What I've Been Digging Lately

[Leilani]

i've been listening to Gus Black a lot lately! he kinda reminds me a little of Ryan Adams in the good ol' days!
he has a new album coming out on the 21st of this month!

you've probably heard his music before & just didn't know who it was. he's been featured on a lot of popular tv shows like One Tree Hill, Smallville, and Alias.

here's a link to his myspace profile where you can listen to a few of his songs.

http://www.universalbuzz.com/gusblack

you guys should check it out and let me know what you think!!

Leilani:chug:

[Little Man being Erased]

yeah cool thanks i'll check that out right away. :chug:

[pixiesfanyo]

yeah cool thanks i'll check that out right away. :chug:

They've been on ALIAS! :smoke:

[Little Man being Erased]

ALIAS!? What about ONE TREE HILL DAMMIT!

[Matt OH!]

http://www.futuristicsexrobotz.com/?p=music

this is so enjoyable download it for free

[BillCosby]

Hearts of Oak is the best all around album, Tyranny of Distance has the best single song (Timerous Me), shake the sheets is good.

I'll give you "Timorous Me" as best song.

But I still like Shake the Sheets better than Hearts of Oak.

[el doctor]

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Sounds great so far.

[Zebra]

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Sounds great so far.

I'm thinking about purchasing this, although I haven't heard much Neko Case.

[pixiesfanyo]

TV on the Radio - Cookie Mountain whatvuer Kings

Yessss

[ATM]

Blind Melon - s/t

I had forgotten how much I loved this album.

[BillCosby]

The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

[Happymeal]

Downloaded Keasbey Nights 2 awhile ago so I will be munching on that all day tomorrow.

[Little Man being Erased]

Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer - Pinkerton

[Zappa]

*ahem* Musik Von Harmonia

Also: Los Angeles by X is still getting better.

[Ornery Cephalopod]

Starlight Mints - Built on Squares

Sooo good.

I prefer Dream that Stuff Was Made Of over this album, but still... Soooo good, indeed.

[asymm]

Greg Davis & Sébastien Roux - Paquet Surprise
GBV
Constantines - Shine A Light

[FA]

Sufjan Steven's latest album Illinois. It's 20+ songs of pure greatness. The album is entirely about issues, politics, cities, buildings, and of course the famous Chicago Serial Killer: John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Songs to check out:

Jacksonville

John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

The Seers Tower

Chicago

Casimir Pulaski Day

The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades is Out To Get Us!

They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhhh!

Such a fantastic album.

[asymm]

actually - now I'm digging Bitter Tea by the Fiery Furnaces. This is my second listen and I'm only on track three, but these first three songs have been excellent. If you were one of the many who were turned off by Rehearsing My Choir, this record is in the more familiar Furnaces' vein.

[Kurtz]

Casimir Pulaski Day
That day is actually today.

///

I'm actually liking Bloc Party. Someone slaughter me now.

[BillCosby]

Sufjan Steven's latest album Illinois. It's 20+ songs of pure greatness. The album is entirely about issues, politics, cities, buildings, and of course the famous Chicago Serial Killer: John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Songs to check out:

Jacksonville

John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

The Seers Tower

Chicago

Casimir Pulaski Day

The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades is Out To Get Us!

They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhhh!

Such a fantastic album.

yeah thanks for the heads up

[pixiesfanyo]

yeah thanks for the heads up

You really need to check it out, man. It's like 18 tracks of filler and 4 good songs.

[BillCosby]

oh okay

any critics give it positive reviews?

[pixiesfanyo]

oh okay

any critics give it positive reviews?

I little known webzine rated it # 1 for last year. But they're kind of crazy.

[Tangy zizzle]

Midnight moovies

Interestung band.

[br3ad_man]

TV on the Radio - Cookie Mountain whatvuer Kings

Yessss

New album?

[asymm]

Yeah, TV on the Radio's new album Return to Cookie Mountain leaked. I'm downloading it now, but it might not be mastered yet...

[Little Man being Erased]

You Am I - Dress Me Slowly

I really dig You Am I at the moment.

[Zmev]

You really need to check it out, man. It's like 18 tracks of filler and 4 good songs.

*20/*2

[Zebra]

Yeah, TV on the Radio's new album Return to Cookie Mountain leaked. I'm downloading it now, but it might not be mastered yet...

I thought that there debut was awful. With the exception of Wrong Way, Dreams, and Ambulance the rest was just boring. However I'm looking forward to the sophomore album, probably because the title of the album.

[ATM]

Speaking of Fiery Furnaces, am I the only one who just doesn't get Blueberry Boat?

[Jacaranda]

I've been listening to Wolfmothers' S/T quiet a bit, I like it a lot.

[pixiesfanyo]

oh, the TVOTR is just shoegaze, with a good singer.

[Little Man being Erased]

I don't like TV On the Radio or The Fiery Furnaces.


I do like Binary Star though. And seriously, everyone should check out the album Masters of the Universe. Anyone who likes rap/hip-hop will love it. And there ain't no excuses, cause you can download it for free from http://www.subterraneousrecords.com/motu.html. Do it.

[Bartender]

I liked Straight Street, but that's all I've heard from it.


Today, been listening to Old Time Relijun - 2012. It's.. strange. I think I like it; probably need to listen to it more.

[Happymeal]

Speaking of Fiery Furnaces, am I the only one who just doesn't get Blueberry Boat?

Same here.

[EonBlueApcolyps]

Mogwai - Mr. Beast
Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene

[ATM]

Same here.

I mean, I've tried, it just doesn't work for me.

[biografiend]

I dont get the Fiery Furnaces.

Lately:
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering
The Mamas and the Papas. Mama Cass was amazing.

[Luxor]

I looooved them when I first starting getting into them. I haven't listened to anything in a long time tough, I think I just wore them out.

