Songbird
Apr
11
Random Mix of Goodness
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I don’t know what these three songs have in common…Besides being unbelievable and the fact that they have been on constant repeat and even when I’m not listening to the pod I’m singing them in my head, sure my version is a poor excuse to the real goodness but hey I take all types of goodness.
Besides that I’m feeling a bit down this evening, can’t seem to pin point exactly what has a hold of me but I am sure it will pass like all things do. Cheers! Drink up. ;-)
mp3: Wet and Rusting – Menomena
Wet and Rusting EP 2007 – GET IT
mp3: Apistat Commander (Xiu Xiu Cover) – Sunset Rubdown
Remixed & Covered 2007 – GET IT
mp3: Your Ex-Lover is Dead (Stars Cover) – Final Fantasy
Do You Trust Your Friends? 2007 – GET IT
Wait actually they do all have the same album release date…So there ya go…
Apr
10
NYC Recap and New Music
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So I think it may take me a little longer for Untitled 2.0 than I originally thought…I am lost with WordPress and I was reading some plug-in installation instructions and I don’t know…I am getting scared again. It just seems so complicated, I need some sort of WP guru to sit here and hold my hand. They should have a service for that.
Anyways the trip to NY was alright, I mean don’t get me wrong I went kicking and screaming…But once I got there and realized I hadn’t seen my family members for 5 years I was really quite happy I went. Friday we arrived and my mom and I stayed with an old college friend of hers, which was fun because she is crazy and I didn’t care because I was tired as hell so I went to bed all early. We woke up and went to temple, which was a freaking party! No it really wasn’t but my cousin did wonderfully with her Haftarah reading and then later on that evening we got all dressed up and partied…While the UCLA Bruins played the Florida Gators and lost. But it was all good because I sipped on Apple Martinis all night and was feeling pretty fine when the end of the night came around.
The next day I was a little ummm how should I say? Bitchy? Yes that sounds about right… I was a little groggy from the previous nights festivities but we went to have brunch with everyone and then I was bored as all hell for what seemed like a week but was actually only 2 days or so. It was a good time had by all and I even got to pop into the city to have dinner with friends at this fantastic Indian Restaurant, I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it however but I am working on it.
Then finally Tuesday came and our flight was at 4:00pm EST time but didn’t end up departing until like 5:45-6:00pm EST time so you can only imagine how long that flight seemed. And did you know now when there is ever any turbulence they make the flight attendants sit down…Yeah we weren’t given a beverage until 2 hours into the flight…It was lovely. And I do believe that pretty much sums up my little family fun trip to the East Coast. Weeeeeeeeee!
Some new music for you…
mp3: Damnit Anna – The Morning Benders
mp3: Chasing a Ghost – The Morning Benders
Boarded Doors EP 2007 – GET IT
mp3: A Wave is Rolling – The Innocence Mission
mp3: Brotherhood of Man – The Innocence Mission
We Walked in Song 2007 – GET IT
Apr
8
Small Sails
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Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and continue to have a lovely Passover as well.
Small Sails are a one of a kind band from Portland Oregon…I tell you Oregon is beautiful, with some great bands and awesome bud…I kid about that last part, well sort of…
See? I am sleepy so I’m getting all loopy and itchy, I get itchy when I am tired…Does this happen to anyone else or am I some sort of freakish creature? Don’t answer that…
I digress, Small Sails create glittering post-electronic music and they also make films, which they perform at their shows using reel-to-reel footage and dual projectors. That is pretty rad, I want to see…Their first full length album, Small Anniversaries was just released.
mp3: Somnambulist – Small Sails
mp3: This Flimsy Traveling Machine – Small Sails
Similar Anniversaries 2007 GET IT
Apr
7
Lost In EITS Once Again
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I think I may have mentioned something about new music last time…But I kind of got lost listening to Explosions in the Sky tonight. So I say fuck it, who needs plans? I really try to plan out my posts at least a little in advance sometimes even if it is just some ideas but it never works out…There is too much emotion and feeling when it comes to music. But you know I find myself speechless listening to EITS…They just take me away.
