The Deftones just released a new video for their new song called Diamond Eyes!

Deftones – Diamond Eyes (Official)

Deftones.com Check it out. New album will be coming out on 05.04.10 go get it.

Racing Lights by Stars of Track of Field

Too much love in you my dear,
I would sing, you would burst in tears, love.
Falling faster then oh my God,
I’ve seen inside a beating heart.
You see the stars burn out.

Racing lights, run for your life.
You scary lights won’t you shine.
For only me.

Caught me hanging on so long,
One deep breath and you’re all drown out, so
Be 17 forever with a tear in your eye.
I’ll sing you lullabies, I’ll sing you lullabies.

Won’t you shine down,
You said you could.
You knew you should
See the thoughts and breaking hearts,
And read between the lines.
I ask, If I might write to write your name in the sky,
If you want me I’m outside.
And I might like to wonder,
How you let yourself get pulled under with every breath you take.

Won’t you shine.
Won’t you shine.
Won’t you shine.

I like this alt rock cover of Lady G’s Bad Romance, Jared does it justice.

Hybridization of different instruments both human and traditional can lead to some pretty badass things. Like flutebox’n, most creative things I have seen so far this year. But it’s only March.

The Deftones just released a new rock video for their song “Rocket Skates” which is the first single from their upcoming album Diamond Eyes. Can’t wait to get it when it hits the CD racks. If you want get the HD version of the video for free, all you have to do is go tweet it here.

Last night while I was working on some web stuff I came across a cache of badass music mashups. Instead of sending you cheap plastic trinkets from China which are just going to end up in land fills….I figured I would spin you some rad music mashups on my newly recreated Blip.fm station so you all can have a Merry Mash-Mass!

Or just to: http://blip.fm/toddpitt

Merry Mash-Mass Mix 09′

1. “Galvanize The Empire” (Chemical Brothers vs John Williams) for Mr. Klaus http://blip.fm/~ib2i0
2. “Confused Tobaco Bump” (Bonde do Role vs New Order vs Spank Rock/Alice in Chains) for Mrs. Klaws http://blip.fm/~ib3z1
3. Led Snooppelin “Drop It Like It’s a Whole Lotta Love” (Led Zeppelin vs Snoop Dog) for Jordan S. http://blip.fm/~ib5op
4. “Low Addict” (Plump DJs vs Flo Rida) for Angus Pangus http://blip.fm/~ib68o
5. “Poker Face Just What I Needed” (The Cars vs Lady Gaga) for Alexis Rizzo M. http://blip.fm/~ib76z
6. “Rehab Can’t Help Myself “ (Amy Winehouse vs Four Tops) for Jessica J. http://blip.fm/~ib7vr
7. “Ooh La La Summer Nights” (The Wiseguys vs. Olivia Newton John & John Travolta) for Dad & Karen http://blip.fm/~ib8mi
8. Gorilla Cakez – “Never Feel Good” for Kimba G. http://blip.fm/~ib9vi
9. “Boulevard of Broken Songs” (Green Day vs Oasis vs Travis vs Aerosmith vs Eminem) for Derek Y. http://blip.fm/~ibabo
10. Death Cab for Maddy “Hung Up On Soul” (Death Cab For Cutie vs Madonna) for Mahdi G. http://blip.fm/~ibaxv
11. New Donna – “Bizarre Light Triangle” (New Order vs Madonna) for Sophia N. & Mu http://blip.fm/~ibbzr
12. “All I Want You To Do Is Be My Reckoner” (Justin Timberlake vs. Radiohead) for Kyoko K. http://blip.fm/~ibd7q
13. “Independent Room” (Fugazi vs. Destiny’s Child) for Immi-Chan http://blip.fm/~ibdq7
14. “Insane, Medicated Hand” (NIN vs Queens of The Stone Age) for Nikolai W. http://blip.fm/~ibej0
15. “Dontcha Seether” (Veruca Salt vs. Pussycat Dolls) For Janis H. http://blip.fm/~ibfj8
16. “Walking With a Ghost in Paris” 2007 Remix (Mylo vs Tegan & Sara) for Wendy & Carrie http://blip.fm/~ibgzp
17. “Tender Umbrella” (Rihanna vs. General Public) for my awesome sista Jordan F. http://blip.fm/~ibhej
18. “Millionaire Galang” (Plastilina Mosh vs M.I.A.) for my man Paulito G. http://blip.fm/~ibi5b
19. “Satisfaction Skank” (Fatboy Slim vs Rolling Stones) for Mom & H. http://blip.fm/~ibijz
20. “Another One Bites Da Funk” (Daft Punk vs Queen) for Meg M. http://blip.fm/~ibizi
21. “Machine Gun Shelter” (Commodores vs. Rolling Stones) for my cuz Nick K. http://blip.fm/~ibjeb
22. “The Way I Keep Me Hanging On” (Timbaland vs The Supremes) for my sis Junko K. http://blip.fm/~ibjmk
23. “Hella Dare You To Smoke” (Gorillaz vs. No Doubt vs. Deep Purple) for Andrew P.  http://blip.fm/~ibjvc
24. “Paper Planes Fly High Like” (M.I.A. vs Party Ben) for Kevin B. http://blip.fm/~ib68o
25. “God Put A Smile Upon My Face” (Coldplay vs Punx) for my lil’ man Ashland http://blip.fm/~ibk16
26. “Laktos Scientist” (Coldplay vs Sebastian Ingrosso) for my mate Tom D. http://blip.fm/~ibk5x
27. “Killing For Love Remix” (Jose Gonzalez vs. Cirez D) for Mike, Mary & lil man Killian http://blip.fm/~ibkcv
28. The Snow Police “Every Car You Chase” (The Police vs Snow Patrol) for Tony P. http://blip.fm/~ibkus

