Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS
This Christmas tune is unrivaled. I spent 4 years searching for the name of this track. Here it is:
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Merry Christmas from Thom & Jon!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
THE BEST of 2008, Part One, SOFT
Flaccid
Destroyer - Foam Hands (from Trouble in Dreams)
Human Highway - Sleep Talking (from Human Highway)
Little Joy - Evaporar (from Little Joy)
The Bicycles - What A Fool (from Oh No It's Love)
Crystal Stilts - Crippled Croon (from Crystal Stilts)
Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You (from In Ear Park)
Andrew Bird - Fitz & Dizzyspells (from Noble Beast)
The Dears - Crisis 1&2 (from Missiles)
Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree (from Soft Airplane)
Graham Wright - Canmore Hotel (from self-titled internet released album)
Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron - You Swan, Go On (from Lost Wisdom)
Raphael Saadiq - Let's Take A Walk (from The Way I See It)
Bon Iver - For Emma (from For Emma, Forever Ago)
Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof (from Vampire Weekend)
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (from Fleet Foxes)
Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook (from ghdghskjhvsdfkjvbiuvhekiuvhsdfjkvbduyv)
The Music Tapes - Manifest Destiny (from For Clouds and Tornados)
High Places - Shared Island (from 03/07 - 09/07)
BOO YAH
Saturday, December 20, 2008
HUGE SHOW MONDAY
HUGE SHOW MONDAY
BEST OF 2008
This has been one of the best years for new music!
The independent music scene has grown strong and portly over the past 5 years.
This is an interesting moment in music history.
Now you're leaving your bed
with ideas in your head
but if they remain a
dream, you know
it's criminal
You're sleep talking
your feet face north
but your brains gone south
Monday, December 15, 2008
Best of 2008 quick shortlist
WOMEN - s/t
plants and animals - parc avenue
born ruffians - red yellow & blue
fleet foxes - s/t
high places - 03/07 - 09/07
ponytail - ice cream spiritual
vampire weekend - s/t
the walkmen - you & me
Sigur Rós - Inn Í Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
bon iver - for emma, forever ago
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i don't know how jon does it... pulls off essays like expensive butter.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Today's Playlist.
artist song
Raphael Saddiq -Sure hope you mean it
I am Robot and Proud -Uphill City
Born Ruffians -Red Yellow And Blue (White Williams Mix)
Electric Six -We Were Witchy Witchy White Women
Cat Power -I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding)
Pontiak -White Hands
eels -Last Stop This Town
Wye Oak -Archaic Smile
Akron/Family -The Land
Dan Deacon -Crystal Cat
Golden Dogs -Lester
Human Highway -My Beach
First Aid Kit -Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
The Pogues -Fairytale of New York
Orillia Opry -I lie
Relief Maps -Hairplay
WOMEN -Cameras
The War on the Drugs -Needle in eye #16
Chad Van Gaalen -Echo Train
Final Fantasy -Crush-Love-Crush
Graham Wright -Canmore Hotel
Monday, December 1, 2008
Today's Playlist
artist song
Raphael Saadiq Never Give You Up
Shugo Tokumaru Parachutes
The Bicycles Leave the Women Alone
The Decemberists Valerie Plume
Julian Koster Silent Night
The Department of Eagles No One Does it Like you
Miriam Makeba Jol'Inkomo
Graham Wirght The Lakes of Alberta Pt. II
Hannah Georgas The National
Jenny Omnichord What Happens to Animals
Relief Maps Graveyard Smash
Bomb the Base Smog
Two Gallants Steady Rollin
T.Dekker/Great Lakes Swimmers Eyes on the Prize
White/Light Bree Daniels
Reefer May Baleen
David Byrne and Brian Eno Strange Overtones
Iron Ponies EP The Wasp and the Dragonfly