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I couldn’t decide what to write about tonight, so I thought I’d just cobble together a bunch of randomness for your viewing pleasure.

I recently watched The Hangover … amazing. Literally laughing almost the entire length of the movie.

Just finished a new great book by the amazing Charles de Lint, one of my favorite authors. This book, Memory and Dream, was one I wasn’t sure about since all the other work of his I’ve read have all either been about one of his major and, in my opinion, best characters (Jilly Coppercorn) or collections of short stories. This book was about one of Jilly’s friends, and Jilly was there, now and again, but very minor. But I fell in love with this new character … I say new, but she’s not really new, she’s been in the background of many other de Lint stories … and I was easily sucked into the story. Oh Charles de Lint, you are awesome.

Just now discovered a new band I’m thoroughly enjoying – they’re called Gomez, and they remind me a lot of Weezer. The music styles are slightly similar, Gomez might be a little softer rock than Weezer, but I think what really brings Weezer and Gomez together in my mind is that they’re both peopled with fabulous nerds and they both make great random music videos, though Gomez’s videos are definitely lower budget type stuff as I don’t think they’ve quite got the revenue Weezer’s got. Here’s a couple songs of theirs that I particularly enjoyed:

“Airstream Driver”

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“Notice”

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“Silence”

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Let’s see … what else. Oh, I’ll be taking off soon for a fabulous 4-day vacation to California to visit a friend. This Wednesday, actually. I am so very excited to see my friend, and Cali. I’ve never been. I land back home on Saturday and that Sunday I get to go home for an early Thanksgiving with my mom’s side of the fam. It’s actually great how that works out too, since the only reason I’ll be going is because my plans for my ride from the airport back home got mixed up and I was afraid I would be stranded for a while, but everything worked out more than perfect. Love when that happens.

Alrighty, well that’s enough randomness for one night. Oh, and in case you were wondering, no I’m not on drugs – the title for this entry came from a random phrase generator I found when I was too lazy to come up with something on my own. And now, I’m off to bed so I’m not insanely tired for stupid work in the morning.

Nov 08, 2009 | book review, movie review, random, song of the day | 1 Comment »

Review – Into Temptation

I’m betting not many have heard of this movie. I noticed Into Temptation only because it was on the list of new movies to watch instantly online at Netflix and I thought, hey, Kristin Chenoweth as a prostitute? I’m intriqued.

The story unfolds slowly and without much going on, but it’s so interesting that I didn’t find my mind wandering. We’re introduced in the beginning to the priest of a shabby parish, going through all the priestly motions without much enthusiasm. Then he gets a visit in the confessional from a mysterious woman who confesses that she’s going to kill herself on her upcoming birthday.

Haunted by this confession, and life story that accompanied it, our friendly neighborhood priest decides that he can’t just sit by and let this woman’s life end. And so, he ventures so very innocently into the red light district, meeting all sorts of unsavories, and of course, drawing a bit of unwanted attention from nosy parishioners and concerned colleagues. The movie follows the priest as he tries to track down a woman he knows only by her unique voice and the glimpse of her mouth/neck he could see through the confessional screen.

Not much to go on, but he doesn’t give up. I won’t give away the ending, but I will say that this movie, start to finish, was full of tragedy. It’s utterly tragic to see this woman go through the process of cleaning up her life, preparing for departure, as it were. She doesn’t have much to do in the movie, nor many lines, but Kristin Chenoweth did a fabulous job at portraying the hopelessness of this woman. It was nice to see her playing something other than her usual bouncy blonde self. You could clearly see that she has said “fuck it” to life and and long since stopped caring. Jeremy Sisto played the part of our priest (with the most unflattering hair for this normally attractive man, augh) and his character was both sad and heartening to watch – sad because he seems to lack any sort of passion for his profession, not to mention the sadness of watching his seemingly fruitless search for the mystery woman; but heartening to see how he never gives up and retains his air of innocence, even in the face of hookers, pimps, muggers, and bums.

