April 18, 2007
A Top 50 Bands Announcement
Lists, lists, lists. This one contains the 50 best music artists I could think of in 10 minutes, plus one song from each that best defines them. I'm an optimistic move, I've tried to arrange them so that similar artists are grouped together. I hope that if you see something you know and like, the adjacent items will also be up your alley.
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1 The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
2 Ratatat - Iron Eagle
3 Brobecks - March 08
4 Grandaddy - The Go in the Go For It
5 Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part I
6 Fiery Furnaces - Inca Rag
7 Radiohead - Everything in Its Right Place
8 Pink Floyd - Pigs on the Wing
9 Beirut - Mount Wroclai(Idle Days)
10 Man Man - Feathers
11 Devotchka - I Cried Like a Silly Boy
12 Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
13 The Shins - New Slang
14 Badly Drawn Boy - A Minor Incident
15 Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
16 Simon & Garfunkel - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
17 Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap
18 Mason Jennings - Ulysses
19 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
20 Elliott Smith - In the Lost and Found
21 Death Cab for Cutie - A Lack of Color
22 Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
23 Emily Loizeau - Je Ne Sais Pas Choisir
24 Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide
25 Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto in E Flat, 3rd movement
27 Mark Mothersbaugh - Hardest Geometry Problem In The World
28 Andrew Bird - Scythian Empire
29 Islands - Bucky Little Wing
30 Eels - Novocaine for the Soul
31 Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds
32 Tap Tap - 100,000 Thoughts
33 Oh No! Oh My! - Farewell to All My Friends
34 Spoon - Everything Hits at Once (At the Disco)
35 Built to Spill - Liar
36 Bishop Allen - Eve of Destruction
37 Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle With Me
38 Beulah - Emma Blowgun's Last Stand
39 Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers Part I
40 Modest Mouse - Bukowski
41 Walkmen - The Rat
42 White Stripes - We Are Going to Be Friends
43 Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
44 New Pornographers - My Slow Descent Into Alcoholism
45 Bloc Party - Banquet
46 Phoenix - Napoleon Says
47 Wolf Parade - Modern World
48 Fountains of Wayne - Mexican Wine
49 The Strokes - Ask Me Anything
50 Rilo Kiley - A Better Son/Daughter
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
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April 17, 2007
You Want Funky? You Got Funky.
Here's a collection of funky or funkified tracks from the past week or so.
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Bloc Party - I Still Remember (Lull's Music Box & Tears Mix)
Cocorosie - Japan
Fountains of Wayne - Someone to Love
Frankel - Thermostat
Hot Chip - My Piano
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
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April 14, 2007
Bishop Allen: A Hip Band to Love
I first came across Bishop Allen's music in 2004, which makes me feel very cool. Unfortunately, I liked them but forgot about them for a few years, probably because I went sailing and wasn't checking out any new music from the boat.
Fortunately, I re-discovered them through various music blogs, and it's improved my quality of life. I won't try and describe the music, except to say that:
My favorite is Busted Heart
My Mom's favorite would be Butterfly Nets
Beulah's favorite would be Click Click Click Click
You can right-click (unless you have a Mac, haha), and select "Save As" to capture these tunes forever. There are plenty of other great songs at www.bishopallen.com.
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April 12, 2007
My New Headphones: Sennheiser PX100
If you use headphones a lot, while you're at work or the gym, I can't recommend my Sennheiser PX100 headphones enough. They were given to my by my friend John, who made several outrageous claims about their quality.
He was right. These things are phenomenal. I wear headphones about 5 hours per day, and the quality of the sound, paricularly the bass, is nothing short of outstanding. They're lightweight and comfortable, and they allow a bit of ambient noise in so that no one can talk about me while my back is turned.
Check them out. You might also be able to get a better price at Pricegrabber.
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