Song of the Day #224 - simple, yes my friend

I don't know how to describe this song.  Except that it's rad.

Battles - Ice Cream

ps - this video is kind of amazing.

Song of the Day #223 - and the music keeps on playin' on and on

Dance, dance.

Basement Jaxx - Red Alert

ps - first heard this song freshman year of college in a class called "critiquing the critics"....wow, so long ago...

Song of the Day #222 - c'mon, don't you know i wanna see you

This song reminds me of Oleander (of "I Walk Alone" fame).  Mid-to-late 90s alt rock is still my fav.

Mona - Listen to Your Love

ps - thanks for pulling that one out, tampa...still alive in my survivor pool.

Song of the Day #221 - i don't know whether i'm the boxer or the bag

Saw 50/50 tonight and this played during the closing credits. Definitely in the conversation for best Pearl Jam song.  Can't believe it's only a b-side.  Also, the only reason I know those are actual lyrics in the song is because I looked it up.  Oh, Eddie Vedder and your unintelligible lyrics....

Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter

ps - really liked the movie, by the way

Song of the Day #220 - i leapt across three or four beds into your arms

Definitely my favorite Pornographers song.  Love the build to an all-out sing-a-long.  I used to be OBSESSED with Twin Cinema.  I say this a lot about a lot of different things, but I really do need to go back and start listening to them again...it's been too long. 

The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show

ps - texas fight!

Song of the Day #219 - due to lack of interest tomorrow is canceled

One can never get enough Kaiser Chiefs.  It's just not possible.

Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby

ps - i think this was the first song i ever got 100% on in guitar hero.

pss - jimmy was as awesome as expected. as was the hot dog.

Song of the Day #218 - i don't seem obvious, do iiiiiiiiii?

Seeing Jimmy Eat World play Bleed American all the way through tonight....gonna be awesome.  Probably my favorite off it...

Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song

ps - i'm also going to eat a bacon-wrapped hot dog tonight.

Song of the Day #217 - hey now, wake up!

These guys wrote this pretty sweet song....and then they were never heard from again...

Jupiter One - Countdown

ps - i just (accidentally) stabbed myself with a pair of tweezers.  oops.

Song of the Day #216 - we won't stay down long

One of those little gems I found back when I used to investigate SxSW bands a few years back.  I really need to start doing that again.

Gentleman Auction House - The Book of Matches

ps - i used to be legit. i was too legit. i was too legit to quit. but now i'm not legit. i'm unlegit. and for that reason, i must quit.

Song of the Day #215 - you can't fake this, only imitate this

We can definitely file this one under guilty pleasure.  I just wanna dance.

Young Love - Discotech

ps - hopefully it's just a case of pilot-itis.  otherwise, don't think i'll be hanging round terra nova much longer.

Song of the Day #214 - they hung out with folks like dennis hopper, bob seger, and sonny and cher

Oh, memories.

Shawn Mullins - Rockabye

ps - awesome weekend in austin.

Song of the Day #213 - you don't want to be alone

I have no idea when these guys got so big, but the crowd at the Wiltern tonight was going absolutely insane for them. 

Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know

ps - grouplove killed it.

Song of the Day #212 - take me to your best friend's house

These guys have a freakin fun sound.  Stoked to see them tomorrow night with Two Door Cinema Club and The Lonely Forest.  Rock!

Grouplove - Tongue Tied

ps - relatively solid dual-ep premiere for modern family. community tomorrow!

Song of the Day #211 - i don't wanna make you stay, i just wanna hear you say goodnight again

Cause sometimes you just want her to leave...

The Dig - You're Already Gone

ps - i've had the colour and the shape in my car cd player for going on 3 weeks now....sooooo goooood.

Song of the Day #210 - how's that bricklaying coming?

I could easily see these guys on the same bill as previously Frazier Approved bands like Edward Sharpe and Of Monsters and Men.  Sometimes you just need good folkish rock in your life.

The Head and the Heart - Lost In My Mind

ps - how bout that lion king? wow.

Song of the Day #209 - there is no one like me

Whoops.  Let's try to get back on this.  Chiddy makes his 3rd appearance on this blog (though one time was a remix) with this fun ditty that's also on the Madden 2012 soundtrack.

Chiddy Bang - Mind Your Manners

ps - is it just me or is there something slightly off about madden 12?

Song of the Day #208 - kill me if you dare

Kasabian is really good at making the types grooves you'd expect to hear during the opening credits of a movie....or a tv commercial....