I will say this one last bit – I was almost brought to tears by a scene in the end, when a random homeless man interacts with our suicidal friend, it’s so heartbreaking to see her cling to this one interaction, probably the nicest thing to happen to her in ages.

And so, though it might be under promoted and little known (as far as I know, I’d never heard of it before it came out, but I could have had my head under a rock) I’d look for this one if you’re in the mood for something a little more weighty, along the lines of movies like Doubt or Seven Pounds.

Now, on a happier note – I was searching for a Catholic themed song to post along with today’s review, and I happened across this fabulous ditty by Bo Burnham … wonderfully nerdy kid, great comedian/performer … that has truly fantastic lyrics. I hope you all enjoy as much as I did. I enjoyed this song so much that I even ignored the shout-out to Obama there in the middle. (I really don’t like that guy.) I’ll post the lyrics below just in case, there are a few times where his rhyming gets a little to fast for the sometimes sub-par audio to handle.

Lyrics
All the seats at the Sunday masses
Filled with the mass’s massive asses
Classes pass by as fast as molasses
Ceremonial reading glasses
Read!
A little bit of Leviticus
All the kids are a little too little for this
All the parents nod in agreement
I think I can vaguely see what he meant
Its too early in the morning glory
To read another allegory story
The father reads a little bit farther
Assuring the assured that they need not bother
When God
In verse 45
Said that slaves are okay to buy
He meant that people all from the start
Each have slaves within their hearts
Things that we have sold or bought
Then are forced to pick our moral cotton
God calls us to set these free
Free our hearts from slavery
And then as God goes on to explain
The logistics of buying and selling slaves
He was fucking around

In the back I sit and I nod
To the beats that are bumping from my iPod
My god they’re starting to pray
And over the music I can hear them say
“Dear God”
“Dear Lord”
“Dear vague muscular man with a beard or a sword.”
“Dear good all seeing being
My way or the highway, Yahweh”
The blue balled anti masturbator
The great all loving faggot hater
I’d like to thank your holy might for
Making me both rich and white and
Though this is your day of rest
I come to you with one request
There’s so much pain beyond this steeple
Wars and drugs and homeless people
Sadness where there should be joy
Hate and rape and Soldier Boy
A world of darkness needs your light
So I’m sure your schedules pretty tight but
My dog just had surgery
If you could fix that first…

Deborah
Messing’s fingers in a holy place
Hail Mary full of Grace

Obama
Could you pass some hope to the pope
I know a couple dudes who want to elope
See the Church said nope so bros can’t cope
The bros can grope but the bros can’t cope
They’ve been in love and they’ve been addicted
Who said they shouldn’t?
Benedict did
Cause in the holy land of the Lord
He’s the holy landlord
And dicks are evicted
Cause you can be a benedict
If you’ve been a dick under Benedict
But you cant have benedicts
Because there’s only one Pope
With only one dick
What? Yeah
A dick on a Pope is just like a soap on a rope
Cause its pointless unless in prison
Throw up your Bibles
Christ has risen
Hallelujah now its raining men
Because the gender ratios 1 to 10
Winos at the eucharist station
Transgendered substantiation

Jesus wasn’t the Messiah
Get back on the heretic and I’m on fire
It was Oedipus those holy nights
The holy mother fucking Christ
I’m a blasphema
Post Katrina
Crusin’ the marina
On a crusade to cruise aides
And blast FEMA
You’re too late
Were fucked
We don’t need ya

(Now some of the lyrics might not make sense, not sure they were transcribed exactly right – but still, aren’t they amazingly smart lyrics? Love love.)

Nov 03, 2009 | movie review, song of the day | 1 Comment »

Review – Public Enemies

So – finally got around to seeing Public Enemies. Have to say, honestly, I expected better. Lord, was I bored by this movie. It was way to fucking long and it was mostly just lots of popping gunfire. Now, I’m not saying I can’t be entertained by a shoot-em-up flick, but apparently not this one. I was unimpressed with the story (though based on reality, so harder to fix for entertainment purposes). It was so long and strung out. They could have cut this movie by an hour and I think it would have been a major improvement. If the pacing were tightened up, making the film a faster-paced portrayal of the gunslinger, rather than the slow melancholy bio it was, it might not have been so mind-numbing for me.