[Zappa]

Charles Mingus - The Black Sant & The Sinner Lady

I haven't played this in quite a while. Forgot how amazing it is.

[Zebra]

High Llamas - Hawaii
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

[pixiesfanyo]

Charles Mingus - The Black Sant & The Sinner Lady

I haven't played this in quite a while. Forgot how amazing it is.

I'm rereading Miles it's funny when ever he mentions Mingus or Bird.

[BillCosby]

Add N to (X) - Avant Hard
Jimmy Smith - Root Down
The Planet The - You Absorb My Vision

[Matt OH!]

i listened to you absorb my vision today

pretty cool album, i'd say their first was better though

[BillCosby]

never heard it

[Matt OH!]

never heard it
i'll upload it for the mailing list if you want

[asymm]

The Knife - Silent Shout

You know those crappy early-90's computer games that you can usually buy for like $2.50 at cheap stores? And they had really shrill, echoey, vaguely ominous soundtracks consisting of synths and drum machines? That's what this album is.
Yeah, this record is simply bad. I had a hard time choking down 6 songs.

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született
Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
Can't say I'm digging this one very much. The over the top sexual skits/songs have just been turning me off. Plus the beats/melodies are never that great anyway. I've really liked some Ghostface Killah that I've heard, but this record isn't doing it for me. I'm going to check out some of his past catalogue.

[BillCosby]

=)

anything you'd like?
here (http://rateyourmusic.com/user_albums/album_list_id_is_67039_and_list_type_is_owned)

EDIT: to Matt OH! ^^

but asymm should really feel free to upload that tvotr to the mailing list, if somebody else isn't already...

=)

[asymm]

but asymm should really feel free to upload that tvotr to the mailing list, if somebody else isn't already...
I did earlier this morning, so whenever the new list gets sent out, it should be in there. :)

[EightMilesHigh]

Mr. Cosby, your avatar inspired to me to download some Ted Leo last night, and I really liked it.

I'm digging Mogwai right now.

[BillCosby]

I did earlier this morning, so whenever the new list gets sent out, it should be in there. :)


THANK YOU SO MUCH OH MY GOD. You made my day.

[BillCosby]

Mr. Cosby, your avatar inspired to me to download some Ted Leo last night, and I really liked it.

good

[Matt OH!]

=)

anything you'd like?
here (http://rateyourmusic.com/user_albums/album_list_id_is_67039_and_list_type_is_owned)

EDIT: to Matt OH! ^^

=)
i dunno maybe some common or cap'n jazz

if you want also i could upload some arab on radar, you might (probably won't :-/) like them if you like the chinese stars, arab on radar was a noisy no wavish sorta band before the chinese stars... if you don't know

[BillCosby]

i'll upload Be, if that's alright

about arab on radar, i've a heard a few songs, didn't really dig them. so don't bother.

[Matt OH!]

i'll upload Be, if that's alright

about arab on radar, i've a heard a few songs, didn't really dig them. so don't bother.
cool, yeah i don't think it's possible to dig arab on radar :-/

[Little Man being Erased]

The Cure - Disintegration
Massive Attack - Blue Lines

[Kurtz]

Mr. Cosby, your avatar inspired to me to download some Ted Leo last night, and I really liked it.
Which songs?

Me and Mia is soooooooo good.

[Little Man being Erased]

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

[Kayetan]

Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született
I think that is a good album. A great album.

Since I sent my mp3 player to be repaired, my listening selections have been kind of limited lately. I guess I've been listening to Ghosts of the Great Highway be Sun Kil Moon a lot though.

[BillCosby]

Grand Puba - 2000

This is tight.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
!!! - Louden Up Now

The Knife - Silent Shout

You know those crappy early-90's computer games that you can usually buy for like $2.50 at cheap stores? And they had really shrill, echoey, vaguely ominous soundtracks consisting of synths and drum machines? That's what this album is.

I actually really like that album.

[Little Man being Erased]

Ryan Adams - Gold


Ryan Adams is one of only a few artists that I can listen to at absolutely any time.

[br3ad_man]

I just saw Walk The Line last night, so I just feel really empty if I listen to anything but Johnny Cash at the moment.

[Bartender]

Magazine - The Correct Use Of Soap

Haven't listened to this in quite a while. I need more Magazine.

[sketchyjoe]

The Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard, Beelzebubba and Eat Your Paisley


What a band.

[Ornery Cephalopod]

Black Sabbath - s/t
Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats
Friends of Dean Martinez - Random Harvest

and I'm still diggin' on the Super Furry Animals - Mwng

[ATM]

Slint - Tweez

[Little Man being Erased]

I just saw Walk The Line last night, so I just feel really empty if I listen to anything but Johnny Cash at the moment.
I know exactly what you mean. Since I saw that I've bought The Essesntial Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin.

[Robert Crumb]

Dengue Fever and Ghostface today. Really looking forward to Fishscale. Dengue Fever is kinda neat, nice world/60's vibe going on there. And somebody tipped me off on a link to Ras Kass' upcoming album so hopefully I'll be enjoying that by the end of the day. Pretty interesting lineup on that one, GZA, Dr. Dre, Kool G Rap, 9th Wonder, Talib. Not even sure when it's supposed to come out

[BillCosby]

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

[Happymeal]

Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

"Plastic" is a really nice song.

[asymm]

Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
Relistened to this record and I'm enjoying more aspects of it now. Some tracks are great but some ... still aren't.

Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
Greg Davis & Sébastien Roux - Paquet Surprise

[Little Man being Erased]

The Beatles - Let it Be... Naked
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

I'm reading a book about the Beatles at the moment (it's called The Love You Make, I think) so I can see myself listening to them a LOT in the coming weeks.