Kasabian - Underdog

ps - i need some artwork in my office.

Song of the Day #207 - there's only music, so that there's new ringtones

Listening to the Arctic Monkeys first album today made me remember how truly fantastic it is.  This is my favorite off it.  Fun fact - 8 of the 13 songs on the album are under 3 minutes.  This is not one of them.

Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance

ps - i'm not quite sure what's going on in the murder storyline, but otherwise, i'm really digging the hour on bbcamerica

Song of the Day #206 - kick it with that new girl, eatin my chipotle

Apparently this dude used to work at Google and quit to pursue a hip hop career.  Haven't heard anything else from him, but if the rest of his stuff is as infectious as this, I'll be a fan.  Also love the Fitz and the Tantrums sample.

Hoodie Allen - Song for an Actress

ps - good weekend.

Song of the Day #205 - come in to my heart

Awesome song title.  Awesome song.  Particularly the last 2 minutes...it's just....awesome.

Girls - Vomit

ps - dodger dogs are overrated.

Song of the Day #204 - fire in the disco! fire in the taco bell!

YES! 

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage! (feat. Jack White)

ps - halfway through season 1 of battlestar..it's pretty rad

Song of the Day #203 - i've been livin' in the space between my ears

Don't know where this came from, or really who this guy is, but I'm a fan of this one. 

Kyle Andrews - Lazer Tag with Imaginary Friends

ps - i wanna play lazer tag

Song of the Day #202 - pissed in their champagne

Love the slow build...

Elbow - Ribcage

ps - louis c.k. is hilarious and a genius.

Song of the Day #201 - you're everyone's best friend

I just spent 20 minutes trying to pick a song from Hard-Fi to put on here.  I like them all, I really do.  For no good reason, this one won out. 

Hard-Fi - Feltham is Singing Out

ps - got my halloween costume

Song of the Day #200 - are you there? and is it comfortable?

Welp, we've made it to 200.  Still amazed I'm updating this on a regular basis.  If I make it to 300, I'll be just as amazed.  Anyway, to commemorate the milestone, I think I'll yet again (like #100) post one of my absolute favorite songs that I think was/is under-appreciated from the mid-90s.  OLP hasn't quite been the same ever since the release of Gravity, but I still think their first 4 albums are all pretty damn fantastic.  And while Clumsy was my favorite album of theirs for quite a while, their first album, Naveed, has since surpassed it in my eyes (and ears).  This is such a good song.

Our Lady Peace - Naveed

ps - finally saw crank.  wow.

Song of the Day #199 - innocence is dead

Man, this song rocks!  I hadn't heard this in ages and then it came up on my playlist.  Every song should have Dave Grohl on it.

Tony Iommi - Goodbye Lament (feat. Dave Grohl)

ps - 30 minutes or less was pretty funny, but i'll take bridesmaids and horrible bosses over it.

Song of the Day #198 - it's time for America to hear the truth!

Yep, this is the rapper from Entourage that Turtle signs.  I have no idea if he's still on the show since I stopped watching a few years ago, but I'm definitely digging his album.  Here's the title track.

Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told

ps - this sample reminds me of ghostface's 'the champ'

Song of the Day #197 - but when the truth arrives, you won't believe your eyes

I recently discovered this on turntable.fm.  People keep saying they sound like My Chemical Romance...and maybe they do to a certain point...but I think they've got a pretty unique feel to them.  I really want to investigate their back-catalog.

The Dear Hunter - Mr. Malum

ps - death cab @ el rey > death cab @ the greek

Song of the Day #196 - cause lord knows i could use a warm kiss

LOVE these guys...sad that they're no longer around.  The only time I got to see them live, Mike Birbiglia opened for them.  Yes, the comedian.  It was pretty awesome.

The Format - If Work Permits

ps - it definitely picks up as it goes.

Song of the Day #195 - you are tiny and your lips are like little pieces of bacon

This has sat in my song of the day waitlist for months, but I kept skipping over it 'cause it's a little weird  (but in a good way).  Well, I think it's about time I finally get it on here.

Avi Buffalo - What's It in For?

ps - i need a nap

Song of the Day #194 - where did the future go?

I think this is the only Handsome Furs song I've heard, but man do I dig it.  It's got the lead singer of Wolf Parade...a band I could never get into...but this works so much more for me.  Definitely falls in the same realm as Hot Fuss-era The Killers.

