Song of the Day #10

Again, this SotD should've Song of the Weekend last weekend but I was too Cylonese to figure it out. Actually, I probable would've been able to figure it out but I'm a beta model and not one of the Top Five or anything so figure it out yourself.

Regardless, once again I'm late in the game. I'm sure you all know this one and I'm sure it's more tired than jelly bracelets and Vampire Weekend.

Remember the days: walking around Union Square singing this song, driving around the city from bar to bar singing this song, hearing it over Ben 'N' Nicks with beer and burgers, Erica buying her first CDs in 6 months.

Song of the Day #09

Number nine. Number nine. Number nine. This should’ve been SotD a few days ago but lately there have been burdens. Burdens of immeasurable size. The proportions of which are similar to dark matters clusters. After watching this I feel more confident than ever that I’m a Cylon. OOIOO is an off-shoot of the Boredoms; this video is adorable and the music is pretty stellar. Kick start. Round off. Play it.

Song of the Day #08

I’m a little late in the game for this series. But for the past month or so I haven’t watched much else. I’m taken – like the last cookie in the jar. I was looking for a song from the show (ritual percussions like Taiko, indistinguishable lyrics in a hybrid of Celtic) that maybe had clips. What I did find was this fan video.

This show offers what we’re lacking from our American diet. High stakes morality and ethics, a clear and discernable threat, the ability to question what’s at stake without appearing treasonous or unpatriotic. On top of that – it’s in space(!) and in a time when our entire present culture is unfootnoted and an illusion in their cosmology.

Also, the following selection is the champagne smash for tonight's Season 4 premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Song of the Day #07

Lucky number seven. Seems like yesterday when I heard there was to be a new B-52’s album. To be honest, I didn’t have the highest expectations. Reunion or post-hiatus albums tend to be lackluster, safe, retro, and novelty. Funplex sees the return of Cindy Wilson, the graham cracker crust to Kate’s delicious voice. This album is fabulous!

Every song, down the line, is fantastic. I thought for sure it would run out of steam. It just gained momentum.

Song of the Day #06

Madonna: “Angel”

I don’t know how this happened (actually that’s a lie and I know) but this is the song of the day. Angels are witnesses; they watch you eat the grapes in the produce section; they sneak sugar in your lemonade; they know all the dirty words you come up with while you’re sitting by yourself; they whisper ice cream cravings in your ears.

Madonna has been elevated to Archangel status. She’ll be waiting for us when we reach those pearly gates, I have no doubt about that.

Song of the Day #04

Yesterday afternoon went by quickly. I got home at a reasonable time, made dinner and started writing. An inner voice told me that I wanted to shuffle R.E.M. while I worked. Then the untitled song from Green made its appearance. Afterwards I dorked out on iTunes, creating playlists for periods in my life I’ve been feeling very close to lately. This song brings me back to 15/16. I don’t know how old any of you are so I can’t speculate on where you end up. Good luck getting back, I still have my seatbelt on.

Song of the Day #01

It's a gorgeous gray morning here in San Francisco. This noir atmosphere means almost anything can happen; like walking down Howard muttering Hail Marys to yourself.

I present to you 50 Foot Wave's "Sally Is A Girl" for your morning commute (if your at work or still dragging your mind to work). I was whistling/singing this all day yesterday. Enjoy.