Monday, July 29, 2013

Song of the Day #415 - sippin' from your cup till it runneth over

In honor of the Jay-Z/Jay-T show last night....  easily the best song on Magna Carta... Holy Grail.

Jay-Z - Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake)

ps - jt doing the cop part on 99 problems was pretty rad.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Song of the Day #414 - your eyes, your thighs, your booty and your smile.

Bring in da noise. Bring in da funk.

Bad Rabbits - Can't Fool Me

ps - possibly seeing these dudes on monday.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Song of the Day #413 - don't you tell me no truths, i want only your lies

Nice voice, dude.  This is in my shazaam log 4 separate times because I kept hearing it, but not remembering what it was, and also not remembering that I'd already shazaam'd it....though every time I was definitely thinking, "man, this is a kickass song!".

Jamie N Commons - Rumble and Sway

ps - august should be a national holiday. the whole month. who's with me?

Monday, July 22, 2013

Song of the Day #412 - right from the start, i was stabbed in the heart

Hide yo kids. Hide yo wife.  This is a classic.

Islands - Creeper

ps - i think i need to relearn how to sleep...'cause i don't think i'm doing it right.  tiiiiiiired.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Song of the Day #410 - will you stay in my pocket?

Been wanting to post this for months.  Almost sounds like a Ben Kweller tune...

Hanni El Khatib - Penny

ps - aaron hernandez just keeps looking dumber and dumber every passing day.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Song of the Day #409 - pretty girls born in the 90s, they don't know much of 85

This one been sitting in the queue for well over a year...time to give it some love.

Ghost Beach - Empty Streets

ps - he's her lobster!

Monday, July 8, 2013

Song of the Day #408 - i don't wanna let it go!

If Imagine Dragons blew up, these guys really should, too...

American Authors - Believer

ps - my knee hurts

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Song of the Day #407 - maybe you are thinking you're an alien coming from outer space

I hate comparing her to Janelle Monae because I think she's her own thing, but that's really all I can come up with.   Killer upbeat throwback pop tracks.  This is one of her best.

V V Brown - Everybody

ps - waking up at 5am = tiredness

Monday, July 1, 2013

Song of the Day #406 - it's too easy just to fall apart

Apparently this is from 2008. I'd never heard it until recently. It's good. You should listen. Good night.

The Submarines - You, Me & the Bourgeoisie

ps - how bout that sabine lisicki takin it to serena williams? nice work.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Song of the Day #405 - i didn't know my name

This one took a little getting used to, but I'm loving it now.  New album in September!

Grouplove - Ways to Go

ps -  realizing this is becoming almost a song of the week blog.  but i'll get back on my game soon enough.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Song of the Day #404 - 300 b*tches, where the trojans?

Still processing the new album, but this is my favorite so far.  Awesome use of it in The Wolf of Wall St. trailer, too. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A)

Kanye West - Black Skinhead


ps - game 6 was pretty nuts.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Song of the Day #402 - never know what movie you're playin

Been stuck in my head all week...

Benny Benassi - Cinema

ps - any time you spend 30 out of 35 hours in an office...that is a lot.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Song of the Day #401 - caught up in the rodeo

I think we all need a little Monday morning pep...

Smallpools - Dreaming

ps - everyone is dumb for ruining game of thrones.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Song of the Day #400 - i remember running through the wet grass

Just continuing my trend of awesome 90's on the 100's...
#100 - Spacehog - In the Meantime
#200 - Our Lady Peace - Naveed
#300 - Third Eye Blind - Motorcycle Drive By
and #400....

Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting

ps - frances ha is an absolute delight.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Song of the Day #399 - you got that special kind of sadness

This song really calmed me down yesterday when I was ready to throw something through a window.  Thank you, Dawes.

Dawes - Time Spent In Los Angeles


ps - warm guinness isn't very good.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Song of the Day #398 - i'm bored, i'm screaming like i got no soul

Their first album was way too hardcore punk for my tastes, but I'm liking what I'm hearing here.  Raucous, rowdy and fun.  Reminds me of Mando Diao, but not as neatly packaged.

The Computers - Love Triangles, Hate Squares

ps - don't smoke e-cigs in a movie theater. cmon, dude...have some decency.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Song of the Day #397 - in this city of robot hearts, ours were made to be

Ra Ra Riot goes synth!

Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love

ps - still coming to grips with the fact that i watched a 45 minute stone temple pilots greatest hits set on saturday and didn't realize until the next day that it wasn't scott weiland fronting the group. (but rather, chester bennington of linkin park...he sounded and looked EXACTLY the same)

Friday, May 17, 2013

Song of the Day #396 - baby, it's a wonderful news

Just a little refresher before the KROQ Weenie Roast tomorrow.  It's a goodie.

AWOLNATION - Not You Fault


ps - what's a battle?