This is the first song that 30STM has released from their upcoming album “This is War” it is called “Kings and Queens” check it. This is one of the few bands I always go and see live because their shows are amazing and so is the vibe from their hardcore fans “The Mars Army.” Also, this is one of the few bands who actually uses social media the way it was intended, direct engagement with the fans, no middle man no record label required. The reason why I listen to them is not just the music, it is who they are, it is their creativity, their pension of taking an idea and manifesting it into something real, something so beautiful, and the inherent truth that lays within. Word.

Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars

Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken

We were the Kings and Queens of Promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell

Into your lives
Hopeless and taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and pain
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams

We were the Kings and Queens of Promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell

The age of man is over
A darkness comes and all
These lessons that we learned here
Have only just begun

We were the Kings and Queens of Promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell

We are the Kings
We are the Queens
We are the Kings
We are the Queens

It has been a really long physically, emotionally and mentally demanding two months for both me and my family. It’s moments like this that you are bone tired, mired and just want to sleep forever. It is times like this in life that are the reason why people sing and artists make music. So this song is exactly how I feel today…

“Eet” by Regina Spektor

It’s like forgetting the words to your favorite song.
You can’t believe it; you were always singing along.
It was so easy and the words so sweet.
You can’t remember; you try to feel the beat.

Bee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Eet eet eet.
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Eet eet eet.

You spend half of your life trying to fall behind.
You’re using your headphones to drown out your mind.
It was so easy and the words so sweet.
You can’t remember; you try to move your feet.

Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Eet eet eet.
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Eet eet eet.

[musical interlude]

Someone’s deciding whether or not to steal.
He opens a window just to feel the chill.
He hears that outside a small boy just started to cry
‘Cause it’s his turn, but his brother won’t let him try.

[musical interlude]

It’s like forgetting the words to your favorite song.
You can’t believe it; you were always singing along.
It was so easy and the words so sweet.
You can’t remember; you try to move your feet.
It was so easy and the words so sweet.
You can’t remember; you try to feel the beat…

I ventured out tonight to the Hawthorne Theatre my first concert since I moved to PDX. I defiantly needed a night off to just go get lost in the music. Interestingly enough, I first heard of a little band (no so little anymore) called Lights when I was surfing through the “other/indie” music categories on MySpace, which I do from time to time if I am looking for something new, unusual, rising or random.

Lights I

The opening band for lights was Stars of Track & Field, they were pretty good. I liked their stuff but did not have a chance to pick up their album, I guess the chick @ the merch table was back stage or something when I swung by between a few Widmers & Hawthorne ales.

Lights II

I liked the Venue a lot, it was very chill & low key. The price of the tickets were really reasonable & a nice change from the frequently prohibitive price gouging that used to happen back in DC.  The Portlanders were nice, amiable & it was a diverse mix of people.  The club was split into a over 21 (in the back) / all ages up front.  It was a layout I had never seen before, what can I say the joint was interesting overall.

Lights III

I think of all the photos I took Lights III (above is my abso-fav). Lights was a good live show, even if it was their second time coming back through pdx they still rocked it. The band has been touring for the last year & a half, so lights confessed that she was pretty tired but still hyped up to be back in Portland. Guess this was the second to last tour date before getting back home to Toronto.

Lights played everything I wanted to hear plus they covered two great Phil Collins songs, which clearly she loved. Halfway through the show, in between songs a teen / fan from MySpace gave Lights a block of cheese. Of course, she was gracious & accepted the legendary cracker topping with a smile. Apparently there was some kind of social network cheese meme bouncing around the web the past couple months…tasty!!!

Oh yeah I almost forgot the drummer for Lights rocked!!! Honestly I was expecting a drum machine, but was delightfully surprised by an *ANIMAL* beast wailer.

Lights & Todd

When I got to meet Lights after the show, I simply told her the truth:

“I love your music, it makes me happy when I am really sad.”

She beamed & gave me a really big hug. You know most rock stars…they are normal people like everyone else. Lights has over 11 Million profile views on MySpace for a reason, good stuff, positive, beautiful voice, emotive, original sound. My daughter Immi loves Lights like crazy & always wants us to play the album over & over again.

Todd’s top recommend tracks off of “The Listening” are:

1. River
2. Lions
3. The Last Thing On Your Mind
4. Face up

This well done video mashup is the two movies V for Vendetta + Phantom of the Opera & the award winning 30 Seconds To Mars song “The Kill” all wrapped up into one. Good concept, good execution.

This is one of the best music & video mashups I have found floating around online in a long while. It is pretty stylized and the resulting video is different, somehow more then just the sum of the parts. It flows pretty consistently considering how different the source materials are, yet pulls from similar themes (darkness, the masks, duality, duplicity, etc). It is very original in both the content selection & the specific scene cuts which are used. Hats off to mergirl1 for this piece of creative mash.