Another annoyance throughout the film – the camera work. Half the time the film was shot as if with a handheld, shaky, up close and personal, very rough. Other times it was quite professional Hollywood-style. And still others it had the look of a cheaply produced BBC production. It was so inconsistant and extremely irritating.

Oh, and the character of John Dillinger himself (yes, the man has his own website – long live Depression-era crime) … I’m not sure if I was meant to sympathize with him, which I did at times. But a lot of the time, mostly when they showed his interaction with his love Billie, I just thought, wow, what a pushy ass. I’m sure that back in the 30s that this type of behavior was much more acceptable, but to me, watching this now – the way he talked to her … well it bothered me. Ordering her to say certain things and such. Minor, I know, and you can see that he cared for her and vice versa, but you can tell that he’s a violent man by nature and you can see throughout the whole movie that it’s always there, under the surface. He just seems like he could be an extremely controlling man in a relationship, and I didn’t like it. Again, this is me pushing my 21st century ideals where they might not belong, but still. Didn’t exactly endear me to the main character at times.

I’m not saying this was an okay movie and I’m sure certain people will love it, but it just wasn’t for me. I’m quite disappointed since I had hoped for something so great. It certainly looked like it would be much better than I found it, but then, that’s the magic of trailers. But unfortunately for this movie, if I find myself in the mood for some gangster fun, I’ll have to go with something better, like Road to Perdition.

Now – there were just a few things I enjoyed immensely about the movie: one being a scene in which Dillinger wanders into the Chicago Police Department, into the offices dedicated to hunting him down, and just takes a walk around, checking out all the info they had on him, even talking to one of the detectives. I found this hilarious. Another bit I enjoyed, in the beginning of the film, there’s a chase scene through the woods, only made great by the fun song played in the background. (It was one of few songs from the movies that I felt fit the scene it played in. Less than impressed with their music choices overall, not to mention the score.) I believe this was also the song from some of the trailers for the movie, and it just fits the era and overall feel of the movie perfectly. Take a listen before you leave!

Nov 02, 2009 | movie review, song of the day | Leave A Comment »

Review – Up

So I finally got a chance to watch the latest Pixar wonder, Up. And this’ll be quick because I can’t think of much to say, but here goes.

I have to admit, honestly, this was not one of my favorite Pixar movies. It was great and just as fantastic as the rest of their movies, but for some reason, I just didn’t find myself connecting and loving the characters quite as much as in some of their other masterpieces. It was still a fun story, interesting characters, technically amazing (as only Pixar could deliver) and I would most certainly recommend it to any Pixar fan. There were also several moments that had me laughing so loud, I was afraid my neighbors would hear, wondering about that crazy girl who laughs to herself all the time. But yeah, nothing really stuck with me from this movie. I just didn’t fall in love like I did with some others they’ve done, particularly Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and Wall-E. Still – everyone should see it, it is a great movie, and it’s a great addition to the Pixar collection.

(See, I told you it’d be short. I’m back in the mood for new movies, so be on the lookout for more reviews to come!)

“Up, Up, and Away” – Romance on a Rocketship

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Lyrics
I’m not gonna give it up until I’m holding you tight
You don’t know it, but I know it’s gonna be tonight
You know, you shine so bright
And oh, oh, oh
I can’t sleep tonight

Pack your things
We’ll skip this town
I’ll pick you up when the sun goes down

I want to float away with you
Up, up, and away we’ll go
I’ll come in through your window

Darling, how does that sound?
Just gotta tell me, gotta, gotta tell me
Let me know what you think
Oh, please, just close your eyes
We’ll be there before you blink

Pack your things
We’ll skip this town
I’ll pick you up when the sun goes down

I want to float away with you
Up, up, and away we’ll go
I’ll come in through your window

