It for the 1st time. To put it nicely, Kanye says all he needs is sweet & sour sauce when pleasuring an Asian woman...lol. Inappropriate, Kanye! :-P

Here's my favorite track thus far. The bass line is just too good:

This Life by Ed Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (NEW!!!)

This brand new track by Ed Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros is sad but BEAUTIFUL.

"I've been trying to pretend that death is my friend."