tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32013144164992451962024-02-20T08:15:37.471-08:00MultitrackingOne Group of Music Nerds. One Mix CD a Month.Smashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02483239401369666737noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-3286336843127297742014-12-22T15:57:00.003-08:002014-12-22T16:08:49.735-08:00Smashley's Best Music of 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welp, Here we are again! After temporarily migrating this post to the Sony Entertainment Network blog last year, I'm back on this poor neglected blog that I've promised to revive more than once. :/ But, I digress . . . </span><br />
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It was a weird year for me as far as discovering new tunes. Halfway through 2014, I left my post at Sony where I had received release schedules every week for nearly a decade. With my new job mostly working with top tier artists, I had to work extra hard to find "my" jams, and I think that in turn made me a better fan. </span><br />
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Per tradition, I'll summarize my favorite albums in 140 characters or less, followed by my Top 100 favorite songs list. Ready, set, rock. </span><br />
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10) Beck</b><i> - Morning Phase</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">I love dance party Beck as much as the next guy, but this is far & away my favorite Beck ever. Such a masterful songwriter, in either form. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>9) Jeremy Messersmith </b>-<i> Heart Murmurs</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Disarmingly calming, catchy & consistent songwriting w/ some Rufus Wainwright sassiness here & there. A very 2.0 version from his last album</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8) Baywood </b>-<b> </b><i>Everything We Know, All at Once</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Why it Rules: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">One of many Spotify discover suggestions, but this one really stuck. Too bad they seem to have dropped off the planet . . . anyone there?</span></span><br />
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<b>7) A.C. Newman - </b><i>What If: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</i><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">A.C. Newman is a BEAST. Not only did New Pornographers release an album, but he wrote this score that made a mostly "meh" film sound amazing.</span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">*Since they are short songs, there are no videos, but an added bonus was this contribution from Patrick Watson.</span></b></span><br />
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<b>6) The Tree Ring </b><i>- Ten Rivers</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">This album lights up every part of my brain. Sometimes, I worry I'll burn out on music, then sometimes I hear songs like these. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*Couldn't get the Bandcamp embed to work, which is a drag My Type A personality wants consistency, so I pulled the only proper YouTube vid available. </span></span><br />
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<b>5) Kris Orlowski </b><i>- Believer</i><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">An example of the necessity to have a great team. His manager's constant posts piqued my curiosity and boy am I glad. What a voice! </span></span><br />
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<b>4) Kishi Bashi</b><i> - Lighght</i><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">I nearly missed his set at a SXSW party I went to, but my friends insisted I stick around. Unreal live show & excellent album to back it up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3) Manchester Orchestra</b> - <i>Cope</i> & <i>Hope</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Don't think it's a coincidence that "Cope" hit amdist a tough year & it's acoustic sibling "Hope," came to carry me through the rest of it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2) Noah Gundersen</b><i> - Ledges</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Where has this kid been hiding? Absolutely incredible voice & undeniable electricity. He is truly something special. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1) Desert Noises</b><i> - 27 Ways</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it Rules: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">If Desert Noises has a release, it will be in my Top 10 that year. Just when I think I have them pegged, they push their limits flawlessly.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>100) The War on Drugs</b> - "Burning"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>99) Jamestown Revival</b> - "California (Cast Iron Soul)"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>98) Samuel L Cool J</b> - "Slip & Slide"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>97) Oh Honey</b> - "Be Okay"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>96) Margot & the Nuclear So & So's</b> - "Lazy"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>95) Jay William Hendersen</b> - "I Won't Beg"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>94) The Orwells</b> - "Who Needs You"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>93) The New Basement Tapes</b> - "Down on the Bottom"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>92) Trampled by Turtles</b> - "Nobody Knows"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>91) Death Vessel </b>- "Ilsa Drown (ft. Jonsi)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>90) Wake Owl</b> - "Candy" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>89) Bleachers </b>- "I Wanna Get Better" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>88) Clean Bandit</b> - "Rather Be" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>87) Bad Suns</b> - "Cardiac Arrest" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>86) This Century</b> - "Talk to Talk" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>85) Miniature Tigers</b> - "Swimming Pool Blues" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>84) S. Carey</b> - "Apenglow" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>83) James Bay</b> - "Hold Back the River: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>82) ARMS</b> - "Ballad of Big Nothing (Elliott Smith cover)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>81) The Decemberists</b> - "Make You Better" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>80) Act As If </b>- "L.A. Kid" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>79) The Belle Brigade </b>- "When Everything Was What it Was" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>78) The Far West</b> - "Walk Light on This Poor Heart" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>77) Future Loves Past</b> - "Earth" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>76) KONGOS </b>- "This Time I Won't Forget" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>75) Nashville Cas</b>t - "It Ain't Yours to Throw Away" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>74) Robert Ellis</b> - "Good Intentions" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>73) Seahaven</b> - "Solar Eclipse" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>72) Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks</b> - "Chartjunk" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>71) Waters</b> - "Got to My Head" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>70) Big Sean</b> - "I Don't Fuck With You" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>69) Margot & the Nuclear So & So's </b>- "Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>68) The Antlers </b>- "Parade" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>67) Augustana </b>- "Remember Me" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>66) Boy & Bear</b> - "Three Headed Woman" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>65) Brian Lopez</b> - "Crossfire Cries"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>64) Cold War Kids</b> - "First" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>63) Grizfolk </b>- "Hymnals" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>62) MisterWives</b> - "Vagabond" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>61) The New Pornographers </b>- "Fantasy Fools "</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>60) Ray LaMontagne</b> - "Airwaves" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>59) Young the Giant </b>- "Firelight" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>58) Foster the People </b>- "Fire Escape" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>57) Greg Laswell</b> - "Embrace Me" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>56) Johnny Flynn</b> - "Einstein's Idea" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>55) Stephen Steinbrink</b> - "Brand New Manic Brain Holder" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>54) Water Liars </b>- "Let it Breathe" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>53) Bombay Bicycle Clu</b>b - "Eyes Off You" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>52) </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Kina Grannis</b> - "This Far"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>51) Run River North</b> - "Growing Up" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>50) Nick Mulvey</b> - "Fever to the Form"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>49) New Found Glory</b> - "Ready & Willing" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>48) SKATERS</b> - "Deadbolt" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>47) The Menzigers</b> - "Sentimental Physics" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>46) Augustines</b> - "Weary Eyes" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>45) Braid</b> - "Many Enemies</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>44) Gates </b>- "Not My Blood" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>43) Strange Talk</b> - "Young Hearts" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>42) Zak Waters</b> - "Pony (Ginuwine cover)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>41) The Chain Gang of 1974</b> - "Sleepwalking" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>40) alt-J</b> - "Left Hand Free" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>39) Chuck Ragan</b> - "Wake With You" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>38) The Family Crest </b>- "There's a Thunder" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>37) The Strypes</b> - "Blue Collar Jane"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>36) Fanfarlo </b>- "Myth of Myself (A Ruse to Exploit Our Weaknesses)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>35) Mogwai</b> - "Master Card" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>34) Passenger</b> - "27"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>33) Yellow Ostrich</b> - "You Are the Stars" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>32) Vacationer </b>- "The Wild Life" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>31) William Tyler </b>- "Whole New Dude" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>30) A Great Big World</b> - "There is an Answer" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>29) American Authors</b> - "Oh, What a Life" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>28) Against Me! </b>- "Two Coffins" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>27) Seryn</b> - "Disappear" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>26) Tokyo Police Club</b> - "Tunnel Vision" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>25) Tove Lo </b>- "Habits (Stay High)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>24) Tycho</b> - "Montana" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>23) Benjamin Booker </b>- "Always Waiting" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>22) Party Gardens</b> - "Highwaves" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>21) Ryan Adams </b>- "My Wrecking Ball" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>20) Shakey Graves</b> - "Dearly Departed" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>19) James Vincent McMorrow</b> - "Gold" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>18) Hozier</b> - "From Eden" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>17) Death From Above 1979</b> - "White is Red" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>16) Matthew & the Atlas</b> - "Nowhere Now" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>15) Matt Pond</b> - "These Days (Jackson Browne cover)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>14) The Autumn Defense</b> - "Under the Wheel"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>13) Conor Oberst</b> - "Artifact #1" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>12) Damien Jurado</b> - "Metallic Cloud: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>11) The Apache Relay</b> - "Katie Queen of Tennessee" </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38;">1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>9) Vance Joy</b> - "Mess is Mine"<br /><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>8) Outsides -</b> "Seesaw"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>7) Cloud Nothings </b>- "I'm Not Part of Me"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>6) Bahamas </b>- "Can't Take You With Me"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>5) The Griswolds</b> - "Aurora Borealis"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>4) The Barr Brothers </b>- "Even the Darkness Has Arms"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>3) Real Estate - </b>"Talking Backwards"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;"><b>2) Mimicking Birds </b>- "Bloodlines" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38;">Until Next Year . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Smashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02483239401369666737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-12713588011996032492012-12-13T00:48:00.000-08:002012-12-13T15:07:37.509-08:00Smashley's Best Music of 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This marks the 6th year in which I've decided to compile my favorite music of the year in one place and each year, I get a little dorkier about it. What started as a MySpace bulletin/blog post has morphed into an excursion that basically kicks off around January. It's gotten so dorky, in fact, that not only did I make a spreadsheet, but I even went so far as to count down my top 100 songs via Facebook/Twitter since mid-November. It's safe to say, when December rolls around, I probably look forward to this more than Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that said, I'm just a girl who happens to have a job in music who also happens to like it (for some people, that's mutually exclusive.) As the years go on, I am more and more influenced by my work, but more often than not my choices reflect something uniquely Ashley while remaining timeless, which is really all we can ask them to do. This year, more than any of them, I feel there is the biggest thread that weaves through each of these. From now on, when anyone asks me what kind of music I listen to, I can probably just point them here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without further a-do, here are my Top 10 albums of 2012, followed by the Top 100 songs. As per usual, my album choices will be summed up in 140 characters or less and will let the music do the rest of the talking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please enjoy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Smashley</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Top Albums of 2012</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Top to bottom awesome. In particular order of course.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Listen to all of them <b><a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/hellosmashley/playlist/5edsmfPu6RVmDyQmdTdoyj">here</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>10)</b> <b>Family of the Year -</b><i> Loma Vista</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In 140 characters or less: </b>Glad I gave this joyful band a 2nd chance. This particular song is the cutest ever. If I could print a shirt with all the lyrics, I would.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>9) The Lumineers</b> - <i>The Lumineers </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In 140 characters or less: </b>It was love at first Daytrotter stream and charming enough to convert the masses, too. One of the most sincere live performances I've seen.</span><br />
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<b>8)</b> <b>Bad Books</b> - <i>II</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In 140 characters or less: </b>This ultimate bromance has struck gold again, as two excellent songwriters backed by a tight support band create SERIOUS harmonies & hooks</span><br />
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<b>7) Dry the River</b> - <i>Shallow Bed </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In 140 characters or less: </b>Mumford & Sons' moodier & less banjo-y younger brothers. The knee-jerk reaction people get when they hear this band is why I work in music.</span><br />
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<b>6)</b> <b>Fun.</b> - <i>Some Nights </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In 140 characters or less: </b>It only took 10 years for the rest of the world to finally hear what made The Format so special. A gigantic triumph in jangle pop.</span><br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">5)</b> <b style="font-weight: bold;">Desert Noises</b><b> - </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">I Won't See You EP</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less: </b>In just 3 songs, they managed to out-do most full albums released in 2012. Hoping for a breakthrough for music's best kept secret in 2013</span><br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">4)</b> <b style="font-weight: bold;">Good Old War </b><b>- </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Come Back as Rain </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less: </b>Immaculate harmonies and joyous, brilliant pop choruses make this their strongest effort to date. So beautiful & unmistakably Good Old War.</span><br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">3)</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"> Kopecky Family Band</b><b> - </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Kids Raising Kids</i><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b><b style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less: </b>Calling this band right now as the next dark horse. A debut effort that outshines some seasoned vets and is downright refreshing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bonus: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Change" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew9TMJHH7V4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew9TMJHH7V4 </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This song is much different than the rest of the album, but unbelievably captivating. If you're a music supervisor, it should be in your movie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"> 2)</b> <b style="font-weight: bold;">Lord Huron</b><b> -</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Lonesome Dreams</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less:</b> An 11th hour discovery and first-listen obsession. Stunning, soaring, smart and so exciting that this is just their first album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">1) The Rocketboys</b><b> -</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Build Anyway
