Summer Soundtrack `10

A lot of dance, a lot of soul, and some rock n roll.

1)Dragonette - Pick Up the Phone
2)Operator Please - Logic
3)Marina and The Diamonds - Shampain
4)Aerosmith - Dream On
5)Robyn - Dancing on my Own
6)Miike Snow - Sans Soleil
7)Sebastien Tellier - L'Amour et Violence
8)Penguin Prison - A Funny Thing
9)Grum - LA Lights
10)Sky Ferreria - Stand Back
11)Calvin Harris - Flashback
12)Jay-Z - On To The Next One
13)The Presents - If I Know You
14)She & Him - You Really Got a Hold on Me
15)The Plasticines - Barcelona
16)Beyonce - Why Don't You Love Me
17)Annie - Bad Times
18)Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn - Relator
19)Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
20)Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin


*see 2009 here

You just know, you just do

I love the XX, so subdued and yet so refreshing. I want to go to their concert in March so badly...we'll see

The Bachelor

Have you heard Patrick Wolf's 'The Bachelor'? If you haven't you must!

Patrick's Wolf's voice is so rich and beautiful, and so emotive! Sometimes he honestly takes my breath away. The Bachelor is just another stepping stone on his way to greatness. He is seriously underrated! His songs are like dark adult fairy tales on acid, that's the best way I can describe it.

Not to mention he's fucking weird...and I wouldn't want him any other way.

Maps

Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is one of the most romantic songs ever!

It doesn't say much but manages to say everything, from the lone guitar at the beginning, to the drum beat, to Karen O's strange and beauiful voice.

Words can't describe.

My heart it stops.

Like love; 3 and a half minutes of pure love.

Wait! They don't love you like I love you!

Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

/music nerdism

Good Use of Interpol

Here's the promo of Big Love Season 4:



I can't wait for this season to start! So many questions need to be answered, is Roman dead? How will Nikki's daughter fit in? Will Sarah get married? Is Barb finally going to implode? Is Alby going to get a boyfriend? so many questions that I need answers. BOO to you HBO for having 8 week long shows and then we have to wait nearly a year before we find out what happens!

PS Interpol fits perfectly! If there ever was a band who is deserving of their indie cool cred/hype its Interpol, Paul Banks voice alone is sad, haunting, and strangely enamouring!

The XX

Beautiful. Warm. Perfect.

You Got The Love


Islands


Heart Skipped a Beat


Shelter

Don't Judge Me But...

I kind of really love this song...SHUT UP!

New Favourite Song!

I love, love, love, LOVE this song:



When it comes to music I'm such an anglophile, and I kind of hate it. Don't get me wrong British music is good but there is some great Can Con out there (Wintersleep, Broken Social Scene, Jen Grant, Junior Boys, etc) but somehow when going through my playlist(s) about 85% of the artists are British. What's that all about? Britain's okay and all but it ain't all that...I wish people I went to school with, understood this.

Poker Face

I am obsessed with this song! I know I'm a little slow on the uptake because this song has been out for a few months now but that's neither here nor there, the point is, this is a good song. Lady Gaga may be pop, she may be top 40, but this song is dance, trance, hip-hop, and electronica. It really is a good song.

Before I was a HUGE music snob, and if it wasn't endorsed by pitchfork, then I wasn't interested (oh the arrogance of youth) but now I've broadened my horizons and listen to all types of music. Everything from Snopp Dogg to Cut Copy; Johnny Cash to LCD Soundsystem; Girls Aloud to Nine Inch Nails. Music is about feeling 'it' whether that's feeling good, feeling sad, or feeling poetic. Music is all about the emotion whether its deep or frivorlious. I think its time people got off their high horses and just be equal opportunity music fans...except for Nickelback that's like the facism of the music world. HA!

Hot Song Alert

Don't you just love hot songs? Songs that just awaken those primordial instincts of just wanting to mate ALL THE DAMN TIME?

Yea I love those songs too!

There are many hot songs out there but like people, some hot songs are only good for one night and others always get the job done. I prefer the latter, personally but hey to each their own, right?

This hot song comes from Hamilton's own Junior Boys its called Parallel Lines and when homeboy sings "that final taste before you're taken away", UGH I am a puddle, completely disarmed.



mmmmm, hell yea!

Take Me To The Hospital

This is one of my all time favourite songs! I have a thing for songs that spell out words...it could have something to do with the fact that I was a cheerleader for a whole 20 minutes (no lie!). My favourite part is when he spells out blood:

Now I'm losing blood from my veins. They're slowly emptying. I'm bothered by this crimson red to the color of blood. To the color of a B. The color of a L. To the color of a O. The color of O. To the color of a Deep crimson red from a little bitty accident. ACCIDENT.