[Kurtz]

my post-rock solo project (http://www.myspace.com/hooverflagsmusic) if you guys are interested
It wouldn't load for me :(

Buffalo Grove? I have a cousin in Lincolnwood.

/irrelevant

[Matt OH!]

it sounds pretty good, good recording requality

drums sound pretty cheesy though

[EightMilesHigh]

Which songs?

Me and Mia is soooooooo good.

Me and Mia, I'm A Ghost, a bunch others I can't remember.

Today I'm once again listening to Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister.

Oh. my. god. This album just gets better every time I listen to it.

[Zebra]

They Might Be Giants - John Henry

The most underated TMBG album, and possibly one of the best alt/rock albums of the mid 90's.

[BillCosby]

The new TV on the Radio. I'm not sure what I think yet.

[Daniel!]

Every World/Inferno Friendship Society album I own
The Violent Femmes - s/t

I don't listen to it very often, but every time I put on the VF album it blows me away. Every single song just has something about to make me like it more than the last. Kiss Off and Add It Up are uncomparable to anything else, though.

[asdf]

Since the tub ring concert on saturday, I've been enjoying this local band that opened for them. Two of the people in the band used to go to my school, and they're really good. It's a 7 peice band with a wide variety of instruments, and they're very upbeat.

http://www.myspace.com/mightynarwhale

I seriously recomend them. The first song is live and bad quality, but the second song is good.

[Matt OH!]

http://www.myspace.com/ilikecoolthingsrambosdress

my trip hop/ ambient project if you guys are interested


listen to ancient or i'm oriental, the other two aren't as good, i just stopped making songs so i never got rid of em

but i'm starting again soon

[Rockafella]

Animal Collective.

[BillCosby]

The new TV on the Radio. I'm not sure what I think yet.

okay i like it a lot

[Little Man being Erased]

Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Bob Dylan - Bringing it all Back Home

Haven't listened to Explosions in the Sky in aaaaaages. I still think it's a very very good album. I've gone off post-rock in general a little bit, but this is an album I can still enjoy immensely.

[br3ad_man]

Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

Haven't listened to Explosions in the Sky in aaaaaages. I still think it's a very very good album. I've gone off post-rock in general a little bit, but this is an album I can still enjoy immensely.

I just got an email from them, they said they're coming here in 2007.


I've just been listening to Johnny Cash and various Sigur Ros and EitS songs. I'm having a crap with stress and whatnot, so this stuff is pretty helpful. I'm listening to some Joy Division atm. "Atmosphere" is one of the greatest post-punk songs ever.

[Little Man being Erased]

I just got an email from them, they said they're coming here in 2007.
Jeez, that's a long way off. Depending on how much I like them by the time they get here, they could be good to see live.

[Little Man being Erased]

Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

[br3ad_man]

Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Joy Division - Substance

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Menomena - I Am The Fun Blame Monster! [this is great.]
Prince - For You
Prince - Prince
Prince - Dirty Mind
Prince - Controversy
Prince - 1999
Prince - The Love Symbol Album
[I have the whole Prince discography now, which is why I've been listening to him heaps.]

[Zmev]

asymm - criticisms & the artless art

good song choices

except always with the zombie music

[Kyle]

Anything by Jimi Hendrix at the moment.

[Tomahawk]

Listened to a bunch of Peter Gabriel today. Actually listened to OVO, which is a pretty bad album... but holy crap Downside Up is an amazing song. Maybe one of his best. This could all stem from my Liz Fraser fanboyism, but still, amazing.

Listening to The Joshua Tree right now. I'm liking U2 a LOT more than I used to. But I've got no love for anything post Joshua Tree.

also, a lot of Scrawl. Great bitter indie band.
Yeah Scrawl are cool, Velvet Hammer is a great album.

[ATM]

The Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Nuclear Sad Nuclear
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual

[asymm]

asymm - criticisms & the artless art

good song choices

except always with the zombie music
Before I thought I knew what you meant, but since you're applying it to this show, I have no idea. Zombie music?

It's awesome that you're listening though, I appreciate it man.

Recent diggage:
Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro
Dub Tractor - Hideout
and
Madvillain - Madvillainy

[Doctor D.]

Three 6 Mafia - Most Known Unknowns

I just got back from court, and this is the perfect album for that. PERFECT.

[Iai]

I like the new Belle & Sebastian a lot.

[Luxor]

Envy - All The Footprints...
Envy - A Dead Sinking Story

[Bartender]

I'm still digging Old Time Relijun - 2012 (kind of) and Magazine - The Correct Use Of Soap, and now also Metallica, for some reason.

Also faintly depressed, as Goat seems to be impossible to find.

[3rdplanet]

Have been listening to live Crowded House, King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime and Prefuse 73.

Crowded House is da bist.

[ATM]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11676634#post11676634

Whoring my music like everyone else :-D

Anyway, today I've been digging Queens of the Stone age. I love that band.

[Little Man being Erased]

I just got back from court
So who did you murderize?

[Zebra]

okay i like it a lot

Is it better then the debut?

[BillCosby]

Is it better then the debut?

hard to say because i listened to that one really extensively.

maybe someday it will be, once i've digested it fully.

[pixiesfanyo]

" I saw the shore, expand on that joyous day. "

The maudlin/Toby Driver fix is kicking in.

[EightMilesHigh]

So who did you murderize?

Yo' fat ***.

I'm listening to The Dictators right now, pretty good stuff. NYC proto-punk band, think sort of a sleazy proto-punk version of The Who.....ah, I'm not too good at describing what they sound like, just go download some stuff by them.

[Little Man being Erased]

Yo' fat ***.
Dayum.