Handsome Furs - Repatriated

ps - curb with ricky gervais was pretty great.

Song of the Day #193 - jump to the jam, boogy woogy jam slam

Yesterday I popped in one of my MTV Buzz Bin albums from back in the day (great nostalgic compilations, by the way) and rediscovered this classic.

Us3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

ps - kegs and eggs at fig = yum.

Song of the Day #192 - i got a desire

Another one of those indie "supergroup" type collaborations, combining the talents of the lead singers of The Delta Spirit, Deer Tick, and Dawes.  I really only know The Delta Spirit, though I know I've heard some Deer Tick in the past.  I'll have to investigate Dawes at some point.  Anyway, this is a nice little rocker with a folksy tinge.

Middle Brother - Me Me Me

ps - the things you see at the beach....oh boy....

Song of the Day #191 - even babies get the blues

I know it's not particularly well regarded in relative to the majority of Outkast's discography, but there's a lot of stuff I like on Idlewild...particularly this one...

Outkast - Idlewild Blue

ps - i didn't think the movie was all that bad...just a bit too big for its britches.

Song of the Day #190 - so bring your mother i'd really like to meet her.

I was going to comment on how much this song sounds like it would fit perfectly on the first Islands album, and lo and behold, Nick Thorburn (aka Nick Diamonds), the Islands frontman, is one of the members of this indie-pop "supergroup" (with other members coming from Modest Mouse and Man Man).  I need to check out more of their stuff.

Mister Heavenly - Pineapple Girl

ps - 8 loads of laundry = $12.50 spent (in quarters) in my crappy ass apt building machines

Song of the Day #189 - mine is yours, yours is yours

I never really cared for The Walkmen before this song, and who knows if I'll care for them after....but this is a good one.  Really, it might just even be the rock-out-chorus, but my ears perk up a little every time it comes on.

The Walkmen - Angela Surf City

ps - finally watched the first film in the red riding trilogy.  i was hoping for more...

Song of the Day #188 - we are the voices under the tracks

Cause sometimes you just wanna rock out...

Funeral Party - Finale

ps - i'm going to miss all the shots/scenes in brentwood once curb moves to nyc for the rest of the season

Song of the Day # 187 - i just can't stand goodbyes

Think The Strokes meets Arctic Monkeys....

The Postelles - 123 Stop

ps - fwb > nsa

Song of the Day #186 - baby won't you take it from my cold hands

Apparently this is the solo project from the drummer of The Killers.  I think I'd rather listen to this than any of the solo stuff I've heard from Brandon Flowers...which is 2 songs...

Big Talk - Getaways

ps - i'm finally starting to hate myself for watching jersey shore.

Song of the Day #185 - i hope that the last page of your 800-page novel is missing

I'm sure there's someone somewhere you'd like to dedicate this little ditty to....

Darwin Deez - Bad Day

 

ps - i could put "i am sleepy" here for every entry and it'd always be accurate...

Song of the Day #184 - just go away!

Why has this not been a song of the day yet?  I have no good explanation for this.

Remy Zero - Till the End

ps - let's see if i can fall asleep before 12:45 for the first time in days....maybe weeks?

Song of the Day #183 - this goes out to all my underdone, under-tongue, lung long frontmen

Other than The Music, this might be the toughest band/artist to search for on google.

Why? - The Hollows

ps - blt is my favorite restaurant in lax (not the airport)

Song of the Day #182 - let me tell ya now

Pretty weird, very sweet.

Discovery - I Want You  Back

ps - 3, 6, 7.2, 5, 4, 7.1, 2, 1 (will re-evaluate when i watch all of them again)

pss - (that's my order of preference of the potter movies)

Song of the Day #181 - I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

Heard this on the radio on the way home today. Awesome.

Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' On a Hole in Paper Heart

ps - it's the weekend!

Song of the Day #180 - somewhere someone's calling out my name

Enjoy it.

The Morning Benders - All Day Daylight

ps - i'm about to pass out from exhaustion.

Song of the Day #179 - you and me are gonna be alright

This is might be more Beatles than Oasis.... and that's not a bad thing...

The Redwalls - Thank You

ps - who knew egypt has the 10th largest active army in the world?

Song of the Day #178 - i'm 'bout to call the paparazzi on myself

Seriously, this album needs to come out already.  If the whole album builds on the promise of H.A.M. and this one, we're in a for a real treat. 

Kanye West and Jay-Z - Otis

ps - can't wait to see this tour.

