Song of the Day #279 - no, i don't care if you screw him

'Cause sometimes you want a little pulp in your OJ...

Pulp - Do You Remember the First Time?

ps - yay, 90s!

Song of the Day #278 - i will f**k this up, i f**king know it

'Cause sometimes you want some angry, profanity-laced punk rock...

The Menzingers - The Obituaries

ps - that olivia munn 'ghost tits' fake preview was actually pretty good.

Song of the Day #277 - i need an anchor that never lets go

'Cause sometimes you want to profess your love...

The Apache Relay - Lost Kid

ps - i get to see these guys at gentlemen of the road in 2 weeks!

Song of the Day #276 - i’m not cold, i’m just a’shakin’

'Cause sometimes you want it fast and dirty and raucous and fun...   Sort of like Grouplove on crack..lots and lots of crack.

Sleeper Agent - Get Burned

ps - what i am going to do with no olympics??

Song of the Day #275 - we've come a long, long way together

You know this song...and it's awesome...and it provided one of my all time favorite videos (which, watching now, I totally realize was shot in westwood!).  It was pretty cool seeing Fatboy Slim up there in the Olympic closing ceremony on top of some giant octopus...I forgot he's so old.

Fatboy Slim - Praise You

ps - i didn't know taio cruz was british...

Song of the Day #274 - crazy, crazy, feel so blue

A fun summer song for this ridiculously hot 81 degree Saturday.

Les Handclaps - Cacti are Delicious Fruit

ps - if it's hotter than 72, it's too hot in my book.

Song of the Day #273 - this world is not made for you

Dark and brooding, yet kind of beautiful, this song is like an indie movie you know is supposed to be good, but have trouble getting yourself to watch because it seems like a chore and you're not in the right mood...but once you do finally flip it on, you're thinking, "man, this really is good!". 

Woodkid - Run Boy Run

ps - i think we all get way more excited about the idea of shark week, than we do the actual watching of shark week.

Song of the Day #272 - oh! i keep trying to run away

This should get you moving...

Strange Talk - Climbing Walls

ps - while i love preseason football for indicating the nearness of the start of the nfl season, i also hate it because it's really crappy

Song of the Day #271 - she's this crazy now, there's no telling what's in store

It doesn't get much more dreamy and beautiful than Cults.  Love the male/female exchange on this one.

Cults - Bumper

ps - last night at trivia i won the broadway/nfl round.  yep, that's about right.

Song of the Day #270 - i need you now to help pick me up from off the ground

A little folkish indie rock for this Tuesday.  Apparently these guys changed their name from Bison to The Last Bison about 3 weeks ago.  Cool.

The Last Bison - Switzerland

ps - if you plan on seeing killer joe, just know that it's probably going to ruin your appetite for fried chicken for the foreseeable future...  really liked it, though..in all its twisted glory.

Song of the Day #269 - i wish i knew right from the start

Not quite sure how I hadn't ever heard this until yesterday. 

MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker (feat. John Legend)

ps - usain bolt is fast at running.

Song of the Day #268 - do what i do, it's what i feel

This song speaks the truth....if you ask me, it's always time to dance in the city.

This is the 9 minute extended version with a mega crazy Jake Gyllenhaal. 

The Shoes - Time to Dance

ps - saw the play 'red' today...alfred molina is a damn fine actor.

Song of the Day #267 - travel back to where we lost our mind

I could swear I heard this song used in a movie trailer once, but I can't place it, and google isn't helping any either.  Well, if it hasn't been in a trailer, it sure should be.  Dark, spacey, haunting, epic...it really sets a mood.  Dig it.

The Boxing Lesson - Dark Side of the Moog

ps - atx represent!

Song of the Day #266 - this time i won't save you

This has popped in and out of my rotation since I got it off a SxSW 2011 MP3 compilation, and it's about time I finally give it some love.

Oh Land - Sun of a Gun

ps - man, the original total recall is still pretty sweet.

Song of the Day #265 - will you stand in this land forever?

I heard this a few times today and I always enjoy it, so it gets on here.  I didn't know a single lyric, other than the oh-oh-oh's, until I looked it up a few seconds ago.  I'll continue to sing it with gibberish.

M83 - Reunion

ps - nice vault, mckayla.

Song of the Day #264 - what's this on your ipod, tell me what you listening to

I've been wanting to get some hip-hop back on here for a while, and though I'm still combing through new stuff (most of it is junk), this one popped on yesterday and it brought back some good memories.

N.E.R.D. - Anti-Matter

ps - i have olympic fever

Song of the Day #263 - my mind has a tendency to wander

Not quite sure what it is about this song...maybe it's the simple beat that sounds like it's right off a Casio keyboard...maybe it's the consistent monotone delivery...but damn, it's really freaking addictive.

Diamond Rings - You & Me

ps - i'm mad at london for ruining women's beach volleyball.

Song of the Day #262 - i love paris in the rain

I saw Ruby Sparks today (which I liked quite a bit) and the soundtrack stood out quite strongly with a few pretty cool French tracks.  However, I'm not ready to designate any of those as a song of the day, so instead, you get a Regina Spektor song with a French chorus.

Regina Spektor - Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)

ps - war horse was rad.

Song of the Day #261 - you'll never sink when you are with me

Everyone's favorite buzz band of the moment.  Caught them on a bill with Imagine Dragons, Walk the Moon and The Joy Formidable earlier this week and they didn't disappoint.  I get a little restless listening to them for extended periods of time, but there's no denying this sh*t is good.

The Lumineers - Dead Sea

ps - war horse tonight! the play, not the movie. (ftr, i really enjoyed the movie)

Song of the Day #260 - and i won't be satisfied 'til there's nothing left that i haven't tried

It's a crime that Mr. Benson has never made this here blog.  For those who don't know, he's the "other" singer of The Raconteurs (aka the one that isn't Jack White).  I've been a big fan of his solo stuff for years, and this is one of my favorites.

Brendan Benson - What I'm Looking For

ps - apparently mary poppins can defeat voldemert.