Bright Eyes - Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

[asymm]

Any/All Prefuse 73

Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence
Prefuse 73 - Reads the Books EP
Prefuse 73 - Hideyaface EP

[FistfulOfSteel]

Fall of Troy- Doppelganger

[guitarded_chuck]

Mogwai - Mr. Beast, and more so Young Team

[ATM]

Dead Boys are ace.

[Daniel!]

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground - s/t
Sam Cooke - At the Copa Live

I've been listening to the VU albums while reading Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. It's been a very enjoyably 4 hours.

[Zmev]

Before I thought I knew what you meant, but since you're applying it to this show, I have no idea. Zombie music?

Thats what I call some of the tracks that bore me, there were only 2 though.

Your next show should be called "defeating the zombie music"

[br3ad_man]

Been listening to the new Liars album mainly.

[D1ck Cheney's D1ck]

Maria Taylor
Martha Wainwright
The Clogs
Vashti Bunyan
Roisin Murphy

[Ornery Cephalopod]

" I saw the shore, expand on that joyous day. "

The maudlin/Toby Driver fix is kicking in.

Truuuue dat. I love that song especially.

My scheduled pre-bedtime album tonight is Toby's solo album, which will happen in just a couple minutes, so truuue dat even more.

My diggin' today was pretty much just my pal's rap mix CD. Mainly Ice Cube and Eminem. Dig.

[Little Man being Erased]

The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
The Roots - Phrenology
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
The Smiths - The Smiths

I cannot profess my love for that Binary Star album enough. I must have listened to it every day this week.

Phrenology, on the other hand, is very very good in parts, namely "The Seed 2.0" and "Water" but it has too much filler to be a really great album.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand [what other GBV should I get?]

[Zmev]

Alien Lanes, Half Smiles of the Decomposed.

[br3ad_man]

Do The Cure have any songs better than "Close To Me"? I'd forgotten about it. Damn that song is amazing.

I got that Binary Star album the other night. I have to sort out the track order before I play it though.

[reverend ana t]

Just about the entire Bloodflowers record > "Close to Me"

But lately digging Japanther.

[pixiesfanyo]

I cannot profess my love for that Binary Star album enough. I must have listened to it every day this week.

In jail, without the bail. In jail, without the bail

I think the best line on that album is the one about being weak in the knees like Christopher Reeves.

[Bartender]

Nothing much new to talk about, except that The Correct Use of Soap is now awesome, instead of just good.

Also, I seem to have an album - Innocence Mission's Glow - sitting in my overfull Amazon shopping basket. I have no idea why. Does anyone know if it's worth keeping there?

[pixiesfanyo]

Sigur Ros - ( )

Track 8 has the best conculsion ever.

[AlienEater]

Been listening to the new Liars album mainly.
How does it compare to they were wrong, so we drowned, and they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top?

[Luxor]

Boys Night Out 8-)

[Ornery Cephalopod]

The Coral - The Invisible Invasion
NIN - The Downward Spiral

And I'm planning on putting on a Super Furry Animals album other than Mwng, I've been overplaying that one without having ever really given any others a proper full listen. And then maybe one of the less common post-metal-ish bands... like Minsk... or Mare... or Yeti... or 5ive... I dunno, I'll burn that bridge when I get there, as the kids are saying these days.

[Interstate]

Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Panic! At The Disco (well the one song that I have)

Plus a few other artists, I've only just started downloading music onto my new pc today so I don't have much, I haven't uploaded any cds yet either.

[Happymeal]

I finally listened to Musik von Harmonia. So far I still prefer Neu!'s Neu! '75 over it since I'm not an avid fan of ambient/droney music but hopefully it'll grow on me in time. Zap, you don't disappoint. So that and Hot Snakes' Automatic Midnight and Gordian Knot's Emergent.

[Daniel!]

The Velvet Underground - s/t

I have all four of the VU's studio albums, and they are all great, but there's always something that keeps me from being able to enjoy it all the way from beginning to end. Except for this one. Every song is easily listenable, even Murder Mystery. This might be my favorite VU album now. Pale Blue Eyes could very well be the best song they've ever made.

[EightMilesHigh]

Pale Blue Eyes is such a quietly beautiful song.

I'm in need of some uplifting music right now, so I put on The Cars.

[Robert Crumb]

The Velvet Underground - s/t

I have all four of the VU's studio albums, and they are all great, but there's always something that keeps me from being able to enjoy it all the way from beginning to end. Except for this one. Every song is easily listenable, even Murder Mystery. This might be my favorite VU album now. Pale Blue Eyes could very well be the best song they've ever made.

It's my fave, too.

Listening to Magazine for the first time. I went out to hunt for Harmonia, couldn't find it. Got Magazine's first two albums instead, $16. Not bad I think. I've been meaning to look into these guys for a long time.

[br3ad_man]

How does it compare to they were wrong, so we drowned, and they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top?

I wouldn't know, this is the first time I've heard or heard of this band.

[Daniel!]

Television - The Blow Up

To see these guys live in their prime would be the greatest thing ever, but since that is impossible, this is the next best thing.

[br3ad_man]

Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

[Matt OH!]

fingernail- emo along the lines of saetia but maybe better

[Jawaharal]

L - Holy Letters

I dig this a lot. Its very good.

[charolastra]

i've been digging drum machines and songs with solid beats so im listening to

prefuse 73
boards of canada
weevil
feedle
liars
broken social scene
four tet


:p

[Ornery Cephalopod]

Rwake is fun. Nice n' heavy southern sludge metal with some post-metal feelage.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

The Dismemberment Plan - Change
Les Savy Fav - Inches
Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade

[Broken Bricks]

I don't usually pay attention to music from a video game but when I got FIFA 06 I find the soundtrack exceptional, and I've been listening to some of it lately:
The Bloc Party - Helicopter
Embrace - Ashes
The Duels - Potential Futures
The Doves - Black And White Town
Manga - Bir Kadin Cizecskin

and I'm always listening to The White Stripes , although it's usually their old stuff as opposed to their new:)

[Zebra]

Fatboy Slim - You've Come a long Way, Baby
Mercury Rev - Boces

[pixiesfanyo]

L - Holy Letters

I dig this a lot. Its very good.

You're the one that reviewed Six Organs right?

The title track on Holy Letters is fantastic. Wish I understood the lyrics though.

[asymm]

Prefuse 73
Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon
Sun Kil Moon - Ghost of the Great Highway
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust

[Interstate]

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Shake The Sheets

[Matt OH!]

the third eye blind song?

that was like my favorite song when i was like seven or eight

[Interstate]

I'm trying to learn all the words to "Semi-Charmed Life" so my band can cover it. This is a massive undertaking.

I love that song. Nothing better than driving on a summers day listening to a bit of Third Eye Blind*

*preferably in a convertible

[Matt OH!]

i used to know all the words

[ATM]

Alias & Ehren - Lillian

Lillian, Alias's third full-length and first collaborative instrumental album (with younger brother Ehren), conflates the two directions by pairing the hip-hop beats of Muted with a more linear and atmospheric style compared to its predecessor. Though there are occasional voice samples, Lillian eschews the aggressive attack of MCs for elegant melodicism.

Upon hearing Muted, Ehren, armed with flute, alto sax, soprano sax, and clarinet, flew to Oakland to join Alias for what would hopefully become a fruitful collaboration. The 57-minute result is anything but a sloppy exercise in nepotism. On the contrary, Ehren (still only a teenager and younger than Brendon by eleven years) holds his own as a credible instrumentalist, even if his contributions more colouristically blend into the overall fabric than dominate with robust soloing.

Though it includes pretty interludes (“Sunfuzz” and “Moonfuzz”) and a few sketchy pieces, for the most part Lillian's compositions dramatically move through crescendos and diminuendos and gradually escalate towards climaxes. “Back and Forth,” for instance, begins in melodic electronica mode with a softly meandering clarinet line floating over subtle pitter-patter; then, as happens in many pieces, Alias's roaring beats appear halfway through, elevating the intensity, in this case capped by Ehren's soprano which waxes freely before taking a rather Arabic turn (a similarly exotic scent wafts through the dubby “Narrowed Iris” with its free flute playing and dark, swooping strings).

The album includes its share of dreamy moments: named after their grandmother (who died of cancer in 1994), the lovely title piece unfolds gently with sparkling washes deepened by Ehren's sax musings; “52nd & West” conjures a sunny vibe from surging strings, thrumming beats, willowy flute lines, and bright synth streams; and “Most Important Things” merges skittering beats with smooth sax playing over a bed of warm electronic glistens. The album's most impressive outing, “Miso Stomp,” builds gradually, its stuttering backing joined by dreamy clarinet playing and, eventually, thrumming beat splatter. At album's end, the brothers include a scratchy duet of sax and out-of-tune piano, Alias and Ehren perhaps serenading (or memorializing) their grandmother with an old standard—a sweet and graceful coda.

[Doctor D.]

So who did you murderize?

I wish it were for muderization. That would have been much better than CANNIBUS POSSESION UNDER 20 GRAMS.

[Matt?]

auburn lull

good shoegazey stuff

[Zappa]

It's my fave, too.

Listening to Magazine for the first time. I went out to hunt for Harmonia, couldn't find it. Got Magazine's first two albums instead, $16. Not bad I think. I've been meaning to look into these guys for a long time.

It's a shame that there's no Harmonia at your record store, but maybe not that surprising. Those Magazine albums are fantastic.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field

[Zappa]

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field

Also a good one.

[Daniel!]

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane - Soultrane

For a while, I only had A Love Supreme and didn't really get what the big deal about Coltrane was, but now I know.

[morrissey]

XTC, particularly Skylarking and Black Sea. These guys could make anything catchy.

I've just started listening to the Beautiful South thanks to some sputnik recommendations. Great stuff.

[reverend ana t]

XTC, particularly Skylarking and Black Sea. These guys could make anything catchy.
XTC is too damn catchy. I heard "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" and couldn't get it out of my head for like 2 weeks. Just when you think you forget about them...




I recently bought some Atom and His Package records from a guy selling out of his trunk and have been getting really into that and Ferd Mert, Dillinger Four, etc.

[Bukowski]

Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights

This is a great album, i'm pleasantly surprised. Obstacle 1 is a song i could just listen to over and over, it's so amazing.

And i've been listening to me singing over a bunch of Sonic Youth, Minutemen and Reagan Youth songs. Cos i do that.

[moosepirate]

I've been listening to Skylarking as well. Its a little flamboyant at times, but too spectacular to not like.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Fantômas - Fantômas
Fantômas - The Directors Cut
The Fiery Furnaces - EP

[Daniel!]

VA - Nuggets Box Set

This stuff is so much fun.

[Aramis]

The "Riot on an Empty Street" cd by Kings of Convenience.

Couldn't get any more relaxing than this.

[EightMilesHigh]

XTC, particularly Skylarking and Black Sea. These guys could make anything catchy.

I've just started listening to the Beautiful South thanks to some sputnik recommendations. Great stuff.

I was just downloading some XTC the other day, good stuff.

Today I've been listening to

Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds. His new album, just picked it up today, really good.

And The Garden State soundtrack, which is just a collection of amazing music.

[BillCosby]

The Fugees - The Score
Grand Puba - 2000

[Interstate]

Busdriver

[ATM]

Lake Trout - Another One Lost

Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Show Your Bones

Black Eyes - Black Eyes

Herbie Hancock - Fat Albert Rotunda

Beta Band - Heros to Zeros

[Robert Crumb]

Mod rockers, Magazine and other various new stuff.

