Spinning balearic house tracks 24/7 from the island’s pristine beaches, Ibiza Sonica Radio is the best chillout electro I’ve found on the net. Andy Wilson, founder of Sonica, moved to Ibiza ten years ago with the intention of starting a radio station after falling in love with the island’s open air clubs in the late eightees. The DJs broadcast from various outdoor locations around the spanish isle with views of the countryside and pristine beaches. Ibiza Sonica’s self proclaimed goal is the diversification and freedom of electronic music and, at its heart, “keeping the flavor of Ibiza alive.”

Groove out to the airy island inspired vibes while cramming that paper in leavey at 4:00 am… and for those of you 3G iphone lovers out there, my favorite free app is the live streaming “Ibiza Sonica 1.1″

Has anybody been feeling a little dicked around by Ticketmaster? If you purchased a ticket for the Henry Fonda show with Animal Collective, Lucky Dragons, and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, then you may have received an alert via e-mail/phone yesterday that the show was re-scheduled for Monday 2/23. If you changed your schedule, then you may like me be totally pissed off that another alert arrived this morning that the show was re-scheduled again to the date AC has on their Myspace, Thursday the 26th.

We’ve already been through so many uncertainties and date changes. Ticketmaster really needs to get it together. I feel like I should at least be refunded my convenience fee.

The USC campus has never been immune to bicycle thievery, but in the last month this has proved especially apparent. Within my small circle alone, two bicycle thefts and two wheel losses (unfortunately including my own) have occurred in the last month. Here are a few tips for novices and experts for prevention:

• Get a great U-Lock. This article by Slate may be two years old, but the principle remains the same: not all locks were created equal. Another lesson learned is that security may come at a price. The Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit U-lock was the winner and can be found on Ebay for as low as $50. An investment, really, as the true value of a bicycle is not known until it’s gone…

• Even for short-term locking, use a cord lock in addition to the U-lock. Especially if you have quick-release wheels and even if you have a bolted-on wheel, an additional 15 seconds of locking really is worth it.

• Lock through the frame, wheel, and to a rack, even if this means more walking to find an appropriate place. Pull the cord lock through your frame, front wheel, and to your lock.

Other guides to safe locking: SF Bicycle Coalition, eHow.

Hello, Mellow, I know it’s hard to love an ordinary fellow muses Blu, on the track “Melo” off of the mixtape Her Favorite Colo(u)r, dropped earlier this week. A leader in the reemergence of the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene, Blu is hardly ordinary and extremely easy to love. Colo(u)r is a gem in the landscape of cluttered and over-produced internet mixtapes: simple, relaxed, and completely lacking in gunshots and sirens. It mixes samples ranging from the classic to the recent (including Billie Holiday, and a sequence from the 2004 movie “Closer”) with Blu’s meandering, laid-back flow reminiscent of Phife from the Tribe. The feel created is that of a sort of next generation Jazz rap; not quite as organic or ethereal, but just as poetic and honest.

Blu’s earlier work, on his debut album Below the Heavens, and his collaborations with Producer Mainframe under the name Johnson and Johnson, has shown Blu to be introspective and intelligent. His lyrics reflect a genuine concern for the state of the world, particularly the working youth. On top of that, he’s local. Her Favorite Colo(u)r showcases Blu’s growing talent and his maturity, still with the same flair for simple wisdom and multi-syllable rhymes.

See I’m not the same as Lil’ Wayne pleads Blu in the first verse of the songe “Untitled(LovedU)2″.  In a world where autotune dominates (and in light of the release of “Prom Queen”) I think we can all be grateful for that.

My dear friend Charles Mallison, whose previous photos for KSCR have been a resounding success, has shared with me a fabulous photo set from our show on Saturday. See more full-sized pictures here.

army navy with modest bling

other lives bringing oklahoma to l.a. and also professing their love for pete carroll.

gangi with colorful props.

See you there. This Saturday.

Pitchfork has compiled in a friendly list (without any commentary, thank god) upcoming winter 2009 releases, with corresponding US/UK and vinyl release dates. The list is here.

January 20th will be the first huge batch of gifts: Animal Collective’s physical copy of Merriweather Post Pavillion (vinyl and digital will already be out), and new albums from A.C. Newman, Andrew Bird, Antony and the Johnsons, Bat For Lashes, Bon Iver, Cut Off Your Hands, Jim O’Rourke & Loren Connors, Squarepusher, Telefon Tel Aviv, etc. will be available for your purchase. Mark your calendars!

Morrissey is due soon! Aw, yes. She’ll be named “Years of Refusal”, and we’re expecting her in March! Personally, I have been generally pleased with late works from Moz — You Are The Quarry is one of my favorites — and this new track seems to continue the legacy of that and Ringleader of the Tormentors.

I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris is now on Morrissey’s Myspace. I’ve only listened about five times and my general impression is that it contains all the elements we typically associate with Mr. Steven Patrick. It’s definitely no return back to a Smiths track, but so far, so good. Too bad he’s not making a stop in Los Angeles this spring.