After that I always say to myself 'OH SNAP' because they finish off the d in blood with deep, eh? eh? witty, huh? Also they come up with the best line ever: Anything worth doing, is worth getting hurt for.

Words to live by, if you ask me!

PS My favourite part is when that wind surfer and shark get run over by the boat and the paramedic picks up pieces of both their bodies, gets me every time...apparently I'm easily amused.

This Ain't No Seals and Croft Bullsh*t!

Its a little late but hey you know what they say...

Summer Playlist Recipe: Healthy spoonfuls of electronica, a pinch of pop, with a sprinkling of folk.

1)Girl and the Robot by Royksopp
2)Revolution in the Head by Girls Aloud
3)Dancer by Woodhands
4)Earthquake by Little Boots
5)Far Away by Cut Copy
6)Love Calls You by Name by Leonard Cohen
7)Soft Shock by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
8)Atmosphere by Joy Division
9)Morning Dreams by Ladyhawke
10)Parallel Lines by Junior Boys
11)Tell All Your Friends by LCD Soundsystem
12)New in Town by Little Boots
13)Going on by Gnalrs Barkley
14)Outro With Bees by Neko Case
15)Everyone's at it by Lily Allen
16)Lightsonic by Groove Armada
17)California by Josh Ritter
18)Tomorrow by Ladytron
19)Summer of Love by The Presets
20)Halfway Home by TV on the Radio

Peace Will Come To Me

Depeche Mode - "Peace"


The chorus has some church flavour to it, classic Depeche Mode always dabbling in spiritual and religious imagery (see Jesus, Personal; Rumours, Blasphemous; The Revelator, John). Not as good as 'Wrong' but still amazing! Ugh DM, please don't ever leave us!

TV on the Radio

I went to go see TV on the Radio with Val and her friend Matt on Tuesday. Before that night I heard about them but never heard their music and before that night I had not seen Val since high school graduation, so how did this come to pass?

In high school we were into the same music and even went to the edge to meet Kasabian together, she was cool and all but our group of friends...well let's just say they didn't overlap, we could probably thank the other one for that but that's not important. So anyways, she randomly messaged me on facebook a few weeks ago and have since exchanged several messages about, what else, our amazing taste in music, lol.

Last weekend she messaged me about how she had an extra ticket to TV on the Radio and asked if I wanted to go. At the time I was feeling pretty low about Alice and Vivienne, and we got along well enough in high school, and I'm a pretty accommodating person so I thought 'why the fuck not?'.

I must say I do not regret my decision. There was only one semi-awkward moment when her and Matt were talking about school and I was just like 'I study people...' but overall I had a good time. The opening act, Dirty Projectors, were garbage! Yea I just said that you hipster fucks! But TV on the Radio were sooooo good. I didn't know what to expect and I was pleasantly blown away by them, they were amazing! They're music is this folky, soulful, indie, eclectic, concoction . Its effing brilliant!

I'm really glad I went because now I have a concert buddy, and its always nice to rekindle old friendships. Yey, more friends! Why not?



PS Can you detect a certain legend singing in the background of 'Province'? If they got him to sing with them, then you know they're good!

Summer

This is essentially how I'm feeling right now.

We can make it rain again I'd feel like I belong
Let's make it cold again I'm not ready and it's wrong
We can put the outdoor chairs back in and lock the door
Go back to walking all heads down and put our coats back on

The summer's come too soon and I'm still missing you

We can stay at home and draw the blinds and light a fire
Pull the covers high and go to sleep early for hours
Don't want to be too hot and there's no way to cool down
Don't want to sit outside all night or even leave the house

The summer's come too soon and I'm still missing you

I don't want to sit and drink in parks and watch the sun go down
Don't want to put my feet in water and lie back in the grass
I don't want to watch the planes go by or hold anybody's hand

The summer's come too soon and I can't come back to you
The summer's come too soon and I'm still missing you

And if the sun would go down stop reminding me now
If we ever had a choice, I don't mind now
And if the sun would go down stop reminding me now
If we ever had a choice, I don't mind now

Smoke Mushrooms

Choose a band or artist and answer these questions using the titles of their songs

ROYKSOPP

1)Are you male or female?
Girl and The Robot

2)Describe yourself
Someone Like me

3)How do people feel about you?
She's so

4)How do you feel about yourself?
Follow my Ruin

5)Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend
Beautiful Day Without You

6)Describe where you want to be
In Space

7)Describe what you want to be
Happy up Here

8)Describe how you live
49 percent

9)Describe how you love
True to life

10)Share a few Words of Wisdom
Only This Moment

What Else Is There?