[AK47]

Black Flag - Damaged
Black Flag - My War
Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

[sketchyjoe]

The Bouncing Souls - Hopeless Romantic
The Bouncing Souls - How I Spent My Summer Vacation
The Bouncing Souls - Maniacal Laughter
Unbeatable, catchy pop-punk.

Apocalypse Hoboken - Date Rape Nation/Jerk Lessons
Apocalypse Hoboken - House of the Rising Son of a Bitch
Inventive, original punk with tons of attitude.

Dead Things - Because Sometimes You Just Want To Ride Your Bike To The Show
Slightly poppy, furious punk-rock.

The Deviates - Time is the Distance
A good standard punk album.

[JonM]

BusdriverGOOD

[el doctor]

Frank Zappa - The Grand WazooGreat album. I love the big band sort of feel.

The Velvet Underground - s/t

I looked outside the window and felt the urge to put this on.

[Zappa]

Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit
Oscar Peterson - Plays the Cole Porter Song Book
Count Basie - April in Paris
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Op.36, Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor
Maurice Ravel - Left Hand Concerto

[Zebra]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

[Little Man being Erased]

In jail, without the bail. In jail, without the bail

I think the best line on that album is the one about being weak in the knees like Christopher Reeves.
So many good lines. "Wolfman Jack" is spectacular. But then, the whole album is.


I wish it were for muderization. That would have been much better than CANNIBUS POSSESION UNDER 20 GRAMS.
Gaaaay. That sucks.


Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Show Your Bones
What's that like? I like the single.

Diiiiiigggggg:
Common - Be
Kanye West - Late Registration
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow

[Daniel!]

Mischief Brew - Smash the Windows
Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

[Happymeal]

Broken Social Scene - s/t since yesterday.

[Tangy zizzle]

Hey Happymeal guess what? Weird War are playing here soon, cool huh.

[ATM]

What's that like? I like the single.



It's actually really good. Yeah Yeah Yeah's are kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I know a lot of people hate them.

[Little Man being Erased]

It's actually really good. Yeah Yeah Yeah's are kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I know a lot of people hate them.
Yeah I know what you mean. I'll be interested to have a listen when it comes out.


Diggin' Dylan again. Blonde on Blonde.

[Daniel!]

The Nation of Ulysses - Plays Pretty For Baby
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

I still can't figure out why I enjoy that Jon spencer album so much.

[asymm]

Prefuse 73 - Security Screenings
Atmosphere - Seven's Travels

[Iai]

Pussycat Dolls
Buena Vista Social Club
Public Enemy

[Robert Crumb]

Les DeMerle - Spectrum

This is kinda cool, in a "someone should rip this album apart for samples" kinda way. Lotsa great beats, funky ****. There's an interesting cover of "Day In the Life," too.

[Little Man being Erased]

Drive By Truckers

WOW. I've heard one song and I'll be damned if I'm not in love with them already. They are exactly what I've been looking for. I'm thinking I'll probably pick up The Dirty South ASAP.

[Tangy zizzle]

Good. good band right thurr Little Man. I'd reccomend Decoration Day or Gangstability first, then move onto Dirty South.

[Zmev]

Love - Forever Changes

Im getting this and Odysse & Oracle from Amazon for about $23 :cool:

[br3ad_man]

There's something about The Strokes that prevents me from really being a fan of theirs, but they're really good for an occasional listen. I might listen to some Icarus Line in a bit.

[sketchyjoe]

1 The Dead Milkmen 78
2 The Bouncing Souls 24
3 Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains 5
4 Dusty Springfield 3
5 American Steel 2
5 Hank Williams 2
5 Apocalypse Hoboken 2
8 Pretty Hot 1
9 Dead Kennedys 1
9 Defiance, Ohio 1

[Doctor D.]

1 Three 6 Mafia 33
2 Jay Dee 30
3 Kool Keith 24
4 Dudley Perkins 18
5 Asian Dub Foundation 17
5 Ghost Mice 17
7 Ween 12
7 Super 8-Bit Brothers 12
9 Troubleman 11
10 Harmonia 10

[asymm]

My last.fm is really off this week ... it has GBV at the top of my list with 33 plays, but I just checked my iTunes and I listened to Prefuse 73 - 77 times. So... yeah. Something's not quite right. Oh well.

[JonM]

Yeah, not surprising...

1 Matisyahu 75
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 21
3 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 14
4 Jimi Hendrix 13
4 Curumin 13
6 Blackalicious 11
7 David Gilmour 8
7 Ali Akbar Khan 8
9 Devendra Banhart 7
10 The Beatles 5

[Ornery Cephalopod]

Half-Handed Cloud - Learning About Your Scale
William Shatner - Has Been
Rwake - Hell is a Door to the Sun

and I'm un-diggin' the new Flaming Lips

[i am thw walrus]

1 The Smiths 33
2 Bob Dylan 20
3 Misfits 16
3 My Bloody Valentine 16
3 The Strokes 16
6 PANIC! at the disco 14
7 Elliott Smith 13
8 Led Zeppelin 12
9 The Beatles 10
10 Bright Eyes 8

[Luxor]

1 Q and Not U 39
2 Mission of Burma 16
3 Danger Doom 13
4 Boys Night Out 12
4 Dr. Dre 12
6 Death Cab for Cutie 11
6 The Get Up Kids 11
6 Envy 11
9 Modern Life is War 10
9 Hot Cross 10

[Rockafella]

The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# oo

[Kyle]

1 Pearl Jam 65
2 Jimi Hendrix 35
3 Black Label Society 20
4 Guns N' Roses 16
4 David Gilmour 16
6 The Smashing Pumpkins 13
7 KT Tunstall 10
8 Radiohead 7
9 Pride & Glory 5
10 Matisyahu 3

bit of a strange one this week for me.