The interview went as well as interviews go I suppose…I never really know how interviews go, it is so hard for me to judge that, it is all pretty damn nerve racking if you ask me…Especially if you are on your way to an interview and there are crazy taxi drivers following you who like to stop in front of you in the middle of the street and yell out the window, “You hit me and didn’t stop!”
Ummmm yeah…
So I should find out about the job sometime at the end of next week…I’ll keep you posted…But of course only if you want me to keep you posted, I don’t want to force any unwanted updates…
Question: Do you think it would be absurd to drive 6 hours to see EITS play in Arizona on Thursday 4/26?
mp3: Look Into The Air – Explosions in the Sky
How Strange, Innocence 2000
GET IT
mp3: Day 4 – Explosions in the Sky
The Rescue 2005
Apr
6
All Time Favorite #17
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I must apologize for the lack of action here the last few days, I have been trying to catch up and it is craziness. Plus I am in the midst of migrating to WordPress on my own domain and I think I mentioned before I am not WP’s biggest fan…More on that later.
So just to let you know there is no shortage of new music, quite the contrary really, which is why I am all antsy to dive right in…But first things first, I have an interview tomorrow and I am really excited about it! A community newspaper is looking for a Production Artist so think good thoughts please around 11:00AM PST. :) After that I have a bunch of new music, NY tales and interview updates for you.Tonight I thought we could enjoy the music of the Dropkick Murphys from one of the best films of 2006, The Departed. You may remember Pip’s 2006 Top 10…
I really wasn’t expecting to like this film as much as I did and still do. It blew me away when I first saw it, Leonardo DiCaprio is usually always wonderful (except for that one flick, which will remain nameless) but I think he quickly learned he didn’t want to go down the Celion Dion loving chick flick road. Mark Wahlberg really surprised me the most, I mean this is not the first time this Ex-New Kid surprised me but I really enjoyed his performance in this film. Not to mention the rest of the cast! The chemistry was right on, and Martin Scorsese is definitely an All Time Favorite director and this film, which took home 4 Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture is most certainly an All Time Favorite of mine.
mp3: I’m Shipping Up To Boston – Dropkick Murphys
The Departed Soundtrack 2006 Get it
Apr
4
The Rakes
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Weeeeeeeeeeeee I am home!!! Oh my goodness those might have been the longest 4 days of my life. Details to come. But here are a couple of tracks off the new album from The Rakes, Ten New Messages. This album was one of many that accompanied me on my trip.
mp3: We Danced Together – The Rakes
mp3: Leave The City And Come Home – The Rakes
Ten New Messages 2007 Get it
Mar
30
The Weekend Ahead
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The weekend ahead is going to begin tomorrow or today rather in approximately 3 hours when I board a plane heading East to Long Island, NY against my will. My mom asked me like 6 months ago if I wanted to go to NY for my cousins Bat Mitzvah and at the time I didn’t really give it very much thought and simply responded with, “I don’t know…” So then a week goes by and since my grandma MUST get her airline tickets 6 months prior to the trip I can only assume she was nagging my mother to get hers as well, which then lead to my mom asking me a second time…My response, “When is it?”, my mom tells me all the details…And since this was last year!!!! I said, “I guess so”!
Don’t get me wrong, I love New York, wouldn’t mind living there someday but to fly there for a weekend to go to Temple and be held captive on Long Island is not really how I want to spend the next 3 days. Anyways quite honestly after listening to my mom nag me to death for the last month about finding a dress for this little family fun fest I started to have second thoughts about this entire situation, but I knew the tickets were already bought and my mom and I still kind of have a hard time communicating…So I kept my mouth shut. Did you know you can’t wear pants to temple?! I didn’t until my mother informed me after consulting with my Aunt about the black slacks I wanted to wear, apparently I would offend the entire congregation!
So I finally fessed up that I didn’t want to go…But apparently I am 5 years old all over again and I can’t make decisions for myself because I’m starring at a half packed suitcase and dreading the next 3-4 days of my life, but most of all I am pissed at myself 1) for getting myself into this situation in the first place, but this is what I do when I get questions sprung on me regarding any sort of planning. 2) I am really pissed that I am 25 years old and just like my mom does with her mother, I’m allowing my mom to control me and sway my decisions.
