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| Tuesday, June 16, 2009The Truth HurtsBen said this track reminds him of me. With regard to most people, my week probably does beat your year, but do I have to be such a douche about it? Lyrics: I stepped off the plane It was so fresh I was at the club It was so fresh Sometimes things just have a way of making themselves clear But most times I don't even care cause my week beats your year I went to the show It was so fresh That drum at the bar It was so fresh Sometimes your eyes have a way it makes you drumming Most times i don't even care because my week beats your year I was at the party And it was so fresh I was looking so dope And it was so fresh Sometimes things just have a way of making themselves clear But most times I don't even care because my week beats your year (Thanks, Ben!) Thursday, June 04, 2009Goth Girls Like It When You Double-Dammit Twice FastDo I? MC Frontalot reveals his nervous adoration for Goth Girls in a hilarious song about being tongue-tied by the bitches in black. (I'm linking the Nickelodeon slideshow version in the interest of sound quality.) But is digging goth chicks really about the type of girl or just her costume? People think I'm goth because I have black clothes, black boots, and black hair. I'm really just bad at matching things. There's a lot more to being goth than velvet, lace, and darkness. There's a whole lifestyle, I think. I don't listen to goth music (often). It's hard for me to define it as something other than a darker take on industrial or electronic music. I don't have a goth job at an underground coffeehouse or Hot Topic. It's pretty ungoth to "sell out" to Corporate America, but some of them will still do it to support their children or drug habits... much like normal people do, I suppose. I've never painted my face with white make-up. But Kiss did that and they're not goth, are they? They're just four guys with a strong stage presence. I don't have candles anymore, nor did I care to light them when I did have them. I don't have rituals that involve candle-lighting or sacrifices or spells that make me feel like I have control over stuff I don't. Not that all goths do, but they seem more interested in the occult than I have been since I was a kid. Nope, I'm definitely not goth. Perhaps I'm just a very unfashionable, very angry hipster who needs a new classification. Wednesday, June 03, 2009A Treatise on MusicI have come to understand that music is not part of "arts and entertainment" as the newspaper section would have us believe. It's not a luxury, a lavish thing that we fund from leftovers of our budgets, not a plaything or an amusement or a pass time. Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives, one of the ways in which we express feelings when we have no words, a way for us to understand things with our hearts when we can't with our minds. -Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of music division at Boston Conservatory Read the full welcome address (Thanks, Arthur.) Another Good Song to Sum It All UpMy headliner is soooo brooooken. Friday, May 29, 2009Bow-Chicka-Wow-WowIt's been mentioned more than once that the music I like sounds like the music in pornos. I always laughed it off. I know most people don't appreciate the subtle beauty of downtempo and trip-hop like I do. It's okay. This morning I was watching a clip on youporn about a threesome with the baby-sitter. After a couple minutes, she goes down on him and some music plays. My thought process in the first four seconds was exactly as follows: Aw hell, it has music. I hate when there's music. This is actually pretty decent. No wait, I RECOGNIZE this. Hold on, this is Fila Brazillia. I OWN this... The flick itself is so bad it's good. Eighties modern art, multiple takes of the same lines, a baby-sitter that looks older than I am—It's all there. But don't take my word for it. Do you have 20 minutes and some privacy? Thursday, May 14, 2009Get Out of My Head!I heard the song "Massage Situation" by Flying Lotus on an Adult Swim bump a few days ago. They so nicely included the title and artist of this song, which is a rarity, and since I had a computer handy, I found the song. It sounded a little "dirty" on TV, but since it's just a 15-second clip, it really could have gone in any direction. But the song I downloaded and the one I link here to the Warp Records website were both a little too glitchy. It's a shame. One more production edit and this could have been in my favorite-song rotation. I've still been playing it over and over like I do with my other discoveries, but it doesn't get a home in the Sidekick or the iPod. Someone needs to remix this shit post-haste. Sunday, May 10, 2009When He Was My AgePreface: My friend Joe in California, who is slightly ahead of me in years, sometimes sends me a sampling of the music he's currently digging. When people do this, I usually feel inundated and just archive the email altogether. But Joe would just send a link or two, nothing pushy, so I watched. He got off on the right foot, sending me a Lily Allen song that reminded him of me. Not only was I flattered, but I may have found a new theme song to Kat's Life Part III! But things went downhill when he started sending videos of bands I'd heard of an actively avoid. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs? The Trite Stripes? Oh darling, why must you hurt me so? Instead of trying to catch me up with popular music (a lost cause), I asked him to send me some songs that he liked when he was my age. And the goodness returned. Even though I didn't love every song, I can understand how they'd have a place in one's life that is meaningful and memorable. Below are youtube links to the songs and me thinking my opinion matters. Jim Croce - Operator Folk music has a place. I suppose it's here. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire When I was in 7th grade, our teacher broke this song into sections for each student to study and explain to the class. It was kind of a cool way to get us to learn how to do research... which is kinda useless now since almost anyone can get on the internet. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane This came out only 15 years ago! I was a freshman at a private high school, a weird but interesting change. Anyway, music was good back then, and I needed it because I was alone a lot of the time. This was a good song for that. Sheryl Crow - Can't Cry Anymore I remember this one. I like it, and bonus points for not posting Soak Up the Sun or Everyday Is a Winding Road. The dozens of companies she sold the rights to so they could make TV commercials squeezed what little juice they had in them. Don Henley - Heart of the Matter At first I was like, "WTF?" and then I was like, "Ohhh," and then I LOLed. James Taylor - You've Got a Friend That's my dad's name. I don't understand the appeal of this song though. Too folky for me. Shawn Colvin - Diamond In The RoughIs this what people listened to before Celine Dion? Kate Bush - Runnin Up that Hill I'll admit that my first taste of Kate Bush was "Rubberband Girl," which I believe was her last stab at greatness. But I liked it enough to go back through her discography and get into this song. Nice1. Kate Bush - Jig of Life Okay, a little Kate Bush is pretty cool, but you're pushing it here. It's kind of like when I make a mix cd: I put one (usually obscure or at least remixed) Bjork song on it, but unless someone requests an all-Bjork mix, one is the limit. I used to be an obsessive fan and have a lot of her stuff, and she collaborates with so many people that there's something in her discog for everyone. BUT, I don't expect everyone to like her the way I do. I'm even more respectful of this ever since my friend filled half the free space on hard drive with Regina Spektor songs. I think most of her songs sound like high-pitched gravel, but I know he thought he was helping. :-) ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man Fuck yeah, ZZ Top! *rocks out* Genesis - I Can't Dance I remember hearing this one when I was little. I always felt bad for the guy for not being able to anything useful with his legs, but it made want to get out mah seat and jump around. Phil Collins - You'll Be in My Heart Tell me this was "your song" with a girl you dated and that she liked it, therefore you liked it, and you eventually got laid because you and she "connected on so many levels". It's not the kind of song I could get into for its own sake. Mike and the Mechanics - Living Years This is a great song. It's really hard to sing "Let's all just get along" without looking like a hippie that I should be busy punching in the face, but these guys are doin' it. Love it. Kate Bush - Under Ice I can see how this would set a mood, but I think I'd like this more if I saw her sing it at a show. Kate Bush - Hello Earth Sheesh, another Kate Bush song? Just admit you have a thing for cutesy dark-haired rocker chicks. Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street I've always liked Peter Gabriel. I hadn't heard this song before, but if I still listened to music before falling asleep, this would be on my playlist. Don Henley - The Last Worthless Evening This song kind of reminds me of "Every Breath You Take" by Sting, but even sadder and more desperate-sounding. That said, they're both right up my alley! Biggest surprise: No Floyd. Are you too burned out on "The Wall"? I can understand that. They're still one of my favorites. I also kind of expected something from the Police. (Yeah, I know I'm the one who had to go and mention Sting.) There weren't any poppy-dancey songs at all, which doesn't surprise me. But with so many links, I figured you might through in a one-hit wonder somewhere along the way. Interesting selection--Thanks for sharing! Friday, May 08, 2009I swear, there's a special place in Hell just for me where all there is to do is untangle headphones.
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