I want to float away with you
Up, up, and away we’ll go
I’ll take you to the stars tonight
And then I’ll take you home

Promise me, girl, that you won’t look down
I swear it’s nothing that you’d want to see

Promise me you won’t look down
It’s nothing you’d want to see
This romance on a rocketship
Is more than enough, more than enough for me

I want to float away with you
Up, up and away we’ll go
I’ll come in through your window
I want to float away with you
Up, up, and away we’ll go
I’ll take you to the stars tonight
And then I’ll take you home

Nov 01, 2009 | movie review, song of the day | Leave A Comment »

trick or treat

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Woo Halloween … one of my favorite holidays. Unfortunately, I’m doing nothing to celebrate. I know, I’m pathetic. But lucky you, since I have nothing else to do today, I thought I’d go through my movies and make some lists of some spooky favorites. I realize I’m a little late if one was looking for movies to watch, day of, but oh well. You can have a belated movie night in honor of the holiday.

But first … TRICK (If this is not the best way to traumatize your children, I don’t know what is.)

and now … TREAT (meaning my movie lists … yes it’s a treat, smart ass)

5 (er…4) good movies … that are full of wet-your-pants scary moments (I realized that I don’t find many movies that scary because I had the hardest time coming up with movies I found truly frightening.)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose - I think what creeps me out the most when watching this movie is that they play both the possession angle and the scientific angle … leaving the audience unsure what really happened to this girl. Either way, it’s fucking creepy.

The Ring – I will admit, I liked the American remake of this Japanese horror flick better, not often the case. The movie’s not as amazing once I’ve seen it once, but the scene where the girl comes out of the tv … stuff of nightmares, no matter how many times you watch it.

Silent Hill - I actually thought this movie, plot-wise, was pretty sub-par. But the imagery is enough to make me want to cringe and cover my eyes, not an easy feat. This movie was like a mix between a Rob Zombie music video and a Hieronymus Bosch painting.

Stir of Echoes – I’ll admit freely, not a big fan of Kevin Bacon, but this movie really did have its share of fucking creepy moments.

and unfortunately, that’s all I could think of. I even looked through online lists of “scary” movies, and I just couldn’t find any that I agreed were truly scary. But then, I tend to need a little more than gore, which can narrow down the list quite a bit. But here’s a few more movies for your happy holiday.

5 good movies … that aren’t necessarily scary movies, but could easily put you into the Halloween mood.

Pan’s Labyrinth - creepy underground caves full of slime … creeky fauns towering over you … that fucker with the hand eyes! Yeah, this movie could definitely be said to have a touch of Halloween spirit.

Edward Scissorhands – the asymetrical haircuts our friend Eddie gives are definitely scary enough for Halloween.

Mirrormask – not exactly scary, but I think with the masks and the fantastical element, not to mention some of the creepy carnies, it fits with the holiday. If you disagree, well, I don’t care.

What Dreams May Come – again, not really scary, but it comes with a fantastic depiction of Hell.

Let the Right One In – I would have put this one in the scary movie list, but it wasn’t really that scary. It was fantastic, don’t get me wrong, and perfect for Halloween, but not necessarily scary, at least not to me.

5 good movies … just for fun

The Addams Family - need I say more? I think not.

Hocus Pocus – lesson to virgins everywhere: don’t be ballsy with a lighter.

Shaun of the Dead - not normally a fan of the zombie flicks, but Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are too funny. Oh, and hey, you’ve got red on you.

Idle Hands - Devon Sawa all grown up (remember him from Casper? yeah, you ladies all know you had a crush on him, despite the fact he was in the movie for all of a minute.) This time his hands are possessed. Oh, and it’s got Jessica Alba in it, for those of the male/lesbian/bi-curious persuasion who might be reading.

Ghostbusters – the first one of course, though both are great. But really, for Halloween, what would you rather have? Portals in your fridge, floating Sigourney Weaver, demon-dogs, and the Stay-Puft marshmallow man? or a possessed painting and slime. No question, Halloween demands the original. Though honestly, if you want to really do it right, you should just watch them both.

