Sun kissed Angelinos walked away from Saturday’s FYF Fest with a tan and new appreciation for the typically overlooked Los Angeles Historic State Park. The strip of grass and dirt in downtown L.A. (just around the corner from Chinatown) transformed into a musical mecca this weekend with Trendland favorites including Yacht, Simian Mobile Disco, Cold War Kids and veterans, Broken Social Scene.

L.A. locals, Fool’s Gold, and Brooklynites, Twin Sister kicked off the day with summer vibes, while high-energy bands like Avi Buffalo and Mister Heavenly fought for early day dance lovers. Ty Segall gave punk rockers some grunge to scream for and a reminder of why teen angst was–and for some, is–so fun to cheer about. With profanity (...) Read More about TrendLive: FYF Fest Mixtape (709 words)

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I got a tip from Mandrew one of our Song of the Day contributors, a few weeks ago to check this out and I am really glad I finally did because this is next level interactive video. I absolutely love this concept. To promote their new single, “Ive Seen Enough”,  Cold War Kids have release this interactive video directed by Sam Jones designed specifically to be presented in parallel parts online and then remixed by fans, even mid-play. What you are looking at here is a freeze frame from the video (see video here), a fully customizable viewing experience, you can alternate between four different sounds for each musician, or choose to turn them off completely. Each color is a different track so you can really play around. Go see for yourself…

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