[thereptiliancandor]

kristofer atröm
i guess he's from sweden or something..
album title: loupita

3. idiot walk
4. the wild
7. spinning
9. i collect knives

[EightMilesHigh]

There's something about The Strokes that prevents me from really being a fan of theirs, but they're really good for an occasional listen. I might listen to some Icarus Line in a bit.

I know what you mean. I think they try too hard to be hip cool kids and make that more of a priority than the music.

I'm digging Black Flag - Damaged. One of the best hardcore punk albums ever.

[ATM]

1 Devendra Banhart 20
2 Starlight Mints 16
3 The Dresden Dolls 15
4 The Olivia Tremor Control 14
5 Alias & Ehren 13
6 DevilDriver 11
7 Dead Boys 10
8 Neutral Milk Hotel 9
9 Kasabian 8
9 M.I.A. 8

[Bukowski]

1 Against Me! 45
2 Gogol Bordello 41
3 Mogwai 38
4 Sonic Youth 31
5 The Dead Milkmen 23
6 Interpol 21
7 Fugazi 18
8 The Replacements 16
9 Strike Anywhere 15
10 The Beatles 12

I saw the top 2 bands live, which explains why they're top. Two of the best nights this year so far. I wish Against Me had played more songs, there were so many i wanted to hear that they didnt play. Still, an amazing night.

[Matt?]

1 Jeff Buckley 52
2 fingerprint 45
3 Beneath Low Flying Planes 18
4 pg.99 11
4 Saetia 11
6 An Embrace Of Angels 10
7 Auburn Lull 9
8 the birds are spies, they report to the trees 8
8 Ion Dissonance 8
10 Clikatat Ikatowi 7

[pixiesfanyo]

1 Cyne 28
2 Minus the Bear 22
3 The Vidablue 20
4 Thrice 13
5 Radiohead 12
5 Explosions in the Sky 12
7 Saul Williams 11
7 Queens of the Stone Age 11
9 Off Minor 6
9 A Silver Mt. Zion 6

I was out of town mostly this week.

I found a love for Chick Corea's Return to Forever, mainly due to the closing track. It's one of the greatest things I've ever heard, and Stanley Clarke's playing on it is ridiculous. Right now I'm listening to Jazz Moods by Yusef Lateef and I think I'm going to start investigating some later-day Coltrane. So, I'm in a jazz mood.

[sketchyjoe]

Soophie Nun Squad - The Devil, the Metal, the Big Booty Beats
Soophie Nun Squad - Passion Slays the Dragon
Soophie Nun Squad - Don't Let Them Take You Alive
Sublimely mad punk/rap/metal/funk craziness.

The Four-Eyes - Sweet Sounds
Nerd pop-punk.

Cleveland Bound Death Sentence - Self-titled
Raw, catchy punk rock.

Onion Flavored Rings - Two Minutes Enlightenment
Onion Flavored Rings - Used to It
Light poppy melodic punk.

The Grabass Charlestons - Ask Mark Twain
The Grabass Charlestons - The Greatest Story Ever Hula'd
More melodic punk, slightly rougher in tone.

Lenny Bruce
Comedic visionary

[Little Man being Erased]

Good. good band right thurr Little Man. I'd reccomend Decoration Day or Gangstability first, then move onto Dirty South.
Yeah I think I'll probably just go with whatever I can find. According to allmusic, all of their albums are 4.5 stars except their first. (EDIT: Oh, that's Gangstabilly, hmmm)

no surprises here

1 Ryan Adams 36
2 The Cure 24
2 The Beatles 24
4 Weezer 20
5 You Am I 17
5 Radiohead 17
7 The White Stripes 16
8 Bright Eyes 13
9 Jimmy Eat World 11
9 Bob Dylan 11
11 Nick Drake 10
12 Massive Attack 9
13 Explosions in the Sky 5

[Happymeal]

Hey Happymeal guess what? Weird War are playing here soon, cool huh.

Damn your country.

You better have a good time if you're going.

[Interstate]

Going to/from work:

Pedro The Lion - It's Hard To Find A Friend
Q & Not U - No Kill Beep Beep

Since I got home:

Aqueduct
North Mississippi All-Stars
The Catheters
The Prom
Echo & The Bunnymen (I'm sort of starting to like them but I'm clueless as to which album to get to start with)

[Interstate]

GOOD

Which Busdriver album do you recommend getting first?

[Kyle]

I know what you mean. I think they try too hard to be hip cool kids and make that more of a priority than the music.Whilst that's true, I can't help but dig their styles.

[Zappa]

1 Harmonia 42
2 Frank Zappa 28
3 Liquid Liquid 18
4 Jay Dee 12
5 Talking Heads 8
5 Elliott Smith 8
7 X 7
7 Edgard Varèse 7
9 Count Basie 6
9 Binary Star 6

Harmonia rules.

[3rdplanet]

Have been listening to Spleen and Ideal by Dead can Dance. It's alright, my fave tracks are 'Advent' and 'Ascension', would probs rate it a 2.5 outta 5.

[BillCosby]

1 TV on the Radio 59
2 The Kinks 39
3 make believe 35
4 Add N to (X) 19
5 Grand Puba 18
6 Pixies 17
7 Cap'n Jazz 14
8 Ted Leo and The Pharmacists 12
9 Talib Kweli 11
9 Lauryn Hill 11

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

1 Fantômas 175
2 Prince 104
3 Guided by Voices 48
4 Björk 30
5 Menomena 26
6 Wolf Eyes 22
7 Aphex Twin 18
8 The Velvet Underground 15
8 Hypatia Lake 15
10 Linkin Park 14

A rather strange week. Especially Wolf Eyes & Linkin Park. Wtf++

[Dog]

Which Busdriver album do you recommend getting first?
Fear Of A Black Tangent is his most recent and, in my opinion, his best.

