OITL Song Of The Day #10: Hot Chip "Take It In"

British electropop band Hot Chip is streaming their fourth full-length studio album, One Life Stand, on their MySpace page and single/album closer "Take It In" is our song of the day. The new disc is due out February 9th via Astralwerks and "Take It In" is already taking it's place as one of the best tracks of the new year. Check it out below.

YouTube Fun (January 31, 2010) - Kinky Pussy, 9 Inches, Ga Ga Ga Ga Grammy Am... Sasha Fierce

Kinky Pussy


9 Inches


Ga Ga Ga Ga Grammy Am... Sasha Fierce

Easton Town Center Getting Makeover With New Stores, Remodels, and Closings

Easton Town Center, a Columbus hot spot for shopping, eating, recreation, and more, is going through an upgrade this year where many new stores and restaurants will come into the complex including Northstar Cafe, Clarks, H&M, Sketchers, Oakley, North Face, Journeys, Shoe Woo, and Yagoot, several will be remodeling including Eddie Bauer, Pac Sun, Cheryl & Co, and Wet Seal, and a few will be or have recently closed their doors including Steve Madden, Benetton, Luxodern, Origins, Dr. Mojoe, Bang & Olufsen, and Pottery Barn Kids. Read a more in-depth report over at the Dispatch.

OITL Song Of The Day #9: The Antlers "Two"

While Columbus will be hosting what should be a pair of solid shows tonight with New York folk rockers Alberta Cross playing The Basement and Chicago house DJ Bad Boy Bill playing BoMA, I will be heading up to Akron to check out Brooklyn indie rockers The Antlers play a headlining show with Annabel at Musica. The Antlers released a phenomenal and heartwrenching concept album in 2009 entitled Hospice, which ended up on numerous top 10 lists and affected nearly everyone it touched. Do not miss them if they come to your town or if you can make the show tonight. Here's my favorite track from the album and our song of the day, "Two".

OITL Song Of The Day #8: Four Tet "Love Cry"

English electronic artist Kieran Hebden a.k.a. Four Tet unleashed his first full-length in five years, There Is Love In You, this week on Domino and his delicious lead single "Love Cry" is our song of the day. The album is pretty fantastical as well.

My Morning Jacket And The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Rock The LC On May 2nd

Louisville, Kentucky rock band My Morning Jacket will bring the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band on tour this Spring to accompany them when they rock out the outdoor stage at the Lifestyle Communties Pavilion in Columbus on the 2nd. Check out a video of the band performing "One Big Holiday" when they played the LC in October of 2008 and their music video for "I'm Amazed" from their most recent album, Evil Urges, below.

Paramore Return To Columbus With Relient K, fun.

Pop-punk band Paramore, led by fiery female vocalist Hayley Williams, will be back in Columbus this Spring show off their well received 2009 album, brand new eyes, with Canton, Ohio rockers Relient K and indie pop supergroup fun. opening. Relient K released their sixth full-length, Forget And Not Slow Down, last fall while fun.'s 2009 debut album, Aim And Ignite, was chosen as one of the site's top albums of the year. The trio of bands will play at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on May 3rd. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 6th at 10AM. Check out the music video for "Ignorance" by Paramore, a stream of the title track from Relient K's latest album, and the music video of "All The Pretty Girls" by fun. below.

OITL Song Of The Day #7: Joanna Newsom "'81"

Singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom has a lot of really passionate fans... And a lot of really passionate haters. A lot of this stems from her very peculiar voice as she's received pretty much universal critical acclaim for her instrumentation and art. You can imagine the uproar from all sides when she announced the long-awaited and much anticipated follow-up to her 2006 sophomore effort Ys would be a triple album entitled Have One On Me. So that's three times the excitement/anguish depending on who you are. I myself enjoy Ms. Newsom although I prefer her in shorter bursts of energy like the selections from her debut album The Milk-Eyed Mender. Still, I'm looking forward to the February 23rd release of new latest album via Drag City. Check out a stream of new track "'81" below and don't forget to grab your tickets to her March 29th show at the Southern Theatre if you haven't yet.

Weekend Out - January 28-February 1, 2010

I knew I should have saved my "Oh my!" for Columbus this weekend since Oz With Orchestra will be gracing our eyes and ears at the Ohio Theatre on Saturday, but then we'd just be jumping into typical territory. If that's not your thing, there are more ball happenings than you can shake a stick at. We've got a Civil War-themed ball, a pool (ball) tournament, a bowling (ball) league, country line (ball) dancing,... Ok, that's a bit of a stretch. Just get out in the city this weekend and make it happen!

