Eye Candy: Bands I'm Sweating Right Now

Phoenix
Upbeat alternative band from Versailles, France.
Download: Consolation Prize



Pepper
Reggae/ska trio with dirty lyrics from Kona, Hawaii
Download: Bring Me Along



Kaiser Chiefs
Indie punk rock from Leeds, England
Download: Never Miss a Beat




Keane
English piano-rock band with U2 influences
Download: Is It Any Wonder?



G. Love & Special Sauce
Bluesy folk rockers around since the early '90s
Download: Soft and Sweet



Franz Ferdinand
Head-nodding Scot rock
Download: Lucid Dreams



The Airborne Toxic Event
Punchy, bouncy, catchy rock from L. A.
Download: Gasoline



The White Tie Affair
Techno-influenced pop-punk you can dance to
Dowload: Take It Home



James Morrison
Pensive, dry singer-songwriter; the anti-John Mayer
Download: One Last Chance



The Killers (Brandon Flowers pictured)
Upbeat electro-pop from, where else, Vegas
Download: Joy Ride



Kings of Leon
Hipster rock sound you'd never guess was from Nashville
Download: California Waiting

Eye Candy: Chris O'Donnell

Ahhh, my middle-school celebrity crush. The post below, and the guy who inspired it, made me remember Chris O'Donnell and how he was equally cute, patrician and sexy. From the day I saw Scent of a Woman, Chris has always been, to me, the boarding school boy who might any day get kicked out for having an affair with a teacher.

Eye Candy: Steve Ward

I sincerely hope everyone reading has watched "Tough Love" on VH1. Even if you think you know everything you need to know about dating, or if you're off the market, it's really entertaining. A full post on the show is coming later, but yet another great reason to watch is host and cute-patootie matchmaker Steve Ward. Not only is he smart, witty, blunt and compassionate, but he's sexy as hell! Unfortunately there aren't a ton of photos of him on the interwebs just yet, but there's time.

Eye Candy: Jack Johnson

I refuse to believe that NYC is currently being blanketed with snow. The weathermen, the chill and the white surface that has settled on everything are just a figment of my imagination, because spring is on the way. And to combat the snow hitting many parts of the eastern States, I give you the MVP of laid-back, acoustic surf songs - Jack Johnson.

Eye Candy: Brandon Boyd

Brandon Boyd is the frontman for Incubus, a surf-inspired rock band from California, which manages to not be cliche. Brandon is the singer, with a face reminiscent of Jim Morrison, and long, lean body, which is frequently bare-chested during performances. If you have a thing for muscular, messy-haired sensitive types that surf and sing, then, you're welcome.