I've been diggin massive amounts of Slint. Mmmmm

[Interstate]

Fear Of A Black Tangent is his most recent and, in my opinion, his best.

I've been diggin massive amounts of Slint. Mmmmm

Awesome, thanks!

[Zappa]

Cocteau Twins' Treasure got some play for the first time in a while today. Love that album.

Now I'm listening to Eno's Another Green World, and it's pretty obvious how I feel about it.

[Little Man being Erased]

I've been listening to all the Smiths I've got.

The Smiths
Meat is Murder
The Queen is Dead
Strangeways, Here We Come

[BillCosby]

The Beatles.

[Daniel!]

1 The One Man Dan Band 65
2 The World/Inferno Friendship Society 45
2 The Velvet Underground 45
4 The Dead Milkmen 37
5 John Coltrane 18
6 Tom Waits 14
7 Television 13
8 Bomb the Music Industry! 12
9 The Suicide Machines 11
10 Violent Femmes 10

[Zappa]

More evening listening:

Pink Floyd - Meddle
Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation

[Little Man being Erased]

Gang of Four - Entertainment!

**** I love GoF.

[Zappa]

That album tears apart my spinal column when played loudly.

[Little Man being Erased]

It causes me to erupt in fits of spastic dancing and shouted sing-a-longs.

[YDload]

**** you pixiesfan, I'm doing these lists forever!

1 Art Garfunkadelic 68
2 A Bunch of Blenders Turned On "Puree" 52
3 Pus 50
4 Dr. Dreidel 42
4 Mating Calls of Wounded Elk 42
6 Bastard Meat Whip 34
7 Last Meals On Wheels 23
8 Microwaving Hot Pockets Without The Cardboard Sleeve Thingy 20
9 The Beatles of Zydeco 11
10 Holy **** You Guys, Brad Just Passed Out In Front of The Student Union! Let's Write "Faggot" and "**** Master" On His Face In Permanent Marker!

so yeah, it's a typical week for me ;):(

[ATM]

Slint - Tweez
Pixies - Doolittle
The Drones - Here Come the Lies (becoming one of my favorite albums ever)

And The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra. Sooo aweosme. Instead of instruments they use power tools.

oh and I got some Microwaving Hot Pockets Without The Cardboard Sleeve Thingy on vinyl

[Little Man being Erased]

The Drones - Here Come the Lies (becoming one of my favorite albums ever)
Is it better than Wait Long by the River...?

[Zappa]

The "on vinyl" joke has to stop right now.

[YDload]

it's offensive to people like Zappa who actually have a lot of vinyls.

nah, it's just dumb, i understand.

Anyway, I like Hot Water Music. Didn't realize they had such a great bassist.

[pixiesfanyo]

Orchid - Gatefold

YDload - Being less funny this week.

Vinyls are nice.

[EightMilesHigh]

The Beatles.

I've looked everywhere, but I can;t find their myspace.

[BillCosby]

I've looked everywhere, but I can;t find their myspace.

looky what i got here boss, i think i've found some jokes on the internet

[EightMilesHigh]

looky what i got here boss, i think i've found some jokes on the internet

Thanks, I'm here all week :-D

But seriously

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Possibly my all-time favorite Dylan album.

[ATM]

Is it better than Wait Long by the River...?

I haven't heard that one yet :-/

[Little Man being Erased]

Well I guess I need to hear yours and you need to hear mine.

Diggin The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth again.

[Kurtz]

Sublime

[Luxor]

Wu-Tang

[Little Man being Erased]

OK Computer

[br3ad_man]

1 Johnny Cash 186
2 Boards of Canada 60
3 Kraftwerk 49
4 Liars 34
5 Mogwai 29
6 Alice in Chains 15
7 Rilo Kiley 13
8 Air 12
9 Parkway Drive 11
10 aspects of physics 10

[pixiesfanyo]

hey little birds fly away

Rain Dogs is such a fabulous.

[br3ad_man]

For some reason I really feel like listening to songs about girls. Reccomend me some, anyone who feels like it.

[pixiesfanyo]

What do you mean.. about girls.

[ATM]

Lake Trout. Amazing stuff.

[Robert Crumb]

For some reason I really feel like listening to songs about girls. Reccomend me some, anyone who feels like it.

What, are we talking Big Star - I'm In Love With a Girl or Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman?

I'm digging the Block Party soundtrack which is mostly the thumbs down except it has a new Blackstar song. Which isn't really all that impressive either, but neat.

[Interstate]

Today:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - With Thelonious Monk
Lee Morgan - Lee-Way
Muddy Waters - The Essential (Can't believe I only just properly realised how good this is)

[EightMilesHigh]

For some reason I really feel like listening to songs about girls. Reccomend me some, anyone who feels like it.

Beastie Boys - Girls

[asymm]

The Drones - Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of your Enemies Will Float By
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain

[Bukowski]

Tom Waits - Closing Time
The Pop Group - Y
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand

Haven't listened to any of those for a little while, so i've been re-diggin' them today. That's still the only Guided By Voices album i've heard, but it's really great, so i want more. Where do i go from here?

[asymm]

That's still the only Guided By Voices album i've heard, but it's really great, so i want more. Where do i go from here?
I'd go towards Alien Lanes, Propellor, and the shiny, but great Earthquake Glue. God, really, go anywhere with them. If you want higher production, I think Universal Truths and Cycles is vastly underrated. One of the best groups ever.

[Little Man being Erased]

Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food

[Zebra]

Talking Heads - Remain in Light
[/I]

Possibly the greatest album ever. The trumpet in 'Houses of Motion' is awesome, that's what I'm diggin.

[Little Man being Erased]

Not sure about the greatest album ever, but it most certainly is up there.