Song of the Day #177 - paranoia is grand

Sorry for the absence.  Here's a good one to get it back going.  First heard this on turntable.fm and I was pretty much hooked within 5 seconds.

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Simon Courage Flees the Coup

ps - so close to breaking 100 today.

Song of the Day #176 - show me the power, child

Tomorrow I get to see Soundgarden - #1 on my list of bands I've never seen live.  I have no idea who is #2, but they are definitely #1.  Let's go pre-Superunknown for this one...

Soundgarden - Outshined

ps - down on the upside gets a bad rap

Song of the Day #175 - a masterpiece in the flesh

What a catchy little tune.  Must've listened to this at least 12 times today.

Saint Motel - Puzzle Pieces

ps - soul patrol!

Song of the Day #174 - i used to be public enemy, don't forget it

Man, is this song fun live.

K'nann - If Rap Gets Jealous (feat. Kirk Hammet)

ps - sleepy.

Song of the Day #173 - i'm pullin girls off the bench like a 6th man

Been a while since I had some good hip hop on here...

Dilated Peoples - This Way (feat. Kanye West)

ps - hereafter was sooo.....  underwhelming.

Song of the Day #172 - wait for, wait for the first train

Wake it up.

The Matches - Wake the Sun

ps - alex morgan.

Song of the Day #171 - i know it's alright, you know it's alright

Sorry for the absence...  don't cry.

The Red Romance - Don't Cry

ps - just like y2k

Song of the Day #170 - i never had a summer of 69

Shoulda been the hit that "Believe" was...

The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go

ps - i have a feeling i might be missing a day or two each week going forward on this thing...

Song of the Day #169 - well, i've run out of patience for this sticky situation

I kinda love this song...

Hanson - Thinking Bout Somethin'

ps - mmmbop

pss - yes, that's weird al

Song of the Day #168 - won't you give me back my favorite blue jeans

The good song about a girl named Delilah...

Dirty Sweet - Delilah

ps - going to my first day of work with a big gash on my forehead...awesome...
pss - so sorry for this horrible video

Song of the Day #167 - listen, i've come to rock this boat

Cause ladies are important...

Voxtrot - Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Wives

ps - beach days are fun

Song of the Day #166 - i know my place, but it don't know me.

Listen!

Band of Skulls - Cold Fame

ps - people clapped at the end of transformers 3...so sad.

Song of the Day #165 - it's like i'm staring down the sun

Third Eye Blind is probably my 2nd favorite band after the all-mighty Foos.  This is off their vastly underrated 3rd album, Out of the Vein.

Third Eye Blind - Blinded (When I See You)

ps - turntable.fm is pretty cool

Song of the Day #164 - always surprised to find more

This song would fit right in on Cowboy Mouth album...

The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart

Song of the Day #163 - i want my frustrations to know that you are alright

Is it wrong that I don't particularly care for The Strokes?  I understand their significance, but it just doesn't work for me.  I like this, though... 

Albert Hammond, Jr. - GFC

ps -go mets!

Song of the Day #162 - i'm looking right through you

Grooooooooooooooooove...

Conner Youngblood - A Summer Song

ps - back to la

Song of the Day #161 - working at american apparel, selling women's clothes to guys

Probably won't make it into Brooklyn this trip...

Butch Walker - The 3 Kids in Brooklyn

ps - the book of mormon! tonight! yesssss!

Song of the Day #160 - i want you back

Since I have a 7am flight to catch...

Local Natives - Airplanes

ps - here i come, nyc.

Song of the Day #159 - i could show you what you wanna see and take you where you wanna be

If you like oracular spectacular-era MGMT, you'll like this...

Capital Cities - Safe and Sound

ps - tree of life has dinosaurs!!

Song of the Day #158 - somebody told me i'm over thinking it all

Another of my favorite Austin bands.  Sadly, I don't think they're around anymore. 

Zykos - Understanding Fire

ps - last day before 1.5 weeks of unemployment!

Song of the Day #157 - first we live, but then we die

Not quite sure who Low is, nor why he/she is fighting Diamond, but that doesn't mean they can't make a kickass rock song...

Low vs. Diamond - Heart Attack

ps - one more day...

Song of the Day #156 - it doesn’t matter where you come from

He sounds a lot like the Gaslight Anthem dude.  And that's perfectly ok.

Frank Turner - Peggy Sang the Blues

ps - 2 days left...

Song of the Day #155 - not an urban legend now

Their "other" song...

Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo

ps - can't say i was particularly impressed with green lantern...

Song of the Day #154 - i’ve got that rock and that roll

Such emotion!

Manchester Orchestra - April Fool

ps - bad teacher had some funny moments, and lucy punch was great, but overall was just kind of sloppy

Song of the Day #153 - in your dreams you've seen it all

An all-time favorite...  and there's no non-live version on youtube...for shame!

Secret Machines - Lightning Blue Eyes

ps - wilfred looks like it's gonna be pretty good.  louie was solid as always.

Song of the Day #152 - be mad, rash, squander cash

This isn't on youtube, but I will upload it soon.  For now...use this...

Koufax - Let Us Know

ps - lost to a team that included ben savage (yes, THAT ben savage) in trivia tonight.  we got 2nd...dammit!

Song of the Day #151 - and it was we who were the cliché

Everyone needs a little Ben Folds in their lives.

Ben Folds - You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)

ps - the laptop is back up and running...except had to revert it back to its out-of-box state.  blah.  stupid windows.

Song of the Day #150 - i hope this song starts a craze

I love when these guys come up on my playlist...

Brand New - Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't

ps - game of thrones season 1 was awesome.

Song of the Day #149 - you got nothing but carried away

It just works....

This Is Me Smiling - Goodbye to Each New Day

ps - my laptop crashed. super mega sad face

Song of the Day #148 - don't let it drag you down now

More.

The Enemy - We'll Live and Die In These Towns

ps - i want a $10 million malibu mansion

Song of the Day #147 - there's no point in asking, it wasn't enough

I could so easily do several weeks worth of mid-to-late 00's British rock...

British Sea Power - Please Stand Up

ps - i have floor tickets to both la foo fighters shows....oops.

Song of the Day #146 - and in our native language we are chanting ancient songs

Excuse the 105 second long intro...

Freelance Whales - Generator First Floor

ps - matt & kim seriously killed it tonight. what a fun show.

Song of the Day #145 - now this is all me

Yes, they were song of the day less than 20 days ago, but I'm seeing them tonight, so they get to grace this blog yet again.  Should be a fun show...I hope they kick the crap out of each other.

Matt and Kim - Block After Block

ps - yeah-yuh.

Song of the Day #144 - sometimes i want to diasappear

I can't stand Pumped Up Kicks...and I'm still rather shocked at how quickly it took off and became such a hit.  (Marcy Playground, anyone?)  Well, I think this is far superior....though I'm sure I'll get sick of it soon.

Foster the People - Houdini

ps - one of these days i'll finally finish the girl who kicked the hornets nest.  it's not bad...i'm actually liking it...it's just that i only get through 4 pages before i pass out from the day's exhaustion...

Song of the Day #143 - no, I don’t have a penny, but I’ll show you a real good time

Heard this at Yogurtland last night for the time in a while.  And it's a kickass dance tune.  So here it is.

Little Boots - New in Town

ps - big things are happening

Song of the Day #142 - ::instrumental::

I just want to walk around with this playing in the background as my theme music.

RJD2 - Ghostwriter

ps - super 8 was pretty damn sweet.

Song of the Day #141 - take this moment to decide

The Weakerthans...keeping it introspective since....  whenever it is they started as a band.

The Weakerthans - Sun in an Empty Room

ps - my mind is a total blank right now

Song of the Day #140 - all rise with me

No relation to the Twilight books/movies...

The Twilight Singers - On the Corner

ps - can't wait to see super 8

Song of the Day #139 - uh oh

Babies!

Sufjan Stevens - The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?"

ps - uh oh, heat

Song of the Day #138 - but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away

Live, this dude sounds just like Ben Gibbard.  On a recording...it's not as immediately apparent.  Anyway, these dudes opened for Death Cab tonight and I only caught the latter part of their set, but this song definitely left an impression.  Good stuff.

The Lonely Forest - We Sing In Time

ps - got me a nice concert run going. maybe matt & kim next week.

Song of the Day #137 - we are not perfect but we sure try

Ben Gibbard's ode to Los Angeles...well, more like his hatred of it.  I'll agree to disagree...but I still love the tune.

Death Cab for Cutie - Why'd You Want to Live Here?

ps - death cab tonight at the el rey!

Song of the Day #136 - je mange avec les mains et j'suis comme ça

Keepin it global!  Brush up your high school French.

Zaz - Je Veux

ps - had myself a justified season 2 marathon yesterday.  loved it.