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less: </b>No buzz, blogs or pretension. Just stumbling on them when The Echo sound guy played "Bloodless," between sets. Nothing short of awe inspiring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(In somewhat particular order, but mostly towards the end.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Listen to all of them <b><a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/hellosmashley/playlist/12b4kKNKsVIdsgjhUYiqHq">here</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#99: <b>Admiral Fallow</b> - "Brother"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#97 : <b>Carly Rae Jepsen </b>- "Beautiful" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#96: <b>Little Green Cars</b> - "The John Wayne"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#95: <b>Hudson Taylor</b> - "Battles"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#94: <b>The Helio Sequence</b> - "October"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#93 : <b>Imagine Dragons</b> - "Demons"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#92: <b>Typhoon </b>- "Common Sentiment" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#91 : <b>The Tallest Man on Earth </b>- "There's No Leaving Now" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#90: <b>Yellow Ostrich</b> - "Stay at Home" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#89 : <b>Torche </b>- "Kicking" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#88: <b>Bahamas</b> - "Lost in the Light" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#87: <b>Matchbox Twenty</b> - "I Will" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#86 : <b>Conner Youngblood</b> - "The Warpath" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#85 : <b>Margot and the Nuclear So & So's</b> - "A Journalist Falls in Love with Deathrow Inmate #16" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#84: <b>Matt Pryor</b> - "Your New Favorite" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#83: <b>A Lull</b> - "</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Summer Dress"</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#82: <b>Brandi Carlile</b> - "That Wasn't Me" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#81: <b>Brian Lopez </b>- "Montjuic" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#80:<b> Islands</b> - "Hallways"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#79: <b>Glen Hansard </b>- "Love Don't Keep Me Waiting"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#78: <b>Benjamin Gibbard </b>- "Lily" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#77:<b> Rocky Votolato </b>- "Little Spring"</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#76: <b>Ben Kweller </b>- "Mean to Me" </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#74: <b>Fanfarlo </b>- "Shiny Things"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#73: <b>Passenger</b> - "Let Her Go"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#72: <b>Jack White </b>- "Sixteen Saltines" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#71: <b>Nicki Minaj</b> - "Beez in the Trap" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#70: <b>Right Away Great Captain</b> - "I Am Aware" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#69: <b>Quiet Corral </b>- "City Steep" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#68: <b>Dr. Dog</b> - "Over Here, Over There" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#67: <b>alt-J</b> - "Breezeblocks" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#66: <b>Act As If </b>- "Oh My My</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#65: <b>Jay William Henderson</b> - "The Sun Will Burn Our Eyes" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#64: <b>Two Door Cinema Club </b>- "Sleep Alone"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#63: <b>Night Beds </b>- "Even if We Try" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#62: <b>Andrew Bird </b>- "Eyeoneye"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#61: <b>Josh Ritter</b> - "Why"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#60: <b>Michael Kiwanuka</b> - "I'm Getting Ready"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#59: <b>Bruno Mars</b> - "Young Girls" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#58: <b>Ladylike </b>- "Cinema Kiss" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#57: <b>Ivan & Alyosha </b>- "Running For Cover"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#56: <b>Sam Means </b>- "Will You Hang Around" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#55: <b>Stepdad</b> - "My Leather, My Fur, My Nails"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#54: <b>Great Lake Swimmers </b>- "Easy Come, Easy Go"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#53: <b>Vinyl Thief </b>- "Faces" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#51: <b>Hit the Lights</b> - "Earthquake" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#50: <b>M. Ward</b> - "Primitive Girl"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#49: <b>Miniature Tigers </b>- "Boomerang" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#48: <b>Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars </b>- "Safe and Sound"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">#47: <b>The Mowglis</b> - "San Francisco" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#46: <b>Jukebox the Ghost </b>- "Oh Emily"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#44: <b>John Mayer</b> - "Queen of California"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#43: <b>Morning Parade</b> - "Headlights"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#42: <b>Dinosaur Feathers</b> - "Certain Times" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#41: <b>Geographer -</b> "The Myth of Youth" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#40: <b>Of Monsters and Men </b>- "Your Bones"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#39: <b>Civil Twilight</b> - "Every Walk That I've Ever Taken Has Been in Your Direction"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#38: <b>Gospel Claws</b> - "Hambone" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#37: <b>The Wanted </b>- "Glad You Came" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#36: <b>Rufus Wainwright </b>- "Out of the Game"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#35: <b>Silversun Pickups </b>- "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#34: <b>Gold Fields</b> - "Moves" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#33: <b>Maroon 5 ft. Rozzi Crane</b> - "Come Away to the Water"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#32: <b>Electric Guest</b> - "American Daydream"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#31:<b> Dead Sara </b>- "Weatherman"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#30: <b>Local Natives</b> - "Breakers"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#29: <b>Green Day </b>- "Oh Love"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#28: <b>The Avett Brothers</b> - "Live and Die" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#27: <b>The Secret Sisters</b> - "Tomorrow Will Be Kinder"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#26: <b>Neon Trees</b> - "Everybody Talks" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#25: <b>Release the Sunbird </b>- "I Will Walk" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#24: <b>Damien Jurado</b> - "Museum of Flight"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#23: <b>Fort Atlantic </b>- "No One Will Know" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#22: <b>Band of Horses</b> - "Knock Knock"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#21: <b>One Direction</b> - "What Makes You Beautiful" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#20: <b>Husky </b>- "History's Door" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#19: <b>Walk the Moon</b> - "Shiver, Shiver"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#18: <b>Robert Francis</b> - "Eighteen"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#17: <b>Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons</b> - "Seventeen"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#16: <b>John K. Samson </b>- "When I Write My Masters Thesis"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#15: <b>Passion Pit</b> - "Carried Away"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#14: <b>The Fray </b>- "Be Still"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#13: <b>Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa </b>- "Payphone"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#12: <b>Father John Misty </b>- "Only Son of the Ladiesman"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#11: <b>Amos Lee </b>- "The Darkness"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#10: <b>James Vincent McMorrow</b> - "Sparrow & the Wolf" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#9: <b>The Shins</b> - "It's Only Life"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#8: <b>Sara Bareilles </b>- "Bright Lights and Cityscapes" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#7: <b>Reubens Accomplice</b> - "Field Science" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#6: <b>Nada Surf </b>- "The Moon is Calling" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#5: <b>Ed Sheeran </b>- "The A Team" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#4: <b>Delta Spirit </b>- "California"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#3: <b>Mumford & Sons</b> - "Lover of the Light"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#2: <b>Japandroids</b> - "The House that Heaven Built"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">#1: <b>Ben Howard</b> - "Old Pine" </span><br />
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Smashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02483239401369666737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-37284173798877548522011-12-13T23:58:00.000-08:002011-12-14T00:12:33.319-08:00Smashley's Best Music of 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, apologies for any confusion about what happened to this blog. In short: I moved myself across the country in April and subsequently, fell off the face of the Earth. Plans are being made to re-launch <b>Multitracking: A Mix Exchange</b> as it once was in 2012, with more mixers and more follow-through. Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But since I had no where else to host this, here's my Best of 2011 (for music, of course, since I have no other social skills.) Nicely compacted into internet-friendly, short-attention-span format, complete with 140-characters-or-less explanations and a whole lotta links. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also listen to all of the artists/songs here, if you're into that sort of thing:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/hellosmashley/playlist/0uUGiF0vv9crWSRoU3hjYS">http://open.spotify.com/user/hellosmashley/playlist/0uUGiF0vv9crWSRoU3hjYS </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's to another year of still liking music, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With love, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smashley</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b> Top 10 Albums of 2011 </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>(Top to bottom awesome. In particular order, of course.) </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://assets.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) The Belle Brigade - <i>The Belle Brigade</i></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b>Brother/sister duo with impeccable vocal synergy and infectious folk-infused pop sensibilities. Also: a video with SO MANY PUPPIES.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe _mce_src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J0-HLG7Dxec" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J0-HLG7Dxec" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) Ryan Adams - <i>Ashes and Fire</i></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less: </u></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">The revitalization of an old love for Mr. Adams, featuring in the most honest Ryan incarnation that he's had in many years. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe _mce_src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A-Zcwdsl9fc" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A-Zcwdsl9fc" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) Typhoon - <i>A New Kind of House</i></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Didn't quite get them the last record, but this EP feels like a much more concentrated effort to polish some of the chamber-pop chaos.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe _mce_src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PHRFhLxuLj8" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PHRFhLxuLj8" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) The Decemberists - <i>The King is Dead</i></span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less: </u></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">This band finally stops keeping their fans at arm's length with less rock opera and more strategic songwriting. A perfect album. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2GrxnOX0Eww" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) Augustana - <i>Augustana</i></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Highly under appreciated and misrepresented band who clearly spent a lot of time with Counting Crows before putting this album to tape</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n_X8H4G5ACs" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) The Head and the Heart - <i>The Head and the Heart</i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less:</u><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">A happy, unique surprise in a sort of crowded folk revival. As tight a musical outfit as I've heard in a very long time. </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </u></div></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xjoA4nYBD5U" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Source Victoria - <i>Slow Luck</i></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">It's been a long time since I've looked forward to an album as much as this one. A brooding, pulls-you-head-first-into-it, atmospheric triumph</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UNClDEgKN5s" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Bon Iver - <i>Bon Iver</i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">In 140 characters or less:</u> There is absolutely no room for skeptics or cynicism here: from a one-man-show to a nine-man-army, this project is 100% the real deal. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wF_Mx2xsdbw" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Desert Noises - <i>Mountain Sea</i></span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">One of the best kept secrets in music, by far. I have a lot of hope for this little band from Utah with a totally massive harmonized sound.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/165msBbDaAU" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Blind Pilot - <i>We Are the Tide</i></span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><u>In 140 characters or less:</u> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Whatever didn't spark for me the last album quickly ignited into a flame. Beautifully produced, exceptionally written folk-pop masterpiece.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TCuGBYirFQw" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px;"><b> Top 40 Songs of 2011 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">(Some from albums I may have fully enjoyed, some are the only songs I liked . Which is which is left a mystery. In sort of particular order, mostly near the top.)</span></b></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.4;"><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>40) Allen Stone - "Unaware"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Allen Stone</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Hy6kp5kIs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Hy6kp5kIs</a></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>39) Fun. ft. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Some Nights (2012)</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLGhPHzxjc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLGhPHzxjc</a></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>38) The Fray - "Heartbeat"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Scars and Stories (2012)</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0_2fjPlbM&ob=av2n"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0_2fjPlbM&ob=av2n</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>37) Ladylike - "On to Me"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Vol. 1</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0_2fjPlbM&ob=av2n"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0_2fjPlbM&ob=av2n</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>36) Kreayshawn - "Gucci Gucci"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Gucci Gucci</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>35) M83 - "Midnight City"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE</a></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>34) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - "Nothing But Our Love"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: It's a Corporate World</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh4etIJx7Oc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh4etIJx7Oc</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>33) Oh Land - "Rainbow"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Oh Land</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-84_9ube78&ob=av2e"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-84_9ube78&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>32) Bayside - "Already Gone" </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Killing Time</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXll6AW8fA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXll6AW8fA</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>31) Blink 182 - "Up All Night"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Neighborhoods</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpYhGdrknlA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpYhGdrknlA</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>30) A Lull - "Some Love"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Confetti</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0I02rbxuEE" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0I02rbxuEE" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0I02rbxuEE</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>29) SPEAK - "You Know As Well As I"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: I Believe in Everything</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNScbeuyFCY" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNScbeuyFCY" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNScbeuyFCY</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>28) Portugal. The Man - "Got it All (This Can't Be Living Now)"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: In the Mountain In the Clouds</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8d18ZkXE8&ob=av2e" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8d18ZkXE8&ob=av2e" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8d18ZkXE8&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>27) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - "If I Had a Gun"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NMUDb3Ewhs&ob=av3n" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NMUDb3Ewhs&ob=av3n" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NMUDb3Ewhs&ob=av3n</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>26) What Laura Says - "Girl Not Gonna Leave"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: TALK</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>25) Foster the People - "Houdini"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Torches</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDQMEJFRGg</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>24) Childish Gambino - "Fire Fly"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Camp</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpdtG8d518" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpdtG8d518" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpdtG8d518</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>23) Gym Class Heroes - "Stereo Hearts"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: The Papercut Chronicles</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3E9Wjbq44E&ob=av2e" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3E9Wjbq44E&ob=av2e" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3E9Wjbq44E&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>22) ARMS - "Fleeced"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Summer Skills</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFG9lkRJVio" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFG9lkRJVio" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFG9lkRJVio</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>21) Accidental Seabirds - "Untitled"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: The Snow and the Full Moon</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwqmVQ2M2o&feature=related" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwqmVQ2M2o&feature=related" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwqmVQ2M2o&feature=related</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>20) J. Cole - "Work Out"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Cole World -The Sideline Story</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PN78PS_QsM&ob=av2e" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PN78PS_QsM&ob=av2e" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PN78PS_QsM&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>19) Death Cab for Cutie - "You Are a Tourist"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Codes and Keys</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ox1EP4RRkE" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ox1EP4RRkE" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ox1EP4RRkE</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>18) Paramore - "Monster"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Monster</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTEnaAI9Fo&ob=av2e" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTEnaAI9Fo&ob=av2e" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTEnaAI9Fo&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>17) The Whisperlights - "Ditch the Watch"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Surfaces</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldmrvdUuzVI" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldmrvdUuzVI" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldmrvdUuzVI</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>15) Boy & Bear - "The Feeding Line"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Moonfire</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBecHBfAxM" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBecHBfAxM" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBecHBfAxM</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>14) The Script - "If You Ever Come Back"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Science & Faith</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcK4h4jXvA" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcK4h4jXvA" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcK4h4jXvA</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>13) Kopecky Family Band - "Little Baby Sister"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Of Epic Proportions</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blZ-iNEzTK0" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blZ-iNEzTK0" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blZ-iNEzTK0</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>12) Adele - "Set Fire to the Rain"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: 21</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>11) Austin Gibbs - "Held Her a Little Too Tight"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Charlie</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahz1ZGIpxg" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahz1ZGIpxg" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahz1ZGIpxg</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>10) Fleet Foxes - "Montezuma"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Helplessness Blues</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRDJC7_R8E" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRDJC7_R8E" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRDJC7_R8E</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>9) Kinch - "Once, I Was a Mainsail"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: The Incandenza</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://youtu.be/ce7taPPn6fU " href="http://youtu.be/ce7taPPn6fU" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://youtu.be/ce7taPPn6fU </span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>8) Vanaprasta - "Self Indulgent Feeling"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Healthy Geometry</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagzVK9-X4s" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagzVK9-X4s" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagzVK9-X4s</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7) Cage the Elephant - "Shake Me Down"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Thank You Happy Birthday</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzrYN81_YSY" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzrYN81_YSY" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzrYN81_YSY</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>6) The Summer Set - "When We Were Young"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Everything's Fine</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOmaUJfJug" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOmaUJfJug" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOmaUJfJug</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5) Incubus - "Switchblade"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: If Not Now When?</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YszNJovVLAE&feature=related" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YszNJovVLAE&feature=related" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YszNJovVLAE&feature=related</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>4) Walk the Moon - "Anna Sun"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: I Want! I Want!</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7f54tVRmQ" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7f54tVRmQ" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7f54tVRmQ</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3) Matt Nathanson - "Faster"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Modern Love</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjQFdeFox8&ob=av2e" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjQFdeFox8&ob=av2e" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjQFdeFox8&ob=av2e</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2) Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Simple Math</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d14xV2Atsro" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d14xV2Atsro" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d14xV2Atsro</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1) Grouplove - "Colours"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Never Trust a Happy Song</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ul9MsoHrA" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ul9MsoHrA" style="color: #007bff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ul9MsoHrA</span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b> Final 5 Fun Facts of 2011 </b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>(Because I can.) </b></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5)<u> Best Music Video:</u> </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"<br />
