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Mar
4
Oh Sweet Sweet Beirut
By Rachel | Album Picks | 3 Comments
Where the hell have I been? Asleep at the wheel obviously because what did I see when I logged in to emusic? The new single from Beirut, Pompeii! It is available at emusic and it is nothing like Gulag Orkestar or the Lon Gisland EP; both tracks incorporate a little electronic sound; proving that Zach Condon is only just beginning his journey down the road of musical greatness. So I must lift my glass and toast Beirut as they continue to reinvent their sound and define their very own genre of music.
I give you one track for your sampling pleasure, it will only be available to download for a limited time.
mp3: Fountains and Tramways (mp3 expired) – Beirut
Pompeii 2007
Mar
1
All Time Favorite #14
By Rachel | All Time Favorite | 8 Comments
I saw Punch Drunk Love on November 21, 2002 at 7:50pm I still have the ticket stub. It was the beginning of so many wonderful things that still continue to grow. One of which is my LOVE for Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch Drunk Love is in my humble opinion one of the greatest love stories of all time. If you haven’t seen it, you are missing out on something magical.
The soundtrack is by no other than Jon Brion and to say that Brion’s colorful score and PTA’s cinematic flair are a perfect match is an understatement. The music and scenes go hand and hand, flowing into one another and you no longer know which one influenced the other, they become one.
Since this is such a special film to me there are two tracks I picked from the film’s score to make this my official All Time Favorite #13.
Cheers to “us”!
mp3: Here We Go (mp3 expired) – Jon Brion
mp3: He Needs Me (mp3 expired) – Shelley Duvall (vocals), Harry Nilsson (original composition),
Jon Brion and Jonathan Karp (additional composition)
Feb
28
Dr. Dog, We All Belong
By Rachel | Album Picks | 5 Comments
What is with all the Philly love? Everything I look at, hear and eat seems to have some sort of connection to Philadelphia, I guess it’s because it is so damn awesome of a city! Dr. Dog consists of 6 guys from Philly and they are pretty awesome too. Their third album, We All Belong hit record stands today and may I applaud. With this record Dr. Dog have polished their 60’s psychedelic indie-rock sound; they added a few other decades in and then went ahead and tossed in a little personal Philly style making this new album one of their finest. So cheers to them!
But I will have to cut this one a bit short, must go to sleep at somewhat of decent hour because I have an interview tomorrow so wish me luck because I’m kind of nervous, and then listen to two track selections off We All Belong…Enjoy!
mp3: Worst Trip (mp3 expired)
mp3: The Way The Lazy Do (mp3 expired)
Dr. Dog, We All Belong 2007
Ps. Check here for their many tour dates.
Pss. Go here for their Daytrotter session!
Feb
26
Rewind Repeat #4
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 7 Comments
Errr kind of in a funk this evening…Think the lack of action on the job hunt has caught up a bit…And I know something will come into play, I’m just saying it is a bit of downer.
And I noticed my mom removed a picture from a frame and replaced it with one of her and her significant other on their recent trip to Hawaii…Which I understand and it pleases me that she is happy, she deserves it…It’s just blue blah and I do apologize if I brought anyone down. But I tell you it felt good to sit down and zone while listening to some music and of course I invite your ears as well. Enjoy!
I will include a few words with Cortney Tidwell’s music…As I have previously mentioned Tidwell’s, Don’t Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up a couple of times here and here. Her debut full length was just made available in the States and Canada and since it is such an amazing album I thought I would point her out again.
Eyes Are At The Billions (mp3 expired) – Cortney Tidwell
Don’t Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up
Eternity Is A Long Time (mp3 expired) – Creeping Weeds
We Are All Part of a Dream You’re Having
American Pastime (mp3 expired) – David Karsten Daniels
Sharp Teeth
Gone (mp3 expired) – The Fast Camels
The Magic Optician
Chemicals Collide (mp3 expired) – Cloud Cult
The Meaning of 8
Disaster (mp3 expired) – The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
Feb
24
All Time Favorite #13
By Rachel | All Time Favorite | 8 Comments
Rushmore (1998)…Need I say more? I love this movie, another Wes Anderson creation and if you haven’t seen this movie…Then I don’t know what to say…But if you haven’t seen this movie then something needs to be done about that immediately.
As always with any Anderson film the soundtrack is fan-fucking-tastic and almost impossible to select just one track but you all know how picky I am so it is certain that I back my pick 100%
Wes Anderson is currently working on two films:
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
(2008)
This is the one I am really excited about, adapted from the children’s book by Roald Dahl
And the Academy Awards are this weekend, and I wish I was going to Mentok’s bash but alas once again I can not teleport therefor I probably won’t even watch them. But I do recommend seeing The Departed and the awesome Little Miss Sunshine. Ok now as for the soundtrack pick from Rushmore…Enjoy!
