Friday Random Ten – the Is January Over Yet? edition January 30, 2009 Jill Set your mp3 players to shuffle and post the first ten songs that come up. Go! Friday Video: The War on Drugs, because I’ve had this song stuck in my head all week. 1. The Kinks – Starstruck 2. Kid Sister – Family Reunion (featuring David Banner) 3. Timbaland and Magoo – Luv 2 Luv U 4. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name 5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – C.I.A. 6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mysteries 7. Tom Waits – In Between Love 8. Miles Davis – Dr. Jekyll 9. The Decemberists – Oceanside 10. Jets to Brazil – Conrad Bon Iver: A little Neko Case: More videos below the fold. M83: Animal Collective: The Whitest Boy Alive:
FYI to Jill and others interested, I spotted the Jets to Brazil in the list this week and thought to pass along that Blake Schwarzenbach, singer & writer of Jets as well as Jawbreaker, has somewhat recently gotten back into music and perfroming. He hooked up with another punk Legend Aaron Cometbus to form the new band Thorns of Life. Here is this video from Blake Schwarzenbach in NYC on his own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SogSeYXPM_U As for the new band this link is the first of four songs posted on Youtube from a recent LA show can give you an idea on his new stuff. And for a change the live audio is pretty good in quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbh20fuDh0
1. Sufjan Stevens – Wolverine 2. Modest Mouse – Convenient Parking 3. Black Moth Super Rainbow – The Magical Butterfly Net 4. Frog Eyes – Soldiers Crash Upon Gathering In Sparrow Hills 5. Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day 6. The Dismemberment Plan – Sentimental Man 7. Modest Mouse – Space Travel Is Boring 8. Joshua Radin – Amy’s Song 9. The Hungry Ghost – Supernatural Serenade 10. Amanda Palmer – Runs in the Family
“99 Problems” – DJ Danger Mouse “La Vie Est Belle” – MC Solaar “Shoulder Lean” – Young Dro “Vox” – Sarah McLachlan “Songs in Red and Gray” – Suzanne Vega “If I Was Your Girlfriend” – Prince “Nothing” – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians “Contact” – The Police “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake “Prove You Wrong” – Prong Considering the percentage of music on my iPod consisting of Rap, that the first 3 songs came up rap songs is a statistical anomoly.
The Reverend Gary Davis, “I’m Throwin’ Up My Hand;” Sonic Youth, “I Love Her All The Time;” The Ramones, “I Don’t Care” (Demo); Nirvana, “Drain You;” Billy Bragg & Wilco, “She Came Along to Me;” Blind Willie McTell, “Death Cell Blues;” Bob Dylan, “Pledging My Time;” Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, “Blue Yodel No. 1;” The Mekons, “Gin Palace;” Bill Monroe, “Soldier’s Joy;” Sonic Youth, “Rain On Tin.”
Promises of Eternity – Magnetic Fields Eternal Life – Jeff Buckley Live Undead – Slayer Pushit – Tool Real Love – Mary J Blige Rear Moth – Psapp Road, River, and Rail – Cocteau Twins Disintegration – The Cure Divorce – Japanther The Ice is Getting Thinner – Death Cab for Cutie Once again, I’m reminded how much music I don’t even know I have in iTunes.