Happy Halloween!

Oct 31, 2009 | movie review, random, song of the day | Leave A Comment »

this is a title

Well, my friends … I got nothing. I’m still catching up on tv shows, so no movie reviews. I’m currently watching Lost – wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and then when the first four seasons became available on Netflix online, figured I’d give it a go. I have to say, I’m midway through season 2 and I’m enjoying it so far, though I can see how it could easily and quickly get really weird like I’ve heard it does. But anyway, to tide you over for a bit, here’s a few songs for you. Enjoy!

Y’All Think She’d Be Good 2 Me – C.C. Adcock

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Bang! Bang! – The Knux

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Lovecats – The Cure (WARNING: this ugly website may cause seizures)

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Cold Ground – Rusty Truck (I still can’t believe that’s really their band name.)

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Wash Away (Reprise) – Joe Purdy

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Oh … and something I found ages ago that was one of the reasons I wanted to see this Lost everyone was speaking of. You don’t even have to watch the show to find this funny. (At least, I’d never seen an episode when I found this vid and I found this hilarious.)

Don’t know what the hell’s happening on the crazy island? Don’t worry – the characters don’t either. (Oh, and know what the best part of this video is? If and when you do watch the show, every time they say “what” … try and supress the giggle, I dare you.)

Oct 29, 2009 | random, song of the day | Leave A Comment »

bones

Another song I recently discovered that I find hard to skip when my tunes are on shuffle. This diddy was featured on season 1 of True Blood. (Great show.)

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Lyrics
What goes around comes around
Feel it breathin’ down heavy on you
You made that bed you’re layin’ on
Deeds that you have done, now you can’t undo

[Chorus:]
You’ve got bones in your closet
You’ve got ghosts in your town
Ain’t no doubt, yeah, they’re gonna come out
They’re waiting for the sun to go down
You can’t hide from your demons
Feel ‘em all lurkin’ around
You’re runnin’ scared ’cause you know they’re out there
They’re waiting for the sun to go down

It’s a long hard row to hoe
When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon
Be sure your sins will find you out
Your past will hunt you down
And return to tell on you

[Chorus]

It all stands to reason
Every dog will have his day
But your day is leavin’
Better hold on tight
It comes around.

[Chorus]

Oct 27, 2009 | song of the day | Leave A Comment »

can we say … lazy?

god damn, I am a slacker. I haven’t posted shit in ages! In my defense, nobody really reads this thing. Also I’ve been on a tv show kick lately, catching up on old shows that I somehow fell out of watching (among others: Heroes, True Blood, Californication … next up, finishing up the Battlestar Galactica series, see them finally get to Earth, woot woot). Thus, no movies to review. But, I thought before I hit the hay tonight, I’d donate this gem to the world wide void that is cyberspace: a favorite song of mine that has been popping up more than frequently on my iPod lately. The video for this diddy doesn’t really make any sense to me, but it’s entertaining enough. But really, when do music videos make sense and go with the song? And no I’m not going to find it for you, youTube that shit yourself, lazy bitches. But I will go through the extreme effort of including the song itself here. I’ll even go so far as to *gasp* copy and paste the lyrics. (The bridge is my favorite part of the whole song. The lyrics there are just awesome.) And now … listen and enjoy!

“My Name is Trouble” – Nightmare of You

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Lyrics
Well I’ve had this secret
And I feel it’s time that you should know
When I’m in your arms it turns me on
But I’ve got a conscience too
And it says my heart’s never in tune
With anything I do

So this is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan
I’m your biggest fan

I’ve had this secret
And now it’s time that you should know
I was wrong to string you along
But circulating the streets in the pulsing heat
I scoured your town, completely aroused
And making love to your memory

So this is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan
This is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan

(This is the bridge that I love, in case you were dumb and couldn’t tell.)
Sad minion of mine
Don’t be so unkind
I know I stole your coat
You can have this song I wrote
I’ve just crossed the line
From fashion to crime
But it’s such a perfect fit
When I am wearing it
Sad minion of mine
Don’t be so unkind
I know I stole your coat
You can have this song I wrote
I’ve just crossed the line
From fashion to crime

So this is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan
This is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan
So this is the last time that I’ll hold your hand
(I wanna) Kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I’m your biggest fan
I’m your biggest fan

Oh, and for those of you who actually clicked my youTube link up above, I hope you noticed I actually took you right to the music video for this song, belaying my very own words saying I wouldn’t. Do I spoil you or what?