</b><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PaMiVDZu_T4" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) <u>Best Non-2011 Discovery:</u> </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Old War - <i>Only Way to Be Alone</i></span></b></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XLNZc1tMuXE" width="420"></iframe></span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) <u>Favorite Show of 2011:</u></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incubus - Performing <i>Make Yourself</i> front to back</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">@ Incubus HQ </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) <u>Favorite Album Cover of 2011: </u></span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) <u>Most Anticipated (rumored) in 2012:</u></span></b><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Nada Surf</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Fanfarlo</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Mumford and Sons</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Good Old War</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Miniature Tigers</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Fun.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Ben Kweller</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The Fray </span></span></li>
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</span></span></div>Smashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02483239401369666737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-12356886254514073042011-04-13T13:44:00.000-07:002011-04-13T17:44:14.529-07:00Guest Mixer: Ree Boado (Dearspeak)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAAd0q_RV8vfONoHAOptMKnkV99AAyxk-y9bOHyyrq2rMIZOHbLGaue0QWakRG35LYDmCuxEEW0UFSyKNaPPdfwERt3cQzjknrci4lof_uzYr6hZmZakIpw_R5Caw5LjFeIWjl_AKAbDu/s1600/DS+bw+hi-res.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAAd0q_RV8vfONoHAOptMKnkV99AAyxk-y9bOHyyrq2rMIZOHbLGaue0QWakRG35LYDmCuxEEW0UFSyKNaPPdfwERt3cQzjknrci4lof_uzYr6hZmZakIpw_R5Caw5LjFeIWjl_AKAbDu/s320/DS+bw+hi-res.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595232769482021922" border="0" /></a>Hello fellow music lovers,<br /><br />I'm Ree Boado, a singer songwriter and front woman of indie rock band, Dearspeak, here in Phoenix, AZ. We're currently working on an EP entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">Oh, For Freedom!</span>, due out in May, and will be touring quite a bit this summer. Check us out at <a href="http://www.dearspeak.com/">dearspeak.com</a>, as well as my solo project, <a href="http://www.reeboado.com/">reeboado.com</a> if you like. You just might catch some of the following influences in our music. And maybe I'll end up in your city this summer... couch surfing with your neighbor, or eating at your favorite sandwich shop... or maybe just at a nearby venue where I hope you'll stop by to listen. :^]<br /><br />I shall proceed to name some of my favorite artists and their oh-so emotive tunes that get to me every time. These are 12 songs charged with raw emotion, lyrical depth, great vocals, with an arresting nature about them... all ingredients for a killer song.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Arrest Me!" playlist:<br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Mumford and Sons - "Awake My Soul" (Live)</span><br />I sure need a good awakening sometimes, and this song helps. This is one of my favorite bands and they are amazing live!<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GD41MbiJKcU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Carina Round - "Everything a Reason" (Live version)</span><br />Don't know the story behind this song, but it is intense and so is her performance of it... seriously dynamic artist.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y58Qlmqk9e0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Sufjan Stevens - "John Wayne Gacy Jr."</span><br />This is one crazy song about the secrets we all hide and the evils that can lurk beneath "our floorboards". Comparison to a mass murderer.. thought provoking.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/otx49Ko3fxw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Arcade Fire - "Wake Up" (Live)</span><br />I know we're long past the craze on this song, but it still makes me feel good every time I listen to it. Oh, all the lies that we believe... great lyrics.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GGdyG_83nX4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Sia - "Breathe Me"</span><br />I still remember when I heard this years ago on the radio for the first time... I rarely get taken aback by anything on the radio, but this one did that.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ghPcYqn0p4Y?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Tal & Acacia - "Hope Again"</span><br />Someone gave me a cd with this song on it. It was written for the victims of human trafficking, an issue that is sadly much more real in the U.S. than we'd like to think. Inspiring.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AjDzyh3TwAE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Regina Spektor - "Laughing With"</span><br />Profound and quirky.. love it.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uKwFYSk4zss?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"</span><br />Beuuuutiful song.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vHt72jJ_1t0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Norah Jones - "Humble Me"</span><br />Thought I'd throw this in for variety... really touching with beautiful vocals.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0rsX-LpXqlI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Death Cab for Cutie - "What Sarah Said</span>"<br />If you've ever watched someone die like I have, this song WILL get inside you.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I483tB12SyE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah</span>"<br />Jeff's version of this song is the best in my opinion, and it just doesn't get old. What a mesmerizing voice that carried so much sadness. R.I.P.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y8AWFf7EAc4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. Carina Round - "Back Seat</span>"<br />I love this artist and I want everyone to know her! So true, things often aren't the way they should be in this world. Thanks for bringing some hope for us all Carina!<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yrZLaxSmY44?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><br />I hope you love these songs as much as I do!<br /><br />~ReeReeSpeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05535241372442165176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-66984714944008749892011-04-02T09:44:00.000-07:002011-04-02T10:44:09.010-07:00Gotta Love That Country Meow-sicIn January me and a few of my best friends in the world spent 24 hours eating, drinking, walking through the snow, making fun of southern accents and listening to great live music in Nashville. Even though it ended with the possibly the worst night sleep in my life taking place in the Nashville International Airport it was a great time. We headed out to New Orleans the next day then finally ended up in Austin. All three are great music cities but the sounds of Nashville were by far the best and furthered my love of country music. Our trip was documented by fellow mixer Pat Burnell so check it out and if you ever have a chance to go to Nashville (aka Nash-Vegas) you should jump at the chance. See all the live music you can see and take my advice and get a hotel room. Following the tour video is my playlist inspired by Nashville.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dgvtxayltqc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today</span><br />Starting it off with a bummer. The saddest song ever written and my favorite country song of all time.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1R2F9f2Cl6Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Dolly Parton - Last Night's Lovin'</span><br />This is a B-Side to Jolene and just ridiculously awesome. Just forget about how outrageous the lyrics are and just dance.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5o2_YFG78bQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue</span><br />Johnny Cash was more of a story writer than a song writer. I think this song proves that point.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T678ic45k98" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Willie Nelson - Can I Sleep In Your Arms</span><br />I saw WIllie a few weeks ago at the Chicago theatre and he didn't disappoint. He may not be the best looking guy in the world but with songs like this I'm sure hes done pretty well with the ladies.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oLiBPxMknO0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler</span><br />Just a classic. The Beastie Boys said it best when they said "Kenny Rogers Gambler is my gambling theme." If you like to gamble it should be yours too.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kn481KcjvMo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6. Loretta Lynn - Portland, OR</span><br />The only song from the 2000s that made the cut. This Jack White produced track is probably the best thing to come from the genre in a few decades. I used to listen to it on every drive from Seattle to Portland and no matter when I listen to it I think of really great times in my life. I think thats what country music and music in general should do.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VuC_l3ymXhM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7. Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry</span><br />Hank goes down as the greatest country singer ever and one of the biggest tragedies in music history. This song of his is my favorite but everyone should own his "40 Greatest Hits" collection.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4WXYjm74WFI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8. Wayne Cochran - Last Kiss</span><br />My Pearl Jam reference for this post. One of their biggest hits was a cover of a little known country song. As hard as it is for me to admit I probably like the original better. The back up singers make it. Check out the video of Eddie coming back from an encore break to sing it on top of the sound booth at the Gorge. Fast forward to about 2:30.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ebAjGHqa7Ig" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q5F0PQ8niMo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9. Garth Brooks - The Dance</span><br />Garth Brooks was the last great country star. Before Chris Gains and his ridiculous arena shows he wrote some amazing songs. There was probably a decade before him and after him with nothing good emerging from the genre. Hopefully, that will change soon. This youtube memorial to Dale Earnhardt is probably the highlight of my day.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RK9Ap7SJeZE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10. Waylon Jennings - Good Hearted Woman</span><br />No matter where you went in Nashville you heard a Waylon song. You can hear a Waylon cover being sang but a female vocalist in our tour video and a crazy dude dancing his ass off to it. I want this song to be the theme song of my life.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NvlE14cM-zk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11. Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces</span><br />Another bummer of a song. Holy crap. Try not to cry. I'm sorry its just too good not to include.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iuZTk1hdpMs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys</span><br />Two of the best. This is the most country song I can possibly imagine. I almost feel bad for loving it and not being from the south.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N_a4BU09GrU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958393507587280968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-47049959744660015312011-04-02T00:31:00.001-07:002011-04-04T12:56:20.191-07:00Guest Mixer - Alex Cardwell [Hello The Mind Control/Rough Tough Dynamite/Dogbreth/Bicycle Voice/MAN-CAT]Hi, my name is Alex and I'm a musician living in Arizona. I like to play in lots of bands. I was really excited when Ashley asked me to be a part of something so awesome, and I had a lot of fun making my mix, so I hope you enjoy it! First, here is a little about the music I'm currently doing:<div><br /></div><div><b>Hello The Mind Control - </b>HTMC has been around for some time now. I just recently joined the band on bass towards the end of 2010. Since then, we started recording a new full length album that's almost ready to be mixed, mastered, and shared with the masses! I'm really happy to be a part of it. We also recently shot a music video for the song "Clean" where we spoofed Eddie Murphy's music video for "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI&feature=watch_response_rev">Party All The Time</a>." You can watch it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf06nWkikFQ">here</a>. The last album, Total War, can be streamed/purchased <a href="http://hellothemindcontrol.bandcamp.com/">here</a>. A tour is also being planned for this summer in August.</div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/hellothemindcontrol">MySpace</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/hellothemindcontrol">Facebook</a></div><div><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Hello+the+Mind+Control">Last.fm</a></div><div>Upcoming shows:</div><div>April 22nd-Hard Rock Cafe in Phoenix w/ KINCH</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198355436849933">April 23rd-SanTan Wheelie Jam</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210837388933542">April 27th-The Trunkspace</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188693187822297">April 30th-The Real Coachella Festival</a></div><div><b>Rough Tough Dynamite - </b>RTD is a rock n roll band that I play drums for that started in late 2009. We currently are working on an EP and some music videos to go a long with it. It should be done by The Real Coachella Festival. For more info, please visit <a href="http://roughtoughdynamite.com/">www.roughtoughdynamite.com</a></div><div>Upcoming shows:</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188693187822297">April 30th-The Real Coachella Festival</a></div><div><b>Dogbreth - </b>DxBx is a pop punk band bassed out of Phoenix, and is lead by Tristan Jemsek. He writes really great fun and catchy jams. I have been a fan of his music for some time now and was stoked when he asked me to drums for the live band. Since I joined the group, there have been several line up changes, and the band is currently featuring Hello The Mind Control front man Tyler Broderick on bass. A full length album featuring the full band is going to be recorded sometime next month. For now, I suggest you check out some his acoustic jams, which can be downloaded for free <a href="http://cllct.com/art/dogbreth">here</a>. A tour is also being scheduled for this summer in August.</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dogbreth/169264959751277?sk=info">Facebook</a></div><div>Upcoming shows:</div><div>April 2nd-House Show, Tucson AZ (see facbook page for more info)</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136763739728585">April 21st-The Fixx, Tempe AZ</a></div><div><b>Bicycle Voice- </b>BV is a project that was started by Meg Webb, who lives in SLC Utah. I "met" Meg via the internet back in the days when myspace was still a relevant site for music. Since then, we have played some shows together and recorded an album she started that I helped finish by emailing tracks back and forth to each other. That album and be streamed/downloaded <a href="http://bicyclevoice.bandcamp.com/album/tis-the-ghost-of-martinellis">here</a>. It features a bonus track that we recorded in my bedroom when she visited AZ, and it is the only recorded song we have where we were both in the same room during the recording process. A possible upcoming show might be happening at Kilby Court in Utah on May 10th, and we might start recording the next album then and when she comes back down to AZ at the end of May.</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bicycle-Voice/203109822736?sk=wall">Facebook</a></div><div><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Bicycle+Voice">Last.fm</a></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bicyclevoice">Myspace</a></div><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.twitter.com/bicyclevoice">Twitter</a></div><div><b>MAN-CAT - </b>MAN-CAT is a sampling/art based project. We take samples from songs and recycle them into new songs, using Top 40 song lyrics pushed multiple times through the Google translator. The live band features fellow RTD members Alex Benson on lead vocals and keys, Corey Dillier on guitar, and myself on bass. MAN-CAT is also very much a collaborative effort, and fellow musicians/artists are encouraged to help <a href="http://mancatmancat.tumblr.com/assist">contribute</a> in whatever ways they can. An attempt to shut MAN-CAT down for its illegal use of sampling and copyright violations are being headed by the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KeepMusicSafe#p/a/u/1/QrKYsIb7W_U">AAI</a> (Association for ARtistic integrity). More info on that can be found at <a href="http://keepmusicsafe.org/">keepmusicsafe.org</a> MAN-CAT also has a free EP which can be downloaded <a href="http://mancatmancat.com/">here</a>.</div><div><a href="http://mancatmancat.tumblr.com/">Official Site</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mancatmancat">Facebook</a></div><div><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mancatmancat">Twitter</a></div><div>Upcoming shows:</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201760586520623">April 11th-The Trunk Space, Phoenix AZ</a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188693187822297">April 29th-The Real Coachella Festival</a> (Tucson)</div><div><br /></div><div>That's about it for now, but it seems like a new project or something is always in the works. I'm also going to be involved with some music stuff in AZ with some of my favorite artists within the upcoming months. I'm excited to have more info about that to share soon. A website is being made to keep it all in some sort of order, but for now all the info can be found on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/alexcardwell">twitter</a>, or if you wanted to add me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/alexcardwell">facebook</a> that would be great! </div><div><br /></div><div>But enough of that stuff, on to the mix! If you have made it all the way to this point, thanks for hanging in there with me. There is no particular theme to my mix. It is just a handful of some of my favorite artists and songs right now, some newer, some a bit older. My hope is that you might stubble across one or two that you have never heard of before! Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. Tennis - "Marathon"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Tennis is a really fun band to listen to. I got the chance to see them live recently at The Rhythm Room and they are amazing. I've had their album "Cape Dory" on repeat for the past 4 months or so. This is my favorite track of that album:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8672469"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8672469" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b></span></b></div><div><b>2. Pretty & Nice - "Piranha"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I first heard of Pretty & Nice a few years ago when Back Ted N-Ted opened for them at the Modified Arts. They have since become one of my all time favorite bands. Their album Get Young is still one I am constantly listening to. They are also an exciting band to see live. I've been fortunate enough to catch them the handful of times they have come back to AZ since I first saw them. I hope they come back soon. The song "Piranha" has an amazingly catchy chours with bass for days. I always find myself playing along to it at home.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><iframe style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1951622982/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://prettyandnice.bandcamp.com/track/piranha">Piranha by Pretty & Nice</a></iframe></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>3. Pet Lions - "Propeller Plane"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I came across this band during one of my usual music blog searches which I so frequently do to find new music. Their Soft Right EP is simply fantastic and this is my favorite track off it:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1496190"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1496190" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>4. The Spinto Band - "Summer Grof"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I have always been aware of these guys, but I didn't really fall in love with their music until after I saw them live. They are an incredible group of musicians and are now one of my favorite bands. Their album Nice and Nicely Done is definitely my favorite, but I chose this song of their album Moonwink because it is the one I have been jamming the most recently:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12915518"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12915518" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>5. Kinch - "45 Minutes"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Kinch is hands down one of my favorite bands. I first heard of them a few years back while watching some late night local access music show. They said they had a free album up for free download and the rest is history. The best part about these guys is that they get better every single time I see them. That is a hard thing for any band to accomplish, but I have seen these guys live enough times over the years to know it's true. Their next full length album is going to be amazing, and this is my favorite song from it that they have been playing live. I recorded this at the Rhythm Room when they opened for The Thermals:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/guFtQaY0fH0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>6. Andrew Jackson Jihad - "People II: The Reckoning"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I don't think it's possible for me to express just how much I love this band. Sean and Ben are two of the nicest people I have ever met and they are by far two of my all time favorite song writers. I love that it is really simplistic and straight forward, and also how truthful and honest the lyrics are. Some of my favorite shows I have ever played have been with this guys. With such a large and amazing discography, it was hard to just pick one song, but I keep coming back to this one as being one of my favorites by them:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12915639"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12915639" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>7. Tugboat - "Ocean to Ocean"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Tugboat is another local AZ band that I just can't get enough of. I first heard of them back in 2008 when I played a show with them at The Modified Arts. Frontman Wayne Jones is one of my favorite song writers, I love how energetic his music is and how suddenly each song can change with little warning. I know Wayne is currently playing bass for KINCH, but I hope he takes Tugboat back into the studio soon to finish the bands upcoming full length album that I am dying to hear! This is the first recorded song I heard from them that kept me coming back for more:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2551264"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2551264" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>8. Alvin Band - "Temple Pressure"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Alvin Band is the solo project of Miniature Tigers drummer Rick Schaier. Rick is an amazing song writer and musician. I just got to see him perform some of the songs live at the recent Miniature Tigers show in Phoenix. I'm really looking forward to his next album, but I still can't get enough of Mantis Preying. I'm still blown away that he recorded the entire thing using nothing but his mouth! This is my favorite song from that album, and the music video is simply fantastic:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4481387?portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>9. Jukebox The Ghost - "Half Crazy"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I had never heard of this band until sometime in March of last year. I flew out to New York to see the Miniature Tigers play at The Bowery Ballroom. Jukebox The Ghost was one of the other bands on the bill, and they completely blew me away. I also got a chance to meet them and they are some of the nicest guys around. Ben Thornewill is one of the most talented piano players I have ever seen. They played this song "Half Crazy" and was hooked, I had it on repeat in my head for months after the show. I couldn't wait to hear it again on their album that they released a few months after the show:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12916880"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12916880" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>10. Back Ted N-Ted - "Marry Me"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Back Ted N-Ted quickly become one of my favorite bands of all time over the last few years. I love Ryan Breen's songwriting, and I was really upset when I heard he was moving to New York. He is one of the nicest people I've ever meet, and I can't express how much I miss seeing him play live. I can't think of funner times I've had at shows then dancing along to his music. I'm not really sure what he is currently doing musically, but whatever it is, I will always be a fan. I hope he never stops doing music and will play a show in AZ soon! I find the lyrics of his songs extremly fun and often time relatable. This song "Marry Me" is one of my favorites of his, and the first two lines it are probably the best example of that. I've had them stuck on an infinite loop in my head recently. The version of the song I have here is off the first promotional copy of his full length CD, not the final version of The Mirror that went up on iTunes. Both sound great, but I feel that he did a better job of capturing his live sound and energy on this one, which is what I miss the most about this project:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12916961"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12916961" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>11. The Cast Members - "Main Street U.S.A."</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The Cast Members is a project started by HTMC front man Tyler Broderick and fellow AZ artist Matt Kimball. Tyler is notorious for his love of Disneyland, and they two recently recorded an entire album based on that fact. Unfortunately, Matt moved away in February and the Cast Members played their first and only show at his farewell show. However, if you dig what you hear, the album is going to be made available for free download hopefully very soon:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917512"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917512" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>12. Little Brother Mojo - "Underwater Complex"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Little Brother Mojo is another local band out of AZ that i wish more people were aware of. They are an incredible group of musicians. All three members are currently taking recording classes at MCC and they do all their recording themselves. I don't think anyone is a bigger fan of what they are doing than me, but I feel it's time more people started listening to these guys! This is a song of a recent split they did with a band called Instructions:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917888"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917888" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>13. Active Child - "I'm In Your Church at Night"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I only recently discovered Active Child, but I can't get enough of it. It's really relaxing stuff, and reminds me a lot of Animal Collective. This is my favorite song, and this music video is just amazing:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VRvJYdt9MNo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>14. ROAR - "Christmas Kids"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Those familiar with local AZ might remember Owen Evans from the band Asleep in the Sea, or from his appearances on the Andrew Jackson Jihad albums on banjo or drums. His new project ROAR is the best band out of Arizona right now that you probably haven't heard of. He has an EP our right now called I Can't Handle Change and it is based on the lives of Phil and Ronnie Spector. My hands down favorite song of all time right now is "Christmas Kids." It is super catchy and danceable, but is supper depressing lyrically. I think that is what I like most about it, that happy sound, covered in something really dark and sad.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917997"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12917997" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>15. The Californian - "NaNaNA"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Like most people, I was really sad when I heard Phantom Planet was on "hiatus". I was super excited though to learn that PP guitarist Darren Robinson was going to be playing guitar for Miniature Tigers. I got the chance to meet him back when I was helping out at the old Modern Art office in Phoenix however and whenever I could. I was pretty bummed again when he left Mini T's, but I was excited to hear about his new group The Californian. They came to AZ a little while ago and I got a chance to catch up with Darren for the first time in years. I was blown away that he remembered who I was and my full name to boot. He is seriously a class act and an incredibly talented musician. The Californian's EP has only 4 songs, but they are all so good, it was hard to pick just one! They are all full of great surf rock vibes and great vocal harmonies. I'm really looking forward to a longer release from these guys. I choose this song cause I love the drum part, and the chorus is really catchy, it's hard not to sing along to it every time!</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918149"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918149" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>16. The Kris Special - "Poor Boy In A Field"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I had never heard of this band until last June when I played a show with them at The Trunk Space. They have since become one of my favorite bands, and their album Alone Feels like a Hotel Room is one of my all time favorites for sure. I highly recommend you check it out. Their drummer Nick Schutz is an incredibly talented musician, he is amazing to watch live. As a drummer, I hope to one day have half the the creativity he displays every time he gets behind the kit. Nick and fellow bandmate Anne Pointer are two of the nicest people I've ever met, and I hope to play many more shows with these guys in the future! Nick says the next album is going to be a million times better, and that makes waiting to hear with what they have in store for us even harder!</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918348"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918348" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span> </span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>17. The Paddle Boat - "One Legs"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I was lucky enough to get to play a show with The Paddle Boat and Andrew Jackson Jihad in January of 2010. They put on a truly amazing set. Their album I Wonder if the Water Ever Tires of the Sea has still been holding up as one of my favorites of all time. I heard they have been working on a new album that I can't wait to hear. I'm sure it's going to be just as amazing.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918919"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12918919" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>18. Miniature Tigers - "Annie Oakley"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>If you have ever met me, you probably already know just how much I really love this band. I can't get enough of their unique sound and ear pleasing vocal harmonies/melodies. Their debut full length album Tell It To The Volcano will forever be one of my favorites. Frontman Charlie Brand is without a doubt one of my all time favorite song writers. My favorite part though of Brand's writing is his lyrics. I feel like I have never truly connected to another persons words on so many levels since Weezer's Blue album. He often finds the simplest way to express things I think in ways I never would have imagined. I think this song is the best example of that, the chorus always seems to be on repeat in my head.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12919190"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12919190" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's it, hope you had as much fun listening to my mix as I did making it. I hope I can do another one soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at ajcardwe@asu.edu</div><div><br /></div><div>-alex</div>ajcardwehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05018956684981005380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-63937217155021925942011-03-31T23:47:00.000-07:002011-04-01T00:40:47.322-07:00Guest Mixer - Evan Fox [KNESSET]Time to drop some knowledge. (In no particular order.)<div><br /></div><div>AUTOLUX - Turnstile Blues</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uZL91Uv5e8g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>SONIC YOUTH - Sunday</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CY5IEsms6ck" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>AMERICAN ANALOG SET - Hard to Find</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1CAJ28aFrMw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Cause=Time</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jiSBAykx9vA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>MOGWAI - The Sun Smells Too Loud</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/onQVSiDe57o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>DINOSAUR JR. - Almost Ready</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/icf4wHLYbZI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>GRANDADDY - Now It's On</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mOq7acPdfnQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>SPARKLEHORSE - Sea of Teeth</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/slx_OE_LbNk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>MY BLODDY VALENTINE - Sometimes</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t0dJqlvOSq4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>KNESSET - Bitter Hearts</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZJ4Ee5QSTto" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>........Tones, Tempos, and Time Signatures = A Life Worth Living</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="http://www.weareknesset.bandcamp.com/">G E T /// S P I R I T U A L</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Evan Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13465308855720180136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-11124155216764187222011-03-31T16:21:00.000-07:002011-03-31T17:20:19.137-07:00SO FRESH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This mix is SO FRESH. A bunch of tracks that give me that uncontrollable urge to just MOVE. SHAKE THAT ASS!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1. Daft Punk - Aerodynamic</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L93-7vRfxNs?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">Do I lose cool point for using such a recognizable song? Who cares. This is by far my favorite Daft Punk song and never ceases to get me PUMPED.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2. Telefon Tel Aviv - My Week Beats Your Year</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xR-KelXizF0?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This song is SoooOooOOoo FRESH. The title/chorus is probably the most bad ass thing you could say to someone ever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">3. Modeselektor (featuring TTC) - 2000007</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dPSLiZxXYY4?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">French rapping over some sick ass beats. Dark as hell. LOVE IT.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">4. Ratatat - Party & Bullshit (Biggie remix)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gYzt5v8DYbQ?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Such a great remix of an already great song. FUCK UP THE PARTY BEFORE IT EVEN START!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">5. The Cool Kids - Bassment Party</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q-0Ff8PnyYY?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Besides this being completely flawless, when are these boys coming out with another record? So eager to hear more from these super talented Chicago artists.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">6. Mos Def (featuring Busta Rhymes) - Do It Now</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/10WgCJKSJhI?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Its great to hear busta doing some more contemporary tracks. Especially great because its on a killer Mos Def track.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">7. Tobacco - Creepy Phone Calls</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QH3NPiMql6k?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Side project of Black Moth Super Rainbow. If you haven't heard Tobacco's newest album, Maniac Meat, you are missing out. Infectious fuzzy beats that possess your whole body. So good.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">8. Battles - IPT2</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5jXauj4GXhk?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Short and sweet. Can't wait for their new record this June!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">9. Bumps - Sniper Growl</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a com="" s="" growl="" src="5"">Groove Shark link</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Sorry, I couldn't find a video. Bumps is a side project of the dudes in Tortoise. 3 drummers. Only percussion comprises the entire record. Some pretty sick beats are on their self titled, Sniper Growl being my favorite for its deep and dark vibe.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">10. Earl Sweatshirt - EARL</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/78_loMbmKJ8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This dude is 16. DIRTY AND DARK. the video is NSFW by the way. In fact, Earl is the kid who was grounded from Odd Future. Tyler, the Creator is getting a ton of the press lately, but Earl deserves just as much in my opinion. You can download the whole album at the Odd Future blog. If you can stomach the lyrics, you can't deny the skill for kids so young making their own beats and raps.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">11. Major Lazer (featuring Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze) - Keep It Goin' Louder</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7965537" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7965537">Major Lazer - "Keep It Goin' Louder"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/downtownmusic">Downtown Music</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Eric Warheim directed this mind melter. Any track by Major Lazer will make one's ass involuntarily shake, but I just chose this one. A little B96ish I know, give me a break. It's just damn good, man.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">12. Teriyaki Boyz - Kamikaze 1</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">08 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;">(酉年 Mix)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:16px;"> <iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BrVJTRsLZcs?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm sorry. Its hilarious, but I also have fond memories of dancing like a nutcase to this song at house parties. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">13. MF DOOM - Potholderz</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cxh4NQ8Fb3g?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">HOT SHIT.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">14. Savage - Swing</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/miIE4xTp3Tw?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If your party is dead put this track on. If shit does not go down, your party is literally dead. Like... you are all fucking dead. not living. SWING!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">15. Washed Out - Feel It All Around</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X-ebZt_plw0?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Nothing better than this slow jam. A perfect wind down song to any night filled with sweat on the dance floor. Makes me feel like I am moving in slow motion.</span></div>vinyltypehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10821689410585444002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-42088745731747281602011-03-31T14:20:00.000-07:002011-03-31T14:20:45.672-07:00Guest Mixer-Matt [The Blue Pages]Hello all,<br />
