Songbird
Nov
2
Feeling Blue
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That there
That’s not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I’m not here
This isn’t happening
I’m not here
I’m not here
–Radiohead, How To Disappear Completely
This song…Might just be the greatest song of all time.
This day was terrible…Everything is broken, nothing works and I am simply blue.
Quite sad really…
This past weekend I went with my mom to a retreat…I am not really one to retreat places where there are groups let alone groups of women. But I went for my mom because she asked me to go with her. We ended up going in separate cars…because well I am a workaholic and drive faster than she cares to drive. She left Friday, I left Saturday morning at dawn. It came to my attention the day before that I need new brakes…
I am doomed for all eternity to have car problems obviously. Oh and did I mention I was an idiot and drove in the carpool lane (2+ Persons) on the way to work one morning although I was by myself and therefor got myself a hefty fine that is more than I care to admit.
So I drove sleepy to a Seminary in Santa Barbara that was out in the middle of nowhere. I was planning on spending the night but quite honestly I felt very uncomfortable, the seminary well was a seminary and gave me the heebie jeebies plus I simply don’t work well with others so the whole group setting was making me very antsy so I drove home that same night. I was happy it was just me and my ipod for 3 hours.
I got to spend some time with my mom which is always a good thing…I also came to some realizations that weren’t so easy to take…
I am still in a lot of pain…And I have been hiding it away for quite some time that I have begun to resent myself, it is all not very healthy; but of course that is obvious…Anyways I am just babbling at this point.
I had originally planned to post 3 songs but since filelodge seems to have something against me this evening I am only able to post this one. An amazing song though, which is worthy of the spotlight.
Fucking EZ though…They really fucked us. Cheers!
Radiohead, How To Disappear Completely (mp3 expired)
Buy Kid A
Oct
25
Recovered
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I actually just recovered this post from a firefox crash, that is the greatest thing ever. Ok so I have some new music I want you to hear plus this weeks Contrast Podcast and down below I have posted my CP #30 runner-up track…
First off I thought I would switch gears from my previous post and mix up some of the more somber releases that I have found myself enjoying…A little folk, a bit dreamy but ever so lovely.
Damien Jurado, And Now That I’m In Your Shadow (mp3 expired)
And Now That I’m In Your Shadow
Calexico, All The Pretty Horses (mp3 expired)
At The Crossroads: A Benefit For Homeless Youth
Frankel, Necessary (mp3 expired)
At The Crossroads: A Benefit For Homeless Youth
I highly recommend At The Crossroads it is 22 track compilation that is just fantastic
As I mentioned above this weeks Contrast Podcast is up and it is fantastic, I think it kicks some major ass, and you will most certainly be surprised. My contribution here for ‘A song I like by a band I don’t’ is ‘We’re all to blame’ by Sum 41 was an easy choice but I do however have a runner-up…A mellow runner-up indeed…
Sufjan Stevens, To Be Alone With You (mp3 expired)
And this is about as close to the Sufjan Bus as I will ever get…So yeah I tried, I gave it my honest effort really I did but I just can’t honestly say I am feeling any Sufjan love besides the above song off his 2004 release.
Cheers.
Sleepy
Oct
23
Rock Mix Part 2
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10,000 years later I present a little mix to shake things up a bit. And if perhaps you may not consider the below songs loud enough to be considered “Rock” then go open your own blog because this is about as loud as this little lady gets. Have a great Monday!
If Only – Kooks
Inside In/Inside Out (mp3 expired)
Assassin – Muse
Black Holes and Revelations (mp3 expired)
Gold Lion – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
Show Your Bones (mp3 expired)
Are You Going To Be My Girl – Jet
Get Born (mp3 expired)
Move – Sol Seppy
The Bells of 1 2 (mp3 expired)
Vitamin R (Leading Us Along) – Chevelle
This Type Of Thing Could Do Us In (mp3 expired)
Sep
28
I Smile For Alexi Murdoch
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Photograph by Carol Cohen
The best part of this awful day was seeing Alexi Murdoch on Carson Daly (of all places, I can’t stand Carson) But to see Alexi, to hear him perform, I would sit through anything.
Alexi stood with a microphone and his acoustic guitar as he performed All Of My Days off his new album Time Without Consequence. He seemed a little timid, a little uncomfortable (shall I say out of place even)
But still as usual he is amazing, his music is so meticulously crafted. Each song is a work of art. The lyrics, the voice, the notes and the emotion put into each song is just inspiring.
If you haven’t purchased his new album you should or look to see when he may be playing near you.
For those in the Los Angeles area, he will be doing a free in store on December 28th at Sea Level Records
If I find out any other shows I will post it here…
But until then I thought I would share a live recording of a performance from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Friday, July 7.
Track List:
“Home”
“All My Days”
“Breathe”
“Song for You”
“At Your Door”
“Orange Sky”
“Dream About Flying”
“Untitled”
Sep
14
An Ode To LKAMU
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Sunset in Glasgow. By Laurenz Bobke
I started this mp3 blog after visiting Colin’s Let’s Kiss And Make Up…Yesterday Colin brought LKAMU to a close and I am quite sad.
