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.