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin’ Bout That Girl (mp3 expired) – The Kinks
Rushmore Soundtrack (1999)
Feb
22
Warm in the Wake
By Rachel | Album Picks | 4 Comments
Why does change come on like a freight train? Is it so you can’t hesitate? You just take it on and hope for the best? Change sucks, it’s mean and heartless and it sucks! Change says, “Ok this, this and this is going to happen but you have to do this and this” And my “this” is like so much harder than the “this” Change is responsible for. Am I making sense?
And I’m so stuck, knowing what I have to do but having a difficult time following it through…
Anyways…
Rich turned me on to the music of Warm in the Wake and their new EP Gold Dust Trail, so everyone say, “Thank you Rich!” and go check out his fantastic site Cable & Tweed.
Warm in the Wake sum up their sound best on their bio/history page of their website, “simple American songs that have been gently thrown into the space rock realm.” Ahhh yes simple yet wonderful. The perfect soundtrack for this rainy Friday. Enjoy!
Skeleton Friend (mp3 expired)
Golden Inhibition Destroyer (mp3 expired)
Warm in the Wake, Gold Dust Trail 2007
Feb
21
Indecisive Mix
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 5 Comments
So I have been sitting here pondering what music to post…And I have strummed my fingers on my laptop and bitten my lip because that’s what I do when I am pondering things and yet I am still just not sure what to do. See it is not a matter of not having anything to post it is matter of having too much to post, which is really not a good thing for me because I am the most picky indecisive person you will ever know!
In the spirit of indecisiveness (wow that is a word!) I have decided to post a mix, who knows maybe this will be a new feature. Enjoy and yeah for Wednesday! Middle of the week baby! And Yeah for surviving my first Astronomy midterm!
Bronson (mp3 expired) – Calla
Strength In Numbers 2007
Oh, MJ! (mp3 expired) – The Little Ones
Sing Song released to the UK on 2/12/2007
US get it here
Yankee Go Home (mp3 expired) – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Some Loud Thunder 2007
A House Is Not A Home (mp3 expired) – Field Music
Tones of Town US release 2/20/2007 get it here
UK get it here
Alright that is all for now, don’t want to run out of music! Is that possible? I think not.
Feb
20
Explosions In The Sky
By Rachel | Album Picks | 7 Comments
It is pretty cool when you play an album whether it be for the first or hundredth time the melodies spin and twirl their way into your head and the beat marches it’s way in and then it all just resonates inside, making it’s home, making you feel…
Explosions In the Sky released their new album today in this Northern part of the world, All of A Sudden I Miss Everyone.
I think it is fucking brilliant.
Welcome, Ghosts (mp3 expired)
So Long, Lonesome (mp3 expired)
Explosions In the Sky, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone [Get it]
Check out their news section for some info on a remix disc with purchase of their new album. Also they are currently on tour and selling out fast.
Feb
19
Least Amount of Words
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 7 Comments
Yeah I’ve kind of been in one of those moods as of late…Like I have been avoiding just speaking in general, I am such a chicken shit really. But what is that saying? “You can run but you can’t hide”….Is that even a saying? If not it should be…
So do forgive me if I post a little mini mix tonight rather than carry on about broken hearts, Astronomy Mid-terms, new loves or tell you how awesome all of these songs are (which they are) but I suppose I have already managed to carry on quite a bit. ;-P
Some brand spanking new music and some not so new, enjoy!
Fade Together [Avalanches Remix] (mp3 expired)- Franz Ferdinand
*Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On
Ease My Mind (mp3 expired)- Annuals
*Big Zeus
You’re a Wolf (mp3 expired)- Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf will be playing at *The Troubadour in LA on March 2nd
I Might Be Wrong (mp3 expired)- Radiohead
*Amnesiac (Probably one of my favorite of Radiohead’s songs if not #1 then #2)
Feb
16
What I’m Excited For
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 4 Comments
Has everyone had enough love, chocolate and hallmark bullshit for one day? I think I forgot it was V-day like at least 5 times through out the day. Who cares? I am not a big chocolate person so it is not really all that exciting for me.
What is exciting?
A little sneak peak to get you all as excited as I am for this Tuesdays releases…
The Subjects will release their full length indie-rock album, with the ease grace precision and cleverness of human beings on Pretty Activities. Check out their Daytrotter session here
The Hounds of War (mp3 expired) – The Subjects
with the ease grace precision and cleverness of human beings [Get it]
The One A.M. Radio’s new album, this too will pass will also be released this Tuesday on
Dangerbird Records. I am really excited about this album and this song certainly intensified this excitement because it is just beautiful.
In The Time We’ve Got (mp3 expired) – The One A.M. Radio
this too will pass [Get it]
Happy Friday everyone!
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