Monday, March 22, 2010

Jam of the Week ... Donovan "Sunshine Superman"

I've heard this song like four times on the oldies station here in Chicago over the past week ... I love it! music is great, vocals are great, and the lyrics are pretty hilarious and super cocky ... I love it!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

A Shuffling Experience

Never did this before ... thought it could be fun! Let's see what tracks come up while my ITunes is on Shuffle, and we'll think about them a little deeper ... let's see what 10 songs pop up .... here we go!
Format: Artists - Song - Album - Thoughts

1. Smog - Held - Knock Knock - This song is really awesome ... Callahan's voice is just awesome, the music is cool and kinda has a nice little groove throughout ... I really enjoy it a lot ... one of my fave Smog songs



2. Devo - Satisfaction - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo! - I really love this whole album a LOT, and this is a really great cover version of The Rolling Stones ... not the biggest Stones fan, not really opposed either ... but, I loves it! Here is a pretty awesome live performance of it! Not the best quality, but, it's super fun



3. Tom Waits - Clap Hands - Rain Dogs - Ahhhhhhhh snap! This is my favorite album of all time and this is one of the best songs on an album filled with great songs ..... reallllly creeepy and smooth .... it's really oddily and creepily lovely



4. Ghostface Killah - Wu Banga 101 - Supreme Clientele - Finally a rap song ... took long enough, geez ... Ok, Ghostface is definitely not my favorite .... sometimes, I don't even like him ... but, this song is starting out really nice ... most likely because it wasn't Ghostface ... and then he comes in, and it's ok ... I just don't appreciate being yelled at so much Ghost! ... but, it's a nice song, with an alright beat, some good rapping, nice flow ... yeah, it's aaaiiiighhht



5. Wu Tang Clan - Tar Pit - 8 Diagrams - Not much of a change here ... "sit back, let me do my Sinatra thing" .... nice line ... Wu Tang is just awesome awesome awesome .... this song is really good .... best rap groups ever for sure ... let's of head bumpin' to this



6. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn - Left of the Middle - Haha! Yes ... this was quite a change in pace and mood ... this song takes me back to the 90's and I love that .... it's a real nice catchy song .... but, I think I liked it a lot more back in the 90's than now ... the same is not true for Tubthumping by Chumbawumba, which I totally like a lot more today than i did in the 90's



7. Rage Against the Machine - Mic Check - The Battle of Las Angeles - You know, I've recently been getting back into RATM as they are awesome to listen to while working out ... this song is definitely not one of their best ... but, it sounds real good while lifting weights!



8. Ben Folds Five - Kate - Whatever and Ever Amen - Ohh, good old Ben Folds ... not my favorite, or one of my favorite Ben Folds songs .... but, it's fun, catchy and pretty alright



9. Jawbreaker - Indictment - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy - Yeah! One of my favorite bands eva ... this song is a great example of why they are awesome punky music .... His voice is great and the music is real nice too .... this is a fun song to bob your head to and dance a little and rock out to



10. Pedro the Lion - A Mind of Her Own - Winners Never Quit - I've been getting more and more into this band as of late .... really impressing me ... they have some real good jams ... this is an example of one of those good jams .... his voice is great, and the music on this is pretty upbeat for a PTL song, but, it's real great! Me likey




alright ... well, that was fun ... let me know what you think .... don't know if i'll ever do that again, but, it passed the time!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Rap Jam of the Week ... Birdman and Lil Wayne "Stuntin' Like My Daddy"

Man oh man, this is one of my favorite rap songs ever and has been treating me SOOOO right on the treadmill lately ... i loves it!

Jam of the Week ... Husker Du "Terms of Psychic Warfare"

Man, this song is great! But, oh so short ... it comes from the really really phenomenally incredibly awesomely wonderful album New Day Rising .... The song is the first 2 mins and 15 seconds of the video (although the second song, "Books About UFOs" is also sweet) ... This is my favorite channeling of Bob Dylan ever (outside of The Walkmen that is) ... enjoy!