One final note from yours truly … how annoying is it when you paint your toes all fantastic and then misjudge just how dry they are and sit in such a way that they wind up with an imprint of your rug or some shit? You’re right, quite annoying.

Oct 19, 2009 | random, song of the day | Leave A Comment »

pain, laughs, and a little tunage

Yesterday morning I woke to the worst pain I’ve ever felt. Holy god. It was like a cramp on fire times a million. After several hours in the ER and a shot for the pain, I learned that I had a ovarian cyst that ruptured. Awesome. And what can they do for that? Nothing. Prescribe me Tylenol with codeine. If the pain continues, they might have to go in and remove part if not all of my ovary. Again… awesome. And just what I knew you were hoping to read about. But you know what? It’s the internet. Deal.

So to make myself feel better, I am spending the day listening to Demetri Martin and making homemade chicken noodle soup (or will be, my noodles are drying as we speak, soon they will be ready for cooking and then delicious consumption.)

And now for a little tunage:

Farewell to the Fairground – White Lies

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Corner – Allie Moss

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Incomplete – Sara Schiralli

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Were the World Mine – Tanner Cohen and Nathanial David Becker (from the soundtrack from Were the World Mine)

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Hymn #101 - Joe Pug

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Mykonos – Fleet Foxes (if you get a Garden State vibe from this song, you’re not alone)

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Alone – The Morning After Girls

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Set Free – Katie Gray

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Strangers – Van She (I would have linked you to the band’s website, but for some reason it shows up as a warned attack site… weird.)

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Hope There’s Someone – Antony and the Johnsons (you will either love or hate this guy’s voice; I apologize if you’re not in the love column)

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Aug 26, 2009 | random, song of the day | 1 Comment »

under the covers

I’ve been listening to some great covers lately and I just thought I’d share a few of my favorites. I even had a great Michael Jackson cover (you know, in honor, RIP, all the jazz) but my mp3 refused to upload, so you’ll just have to survive without. But to make it up to you, here’s six, count ‘em, six great new versions of songs most of you (should) know. Enjoy!

Kids by Ben Lee (MGMT cover)

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In the Air Tonight – Nonpoint (Phil Collins cover)

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Nothing Compares 2 U – Coconutz (Sinead O’Connor cover – in Hawaiian)

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Poker Face (Acoustic) – Lady Gaga

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Disturbia – Kina Grannis (Rhianna cover)

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Power of Love – The Early November (Huey Lewis and the News cover)

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Jul 14, 2009 | song of the day | Leave A Comment »

margot & the nuclear so and so’s

If you’ve heard of this band, bravo for you. If not, you’re missing out. I love these guys, and not just because of their love Wes Anderson and Dr. Strangelove (if you don’t get those references, then just stop reading right now and flick yourself in the eye.)

Based out of Indianapolis, this great indie band reminds me of other greats like the Shins, the Decemberists, and Arcade Fire. (Yes, I pulled that blurb from wikipedia, so what, wanna fight about it? It just happens to be true, so I feel no shame in restating.) I’ve selected four of my favorites from the Margot playlist for your musical enjoyment. I hope you love them as much as I do.

Oh, and not only are the songs great, but they’ve all got killer titles. This lineup includes: Quiet as a Mouse, Dress Me Like a Clown, Skeleton Key, and Broadnipple is Burning.

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Jul 07, 2009 | song of the day | Leave A Comment »

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Jun 25, 2009 | song of the day | Leave A Comment »