I do hope you return soon, you will be missed, hurry back…For Colin:
~
Devics – Opus 7 (mp3 expired)
If You Forget Me (buy)
Trespassers William – Vapor Trail (mp3 expired)
Different Stars (buy)
Sep
11
3 Tracks For My Absence
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It has been awhile…Well for me anyways. I do apologize, I have had many things dancing circles in my head and it has made me quite dizzy. Decisions are scary (coxon)
I am incredibly indecisive at times…Well alright most of the time, in fact I didn’t submit to this weeks Contrast Podcast because I just simply couldn’t make up my mind. How awful is that? I think it is pretty pathetic. What am I afraid of? Am I going to make a decision and is that decision going to then in turn cause me to spontaneously combust? I think it is unlikely.
But then there are those scary decisions…Those life changing ones…
And these are also the times when I miss my dad the most…
Three tracks I came across these past few days…And I think that Sol Seppy (I doubled checked this time Charlie) will be officially added to my 2006 Album Cue over there to your right after it fades from this main page that is…
Ok I am simply worn out…Do enjoy and I encourage a visit to all the links within the above babble. :) Now the music…
Cyann & Ben, Sweet Beliefs (mp3 expired)
Buy Sweet Beliefs
Reflecting Skin, The Roof Of The Mouth Of The Sky (mp3 expired)
Buy The Rorschach Suite
God Is An Astronaut, Deafening Distance (mp3 expired)
Buy All is Violent, All is Bright
Aug
29
Escape Mini-Mix
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Photograph by closedeparture
Tonight we will do things a bit differently…There is no method to this madness, no this evening or early morning hour depending on how you look at it is simply what I have chosen to lose myself in…Some select songs.
“Let it wash over me” he said.
And so I did.
And just a heads up the first song is supposed to sound like that…Nothing is wrong with it…Just enjoy it.
The One AM Radio, Shivers (mp3 expired)
 The One AM Radio, Drowsy Haze (mp3 expired)
(Buy Name Writ In Water)
Don’s Mobile Barbers, Coniston (mp3Â expired)
(Buy Boom Times
Venice Is Sinking, Buried Magnets (mp3 expired)
(Buy Sorry about the Flowers
Alexi Murdoch, It’s Only Fear (mp3 expired)
(Buy Four Songs
Good night.
Aug
16
"Rock Out Mix" Part I
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Come to think about it, I must come off to some as quite a bore…Well I am most certainly a mellow brew to say the least…But I do rock out on a daily basis even if it is just for a moment. I must admit the rock side of me is bit more mainstream than I would like it to be, but I do try to expand my horizons as much as possible.
I suppose the phrase “rock out” is really quite relative…For me? “rocking out” is me just letting go, throwing out the genre’s, the classifications, and anything else that may hinder my ability to enjoy the music for what it is, great music ;)
I had originally started this mix out with a “new release” restriction, but I don’t think that would be an accurate example of “Rachel Rock” (yeah I am fully aware of my lameness there)
Anyways, I have opened it up to just some of my favorite rock tracks…I am really opening myself up here, I think this mix exposes a side of me that is rarely seen by most…I don’t know what that means.
1. Exo-Politics (mp3 expired),
Muse (album available here)
2. The Ghost Of You (mp3 expired),
My Chemical Romance (album available here)
3. Mass Destruction (mp3 expired)
Faithless (album available here)
4. Heart In A Cage (mp3 expired)
The Strokes (album available here)
5. Cold (mp3 expired)
Lacuna Coil (album available here)
6. Fuck Authority (mp3 expired)
Pennywise (album available here
7. We’re All To Blame (mp3 expired)
Sum 41 (album available here)
Well, I am sure this will be quite a handful for EZ to take…Hopefully it won’t go into a coma.
I bid you all a goodnight, a good morning and a good afternoon (so many time zones, so little time) That didn’t really make much sense, but whatever, I am sleepy…Does that excuse work? ;)
Aug
2
Alexi Murdoch NPR In-Studio
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Alexi will be performing live at The Casbah, his final show before he departs the Souther California area on the rest of his tour. I came across a recent in-studio of his at MPR (Minnesota Public Radio). And I fell in love with this man all over again, he is wonderful, I mean, I am seriously blushing…It will be a lovely night.
The in-studio features a chat with Tony Lopez and 3 songs:
‘Breathe’, ‘Song For You’ & ‘Dream of Flying’
I am off to bed, good night.
Listen: Alexi Murdoch MPR In-Studio
Aug
1
Contrast Podcast #18
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The new Contrast Podcast is up and considering this weeks theme is a personal favorite of mine I direct everyone’s attention this way. The theme? Instrumentals with sung introductions, which is flipping awesome! And I have to give my respect to all who participated this week, because I totally didn’t have enough guts to sing an intro, also how difficult would it be for me to narrow down an instrumental of my choice!!! Geez near impossible…This week’s Contrast Podcast is excellent, you will definitely hear something new and you will get to hear some of my favorite people singing their hearts out.
So go now and come back here a little later for new music. :)
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