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My name is Matt and I am a member of <a href="http://www.thebluepagesmusic.com/">The Blue Pages</a> based out of Brooklyn(still scary)NY. We moved here in September from Boston to try and expand our base. So far it's been interesting (a few bumps), and very successful! We released a new record called 'Anthropology' and you can grab it <a href="http://thebluepagesmusic.bandcamp.com/">here!</a> <br />
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Okay enough shameless self promotion, onto the purpose of this post. I call this mix Gray Clouds. Sometimes when it's gray outside, I'm in the mood for slower and typically sad music. Sure not everyone wants to hear sad music, but to me, it has a way of being uplifting. It kick-starts my creativity and makes me connect to the mood mother nature dictates. More importantly, in a world of top 40 recycled BS, it helps me remember that there are still beautiful, strong, and intelligent songs out there. Here are a few that you know, and maybe some you don't.<br />
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1) Feist- 'Lonely Lonely'-the arrangement is for lack of a better word, Perfect.<br />
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2) Chet Baker-'the Thrill is gone'-the phrase gets me every time. He's known for trumpet, but man can he sing!<br />
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3) Basement Jaxx-'Stay Close'- The organ is so sick! "Stay close to me, don't go nowhere"<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">5) Adele-'First Love'- First time I ever really noticed a song about the acceptance of love lost...def not the first time it was written about, but she does it in a very direct way...I dunno, i like it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">6) Bon Iver-'Woods'-First song I ever heard from him. So damn beautiful. This is how autotune should be used btdubs</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7) As Tall as Lions-'Maybe I'm just tired' (acoustic version)-Harmonies are so pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">8) Antony and The Johnsons-'Another World'-The repetition of these phrases and the emotion behind his singing are so powerful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qp23w0v-GB8?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">9) Dntel-'Breakfast in Bed' (featuring Conor Oberst) The lyrics are great.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">11) Bjork-'All is Full of Love' This Version is the better one. Her belting is insane and always amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">12) Kings of Conveience-'Cayman Islands' So so so so so so so so so beautiful...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously I could go on and on, but this works for now. Kudos to David from [What Laura Says] for the youtube suggestion. It was super easy, although some of these might be cheesy...but who cares?! Thanks for reading/listening, and I'll leave you with this!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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What I love most about him, though, is that his musical creations have added up over the years to a veritable audio encyclopedia of the hippest music in world history… something I strive to achieve in my music as well.<span style=""> </span>Pick up any of his records – from the Beat Konducta series to Madvillain to Yesterdays New Quintet to Quasimoto and the new Madlib’s Medicine Show series – and you will see exactly what I mean. Hip-Hop, Brazilian, Rock, Bollywood, Jazz, Funk, Motown, Chanson, Reggae – if it's good, it’s most likely in there. <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">At times though, the music that Madlib presents in his mash-ups make such an imprint on my mind that I have to seek out the full song and production info in order to satisfy my curious mind. 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src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3hECnbPezuU" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytQ3eJfAHqg"><b style="">Don Blackman: Never Miss A Thing </b><br /></a></p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ytQ3eJfAHqg" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXjz3oUPTcE"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mutiny: The Ballad Of Capt'n Hymbad</span></a></span><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OXjz3oUPTcE" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I must also mention that in obtaining these tracks I found it so much easier to find exactly what I was looking for on YouTube rather than hunting down recordings... Kudos goes out to this forum of human collective consciousness. Not only is the lovely music presented here, albeit rather low quality audio, but the images that accompany give a visceral aspect to one's consumption.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">CHECK THOSE STYLES!!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">much love ~ d<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533735715882328335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-39899250605085850162011-03-31T00:21:00.000-07:002011-03-31T02:29:47.594-07:00Guest Mixer - George White [Recorded History]<span class="Apple-style-span">Hello, music fans! I'm George. I <a href="http://georgewhiterecording.com/">make records</a>. I also run a brand-spankin' new indie label here in Arizona called <a href="http://recordedhistory.tumblr.com/">Recorded History</a> (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/recordedhistory">like us on Facebook</a>, won't you?). Also, I play bass for <a href="http://saddlesmusic.tumblr.com/">Saddles</a> (who, coincidentally, has a new EP out on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-ridiculous-luxury/id422099434">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Is-Ridiculous-Luxury/dp/B004P9EUEE">Amazon MP3</a>, and <a href="http://saddles.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>). So, yeah, I'm pretty awesome.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I've noticed that some of the guest mixers have mentioned how they know Ashley, so I feel like I should disclose that I haven't yet had the pleasure. However, in perusing the blog, I did see that she included Five Iron Frenzy in one of her mixes. In high school, I had a different FIF shirt for every day of the week. So, that makes her A-ok in my book.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">That brings me to my mix. It's much more chill than I intended. I meant to pay homage to my punk rock roots when I started poring over my iTunes library, but as I whittled down my initial 30-ish songs, just about anything with a distorted guitar ended up on the cutting room floor. I'm old. So, I guess that's the theme here.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>My "I'm Old" Mix<br /></b><br /><object width="250" height="400"> <param name="movie" value="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&widgetID=25034792&style=metal&bbg=FFED90&bfg=A8D46F&bt=359668&bth=FFED90&pbg=359668&pbgh=A8D46F&pfg=FFED90&pfgh=359668&si=359668&lbg=359668&lbgh=A8D46F&lfg=FFED90&lfgh=359668&sb=359668&sbh=A8D46F&p=0" /> <embed src="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="250" height="400" flashvars="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&widgetID=25034792&style=metal&bbg=FFED90&bfg=A8D46F&bt=359668&bth=FFED90&pbg=359668&pbgh=A8D46F&pfg=FFED90&pfgh=359668&si=359668&lbg=359668&lbgh=A8D46F&lfg=FFED90&lfgh=359668&sb=359668&sbh=A8D46F&p=0" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="window" /></object><br /></span><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Hope you all enjoy! Thanks!</span></div>George Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694350572647165620noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-90680606908047167272011-03-30T21:31:00.000-07:002011-03-30T23:51:41.717-07:00Guest Mixer - Stan (Santah)<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>Hapsounds, March, 2011<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">Hello, I'm Stan from Santah. We're a band from Chicago. If you like these tunes, check us out at santahmusic.com. We're about to rerelease our first full length record, <i>White Noise Bed. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;">I named this mix after our van, Hap, because he did a very handsome job getting us to SXSW and back. Most of these songs are from records that we had in heavy rotation while driving. Others are songs we were privileged enough to see live. Enjoy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Taos" - Menomena<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWxS8FM0mQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWxS8FM0mQ</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">We played the greatest house party ever in Omaha, NE. Only slightly less amazing then our set was when Vivian hijacked the DJ’s set afterwards. The highlight was this barnburner, when out of my blurry, headbanging peripheral, I saw all of Santah shaking it like blistered demons. Following our lead, the crowd threw down hard. So hard. So drunk. It’s worthwhile to note that Menomena was also in my top 3 at SXSW, just days earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Just A Growin" - Young Man<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/young-man-concert/20031381-51555.html">http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/young-man-concert/20031381-51555.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This might have been my favorite concert of all of SXSW. I would check out this entire Daytrotter session if I were you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Downtown" - Destroyer<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkB5Ba8SWxU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkB5Ba8SWxU</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">It’s easy to cruise into a random city with this song: “there was a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">four-leafed clover</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">red rover</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">onhiswayovertoyourplace</span>!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Mermaid Parade" - Phosphorescent<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8J1mK3jats">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8J1mK3jats</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">This is one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard. Our drummer Steve and I always love the stories in country songs because they take you places, and this song takes you to a shallow ocean where you drown in the perfect sunshine of a past love. “Oh Amanda”. It’s a jam, and every instrument simultaneously matches the dynamic of the vocal delivery. I think everyone connected with this one.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"I Get Nervous" - Lower Dens<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQl3vD0kco">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQl3vD0kco</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">What an anthem. The band soundchecked with this song a few times. It was fun sneering into the microphone with Vivian and doing a caricature of Jana’s voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Cloudy Shoes" - Damien Jurado<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1t6m0WruMQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1t6m0WruMQ</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">We shared a bill with Damien for the second time at the Nicodemus Agency showcase at SXSW. He has a captivating voice, a candid delivery, and reminds us that cloudy days can be beautiful. Nicodemus knows how to book talented songwriters with cool D names (see Denison Witmer and David Dondero, too). They also know how to book a great tour. Thanks for everything, Nicodemus.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Neighbors" - Now, Now<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeRV_YDjYC8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeRV_YDjYC8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Now, Now were our petite tour mates from Minneapolis. I picked this live video because the band appears actual size on the screen. They are an incredible band, but rummer Brad pretty much outshines the whole group (just kidding girlz).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Be Brave" - Strange Boys<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEQd-1XdIs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEQd-1XdIs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">We’re brave.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Codex" - Radiohead<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cIbpokk4dc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cIbpokk4dc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Our favorite song from the new Radiohead record. The vocal melody at 1:16.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"I Don’t Wanna Go There" - Dinosaur Jr.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qwWbVjKBR0&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qwWbVjKBR0&feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Sometimes the only thing that can keep you driving is a “mind blowing” guitar solo from J Mascis. I was going to describe it more but according to this very youtube link “the solo can only be described as mind blowing”.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>"Du Mal Á" and "Lato and Juti"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- Kingston Springs<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7q6m9hAYo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7q6m9hAYo</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLBhDgbna0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLBhDgbna0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">When we picked up Vivian and Otto from a literal castle in Austin where they were partying, they had this CD in hand. Thank you for partying on animal furs, drinking ale, and ascending turrets, because this dude has a cool voice. Also, Colin Taylor and Erin Erdman got soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>“Under Control” – The Strokes</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gluGlVioNd8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gluGlVioNd8</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">I fulfilled a small dream of mine when I saw the Strokes at SXSW. For this song, Julian Casablancas and Nick Valensi peformed the first verse and chorus without the rest of the band, hightening anticipation for the song’s iconic drum fill (make sure to check out the real song if you are square: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT8gx5cgx4Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT8gx5cgx4Q</a> ). The concert ended with “Last Nite” and a fireworks display. I should have liked to bring a date, but Vivian was my date.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->stantlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705202468237283220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-82968228265277214172011-03-30T17:56:00.000-07:002011-03-30T20:14:59.744-07:00Twelve Songs From Twelve Albums To Which You Should Be ListeningHere are twelve songs from twelve albums that need to be in your music collection.<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.grouplovemusic.com/" target="_blank"><b>Grouplove</b></a> “Colours” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IKQHBY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004IKQHBY" target="_blank"><i>Grouplove</i> EP</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004IKQHBY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />I saw this band live last night in Salt Lake and they were amazing. I’ve loved this track since a radio friend first introduced me to the band in early February. The group has only been together about a year, and they are looking to have a big 2011 having signed to Atlantic and releasing their debut LP later this year. The currently have a self-titled EP available which features this song.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/01%20Colours.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.fosterthepeople.com/" target="_blank"><b>Foster the People</b></a> “Helena Beat” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ISMR6A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004ISMR6A" target="_blank"><i>Foster The People</i> EP</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004ISMR6A" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />Another group that is looking to have a huge 2011, Foster the People was a buzz band last summer with their song “Pumped Up Kicks.” This band sounds like Passion Pit being remixed by MGMT, and it works really well. “Helena Beat” is the third track on their self-titled three-song EP, and is my personal favorite. They will be releasing their debut LP later this year, and the songs they performed here in Salt Lake definitely make me excited to hear their new music.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/02%20Helena%20Beat.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.thenakedandfamous.com/" target="_blank"><b>The Naked and Famous</b></a> “Spank” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QMW1NM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004QMW1NM" target="_blank"><i>Passive Me, Aggressive You</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004QMW1NM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />The group released their debut LP in September last year. They had previously released two EPs, but their sound seems to have found its pace on Passive Me, Aggressive You as it is a more consistent release than either of their EPs (both of which are recommended). On this song the group is at their most aggressive with sharp synth layering over a pounding rhythm. The vocals of Alisa Zayalith are both soothing and alarming, and the dichotomy works with aplomb.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/03%20Spank.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.gypsyandthecat.com/" target="_blank"><b>Gypsy & the Cat</b></a> “Time To Wander” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004708KFG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004708KFG" target="_blank"><i>Gilgamesh</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004708KFG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />I discovered this band while doing my “Countdown To Coachella” series of blog posts. The duo creates spacey, indie electro-pop that is both soothing and danceable. Their debut LP is full of great, catchy songs, but this one is definitely my favorite.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/04%20Time%20To%20Wander.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />5. <a href="http://www.thejoyformidable.com/" target="_blank"><b>The Joy Formidable</b></a> “Cradle” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004DKLVLA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004DKLVLA" target="_blank"><i>The Big Roar</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004DKLVLA" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This band is starting to get some radio play with their song “Whirring,” and while that is a great song, and an accessible one, this is the real gem of the album. Lead singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan’s voice is reminiscent of a pixie, but has surprising power. The Welsh group is currently touring the US, and I have only heard great things about their live show. I’m looking forward to seeing them here in Salt Lake on April 9th. They will also perform at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/05%20Cradle.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />6. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ducksaucenyc" target="_blank"><b>Duck Sauce</b></a> “Barbara Streisand” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045NHV78/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0045NHV78" target="_blank"><i>Barbra Streisand</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0045NHV78" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This DJ and production duo is comprised of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden. They currently have an EP, Greatest Hits, available, and are expected to release a full album this year. This track samples Boney M and is an electro-house smash that has blown up in clubs all over the world.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/06%20Barbara%20Streisand%20(Original%20Mix).mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />7. <a href="http://www.theraa.com/" target="_blank"><b>The Rural Alberta Advantage</b></a> “Barnes’ Yard” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JYU64S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004JYU64S" target="_blank"><i>Departing</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004JYU64S" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This Canadian trio is not, surprisingly, from Alberta. They are actually from Toronto, Ontario. Their album is comprised of some great folk influenced indie rock, and this is one of their more up beat tracks, musically, though the lyrics are darker than the sound might indicate.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/07%20Barnes'%20Yard.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />8. <a href="http://www.sadcastle.com/home/" target="_blank"><b>Fences</b></a> “Girls With Accents” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041VC0RK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0041VC0RK" target="_blank"><i>Fences</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0041VC0RK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This group from Seattle is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield. After getting a hold of their self-titled 2009 EP Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara produced and recorded the band’s debut LP, also self-titled. This song was brought to my attention by an old college friend in Seattle and it has seen consistent play in iTunes ever since. The self-loathing lyrics over a wispy synth line with charging rhythms makes for a great tune.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/08%20Girls%20With%20Accents.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />9. <a href="http://www.youngthegiant.com/" target="_blank"><b>Young the Giant</b></a> “My Body” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046X7VAO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0046X7VAO" target="_blank"><i>Young The Giant</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0046X7VAO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />I think just about everyone is in love with this song. It was a hit on alternative radio, peaking at #5 on that chart, and the California band has plenty more great songs on their album. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, there’s still room. Here, I’ll help you up.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/09%20My%20Body.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />10. <a href="http://www.cutcopy.net/" target="_blank"><b>Cut Copy</b></a> “Need You Now” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LCZQF2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004LCZQF2" target="_blank"><i>Zonoscope</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004LCZQF2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This Australian band’s third album was a sonic leap forward for them. “Need You Now” is a new wave throwback track that could easily have been recorded by Duran Duran in the early 80s. The bass-heavy synth rhythms and the textural layering make for a fantastic track from one of the better indie electronic acts around today.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/10%20Need%20You%20Now.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />11. <a href="http://doesitoffendyou.com/" target="_blank"><b>Does It Offend You, Yeah?</b></a> “The Monkeys Are Coming” from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QMXM30/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=grantrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004QMXM30" target="_blank"><i>Don't Say We Didn't Warn You</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004QMXM30" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />This high-energy song is a tune that one can’t help but smile while listening to it. When I first downloaded the song, on the mountain mid-way through a day of snowboarding, my friends and I listened to it on repeat the rest of the day. The band’s new album is quite good, too, with a few other party jams and some songs that are cutting a new path for the English dance punkers.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/11%20The%20Monkeys%20Are%20Coming.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />12. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.artbrut.org.uk" target="_blank"><b>Art Brut</b></a> “Axl Rose” from <a href="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/artbrut" target="_blank"><i>Brilliant! Tragic!</i></a><br />Teaming up with Frank Black yet again, Art Brut continues to bring a level of snark to indie rock not seen in many corners. “This world is fucked, and you’re an idiot” is the opening salvo lobbed by front man Eddie Argos. A positively fantastic tribute to the Guns ‘n Roses lead singer, this song gives “the world the finger” with the only exception being Argos’ “favorite lead singer.”<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.grantruby.com/audio/multitracking/04/12%20Axl%20Rose.mp3" height="27" width="320"></embed><br /><br />Need more music in your life? Find out what is in my ear at <a href="http://www.grantruby.com/" target="_blank">grantruby.com</a>.grant.rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996782839368403164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-35713555061157005022011-03-30T16:55:00.000-07:002011-03-30T16:55:21.105-07:00My SXSW 2011I was lucky enough to attend SXSW this year for the first time ever. Weeks in advance I was scheduling travel plans, accommodation and of course, my panel/showcase plans. The hours I spent going through lists and lists of shows was quite intimidating... so many amazing bands playing at the same time every day. <div><br />
</div><div>The first day in Austin was work work work until the wee hours of the night so by day two, I was ready to go off on my own, SXSW Go! App in hand to attack the festival. As far as getting to show after show after show, I was pretty lucky in the way that most of the people I was working with had very different tastes in music. I was on my own. I didn't have to make sure everyone was happy or negotiate which shows we'd all go to and when, I had my agenda and was able to stick to it. Even with this amazing predicament; the ability to get wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted, I still found very quickly that <b>you will miss way more than you will actually see at SXSW. </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div>And so, here are ten bands that I saw at SXSW 2011, complete with bands I'd never heard of before, just recently fell in love with or have listened to for what seems like a while now. </div><div><br />
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CaitiCStouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03689127357641331443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-4213641399103871232011-03-30T11:34:00.000-07:002011-03-31T13:07:03.896-07:00Guest Mixer - Scott Hessel [Source Victoria]<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:small;" ><h1 style="display: block; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;font-size:26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-size:16px;" >When I was asked to contribute to this blog, my first thought was "...but I'm a drummer; this must be a horrible mistake!"</span></h1></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless, here are my <i>picks to click</i> for this edition of Ashley Harris' "Mulitracking."</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Miles Davis: "So What"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qlIU-2N7WY4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>If I could fake my way through jazz, I would try my hand(s) at this classic by the Prince of Darkness. This video is proof that only Miles Davis could indifferently take a smoke break during a John Coltrane solo and get away with it.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Police: "King of Pain"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EL9IUEaRofI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Sure. 2/3 of the band were unabashed assholes - and proud of it - but the Police were also one of the (self-proclaimed) greatest bands of the 80's. I include this version of my favorite Police song, if only to try to spot myself in the crowd.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Radiohead: "15 Step"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j8fv6Sw5O64" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't get into Radiohead until they started giving their music away for free. Judging from their new album, they should have stuck with that business model. Anyway, they sounded a little off on this particular performance, but no one seemed to care.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave Grohl: "Band on the Run"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X_uyuuJVlw4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>My list wouldn't be complete without including something by Dave. Kind of killing two birds here, 'cause Grohl gets to perform one of my favorite Wings songs for Sir Paul at the White House.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Who: "I Can't Explain"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h3h--K5928M" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>This makes me want to ride my Vespa down to the unemployment office.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Elbow: "One Day Like This"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z0wDYWyYRQo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, I guess I should include something that proves I've listened to something fresh in the last few years. These guys apparently have a new record out; I swear I'll get around to listening to it in 2013. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Blue Nile: "Headlights on the Parade"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PSIZNncu7H0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of Elbow, I'm pretty sure they would admit to stealing many of their tricks from the Blue Nile. This record was released in 1984; it still sounds well ahead of its time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Knack: "Frustrated"</b></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6LjsOoO0VdM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>No, this isn't some sort of sick April Fool's joke. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;">I love this band, and I'm not <i>entirely</i> ashamed to admit it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>XTC: "Mayor of Simpleton"</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Da9sc6YDBo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I just became the Mayor of Simpleton on Foursquare!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Elvis Costello: "Veronica"</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zifeVbK8b-g" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Continuing the theme of the Wandering Musical Bassline, the artist formerly known as Declan MacManus weaves a bittersweet tale about an elderly woman suffering from memory loss. Co-written by Paul McCartney, this poppy little ditty understandbly gets played at less sporting events than "Pump it Up."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Meat Beat Manifesto: "Edge of No Control"</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U53wliPFhkI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Heard of these British pioneers of electronic/trip-hop? Now, you have.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>King Crimson: "Frame by Frame"</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C-tv6_8Bf1Y" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">If you think Primus truly does suck (or 99% of math rock bands), you can direct your hate mail to Robert Fripp. King Crimson is still around, but I think this incarnation is the most accessible (and for me, influential) version. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">********</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">This has been fun, but I now feel the need for some sort of musical psychologist. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">If you want to check out my band, go to <a href="http://www.sourcevictoria.net/">www.sourcevictoria.net</a>. We have a new record coming out very soon. I swear we won't be doing any Knack covers.<br /><br />Here's a sneak preview.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UNClDEgKN5s" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></div> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia} </style> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Scott Hesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06771682446179945107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-8879260189127442032011-03-30T11:13:00.000-07:002011-03-30T13:15:33.882-07:00Guest Mixer: Illya (The Whisperlights)better late then never, right? ok, here's my mix. i wanted to have some constraints for this mix, so i've limited it to my favorite songs from the CD's I have in my car right now that are no more than 2 years old.<div><br /></div><div>1. "Stripes" - Bell Orchestre</div><div><br /><object width="480" height="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xb1er8?theme=none"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xb1er8?theme=none" width="480" height="320" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. "Do" - Do Make Say Think<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1059227"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1059227" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3. "Arena" - Suuns</div><div><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4649701"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4649701" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4. "Not Getting There" - Blonde Redhead</div><div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kdP_lIv3POM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5. "All to All" - Broken Social Scene</div><div><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4195136"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4195136" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6. "Moon Jam" - White Hinterland</div><div><br /><object width="250" height="400"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf"><br /><param name="wmode" value="window"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=24936378&style=metal&p=0"><br /><embed src="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="250" height="400" flashvars="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=24936378&style=metal&p=0" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window"></embed><br /></object><br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7. "Another Sky" - Akron/Family</div><div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20797713" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>8. "Modern Drift" - Efterklang</div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vVj3rTWfVVw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>9. "Awake" - Silian Rail</div><div><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F689224"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F689224" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>10. "The Great Descent of the Sun" - Underground Cities</div><div><br /><iframe style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=680429743/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://undergroundcities.bandcamp.com/track/the-great-descent-of-the-sun"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The Great Descent of The Sun by Underground Cities&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe><br /></div>there_is_dangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050399700247329800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-31876555123603369452011-03-30T08:20:00.000-07:002011-03-30T09:46:59.013-07:00Guest Mixer - Joe Schumacher (Elastic Summer)<div align="left">Oh Hey! </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">My name is Joe Schumacher and I play guitar and synth in Elastic Summer </div><br /><div align="left">(you can get our new FREE EP at <a href="http://elasticsummer.bandcamp.com/">http://elasticsummer.bandcamp.com/</a>).</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">I met Ashley years ago when I was interning at Epic Records and now live and work here in the city for a major ticketing company that everyone seems to hate for no reason. I've never DJ'd anything in my life and I never plan to. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Thanks to Ashley for remembering who I am and asking me to do this.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">I'll be doing a 4 by 3. Four songs by three bands that I think you need to hear before you die. Feel free to judge my musical tastes. I'm obsessed with these bands and have lyrics for each of them tattooed on me, so my devotion is pretty intense. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">I will open with my favorite band of all time - <strong>Stars</strong></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Elevator Love Letter"</u> - Easily my favorite song of all time. I cry almost every time I hear it. Possibly the best love song I've ever heard. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xU7KGcrD_gc?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Your Ex-Lover is Dead"</u> - I have lyrics from this tattooed on me. Front runner for second favorite song of all time.</div><br /><div align="left"><iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/55FMOJMhV9s?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"One More Night"</u> - The drum fill when he says "You'll never touch him again" at around 2:20 gets me every time. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1hZ7fgT0CBU?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"The Last Song Ever Written"</u> - I feel like this is the best song on their newest record and it totally gets overlooked. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QXSa6yxZvu8?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Band Number Two - Motion City Soundtrack</strong>. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Better Open The Door"</u> - More lyrics I have tattooed on me. I love how honest this band is. Wide open and blunt, always. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LUhAIellhXA?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Resolution"</u> - I love songs about the new year. The idea of making yourself a better person on a yearly basis is interesting to me. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4uzwCxoQ-g8?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Last Night"</u> - This song has "Close To Me" written all over it, and I'm a sucker for solid bridges. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xe0pHij6OgI?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Autographs & Apoligies"</u> - "Busy hands keep swimming they don't like swallowing" The pre-chorus/chorus on this song is flawless. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WKG9PdGUYkM?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Lastly band three - Metric/Emily Haines </strong></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Waves"</u> - B side from their newest record that I'm shocked didn't make it onto the actual record. Eaily one of the best songs they've written. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0udJc_iMlAU?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Poster Of A Girl"</u> - I'm a sucker for wicked synth lines and songs about cumming in your pants. Duh <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vPz5xcSkUpo?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="640"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"The Twist"</u> - "I want it, it is you, you are where I want to be" are some of my favorite lyrics hands down. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fDCwu6y3ero?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><u>"Reading In Bed"</u> - I encourage you to listen to this song while its raining here in NYC. It's a life changing experience. Also more lyrics I have tattooed on me. <iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wDRFvCeZarc?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">That's it for me. Hope you enjoyed my lamefest. Thanks again Ashley. </div>Joe Schumacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10294297801819647033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-87591405990395906482011-03-30T01:08:00.000-07:002011-04-01T01:25:13.586-07:00Guest Mixer - Mike McHale (Peachcake)<div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">From NFG to LCD...</span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></i></span></b></div><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/61792_1590212032921_1164473751_1624776_6683681_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/61792_1590212032921_1164473751_1624776_6683681_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 230px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 175px;" /></a><div>Hello. I'm Mike McHale and I play guitar and synthesizers, do back up vocals, write songs and tour manage in the group, <b>Peachcake</b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's been interesting how my musical tastes have grown throughout the years. Growing up in rural Northeastern Pennsylvania didn't really have much to offer kids for music other than what was on the radio and MTV. Luckily I was able to find out about a few good bands while living there that would later become a big influence on me.</div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>Shortly after graduating high school in 2004, I ended up in San Diego and started to become familiar with the Southern California music scene and all that it had to offer. Somewhere in between waiting in line for shows at SOMA and snapping shots of bands for a local photography website, I was introduced to Stefan Pruett and the group that I would later become heavily involved with, Peachcake. Little did I know that my meeting with the group would not only help me further my knowledge of music, performing, and the day-to-day life of being in a band, as well as take me places I only had dreamed about going to, but also introduce me to new music that would influence me both as a musician and as a person.</div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>Here is a collection of bands/songs that have meant a great deal to my musical upbringing over the last 10 years...</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(click on the titles to hear the songs)</span></b></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><hr /></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYoWZgY2HAk" target="_blank">New Found Glory - "Hit Or Miss"</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Back when I was in high school when the only way to find out about new music was from the radio and MTV, I immediately became hooked to a pop punk band from Florida that would later influence me to make me start my own band after seeing their music video being played one day after school. I think what captivated me the most about NFG was just their overall energy and love for what they were doing and I could just tell that they were very genuine with their music.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/422922/New%2BFound%2BGlory.jpg" width="485" height="482" /></span></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etGcoasAErw" target="_blank">Piebald - "King Of The Road"</a></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>Another band that I thought was very genuine with what they did with their music and being in a band. I'm glad I was able to see these guys a few time before they broke up in 2008. Their shows were so much fun.</div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/ourmanhebel/myspace%20bands/piebald.jpg" width="485" height="364" /></center></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><hr /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Blown+Away/2nJQep?src=5" target="_blank">Steel Train - "Blown Away"</a></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>Anyone who knows me knows that I've been a big fan of these guys for a long time now. I first found out about them while they were on Drive-Thru Records back in 2003 and after seeing them live a few months before moving to San Diego, I became a huge fan. Lead guitarist Jack Antonoff's stage presence and performance has always continued to amaze and heavily influence me throughout the years. Although they've gone a more straight rock route in recent years, which I also like, their earlier experimental and kinda softer stuff will always be my favorite phase of their lifespan as a band.