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)