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I'm in a D.A.N.C.E.-y mode as of this moment

My fav. remix of this. Get ready to ignite.

The Intertubes are Leaking: Keyboard Cat wine

I'm just gonna leave this here...

day 08 - a song that you know all the words to

Down in Philly, the whole block's on fire.

Sick vid: Strokes live on Letterman

The chorus of this song somehow reminds of a Paul Collins (The Beat) song:

Now this is just ridiculous

worst. rap. ever.

I don't know why I find this so funny

For your random enjoyment: M.U.S.C.L.E.

day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event

I once got told by a boardwalk bike cop down in Ocean City, MD to stop singing this song, because I was screaming it at the top of my lungs whilst busking for some change. He then asked if I knew any gospel music. Damn... rockblocked.

It's been an 8 year wait, but badgers are back

day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere

Pulled this one out from way long ago. The locaton... in cars, as teenagers. Those were the days...

Hilarious: Updated version of 4-chord song

I got chills when they hit "Double Rainbow."

day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone

"Love is built like a diamond, but breaks just like glass. You were the first and you'll be the last."

Not so true anymore, but damn...

day 04 - a song that makes you sad

Gotta pick one from the king of sad:

Yes, those are some alternate lyrics.

day 03 - a song that makes you happy

I dunno necessarily why I picked this one, considering it's about going crazy and drinking gin in reaction to your cat's death. But she's totez a QT.

day 02 - your least favorite song

This is difficult, because it's hard to hate on music. But I have to pick this ditty solely because the obnoxious levels are off the chart:


Close second: Thermals - Now We Can See or anything by Pheonix.

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 1

day 01 - your favorite song
I see the challenge here... so many to choose from.
I'm going to have to go with a classic:

Though, Reptilia is a close second.

30 Day Song Challenge

day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

I've resisted listening to these guys for so long...

...with all that hype and such

But it is pretty triumphant.

Unexpected twist of the day

Everybody gets one.

Sick Uke Skills of the day

Wow. Marry me.

Local Buzz: 'tine 'tine

I was playing a show with The Midnight Beat last night at JR's (22nd & Passyunk) andthis foul-mouthed girl named 'tine 'tine opened up for us.

It was pretty hilarious. Sorta like the female Chang Chang, but self-admittedly bad.

My personal fav was a song about how West Philly sucks and how Fishtown hipsters could kick West Philly hipsters' asses.

I took a video on my phone... may upload it later.

Justice comes out with some wacky noisy mp3

Justice - Civilization (Video RIP) by stopthenoise
Yeah, that hurt my ears. There was a really sick part in the middle though.

Update:
Here's an Adidas commercial/video they did:

woo.

This is impressive: Chatroulette Love Song

I dunno... I think it's fake, because...
1) who uses Chatroulette anymore?
and 2) what is an attractive girl doing on Chatroulette?

I wish I had the amount of free time these guys have.

Hot track: Crave You [Cassian Remix]

I thought I had heard all the remixes of this. I just found this on my computer and... wow.

Flashback: Mercury Rev

These guys are re-releasing their 1998 album "Deserter's Songs." I totally forgot about them until now.

Some personal fav's:


And let's not forget their spin-off band, The Silent League...

Why you're smarter after a few beers

Can't argue there... the logic is flawless.

Lady Gaga swagger jacks some Korean song

There's a big ol' controversy over this.

Gaga version:


Korean song that apparently sounds similar:


I dunno... they both suck.

K-pop is crazy:

It's like everyone's on synthesizer crack and looks 14.

Cool: Le Tigre live

It's from their new band documentary or something.

Apparently, the sampled "how are you" and "see you later" stuff is from a bird training recording, which is funny because they have a verse about a dude being like a parrot and feeding him crackers.

And now...

A lightsaber-toothed tiger

I think now we can officially put a stop to all this Charlie Sheen crap

Charlie Sheen's Winning Recipes from Charlie Sheen

If I hear "winning" one more time, my brain will implode.

So stupid, yet I can't take my eyes off it: Pastor Fight

Electropop cartoon of the day

And sure, why not this...

This guy loves rats.

I work with rats. I like them. But not this much.

This is magical

Sick song: Little Girl

I have to admit, I'm on a bit of a Strokes binge lately. Why have I never heard this?

And now, for no reason

Annoying jerk dog

Annoying Jerk Dog @ Yahoo! Video

Sick vid: The National - Conversation 16

The National - Conversation 16: "High Violet"

I need to start doing this: Drunk Science

Blast from the past: Captain Zoom Birthday Song

My brother and I both had our own tapes. He overdubbed one to say "mom" on her birthday. Ahhhhh memories...

I just bought some dumb t-shirts

Yeah, yeah... I know. They are those psuedo-ironic, ripping off vintage, trying to be clever kind of shirts. Vintage ironic shirts had their heyday circa 2000, in those glorious days where no one went to Salvation Armies because they were rightfully embarrassed to step into them.

Those brave, shameless few made them cool. Then people caught on, and like locusts, they descended to these virgin fields of fashion and consumed. Thrift stores soon became picked through to the point where nothing decent was left behind.

Then it became mainstream. Lazy bros started buying these things full price. Wise business types started making them ultra-ironic, and increased the lewd factor. Soon, vintage ironic t-shirt style was looked upon negatively.

Well, if you look into the Narnia-like depths of my wardrobe, you'll find those vintage shirts, jackets, etc. from those halcyon days of the early 2000's. Though they've been stretched out, stained, washed too many times, burned with cigarettes, or just plain falling apart... they are still damn cool to me.

But I need new shirts. And it's summer. I've muted myself with solid colored tees for way too long (I've got like 3 dozen black t-shirts). I like fake ties and tuxedos. I like looking at my innards when I look at my shirt. And goddamnit, I like wild life.

It's like playing a recently made version of a classic guitar... it may not be exactly the same, but it's the closest I'll get. So don't judge--this dude needed new duds.

Absolutely Cuckoo Cats

Absolutely Cuckoo Cats from SINLOGO on Vimeo.

I'm sure this is exactly what the Magnetic Fields had in mind when they wrote this song.

Related (barely):

And now for no reason, a mountain man feeding a hyena

I think they both had a few too many cocktails.

Sick vid: The Strokes on SNL

I wonder how they felt about getting introduced by Miley Cyrus.

I am stoked for this: First official 'Super' trailer

I'm in a weird, female singer dark-country-bluegrassy mood today

Let's start things off with a classic (though it got White-Stripe-ified recently)...

And now this dirty ditty:

And just because I can:

Live vid: Spirit Kid - Assumed by You

These are kinda hilarious

And just for funsies:

And... this just needed to be done:

Um... this IS how I see the world

Badass bike skills of the day

Damn. And I thought I was good.

YESS FINALLLLY

Good listening...

Vid: Ace of Hz

So the Get Up Kids has a new album out?

I would play this game

Sick vid of the day

I see Snacks the cat

30 sec previews of new Strokes...

Hmm I dunno about this:

1 - totally reggae'd out
2 - the one they already released, really diggin' it
3 - major 80's rocker, a la 867 5309... whoa weird timing change
4 - tech post rocky, dudes
5 - classy strokes there
6 - new wave synth easy goingness
7 - the sad, reflective song
8 - totally Steely Dan here
9 - kinda scary death metal
10 - jingle jangle belle sebastiany

I'm still stoked. The end of "Under the Cover of Darkness" is mindblowing, and the 30 second preview didn't do it justice. So, that's gotta say something...

UPDATE: