Song of the Day #228 - now i’ve got a problem, i need to do the math

It's pretty simple...you can have my body and even my heart, but don't you dare touch my money.

Penguin Prison - Don't F*ck With My Money

ps - ignore the critics...that's my boy is sandler's best since at least zohan...no joke. (i realize this isn't saying a lot...)

Song of the Day #227 - we didn't have the funding to make a name for ourselves

I'm a massive sucker for horns.  I'm also a massive sucker for chick singers in rock bands.  This song has both of them.  Enjoy.

Company of Thieves - Tallulah

ps - it's not gonna happen, but i'm reallllly hoping OKC can somehow turn the tide and pull this thing out.

Song of the Day #226 - why don't you stop fighting me?

This just might be my favorite song of last Fall.  For some inexplicable reason I get a big kick out of the part where he says, "I need to see her face for one last time", because it sounds like "I need to see her facebook one last time". Yep, I'm cool.

Wolf Gang - The King and All of His Men

ps - i guess john carter was better than prince of persia?

Song of the Day #225 - i'm scared of the city

So after a brief 8 month hiatus, I figured maybe I'd start this back up again.  I've got a ton of catching up to do, but I'm also really lazy....so this may not last too long...

I guess lets start with one of my favorite bands to come out in the last couple years...AWOLNATION.  You've certainly heard 'Sail' and now 'Not Your Fault' is getting some play, but here's another one I really dig.  They killed at Coachella (where a totally unexpected Macy Gray came out and sang 'Sail' with them).

AWOLNATION - Jump On My Shoulders

ps - see you tomorrow....maybe....

pss - i'll make a spotify playlist of all the songs to date at some point (though not all of the songs are even on there), and i just noticed that my formally complete grooveshark playlist (linked on the side) had about 50 songs deleted from it, so that's messed up, too... ay dios mio.

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?