Wednesday, October 24, 2012

thirty one today

"COFFEE, CANDY, SEATS ARE SANDY IN THE CAR THAT WE DROVE FROM THE SOUTH PEIR. HITCHED A RIDE WITH THE BAND AND DECIDED TO STAY FOR JUST ANOTHER YEAR" -running on fumes by gabe dixon

1. running on fumes - gabe dixon
2. thrift shop - macklemore & ryan lewis feat. wanz
3. ivy & gold - bombay bicycle club
4. by my side - soja
5. infinite love without fulfillment - grimes
6. bad weather - good old war
7. heavy heart - madi diaz
8. do you want to die together - stars
9. uncle john's band - grateful dead
10. hollywood - penguin prison feat. RAC
11. enemy - bear driver
12. mercy - dave matthews band
13. hurry hurry - air traffic controller
14. powerful stuff - sean hayes
15. miss cigarette - rizzle kicks

Saturday, September 29, 2012

SPOTLIGHT ON: Alex Winston

she's so good, it's a little ridiculous. her songs are catchy, bad-ass, feel-good songs that you'll find yourself playing on repeat. again. and again. and then again. ok go listen.
my picks?
sister wife
velvet elvis
the fold
everlasting light (cover) 

Monday, July 9, 2012

in my next thirty years

"I WEAR MY HEADPHONES AT THE DISCO, AND WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, THEN YOU'LL HEAR ME SINGING: LA LA LA LA LA" -headphones by little boots

1. headphones - little boots
2. come home - chappo
3. cats and dogs - the head and the heart
4. shadow of a man - jhameel
5. the palace garden, 4am - beat connection
6. the walk - mayer hawthorne
7. fembot - robyn
9. poison - kotki dwa
10. midnight special - creedence clearwater revival
11. medicine - alex winston
12. i should get out more - jesse ruben
13. don't say oh well - grouplove
14. happiness - sam sparro
15. lonesome - dr. dog

Saturday, May 5, 2012

29 and feelin' fine

"UNDERNEATH THE STARS AND ON THE FERRIS WHEEL, YOU SWUNG YOUR FEET AND SANG MY FAVORITE WEEZER SONG, SO I SANG ALONG: 'I'M A LOT LIKE YOU SO PLEASE, HELLO, I'M HERE, I'M WAITING. I THINK I'D BE GOOD FOR YOU, AND YOU COULD BE GOOD FOR ME'" -kiss your lips by allo darlin'

1. kiss your lips - allo darlin'
2. big bank dank - olu feat. blue scholars
3. always like this - bombay bicycle club
4. santeria - aimee allen
5. feel i bring - aer
6. i am the lion king - papa
7. you know what i mean - cults
8. get burned - sleeper agent
9. when we first met - hellogoodbye
10. honey - jayme dee
12. nights like this - icona pop
13. happy pills - norah jones
14. with a girl like you - the troggs
15. wotless - kes the band

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

twenty eight days later

"I MAY REGRET THE THINGS I'VE SAID, BUT I WON'T LET MY MIND TO FRET, CAUSE I KNOW EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT. MY HEAD IS SLIPPING, MIND IS TRIPPING, CONSCIOUSNESS THAT I WAS GRIPPING, SLOWLY FADES AWAY INTO THE NIGHT" -how'm i gonna get back home tonight by he's my brother she's my sister

1. how'm i gonna get back home tonight - he's my brother she's my sister
3. hacienda motel - pickwick
4. why even try - theophilus london ft. sara quin
5. losing you - john butler trio
6. boy - ra ra riot
7. holding out for a hero - ella mae bowen
8. free - plan b
9. ends in the ocean - avalanche city
10. say so - allen stone
11. my pet snakes - jenny & johnny
12. kids - sleigh bells
13. tell me something good - rufus feat. chaka khan
14. we found each other in the dark - city & colour
15. quite nice people - ida maria

Saturday, February 25, 2012

27 dresses

"YOU THINK IT'S EERIE HOW THE FIREFLIES GLOW, YOU'RE ENTERTAINED SO I SHOUT, 'OH LAY!' I LIKE TODAY LIKE TOMORROW" -leave argentina by polarsets

1. leave argentina - polarsets
2. before i knew - basia bulat
3. cradle (fang island remix) - the joy formidable
4. never enough - dirty vegas
5. willing and able - helene smith
6. contact high - allen stone
7. pointless beauty - ben lee
9. radar detector - darwin deez
10. eleven - mirah & thao
11. stereo hands - the white panda
12. baby - the happen-ins
13. friends of friends - hospitality
14. little lovin' - lissie
15. sensitive kids - cold war kids


Monday, December 26, 2011

26.2

"WHEN I SAW YOU AT THE DISCO-TECH, SEND MY VIBE OUT TO YA. THEN WE MET UP ON THE DANCE FLOOR WHEN, SAID I'M GONNA TEACH YA. GONNA TEACH YOU, TEACH YOU. OH BABY, YOU GOT ME GOING SO INSANE, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING DOWN" -so insane by discovery

1. so insane - discovery
2. sleeping sickness - city and colour
3. folding chair - regina spektor
4. bumper - cults
5. cameras (gucci vump remix) - matt & kim
6. broken crown (acoustic) - stone senses
7. come away with me - norah jones
8. love sucks - nathan angelo
9. still don't know - icona pop
10. all around the world - james morrison
12. you don't have to call - justin jones & the driving rain
13. queen of the westside - brett dennen
14. old white lightning - the bridge
15. polish girl - neon indian

Thursday, December 15, 2011

SPOTLIGHT ON: Avalanche City

seriously obsessed. their album isn't available in the us yet, but you can listen to it on their bandcamp page. and after you do, you'll be hooked. like me.


my picks?

you and i

love to love

go

drive on

ends in the ocean




Monday, December 5, 2011

25th annual putnam county spelling bee

"WHEN YOUR LOVE HAS GONE, YOU CARRY ON. THIS IS HER SONG, THIS IS A SONG FOR NO ONE" -song for no one by miike snow

1. song for no one - miike snow
2. seaside - the kooks
3. all smiles - jess penner
4. love, selfish love - patrick stump
5. you're on your own now - chris velan
6. you and me - diamond rings
8. young, wild, and free - wiz khalifa & snoog dogg
9. mercy - matt nathanson
10. dead and done - bobby long
11. om nashi me - edward sharpe & the magnetic zeroes
12. d.a.n.c.e. - justice
13. l.a., l.a. - danny chaimson & the 11th hour
14. hits me like a rock - css
15. caught up in the cycle - nights & weekends

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

24 hours a day

"MY EYES AND YOUR EYES, LIKE PETER PAN UP IN THE SKY. MY BEST FRIEND'S HOUSE TONIGHT, LET'S BUMP THE BEATS TIL BEDDY-BYE" -tongue tied by grouplove

1. tongue tied - grouplove
2. woman don't go astray - king floyd
3. seventeen years - ratatat
5. blood - the middle east
6. heart to tell - the love language
7. let's go - madi diaz
8. sofi needs a ladder - deadmau5
9. oh my god - cults
10. coffee and wine - chadwick stokes
11. something in common - free energy
12. sea green, see blue - jaymay
13. i'm real - the starting line
14. count on me - mat kearney
15. what about once more - throwback