Thursday, January 28th

* Wall Street Nightclub hosts Country Music & Line Dancing from 8-11pm with free two-step and line dance lessons followed by open country dancing. The club totally flips styles starting at 11 with R&B, Hip Hop, & Old School until close. No cover with valid college ID. 18+.

* Rack up your balls and try your hand at eXile's in-house pool tournament taking place every Thursday at 10pm. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Friday, January 29th

* Havana rolls out, well, obviously the most fabulous carpet they've got for their Miss Havana amateur drag pageant - with Nina West.

Saturday, January 30th

* Club Diversity/Drawing Room Theatre hold auditions for The Musical Of Musicals - The Musical! from 12pm-3pm.

* The Blackout Party presented by Stawn and Co. returns to AXIS.

* Oz With Orchestra comes to The Ohio Theatre where you can relive the classic Wizard Of Oz film with the music delivered by a live orchestra. Show starts at 7:30pm with tickets ranging from $18 to $64.

* Break out your Civil War-drobe for The Ohio State House's annual Grande Winter Ball from 7:30-9pm. Admission is free but reservations are required. 

Sunday, January 31st

* Wall Street Nightclub presents the annual "Best Of" show from Sunday Night Players comedy group with sketches, live music, and a little bit of drag! Doors @ 7. Show @ 8. 18+. $7 admission.

Monday, February 1st

* Ten Pin Alley & Spikes begin their LGBT winter bowling league that will last for eight weeks. It is non-sanctioned and for LGBT only.

OITL Song Of The Day #6: Yeasayer "O.N.E."

Not many songs this year have excited me as much as "O.N.E." from Brooklyn psych-pop band, Yeasayer. It gets low and bursts with energy at all the right moments and provides both a heated dance song for parties and a sweet singalong for the car. It's the second single from the group's forthcoming sophomore album Odd Blood, which will be unleashed in stores on February 9th. Check out a stream of the new track below or a free download of it on their official site.

Independent Clothing Store 'Brigade' Opens In Short North

Columbus Underground and Columbus Alive have reported on a new independent clothing store called Brigade that opened recently in the Short North. Check out their articles and I have some additional information below. You can view their online selection here. 

From their website's "About Us": Started in early 2004, Brigade was formed to take the emphasis off of mainstream fashion.

Brigade’s goal is to bring together a collection of men's and women's designers to function as a unit to develop the knowledge for independent clothing design.

Location: 607 N. High St., Columbus, OH (in the Short North)

Store hours: 12-9 PM Monday through Saturday; 12-6 PM Sunday

OITL Song Of The Day #5: Kid Cudi "Cudderisback"

I'm going to try to go with Ohio locals at least once a week for the "Song Of The Day" and this one comes from Cleveland's Kid Cudi, who remixes Vampire Weekend track "Ottoman"and whips up a fresh rap over top for brand new music video and recent song release, "Cudderisback".


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Glee's Jane Lynch And Girlfriend Lara Embry To Marry This May

The New York Times Carpetbagger blog is reporting that much loved Christopher Guest character actress and Glee star Jane Lynch will wed her girlfriend Lara Embry this May. Congratulations to the two of them! You can also catch Jane in the 2009 Meryl Streep/Amy Adams film Julie & Julia based on the life of Julia Child and blogger Julie Powell. Streep has received multiple wins and nominations for her role as the famous chef.

Men's Health Posts Feature On 'Best Foods For Men'

As part of Men's Health's 2009 Nutrition Awards, they took a look at the 'Best Foods For Men' including...

* 125 Best Grocery Foods
* Plates Of The Nation: State By State - Plate By Plate
* Videos, recipes, and articles
* Game to test your 'best foods' memory.

Men's Health Posts Feature On 'Best Foods For Men'

Fever Ray Wins Best Dance Artist At P3 Gold

While you were wondering why all of your hipster friends weren't that impressed with Lady GaGa*, here's exhibit A - Karin Dreijer Andersson of Fever Ray and The Knife, receiving an award for Best Dance Artist at P3 Gold in Gothenburg. *no disrespect to the GaGa



That's just supplemental evidence though. Check out some of her musical highlights below including Fever Ray's "When I Grow Up" (below), Royksopp ft. Fever Ray with "This Must Be It", and The Knife's "We Share Our Mother's Health".



Get. Her. To. Columbus. NOW!