Song of the Day #135 - just take the fall

Apparently this song was on one of the Twilight soundtracks, but don't hold that against it...

Mutemath - Spotlight

ps - january jones is a horrible actress

Song of the Day #134 - sing whatever you have to sing

Hoping to get tickets tomorrow to their show at the Troub.

The Kooks - Sway

ps - midnight in paris was quite clever....really enjoyed it

Song of the Day #133 - you're too much sugar for my sweet tooth

Glee pretty much butchered "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You", but what can you do?  Let's hope that's their last foray into the Black Kids catalog.

Black Kids - I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)

ps - the wombats killed it...as usual.

Song of the Day #132 - it's just that life tastes sweeter when it's wrapped in debauchery

It's taken a lot to not repeat The Wombats as a song of the day...trying to keep the variety as much as possible...but considering I'm seeing them tonight for the first time in 3 years, I just had to.  Love them so much...my greatest SxSW discovery to date.  Just wandered into Friends bar at 1AM either Thurs or Fri of SxSW 07, and the rest is history...

The Wombats - Jump Into the Fog

ps -i'm selling my arctic monkeys tickets for friday...sorta sad

Song of the Day #131 - old school, baby

It's all in swedish.

Movits! - Sammy Davis Jr.

ps - dallas in 7? i don't like dallas.

Song of the Day #130 - yea your friends are pretty cool and my friends were acting cool

Just cause it's been a fun long weekend.

The Hold Steady - Massive Nights

ps - these homemade videos are annoying.  i apologize.

Song of the Day #129 - i used to be a crustacean

This just came up on my winamp.  The self-titled avocado album was so good.

Pearl Jam - Big Wave

ps - loving this weekend so far.

Song of the Day #128 - if my velocity starts to make you sweat, then just don’t let go

Pretty stoked to see the emo goth kings tonight. Don't judge.

My Chemical Romance - Planetary (Go!)

ps - this long weekend is going to be just glorious.

Song of the Day #127 - we'll use our eyes instead

I'm not quite sure how I've gone on this long without putting this song on here.  Matt & Kim are pretty great. 

Matt and Kim - Cameras

ps - this has gotta be a tough karaoke song

Song of the Day #126 - somebody help me sing

I wish these guys were bigger here... I think their biggest claim to fame in the States is being featured in the Charlie St. Cloud trailer (though not with this song).  But maybe that's ok.  I keep missing them when they come to town...I've really got to make it a point to go next time.  They'll be opening for the Foos on a few dates later this year.

Biffy Clyro - The Captain

ps - i still haven't seen bridesmaids or pirates. i feel way behind.

Song of the Day #125 - how could you dance if no-one was watching?

A little less Passion Pit, a little more.... Temper Trap?  Dunno... What I do know is I like it.

The Naked and Famous - Girls Like You

ps - i missed 2 consecutive days for the first time. unprofessional.

Song of the Day #124 - thinkin' about making my move tonight

Dedicated to the lovely bride...  in the most innocent way possible.

SoulDecision - Faded

ps - i don't care if you don't like this. 

Song of the Day #123 - and every night finds us rocking and rolling

I'm going to Austin!  So that calls for some Austin-themed music. I should probably be putting a song from Okkervil's new album, but I still haven't listened to it.  Love this one, though...love a lot of their stuff.  And they're from Austin...so it goes pretty well with the whole "Austin theme" I'm going for...

Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines

ps - the rapture is coming!

Song of the Day #122 - you've got heart, and you go in your own way

I first heard these guys at SxSW one year and thought they were one of the most, boring lifeless bands I'd ever seen.  Maybe it was just the couple songs I was there for, but they just stood there looking extremely lifeless and depressed.  It's possible they were trying to show what uber-hipsters they are (as those are two cruciual tenants of hipster-dom), but I really had no interest in ever looking into them again.  Imagine my surprise when I heard this song and went to check who the artist is...  It's a nice little ditty, and enough to get me to forgive them for the suckfest that was their SxSW performance.

Noah and the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

ps - i really have nothing against hipsters, either.  i apologize if it comes off that way.

Song of the Day #121 - can't you live and be thankful you're here?

This is one of those songs that I don't remember ever getting or knowing about, but it somehow found its way on to my computer and randomly came up on my playlist one day.  And I'm glad it did.

Guillemots - Trains to Brazil

ps - everything must go was a pleasant little movie with a nice subdued performance from ferrel, but overall...nothing special.