Sunday, October 24, 2010

SPOTLIGHT ON: Good Old War


mmm. it's like if guster met the avett brothers and they exploded all over an acoustic guitar. and they have beards. i'm in love. 

my picks?
coney island
i should go
my own sinking ship
war

Friday, October 22, 2010

eleven eleven

"RAISE A GLASS, HOLD IT HIGH, AND MAKE IT LAST. HERE'S A TOAST TO ALL OF THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS. HAVE A SEAT, RAISE YOUR DRINK, AND SING WITH ME. HERE'S A TOAST TO ALL OF THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS" -raise a glass by dizzy balloon


1. raise a glass - dizzy balloon
2. i should go - good old war
3. that's no way to get to heaven - guster
4. lessons learned - matt & kim
5. electro-socket blues - rogue wave
6. machine gun - sara bareilles
7. o.n.e. - yeasayer
8. the girls - calvin harris
9. lollipop dreams - my sick uncle
10. country road - jack johnson & paula fuga
11. calling all crows (live) - state radio
12. live to tell the tale - passion pit
13. love like woe - the ready set
14. better than this - keane
15. black & gold - sam sparro

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

ten things i hate about you

"YOUR MOM COOKED MEATLOAF EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EAT MEAT. I DUG YOU SO MUCH, I TOOK SOME FOR THE TEAM" -(if you're wondering if i want you to) i want you to by weezer


1. (if you're wondering if i want you to) i want you to - weezer
2. meat market - everybody else
3. upside down (spin me all around) - secret secret dino club
4. parentheses - the blow
5. uncharted - sara bareilles 
6. oscar wilde - company of thieves
7. up up & away - kid cudi
8. let it all in - brett young
9. my own sinking ship - good old war
10. don't look now - far east movement
11. pickpocket - kate nash
12. ok alright - guster
13. i'll take us home - matt & kim
14. this will be our year - the zombies
15. next girl - the black keys

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

benign

"SO LET'S GO OUT LATE, DRINK A LOT, STAY UP PAST 8, AND THEN DANCE, WE'LL DANCE ALL NIGHT, AND LEAVE OUR BOYFRIENDS BEHIND" -leave your boyfriends behind by leona naess


1. leave your boyfriends behind - leona naess
2. woody's hood boogie woogie - good old war
3. cape cod kwassa kwassa - vampire weekend
4. eyes as candles - passion pit
5. gonna get over you - sara bareilles
6. turn this boat around - matt & kim
7. bad bad world - guster
8. sunshine - g. love
9. wolfman's brother - phish
10. everlasting light - the black keys
11. 103 - the whispertown 2000
12. sail away - sister hazel
13. caught up in you - .38 special
14. mango tree - angus & julia stone
15. the kids - b.o.b. feat. janelle monae

Friday, October 15, 2010

eight days a week

"WE MET AT A CONCERT, YOU WERE WEARING CONVERSE, I'M NOT GOOD AT PLAYING IT COOL" -falling by iration

1. falling - iration
2. ragoo - kings of leon
3. m79 - vampire weekend
4. little secrets - passion pit
5. red rag top - tim mcgraw
6. cool my heels - nikki yanofsky
7. say yes - elliott smith
8. i'm no angel - the gregg allman band
9. you'll find a way - santigold
10. bruises - chairlift
11. the show - lenka
13. i need you - paul carrack
14. smile like you're bulletproof (the killers mash) - la roux
15. are there giants too, in the dance? - meg & dia

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

SPOTLIGHT ON: Kate Nash

my favorite female artist. she's super edgy and has such an attitude in her songs, which i love. make sure you listen to her old stuff and her new album. oh, and she's only 23.

my picks?
skeleton
kiss that grrrl
foundations
mouthwash
paris
pickpocket



Tuesday, October 12, 2010

lucky seven

"YOU'RE AN OLD SCHOOL DUDE WITH A KICK ON YOUR SHOES. YOU GOT GROOVE IN YOUR HAND THE WAY YOU SPIN THOSE TUNES" -sandcastle disco by solange


1. sandcastle disco - solange
2. try - alo
3. everybody - ingrid michaelson
4. something beautiful - needtobreathe
5. nobody's in love -2am club
6. audience - cold war kids
7. humble me - norah jones
8. definately maybe - fm static
9. exit sign - wicked liquid
10. lover - devendra barnhart
11. the diner song - state radio
12. i like you so much better when you're naked - ida maria
13. if i ever feel better - phoenix
14. pumpkin soup - kate nash
15. good ol' fashion nightmare - matt & kim

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

like a g six

"AND I FOUND THAT ROUND HERE, IN THIS CITY, THAT I WON'T DISAPPEAR, IN THIS CITY,  I GOT NOTHING TO FEAR, IN THIS CITY" -in this city by iglu & hartly


1. in this city - iglu & hartly
2. cameras - mat & kim
3. relax (take it easy) - mika
4. paris - kate nash
5. baptism - crystal castles
6. here on earth - jerry douglas
7. be my thrill (animated) - the weepies
8. when we swam - thao with the get down on stay down
9. a bite out of my bed - the new pornographers
10. the co-dependent - sia
11. walking on a line (lifelike radio mix) - pony pony run run
12. kiola beach - hot spa
13. fun fun fun - pharrell
14. i'm on fire - electrelane
15. war - gold old war

Sunday, October 3, 2010

high five

"TURN UP THE MUSIC WHILE I'M FIXIN' MY HAIR, CALLING MY GIRLS, WHERE WE GO I DON'T CARE" -live it up by group 1 crew


1. live it up - group 1 crew
2. coast to coast - sam adams
3. five - taylor carson
4. wait for me - jamie lidell
5. kiss that grrrl - kate nash
6. stuck in the middle - mika
7. into your arms - the maine
8. erase me - kid cudi feat. kanye west
9. swimming - florence + the machine
10. officer - kate earl
11. green light - jamie lidell
12. lookout weekend - kid sister feat. nina sky
13. summer - derek james
14. hibernation - his orchestra
15. helping hand - flow tribe

Friday, October 1, 2010

before and after


"I'VE GOT AN IPOD LIKE A PIRATE SHIP, I'LL SAIL THE SEAS WITH 15,000 SONGS I'VE NEVER HEARD. AND ALL THE BEST OF THEM GO LA LA LA LA LA LA" -very busy people by the limousines


1. very busy people - the limousines
2. home - edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros
3. right as rain - adele
4. stop and dream - taylor carson
5. where'd you go - jamie lidell
6. fantasy (bad boy remix) - mariah carey feat. ol' dirty bastard
7. will you return? - the avett brothers
8. the sound of sunshine - michael franti and spearhead
9. dust - cara salimando
10. but we always set up on the floor - no-fi soul rebellion
11. song for samantha - mary flower
12. par avion - fm belfast
13. wonderwall you know (alone mix) - oasis vs two door cinema club
14. hills and valleys - the rocket summer
15. bulldagger swagger - phranc