The National Reveal Fifth LP Due In May, World Tour Dates

Indie rock band The National, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, have become one of the most beloved independent artists in the world since they formed in 1999. Fans who have followed the group from the beginning have seen them steadily develop stronger musicianship and tighter live shows and leader Matt Berninger deliver sharper lyrics and expand his vocals. As they head toward the release of their fifth full-length album announced to drop this May via 4AD, everything points to their progression going even further. This is a monstrous task considering their last two records, 2005's Alligator and 2007's Boxer, were rated among the best albums of each year and topped several lists.

Local fans will remember that the band played a free Obama rally in 2008 at Cincinnati's Fountain Square with the Breeders and sold t-shirts with an Obama headshot above the title of one of the band's signature songs, "Mr. November". While no tour dates have been announced for Ohio yet, we can only hope one of the best bands making music this century will grace us with their enormous presence. And we'll be there to see it happen. See the band performing "Blood Buzz Ohio", one of the tracks rumored to be on the new record, below.



Here are their tour dates for 2010 so far including a stop with Pavement in Paris...

03-26-28-2010 / Tennessee Theatre (Big Ears Festival) @ Knoxville, TN
04-22-2010 / The National @ Richmond, VA
04-23-2010 / The National @ Richmond, VA
05-06-2010 / Royal Albert Hall @ London, England
05-07-2010 / Le Zenith @ Paris, France (with Pavement)
05-09-2010 / Astra @ Berlin, Germany
05-22-2010 / The Wiltern @ Los Angeles, CA (with Ramona Falls)
05-23-2010 / Spreckels Theatre @ San Diego, CA (with Ramona Falls)
05-27-2010 / Fox Theatre @ Oakland, CA (with Ramona Falls)
06-02-2010 / House of Blues @ Boston, MA
06-05-2010 / Electric Factory @ Philadelphia, PA
06-06-2010 / DAR Constitution Hall @ Washington, DC
06-08-2010 / Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
06-16-2010 / Radio City Music Hall @ New York, NY

OITL Song(s) Of The Day #4: Toro Y Moi "Blessa", "Talamak"

Realizing OITL's first three songs of the day were heavy on the female vocalists, I'm giving a double dose of man today in the form of experimental pop/chillwave artist Toro Y Moi, who is slated to break out his debut album, Causers Of This, in stores next Tuesday. I've had this disc on repeat for all of January and it's the perfect mood setter next to the Winter weather.

The first video below is the first single, opening track, and music video from COT, "Blessa". Following that is my favorite song from the set, "Talamak". Enjoy!





Some lyrics from "Talamak":

"When can we get together again?
Nevermind, I've lost you

How can I tell if I love you anymore
Nevermind, I know I do

Call you closer to my arms
You'll feel better when you're warm

...

It's my body's plan.."

Random Bits (January 25, 2010) Don't Ask Don't Tell, Anderson Cooper, John Edwards, RW Chet & Ryan, KIT(212) Morning Woods

* Joe at AMERICABlog Gay finds out just how important that 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' hearing "scheduled" for this week was from the Senate Armed Services Committee.

* New York Times fashion writer loses focus on Haiti, gets lost in Anderson Cooper. 

* Gawker reports on John Edwards "sex type" featuring his "very striking" bits

* Chet and Ryan of Real World: Brooklyn rekindle their bromance. 

* Kenneth In The (212) posts a mean pair of Morning Woods bookending this weekend. Yow!

Ohio Mayhem Hockey Team Fundraiser at Score Bar on February 5

Friday, February 5th: Come out for a night of drinks and fun at Score Bar to support the Ohio Mayhem hockey team! Proceeds from Jello Shots and a portion of the tips at the bar help the team with league fees and equipment purchasing. Team members will be working behind the bar (be nice to them!!) and others will be selling Jello Shots throughout the night around the bar. A 50/50 raffle will also be part of the fun - drawing will be held around midnight.

Stop by for a drink or hang out and stay all night!

Start Time: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 2:00am
Location: Score Bar
Street: 145 North 5th Street
City/Town: Columbus, OH

RSVP @ Facebook.

Prop 8 News Round-Up (January 24, 2010) - '8: The Mormon Proposition' Doc, Franco & Hamm For Marraige Equality

* Reed Cowan's documentary 8: The Mormon Proposition, which discusses the anti-gay campaign staked (and attempted to hide) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that helped ban gay marriage in California, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival. The Salt Lake Tribune discusses the purpose of the documentary and has some quotes from the filmmakers. Check out the trailer below.

8: The Mormon Proposition trailer.


* Plaintiffs Wrapping Up Challenge To California Gay-Marriage Ban (Wall Street Journal)

* While doing press for their new film Howl (based on the Allen Ginsberg poem) at Sundance, actors James Franco (Milk) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) talk about marriage equality and Prop 8 with E!