I won't lie to you. I love these things. Its kind of like doing MASH in math class, its completely pointless but its fun.

Put your music player on shuffle and answer each question according to the song that comes up!
Easy enough, right?

How does the world see you?
Star Guitar by The Chemical Brothers

Will I have a happy life?
With Every Heartbeat by Robyn

What do my friends really think of me?
Hunter by Bjork

Do people secretly lust after me?
Broken Homes by Tricky

How can I make myself happy?
Golden Skans by Klaxons

What should I do with my life?
You Stole The Sun From My Heart by Manic Street Preachers

Will I ever have children?
Don't Cry Out by Shiny Toy Guns

What is some good advice for me?
We Own the Sky by M83

How will I be remembered?
Lorelei by The Cocteau Twins

What is my signature dancing song?
Nothing Compars 2 U by Sinead O'Connor

What do I think my current theme song is?
Kids With Guns by Gorillaz

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Lightsonic by Groove Armada

What song will play at my funeral?
Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (lol)

What type of men/women do you like?
That Great Love Sound by Raveonettes

What is my day going to be like?
Be Mine by Robyn

Fever Ray

'If I had a heart'


My first purchase off of iTunes. It was only $7.99, and boy was it ever worth it. Fever Ray is the solo effort from The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson. It jumps to sounding how The Knife's cousin would sound, to Oriental Surrealism, to Flamenco dancing on acid, to African tribal music, to something that could only come out of Scandinavia.

I don't know. This is my interpretation. Its a wonderful album. Every song is so different and yet so very much the same. Karin's vocals are so bizzare, so crazy, and so beautiful. If you're a fan of The Knife or of Sigur Ros then you'll love Fever Ray!

4/4

1) If I had a heart
2) When I grow up
3) Dry and Dusty
4) Seven
5) Triangle Walls
6) Concrete Walls
7) Now is the Only Time I Know
8) I'm not Done
9) Keep the Streets Empty For me
10) Coconut

*Bolded are my personal favourites

That's 2009!

See the ruins of the old world below, that's what our ancestors left us
Our robot masters will know how to clean this mess up and build a better world
For man and machine alike. For the boys and the girls who were slaves building space ships at night
in the florescent light.
Thats 2009.

No we can't! No we won't! No we can't! No!

On cold frosty Martian mornings the chill on my breath is red redder than my mother's blood
when she turned to me and said "This is not how we planned it but we've gotten ahead of ourselves computers rule the planet and the moon and mars as well. We lost the fight!"
That's 2009.

I have a micro chip implanted in my heart, so if I try to escape the robots will blow me apart
and my limbs will go flying and land before the ones that I love, who would wail and would weep
but the robots would keep them at bay, while I shut my eyes for the very last time.
Citizens of Tomorrow be forewarned!

1. What's your favorite song?
There are so many but if I have to choose then it would be New Order's Ceremony, that song is just so beautiful and sad and upbeat all at the same time.

2. Favorite genre of music?
I'm going with rock because there are so many sub categories under rock which I love (ie indie, folk, alternative, new wave, punk) so rock best describes my favourite genre of music

3. Favorite musician?
Leonard Cohen, he's a musician, an artist and a poet. The imagery of his songs are epic!

4. What was the last song you listened to/are currently listening to?
A Cause des garcons by Yelle

5. What type of music do you dislike?
New age country, this means artists like Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn , Tobey Keith, etc.

6. What instrument do you like to listen to the most?
The violin, cello or bass guitar

7. What instrument do you most like to play (or would like to learn)?
The cello

8. Where do you go or what do you listen to when you're sad?
I usually shut myself in my room and the songs I listen to vary from what I'm upset over.

9. What was the last concert or musical event you attended?
Danny Michel

10. What concert or musical event do you wish you could have attended? Or a performer you would have loved to have seen live?
Be Your Own Pet because now they've broken up and I'll never be able to see them again

11. You and your sweetie, what's your 'song'? If you aren't paired off, what song do you think it might be?
EW gross how cheesy but if I must choose it would be...I really don't know

12. What song gets stuck in your head the most?
Bibbity boppity boo from Disney's Cinderella...don't ask