</div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><center style="text-align: left;"><b><center><img src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/2158952/Steel+Train.jpg" width="485" height="261" /></center></b></center><center style="text-align: left;"><b><center></center></b></center></div><b></b><div></div><div><div></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><hr /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Act+On+feeling+Alone+/1Q0OH?src=5" target="_blank">Reubens Accomplice - "Act On (Feeling Alone)"</a></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>I moved from Pennsylvania to San Diego with my folks in 2004 and along with attending my first show there, I was introduced to the goodness that was Reubens Accomplice. After seeing them open for Steel Train, Jack (from Steel Train) highly recommended to me to buy their album, <i>The Bull, The Balloon & The Family</i>, at the show and I'm glad I did. I can't think of how many times I had listened to their album and was just in awe of how beautifully orchestrated each song was on the album. Definitely in my top 10 favorite albums.</div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><center><img src="http://i.fanpix.net/images/orig/j/y/jyasnfx3mhofjfam.jpg" width="485" height="362" /></center></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><hr /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://new.music.yahoo.com/limbeck/videos/view/julia--2158467" target="_blank">Limbeck - "Julia"</a></span></b></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>Another band that was introduced to me through the grace of Steel Train and would later help me meet about half of the friends I made while living in California was Limbeck. Not only was their music really fun to listen to and play on guitar (I remember knowing how to play about every song on <i>Hi, Everything's Great </i>thanks to seeing them live so many times<i>)</i>, but it gave off the vibe that you knew the guys personally and you knew exactly what they were talking about after living in California. Nothing but good times whenever the Limbeck band plays.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/LIMBECK.jpg" width="485" height="335" /></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><hr /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Dreams+Got+Scattered/3B5s8j?src=5" target="_blank">Get Back Loretta - "Dreams Got Scattered"</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div>One of the perks of living within the So Cal music scene was being surrounded lots of great local music. But out of the countless number of bands, only Get Back Loretta stood out to me as the real thing. Just a bunch of funny guys with varied musical tastes coming together to make really fun and great sounding pop rock. I could always count on having a good laugh and a good time with the GBL gents whenever I saw them.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><center><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/355151573_82aafc829e_o.jpg" width="485" height="326" /></center></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDRLW748j68" target="_blank">LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"</a></span></b></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>This was one of the first songs I had heard while on my first tour with Peachcake back in 2007 and this song has stuck with me ever since. To this day, I can't help but get a little choked up from thinking of the amazing friends I have made and how lucky I am to have them in my life whenever I hear this song. If I could have any song be played at my funeral, you can bet that this will be blasting loud at the end of my life.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><center><img src="http://a.onionstatic.com/images/events/performer/7078/lcd_soundsystem_jpg_627x325_crop_upscale_q85.jpg" width="485" height="251" /></center></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ltis_talking-heads-once-in-a-lifetime_music#from=embed" target="_blank">Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime"</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div>Another band that I became familiar with during the first tour with Peachcake. I just kept thinking how weird of a band they were but still sounded so good. After hearing those live wood blocks in "Once In A Lifetime" from <i>Stop Making Sense</i>, I was hooked.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://blog.limewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/talking-heads.jpg" width="485" height="292" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/video/myspace-transmissions/miike-snow-quot-silvia-quot-live-from-transmissions/100618031" target="_blank">Miike Snow - "Silvia"</a></span></b></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div>I had known about Miike Snow for a while but when I first saw the video in the link above, I was just in awe of the sounds I was hearing and couldn't believe how they were making them. Just the way everything sounded, from the ringing of the piano to the perfect amount of reverb on his vocals, gave me chills. I was literally speechless after seeing them live last year in Arizona. I can't believe this band exists. In a good way, of course.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cassettecouture.com/wp-content/uploads/miike_snow2.jpg" width="485" height="323" /></div><div><hr /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwE0BGIjgM" target="_blank">Hot Chip - "One Life Stand"</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One band that has very influential on me during the writing process of the latest Peachcake album has been Hot Chip. I'm all about the music when it comes to writing and just the way that they wrote their songs and the sounds they used made me want to achieve something as unique and fun as what they have made. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://themorningafterpills.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/xhotchip.jpg" width="485" height="324" /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBLEqlrrG94" target="_blank">Holy Ghost! - "I Will Come Back"</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div>If you ever catch me DJing at all, you'll more than likely hear me play something either written or remixed by these guys. Their music is very hard not to dance with their throw backs to early-disco and 80's synth pop. Definitely one of the promising new groups of this decade, I have a feeling these guys are gonna be very successful in the coming years. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://www.nialler9.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/holyghost.jpg" width="485" height="309" /></span></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl2vC22tb60" target="_blank">LCD Soundsystem - "Home"</a></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I'm sure I'm breaking some sort of cardinal rule of mix making by having one band on the same mix twice, but I don't care. Although the end of LCD Soundsystem has been inevitable for quite some time now, it's still sad when one of your favorite groups disbands. I can't thank James Murphy enough for all the music he's made and how much it has influenced me over the past few years. Even though their final live shows are this week in New York, I'm sure we'll see more of Mr. Murphy in the future and I'll be looking forward to what he does next.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><p></p> </span></b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><center><img src="http://www.youdontknowjersey.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/LCD-soundsystem_M_jpg_595x325_crop_upscale_q85.jpg" width="485" height="264" /></center><center><hr /></center></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><center style="text-align: left;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></center><center style="text-align: left;">Thank you to Ashley Harris for inviting me to be apart of this. Hopefully my writing wasn't too horrendous. It's been a while since I've blogged.</center><center style="text-align: left;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></center><center style="text-align: left;">And please check us out at <a href="http://www.peachcake.net/site/" target="_blank">Peachcake.net</a>. We'll be releasing new music on May 3rd and we're very proud of it. So check it out when it comes out.</center><center style="text-align: left;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></center><center style="text-align: left;">OK BYE!</center><center style="text-align: left;"><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p></center><center style="text-align: left;">--</center><center style="text-align: left;">Mike.</center></span></b></div><p></p></div>Mike McHalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10053135664338861650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-91767128749821541252011-03-30T00:12:00.000-07:002011-03-30T01:21:43.198-07:00Guest Mixer - Braden McCall [Dead Wildlife/Before Braille]Braden from Dead Wildlife. Thanks for considering me as a guest mixer. Please download my music for free or purchase a physical copy at <a href="http://DeadWildlife.com">DeadWildlife.com</a> // Also available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/golden-feathers-ep/id427376787">iTunes</a>. Let's just get the shameless self promotion out of the way...<br /><br />Track 01 // Dead Wildlife cover of Thom Yorke "Hearing Damage"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FnX4-lbdhHI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 02 // Chew Lips "Play Together"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u89t4-9-kM8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 03 // Basement Jaxx "Raindrops"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JrBAzh93SLw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 04 // Miike Snow "Billie Holiday" Bonus Track<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwpX-BqmoYw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 05 // CocoRosie "Werewolf" Live (v2.0)<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Exm8bKidg4Y" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Track 06 // Sleigh Bells "Infinity Guitars"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LhYYd5adVY4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 07 // Miami Horror "Sometimes"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Fn7FXGaHTNs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 08 // Mitzi "India"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r7v65CYqWIE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Track 09 // Friendly Fires "Paris" Remix by Aeroplane<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3_oUogAKF8I" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Track 10 // The Sea And Cake "An Echo In"<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C0wuV_guU_Q" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Thanks for viewing // Braden McCallDead Wildlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337350364667417541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-53467433890737231242011-03-29T21:43:00.000-07:002011-03-29T22:11:07.296-07:00Guest Mixer- Oren J (Silver Medallion)<div><div>Ola.</div><div><br /></div><div>My name's Oren, I'm the singer in Silver Medallion, I came out of Phoenix AZ but now I live and tour from Brooklyn NY. When I'm not touring I DJ upscale mainstream clubs in NYC and make yuppies dance to whatever it is yuppies like currently then when the manager says the nights over I play Flux Pavilion's "Bass Cannon" so people leave. I'm in the middle of a college tour with Silver Medallion, I just finished up DJing in Miami during Ultra weekend last weekend, I'm live at Syracuse this weekend and Cornell the weekend after, and life is good.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made this mix for a group of my friends, I had a west coast tour and a whole bunch of my people came along, video guys, roadies, security, backup singers, extraneous friends etc and I made this mix to soundtrack the inevitable debauchery. I hope you enjoy, I have a mediafire zip for all of it hit me up on www.twitter.com/silvermedallion or oj@silvermedallion.net and I'll send it over or we can make friends. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Down in Mexico-The Coasters</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CraXMW9s06E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Pepper-Butthole Surfers</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dPH-vhpEnaI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>3. A Rapture-Stereo Alchemy</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pfHWuU4F_F0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>4. Starstruck - Santigold</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b4vvq2RERQ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>5. White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3oRKvpZ7PjE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>6. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)-Kenny Rogers</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yZ8k6fVe25k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>7. Fresh Air-Quicksilver Messenger Service</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IAHODyEpm2w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>8. Geto Boys- Glass Candy</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BJwEwiWizfQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>9. Aly, Walk With Me-Raveonettes</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I-3fmjjk4aA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>10. Veni Vedi Veci (Diplo Remix)-Black Lips</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ott0zgG0M6g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>11. Darkest Light<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lafayette Afro-Rock Band</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4ZrcteE3hpA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>12. Spread Your Love-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/abKjC7EX2Zs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>13. War Pigs- Black Sabbath</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gbxfe7DMxVo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>14. The Boss- James Brown</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8N2OxuChrRM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>15. Police And Thieves<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> - Junior Murvin</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WQriZQbTcjk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>16. Curly Locks - Junior Byles & The Upsetters</div></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pD0iEEEU1xA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy.</div><div><br /></div>thesilvermedallionexperiencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099274176498239844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-48407879054709904672011-03-29T19:14:00.000-07:002011-03-30T14:50:46.383-07:00Guest Mixer - Travis Pack (Sleepwalk A Robot)<span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9S-CmANstNxcANrO2HZzC6EFsvjxnIzICLoaDYAWVXBwOphWCjMw76q8JNtnVYfkxfTEImn8AlJOvzrSybIlhlR4iuVDy6v2Cv6pdbwWka2QFVBULBEIJnbl3HdQqJmFzKxniqM-2o4I/s400/sacramento.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9S-CmANstNxcANrO2HZzC6EFsvjxnIzICLoaDYAWVXBwOphWCjMw76q8JNtnVYfkxfTEImn8AlJOvzrSybIlhlR4iuVDy6v2Cv6pdbwWka2QFVBULBEIJnbl3HdQqJmFzKxniqM-2o4I/s400/sacramento.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">All My Ex's Live In Sacramento</span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;">is the name of this mix.</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span>Here is a pseudo-serious reason why these seemingly random songs are grouped together:<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">If I hadn't actually been to Sacramento, I wouldn't believe it was a real place. It seems more of a mystical city/vortex where girls with whom I've screwed things up all seem to gather, and where Phoenix Suns great Kevin "KJ" Johnson resides as mayor. <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">If you have a significant other or are even casually dating someone, chances are they will end up leaving to some other city soon (most likely Sacramento), at which point you should give them this "welp, I guess it's too late now" send-off mix as they are drawn inevitably toward California's underwhelming capital.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">*</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tip: I've made my girlfriend listen to it as a preemptive strike, hoping to protect her from the vortex. While not the mix's original intention, you may want to employ a similar tactic depending on you level of interest in said significant other.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>Good luck, and enjoy.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nada Surf</span> - <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Your+Legs+Grow/1QtD2q?src=5">Your Legs Grow</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Shout Out Louds</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> - </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/The+Comeback/o3Uz7?src=5">The Comeback</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frightened Rabbit</span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> - </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/I+Feel+Better/1PZTgE?src=5">I Feel Better</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hellogoodbye - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/All+Of+Your+Love/2oYBM0?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">All Of Your Love</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Toro Y Moi - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Such+Bad+Handling/2Lfa6A?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Such Bad Handling</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Say Hi To Your Mom - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Let+s+Talk+About+Spaceships/ct3L?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Let's Talk About Spaceships</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Stars - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Ageless+Beauty/2klLxs?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ageless Beauty</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Kate Nash - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Foundations/1pCFC1?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foundations</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Will Stratton - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/I+d+Hate+To+Leave+You/f8AGW?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">I'd Hate To Leave You</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Brand New - </span></span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Jesus+Christ/2gEBpf?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jesus Christ</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Avett Brothers - </span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Kick+Drum+Heart/3AF2cT?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kick Drum Heart</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Kooks - </span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Always+Where+I+Need+To+Be/2ALFq3?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Always Where I Need To Be</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chromeo</span> - <a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Hot+Mess/3pVH56?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hot Mess</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dntel </span>feat.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ben Gibbard - </span><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/+this+Is+The+Dream+Of+Evan+And+Chan/2F494x?src=5"><span style="font-style: italic;">(This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Long live KJ and the 1993 PHX Suns.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" ><br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span>Travis Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234438380142788232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-88933293583383820682011-03-29T18:54:00.000-07:002011-03-29T19:28:57.787-07:00Guest Mixer- Jason P. Woodbury (Phoenix New Times)Hey all.<br /><br />My name is Jason, and I'm very happy to be contributing a mix to my friend Ashley's blog. It's the end of the month, which is of course the deadline for the guest mixer project, and as has no doubt been predicted by anyone who knows me, I'm getting this in just before it's due.<br /><br />In terms of unnecessary information about myself, I have played guitar, bass, and/or sang in a bunch of bands, like Hands on Fire, Porches, Cardiac Party and Soft Drink. These days I'm concentrating on writing. I'm a blogger and the clubs for Phoenix New Times, as well as a regular contributor to the music section there.<br /><br />I occasionally DJ, too, under the handle DJ Babynose, which my girlfriend coined. My mix is about as themed as my DJ sets -- which is to say not at all. I like a lot of music, and when I do play out, I like to think of myself as something like an old school radio DJ -- a guy who doesn't do much beyond pick what order really good songs are played in. I sincerely hope you enjoy the listen.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12756659"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12756659" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/softdrink/multitracking">Multitracking</a> by <span style="text-decoration: underline;">DJ BABYNOSE</span></span><br /><br /> 1. Mac Rebennack & the Soul Orchestra- The Point<br /><div class="info-body"><div class="description"><div style="display: block;" class="editable" id="track-description-value"><p>2. The Parting Gifts- My Baby Tonight<br />3. O.V. Wright- I've Been Searching<br />4. Abner Jay- My Middle Name is the Blues<br />5. Chubby Checker- If the Sun Stopped Shining<br />6. Harry Nilsson- Blow Me Down (demo)<br />7. Du Droppers- Come on & Love Me Baby<br />8. Tierra Del Fuego- Queen of the Rendezvous<br /></p><p>9. Vince Guaraldi- Joe Cool<br />10. Sonny Boy Williamson- You're Funeral and My Trial (alt. take)<br />11. Joke Rose With D. Charles Speer & The Helix- Linden Avenue Stomp<br />12. Dirty Beaches- True Blue<br />13. Bo Diddley- I'm All Right (live)<br />14. Della Humphrey- Your Love is All I Need<br />15. Michel Polnareff- Time Will Tell<br />16. Richard Swift- Lady Luck<br />17. Erma Franklin- Higher & Higher<br />18. Alex Chilton- I've Never Found a Girl<br />19. Big Joe Turner- I Don't Dig It<br />20. Tom Waits- Lie to Me</p></div></div></div>Jason P. Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004201625066613698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-58376803216538908402011-03-29T17:38:00.000-07:002011-03-29T21:15:50.813-07:00Guest Mixer - Dan Somers [Lisa Savidge]<p>Letsee, a little bit about me, eh?<br /><br /> Well, I front the band <a href="http://www.lisasavidge.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Savidge</a> (which recently released the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>), I help run <a href="http://www.blackcactusrecords.com/" target="_blank">Black Cactus Records</a> (which recently released the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>), I'm a recording engineer and occasional producer at the studio <a href="http://www.facebook.com/audioconfusion" target="_blank">audioconfusion</a> (which recorded the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>), and formerly a DJ and Promotions Director at <a href="http://www.radiophoenix.org/">Radio Phoenix</a> (a station upon which you can hear the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>). That should do it.</p><br /><p>Now, on to the mix. I've decided to follow the format of my old radio show, where I would intermix well-known and obscure songs based on some kind of common theme that they share. The theme this time around? </p><br /><h2>Bands Complaining About Being in Bands</h2><br /><p>Call it self indulgent if you must, and it probably is. Some people would say that this theme has been beaten to death, but if that were the case, every single time I tell somebody I'm in a band they wouldn't react like <a href="http://video.adultswim.com/metalocalypse/making-flyers.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> (which they totally do). Oh, there's plenty to complain about: When you're starting out (also known as the time between picking a name and going broke for the 15th time) there's the cut-throat rat race where you had expected to see a bohemian love fest; while for the select few that do "make it" (only went broke 14 times before a miracle descended from on high) there's the pressure for continued success, shady dealings, and the like (see: every episode of VH1's Behind The Muisc, EVER). Of course, there's a lot of upside, too (that's why we do it right? I mean, that or we're really, really stupid) which is the incomparable feeling of getting to express yourself by creating something new and possibly beautiful.</p><br /><p>For me, I'm kind of on both sides of it - getting to be in the lovely position of hating the bands for being so entitled as well as hating the industry for not giving me all of the things that I'm entitled to - so this is going to be a pretty tongue-in-cheek list. Just pick your side and read everything you disagree with as sarcasm, and we'll get through this just fine.</p><br /><p>So, anyway, what to do when you're trying to whine about the downside while experiencing the upside? Write a song about it! Here's a few artists who I think did it the best:</p><br /><p><strong>Life During Wartime - The Talking Heads</strong><br /><br /> Now here's a rather dramatically written song that's inspired quite a few different interpretations over the years. The band, however, has always been clear about the fact that this song was written about living in alphabet city as they were trying to get going. Everybody had told them that the whole thing was going to be a big party - a disco if you will - but it turned out that it ain't that. It ain't no fooling around, either. No sleep, no food, and fashions changing so fast that one could easily lose their own identity.<br /><br />Of course, a million yuppies didn't really get the message, and I'm thinking there aren't a lot of artists who can afford to live in the village these days. Meanwhile, now you can go down to Brooklyn to get robbed, broken, and starved to death along with a million other artists who didn't get the message either.</p><br /><p>Here's the live version from Stop Making Sense<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QXgMhnI3QOI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Bohemian Like You/All the Money... - The Dandy Warhols</strong><br /><br /> Speaking of the not-really-bohemian lifestyle, here's a rather sarcastic tune to that effect. I've always been a big fan of the Dandys, so it kind of pains me to use their most well-known song here, but the shoe fits. I love how in the lyrics it is literally assumed that both of the people talking have bands.<br /><br /> It reminds me of one night when we were hanging out in front of the Yucca Taproom, talking about how we should go about getting this great new record (the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>, you could say). Anyway, this extremely drunk girl butted in looking for a cigarette, and upon hearing that we were in a band (having heard nothing of the prior conversation) exclaimed "You're in a band, I'm in a band, everybody is in a band! Who gives a fuck?!?!?" You know, just one of those great poetic moments.<br /><br />Oh, and for bonus points, let's also throw in All the Money or the Simple Life Honey by the Dandys as well. The music video certainly seems to match the theme here.</p><br /><p>Bohemian Like You<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nTcihBUWIVA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p>All The Money or the Simple Life Honey<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PblOFN8XcOw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Have a Cigar/Welcome to the Machine - Pink Floyd</strong><br /><br /> Well, this one is pretty obvious, isn't it? Still, since you knew it had to be in here, I figured we might as well get it out of the way.<br /><br /> It works here anyway, since the last two were about starting out/relatively obscure bands, but as the Floyd fellows show, even being some of the richest and biggest rock stars in the world doesn't mean you need to stop complaining.<br /><br />This one is as self explanatory as they come, though I will add that the overall theme of the album (Wish You Were Here... If you didn't know, then shame on you!) - well, besides the title track and Shine on You Crazy Diamond which was part of the whole Syd Barrett thing - was inspired by the band's frustration at their label/management insisting that they "do another Dark Side of the Moon." Bearing in mind that that album ended up spending 1,500 weeks on the Billboard charts, it's not hard to see why they wanted one, but the band wanted to keep growing and trying new things. Anyway, both of these tracks sum it all up, and failing that you could just look at the album cover or the disc art to get the rest of the picture.</p><br /><p>Have a Cigar (with the aforementioned album art)<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vL4ia37G4Uw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p>Welcome to the Machine (Fan Video)<br /><br /> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NuA_wcTEAF4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>The Story of an Artist - Daniel Johnston</strong><br /><br /> So we've covered the culture and the industry a little bit (there'll be more of that later, I'm sure), but what about the public perception? What about that guy at the copy shop? What about the day to day ups and downs of struggling with your own self doubt? Well, I think Daniel Johnston covered that aspect quite nicely in that innocent, childlike way that only he can.<br /><br />I think it's interesting that, between bouts of <em>literally battling satan</em>, he found this an issue of enough import to warrant a song. I guess I feel a sort of kinship that way in that I've got <a href="http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/feb/22Singled_Out-_Lisa_Savidges_Fire_Exiting.shtml" target="_blank">my own history</a>, and I've done the same (more on that later). In any case, this one just gets me every time.</p><br /><p>Story of an Artist<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L_RbSAwMa3U?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Money For Nothing - Dire Straits</strong><br /><br /> Another obvious choice, but not so obvious that MTV didn't get it completely wrong and use it as a promo. There are two other reasons I think this warrants inclusion. One, I really love the way that Mark Knopfler is able to do more with a rhythm line than most of the over-the-top shredders were able to to do with a decade's worth of leads. Two, because this is a great example of art imitating life - the song was based on an overheard conversation between appliance store workers. Meanwhile, this band definitely made disliking their status as musicians a cause celebre, even naming the band after its own financial status.</p><br /><p>Money for Nothing<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2KZLojGm7s0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Sounds Good To Me '83 - The Necronauts<br /><br /></strong>What's that? Conflict of interest? Surely it couldn't be that this very band is on Black Cactus Records and recently released the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/necronauts3" target="_blank">second greatest album ever</a>! Well, maybe they are, and maybe they did, but this is still a great song and it fits right in here.<br /><br />In this case, they seem to have followed along the lines that Dire Straits had set forth and taken it a step further. Dripping with sarcasm, and with a bit of a wink to the audience, Billy Goodman & Co. call the nonsense of the scene that celebrates itself (originally said about shoegaze, but that title goes to "indie" these days) the way they see it.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, I like this song's catchy chorus so much that I'm even going to overlook its breaking of my cardinal rule of choruses (ending the last line with a tacked-on "tonight" - I'm looking at YOU Pat Monahan of Train). Hey, when it works, it works.</p><br /><p>Sounds Good To Me '83<br />on the band's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thenecronauts" target="_blank">Myspace Page</a></p><br /><p><strong>EMI - The Sex Pistols</strong><br /><br /> So, here's a band that had pretty much everything. They were basically had it all going on from the get-go, and when they managed to get themselves fired from one record company, another swooped in to take care of them. Then, they only had to do one record to be critically acclaimed as one of music's sacred cows forever. Oh, and they never even had to learn to play (well, Syd Vicious anyway)! In a lot of ways, these guys make it look like the Backstreet Boys had it rough.<br /><br /> Don't get me wrong, I have the one record in question proudly displayed on the shelf behind me as I type this, and I've loved listening to it time and time again. But jeez,<br /> talk about your free rides.<br /><br />So what do you do after all of this? End your one record with a song bragging about the whole ordeal!</p><br /><p>E.M.I. - Fan Video<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pAdSIRF5pQQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Appalachacha (Pts. 1&2) - Lisa Savidge</strong><br /><br />Ok, so here's the REAL conflict of interest. But as I mentioned before, I'm following the format of my old radio show, which itself borrowed a lot from Alice Cooper's show - to include an element of shameless self promotion (in case it wasn't shameless enough with my repeated insistence on our having the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisasavidge" target="_blank">greatest album ever</a>).<br /><br />But here's the thing... As I was going over the list, it struck me that this particular song is exactly the perfect thing for it - and a really great, depthy sort of counter-balance to the Pistols' in-your-face straightforward songwriting.<br /><br />In any case, this particular piece sets up the battle of dream vs. reality as it applies to a rock band as a sort of grand metaphor for life in general. We're all idealists at some point, and we all seem to lose that somewhere along the way for practicality's sake.<br /><br />So it goes where the bohemian lifestyle gives way to nuts-and-bolts execution, anxiety builds over the gods we have created for ourselves (in this case, Mount Olympus being the Capitol Records building - but it could just as easily be wall street or the white house or even Greenpeace headquarters for that matter), the hopeless feeling that the world is outside of your control to the point where there's nothing you can do at all, the dreadfulness of the day-to-day that you've created, and finally some hope for redemption in the realization that it was <em>you</em> who created it in the first place. Give it a listen and you'll see what I mean...</p><br /><p>Appalachacha - Official<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jDSCfwJ3Ft4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Common People - Pulp/William Shatner<br /><br /></strong>Here's a clever little tune that I've loved for a long time, and a nice way to keep that kind of huge production feeling from the last song going until we can bring it back down at the end. This one sort of takes the other side of the issue, looking at the person who is <em>looking at the artists</em> and applying the assumptions as to what that life would be like. Well, not artists in particular, actually "common people." I guess that's the point I'm making by including it, actually... It's that people think that there's this sort of charmed life that comes with being an artist, but it's mostly dancing, drinking, and screwing because there's nothing else to do. And that's the thing about it... I don't spend half my time standing in front of bars smoking cigarettes because it's<em> romantic</em> (it isn't, by the way), I do it because the other choices I've made in my life have limited my options to exclude almost anything else. But try telling that to the hipster who's trying to ape the same behavior in this song.<br /><br />Oh, and there's another thing I love about this one. The subject of the song isn't met with wrath or hatred or vitriol, which would actually make it a really ugly song. More of a decent-spirited wonder, I'd say, which, although it doesn't solve the miscommunication, certainly doesn't make things worse either.<br /><br />I actually chose to use the William Shatner cover here because 1 - I unironically love the way he delivers the lyrics, the way the duet with Joe Jackson works out, the production that Ben Folds did... all of it. And, 2 - I think the whole song takes on a whole extra level of meaning when William Shatner, one of the most uncommon people around for practically a lifetime, takes it on.</p><br /><p>Common People - William Shatner Version<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ainyK6fXku0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p><strong>Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground<br /><br /></strong>Really, I could've used anything from "Loaded" on this list... The title is actually a joke on the record company for insisting that this, their final album under their original contract, be "loaded with hits" since the band had not performed well commercially up to that point. As a matter of fact, this album did end up spawning a number of very popular songs, though I hardly think that was on purpose.<br /><br />Anyhow, I really like this song because it takes another perspective still. In this case, it almost feels like Lou Reed - one of music's most notorious megalomaniacs, by the way -<br />is actually <em>envying</em> the "common people" who look up to him. There seems to be a real longing in the way this is put together for the simple life of a banker and a clerk... Getting home from the office to sit by the fire and turn on the radio. Keeping up the 24 Hour Party People kind of lifestyle precludes ever having this kind of routine, and I think that's why he actually mentions himself in the song, specifically being in a rock and roll band, but then doesn't give himself a part in the narrative at all.<br /><br />It's a little bit sad, you know, but the grass <em>is</em> always greener.</p><br /><p>Sweet Jane<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o7B6GKc00Yw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></p><br /><p>And I guess that wraps it up. If you've stuck around this long... Well, thanks. I hope you've enjoyed my ramblings.<br /><br /></p>Daniel Somershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031808552517066085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-18947399003813651492011-03-29T09:29:00.000-07:002011-03-29T10:28:25.737-07:00Guest Mixer - Wayne (tugboat/kinch)Hello, my name is wayne. i play guitar/sing for tugboat and play bass for kinch.<br /><br />These are some of my favorites over the past 5 years or so...<br /><br />Tera Melos-The Skin Surf<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR4JDrftESk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR4JDrftESk</a><br />You will say that you love this band. they will say fuck you. you will still love them anyways...<br /><br />Cursive-Flag and Family<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSVXTXYwdaA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSVXTXYwdaA</a><br />Fun<br /><br />David Bazan-When we fell<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xj9Va8UVX0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xj9Va8UVX0</a><br />has to be one of the best press shots i've ever seen.<br /><br />Further seems forever-The moon is down<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKz-YAs6ZsA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKz-YAs6ZsA</a><br />Good sad<br /><br />Headphones-I never wanted you<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHIpNEYGjM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHIpNEYGjM</a><br />Bad sad<br /><br />Minus the bear-Women we haven't met yet<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHidc7nE-iM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHidc7nE-iM</a><br />Wish they were still this awesome<br /><br />Maps & Atlases-Ted Zancha<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUF0qgAyty0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUF0qgAyty0</a><br />Love these guys<br /><br />The Crystal Skulls-Airport Motels<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI5kuq_uBc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI5kuq_uBc</a><br />Saw them open for minus the bear in 2006 at clubhouse. they were great<br /><br />Rancid-Antennas<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhFvktaub7k" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhFvktaub7k</a><br />you're selling sexism. i'm 16 again.<br /><br />Thelonious Monk-Locomotive<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj8sWfxNqRM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj8sWfxNqRM</a><br />i feel so adult.<br /><br />Nirvana-Sliver<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QECJ9pCyhns" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QECJ9pCyhns</a><br />grandma take me home<br /><br />Wayne Shorter-Dance Cadaverous<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQoMuwHCQ4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQoMuwHCQ4</a><br />this is off of the record speak no evil- if you have the slightest interest you should pick it up.<br /><br />Nofx-The Decline<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCz8PNvABO0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCz8PNvABO0</a><br />epic<br /><br /><br />thanksUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201314416499245196.post-48181894189249812112011-03-29T08:13:00.000-07:002011-03-29T08:49:56.975-07:00Multi-Track-NastickHello, my name is Alex LoSardo. I was invited to this blog by the one and only Smashley. I don't have the ability to say no to her. My band at home is Big. Fast. Easy. (www.myspace.com/bigfasteasy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22r0YTpjtJQ)<div><br /></div><div>I currently live in London and will have some brand new musica for your ears soon. That I am excited about because the material is different. I feel like there is some growth happening. NOW, for the multi-track! I'm going to put links to 13 songs because 13 is my lucky number. Long story for a separate blog. I'm listening to a lot of different things now which I'm sure will be reflected here. I've really enjoyed all of your post and I'm happy to be a part of this "group". I hope you enjoy these tunes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Szerdene "Lead the Way"</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CvmJbayD7k&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CvmJbayD7k&feature=related</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Radiohead "Codex"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cIbpokk4dc</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Mergence "Girl. Fear. God."</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNS_BY76-Zc</div><div><br /></div><div>4. The Suzukis "Reason for Leaving</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oNZXKSwxV8</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Nneka "Africans"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsA8s_vzs9I</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Dead Weather "60 Feet Tall"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfenJiS5NV4</div><div><br /></div><div>7. What Laura Says "I Suppose"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLIQlxf4vLM</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Sister Sledge "Thinking of You"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijuUPJeaeXQ&feature=related</div><div><br /></div><div>9. Andy Mckee "Africa"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9XM3Op7BUA</div><div><br /></div><div>10. Toure Kunda "Salya"..... I don't know who is covering it, but I like it. I love Toure Kunda</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONZVqrZ6scA&feature=related</div><div><br /></div><div>11. Stevie Ray Vaughn "Tightrope"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNuXO60G33w&feature=fvst</div><div><br /></div><div>12. The Roots "You Got Me"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJCHeEQV454</div><div><br /></div><div>13. Stevie Wonder "Master Blaster (jammin)"</div><div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3wRVbEXBEI&feature=related</div>LOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565871305706947610noreply@blogger.com0