Maybe someday I will grow up and be the person I feel deep down within…
A little Radiohead to numb the pain…
mp3: Knives Out (mp3 expired)
mp3: Life In A Glasshouse (mp3 expired)
Radiohead, Find it on Amnesiac 2001 Get it
mp3: Creep (mp3 expired) (Radiohead cover) – Damien Rice
Find it on Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project 2007 Get it
ps. A revamp of Untitled, new site coming soon!
Mar
28
All Time Favorite #16
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Jackie Brown 1997 is probably my favorite Quentin Tarantino film so far…I have watched this movie so many times, Pam Grier owns this film and Samuel L. Jackson plays his character Ordell to a T; Robert Forster is fantastic as well.
Jackie Brown seems to fall under the Pulp Fiction shadow, which is unfortunate because it is wonderfully written. This film is the reason why I have so much respect for Tarantino, because it was nothing like Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, it was a different style but it still had that Tarantino flare that we have all come to know and love. So of course if you have yet to see Jackie Brown than all I’ve got to say is you have some homework to do this weekend, rent it, I expect to hear what you think by Monday!The soundtrack is filled with 70’s R&B delights, which makes this film All Time Favorite #15!
2 tracks for your listening pleasure…
mp3: (Holy Matrimony) Letter To The Firm (mp3 expired)- Foxy Brown
mp3: Midnight Confessions (mp3 expired)- The Grass Roots
Find it on the Jackie Brown Soundtrack 1997
Yeah that’s right I posted Foxy Brown! It’s no mistake, I actually have a secret love for hip-hop especially when it comes to the Notorious B.I.G and Foxy Brown; I just love Foxy’s bad girl attitude she can lay down some great tracks and as for the B.I.G? Well I mean he is “Notorious”, hip-hop will never be what it was when he was alive.
Also Grindhouse, the new film written by Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino is out April 7th.
Mar
26
Cat Power Traffic Serenade
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I seem to have washed away at some point this weekend…Feeling a little blue. Saturday night while on my way home I ran into a little bit of roadwork on the HWY…A 5 lane highway was reduced to 2 lanes on a Saturday night…It took me an hour to get home, but I realized that it wasn’t really that bad, I actually enjoyed it…I listened to my pod shuffle through some of my favs and then Cat Power came on…It was one of those moments where an old song is shuffled on and it all seems so familiar but at a different angle…My pod brings a smile to my face no matter what, even if it is a sad smile, it lets me feel, my vice I suppose…I’ll embrace it.
A couple of tracks off Moonpix, an album that ages like only the finest do. This album is a must in my opinion; enjoy!
mp3: Back Of Your Head (mp3 expired) – Cat Power
Find it on Moonpix 1998 and What’s Up Matador 1997
mp3: Cross Bones Style (mp3 expired) – Cat Power
Find it on Moonpix 1998 and Everything Is Nice Matador Records 1999
Mar
24
Modest Mouse
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Modest Mouse – Bowery Ballroom, NYC 11/17/2006
I believe I have mentioned in the past how much I love compilations, somewhere…And I think my love for compilations is so grand that I can say it again, I love compilations. There I feel better now.
So I was listening to the new Modest Mouse album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank…Unfortunately at this moment in time I can’t say I am into it at all, so you won’t hear any songs from their new album here. But I do like the older stuff of Modest Mouse, as I was checking out some compilations I came across some tracks that remind me of the Modest Mouse I love.
I would love to hear what some of you think of their new album…If you have heard it chime in and lets hear what you think.
mp3: Heart Cooks Brain (mp3 expired)– Modest Mouse
Find it on Lonesome Crowded West 1997, Everything Is Nice Matador Records 1999
mp3: A Life of Arctic Sounds (mp3 expired)– Modest Mouse
Find it on Building Nothing Out Of Something 2000, Slaying Since 1996 2006
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