* Additional reading at Towleroad.

OITL Song Of The Day #3: Beach House "Norway"

Dream pop duo Beach House have been generating more buzz and greatly increasing their fanbase with each album since their 2006 self-titled album. Their third full-length, Teen Dream, lands in stores this Tuesday and has been widely considered their best yet. While some of the mainstream audiences that checked out their dazzling and beautiful single "Norway" when it was last week's iTunes Single Of The Week found it to be a little left of center, it's one of my favorite tracks of 2010 and will surely keep me coming back for a long time. Take a listen to our third song of the day "Norway" below.

OITL Song Of The Day #2: She & Him "In The Sun"

Singer-songwriter M. Ward and actress/singer Zooey Deschanel make up musical duo She & Him, who are preparing to release their sophomore album and sequel to 2008's Volume One this year with the appropriately titled Volume Two. Check out "In The Sun", our song of the day and the first track released from the new collection, streaming below. Volume Two will arrive in stores on March 23rd through Merge Records.

Media Round-Up (January 23, 2010) - Conan O'Brien Finale, Madonna "Like A Prayer" For Haiti, 'A Family Is A Family' Trailer

Conan O'Brien scores a 4.8 preliminary rating in adults 18-49 for his Tonight Show finale - 40% higher than Leno received in his original departure from the show in 2009.


Madonna performs "Like A Prayer" at the Hope For Haiti telethon.

Cindy McCain lends her support to the NOH8 campaign. (The Advocate)

Trailer for HBO/Rosie O'Donnell documentary A Family Is A Family.

'I'm Scott Brown. I drive a truck.' The Guardian cartoon takes on Scott Brown.

Local Music Buzz: This Is My Suitcase - The Keys To Cat Heaven Album Stream

Local indie pop adorkables This Is My Suitcase have posted a stream of their entire new full-length sophomore album, The Keys To Cat Heaven, on Hurley that will stay up through the weekend. You can catch them here in Columbus with One For The Team on March 12th at The Summit for a steal of only $5 per ticket.

OITL Song Of The Day #1: Sia "You've Changed"

Australian singer Sia Furler was chosen as one of the "Forty Under 40" in The Advocate's issue last Summer, but she's been on the radar for music fans over the last decade. Her vocals provided some of the most memorable moments from Zero 7's first three studio albums on songs like "Destiny" and "Somersault" and her solo career finally broke out with track "Breathe Me" from her 2004 record Colour The Small One and featured on the series finale of Six Feet Under. She will be unleashing her fifth studio album We Are Born in April and from it I present OITB's premiere Song Of The Day, the infectious, feel good, and dancey "You've Changed".

Weekend Out - January 22-24, 2010

With temperatures forecast to hit the upper 40s this weekend, it's hard to know what to blame the semi-"heatwave" on... Late Night wars? Tempers flaring over the Massachusetts election results? Hipster heads exploding from Vampire Weekend and Joanna Newsom shows coming to town on the same night?... But it's certainly welcome. It's a good time to get out in the city and experience the variety (Bears! Mardis Gras! Halfway to Pride! Oh my!) of LGBT special events and entertainment we have to offer.

Friday, January 22nd

• Union continues their happy hour FUN-draiser for Equality Ohio from 4PM-7PM with Premium $4 martinis and complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 from every martini purchase goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, the 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats.
• Tradewinds celebrates Mardi Gras 2010 with a new event each Friday. This week's festivities calls for CLGSA Mask Night with a $50 prize for best mask and a note - Don't Forget To Collect Your Beads.

Saturday, January 23rd

• Wall Street Nightclub is hosting their "Halfway To Pride Party" with free giveaways, $2.50 Miller Lite Special, and Rainbow attire = reduced cover with VJ Michele. Doors @ 9.
• Nina West hosts Winter Luau at Union.
• eXile Columbus presents their 1st Annual EXILE BEAR Contest starting at 11:30 PM. "Now Taking Applications." $100 cash prize to winner.
• For Fourth Saturdays, Axis holds their Dog Tag Party - Red tag for "Friends Only", Yellow for "Play It By Ear", and Green for "Crazy Fun".

Sunday, January 24th

• Wall Street Nightclub and James Club Entertainment come together for James Blackmon Presents! live entertainment production of jazz, pop, soul, and showtunes featuring Andy Hobson & James Blackmon, Seth Gibson, Tamra Ellis, Mary McClendon, and Cheridy Keller. $4 admission. Cocktails begin @ 6. Performances starts @ 7.