I only have a few songs from this guy (these guys? I'm only aware of the main dude, but I know he at least occasionally had help), but there are two that I want to point out as awesome:
"Streets of Philadelphia" - A Bruce Springsteen cover, I got it off of that PIAPTK Sampler I wrote about a looong time ago. It's really good - if there's one thing the CFTPA nails it's the straining, heartbreaking vocals.
"Tom Justice, the Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL" - Ho-lee crap I love this song. I got it off of the CFTPA Daytrotter session, and it describes the (apparently, though I'm not sure) fictional life and exploits of the title character. The line "All those times they thought you were praying/Some you should have been praying" is pretty fantastic, but it's just one among many.
Alright, just had to get that out there. No podcast this weekend, I have two parties and an exam. Yeah, I know, stop bragging. We'll see what we can do for you next weekend.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Karaoke
For over a year now, I've been on a real tear about karaoke. That's about the time I started to think about buying a karaoke machine, which led to my turning my laptop INTO a karaoke machine, and has culminated in my receiving a karaoke video game called Lips for my Xbox. Now, what I learned is that this is no ordinary karaoke game. Yes, it has "Video Killed The Radio Star" and "Hungry Like The Wolf" (which, we learned, one can sing perfectly even if they've never heard it before), and yes I did pay to download "Baby Got Back".
Most importantly, however, it allows you to import songs and then sing OVER them. No on-screen lyrics, and it can only reduce the actual vocals so much, but I don't care because it's awesome. My roommate and I each made a playlist to import. Here's mine (I'll post his later):
Most importantly, however, it allows you to import songs and then sing OVER them. No on-screen lyrics, and it can only reduce the actual vocals so much, but I don't care because it's awesome. My roommate and I each made a playlist to import. Here's mine (I'll post his later):
- Ben Lee - "Catch My Disease"
- Billy Joel - "Only the Good Die Young"
- Blitzen Trapper - "Furr"
- Blue Scholars - "Joe Metro"
- Blue Scholars - "The Ave"
- The Dandy Warhols - "Bohemian Like You"
- Danko Jones - "Lovercall"
- Danko Jones - "First Date"
- David Bowie - "Ziggy Stardust"
- Death Cab for Cutie - "Crooked Teeth"
- Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
- Harvey Danger - "Flagpole Sitta"
- Harvey Danger - "Wine, Women, and Song"
- Hey Marseilles - "Rio"
- Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"
- The Presidents of the United States of America - "Peaches"
- Queen - "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"
- Skee-lo - "I Wish"
- Stellastarr* - "Freak Out"
- The Tallest Man on Earth - "King of Spain"
- XTC - "Statue of Liberty"
Monday, May 9, 2011
WLI Radio: Episode 1
The podcast is available here.
It's finally up! The first episode of our new podcast, WLI Radio! This first episode is a mixtape, twelve songs that Hannah and I put together, for you! Normally the episodes will have a lot more talking, but every so often we're going to put out one of these.
Here's the tracklist:
- "Never Had Nobody Like You" - M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel
- "Come On Mona" - Mona Reels
- "Auctioneer" - The Broken West
- "Seaside" - The Kooks
- "Northwestern Girls" - Say Hi
- "The Capitol" - Visqueen
- "Chips Ahoy (Acoustic)" - The Hold Steady
- "Shelly Gets High" - Tennis Pro
- "Forever" - Walter Meego
- "In the Sun" - She & Him
- "Pure Imagination" - The Smoking Popes
- "It Started With A Mixx" - Los Campesinos
We're still trying to get the feed going so that you can get it like a normal podcast, maybe even through iTunes. Right now though it's just a download.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Making Up For Lost Time
Whoops! We... may have forgotten to post for a bit. Hannah and I have been working hard on the podcast - getting it online is giving us enough trouble - and soon we'll hopefully get into a nice pattern of a few posts for every episode we put out. Here's the plan now (once the hosting service comes together):
Every other week, a new episode will come out. Every third episode will be all-music, with only short song intros from Hannah and I. We're going to try and go about half-and-half between new and old music, but that's a little bit money-dependent. Sorry, I can't bring myself to torrent my favorite bands' music, not even for you guys!
ANYWAYS...
Since there were some issues with one of the podcasts we recorded (three in and we've already got a Lost Episode), here's a quick run-through of what got lost:
Every other week, a new episode will come out. Every third episode will be all-music, with only short song intros from Hannah and I. We're going to try and go about half-and-half between new and old music, but that's a little bit money-dependent. Sorry, I can't bring myself to torrent my favorite bands' music, not even for you guys!
ANYWAYS...
Since there were some issues with one of the podcasts we recorded (three in and we've already got a Lost Episode), here's a quick run-through of what got lost:
- Starfucker/Champagne Champagne concert: Awesome!
- New season of Doctor Who: Awesome!
- Bang Bang Rock and Roll by Art Brut: Maybe even TOO awesome?!
- My roommate's music collection: Still not proving to be interesting!
More on those three bands later, and sorry for the missed posts!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
WLI Radio Premiere - Ep. 0
The podcast is available here.
Well, pilot more than premiere - Episode Zero of WLI Radio is finished! It clocks in at a pretty hefty length, but we think it's worth listening through to the end. Here's what you have to look forward to:
Well, pilot more than premiere - Episode Zero of WLI Radio is finished! It clocks in at a pretty hefty length, but we think it's worth listening through to the end. Here's what you have to look forward to:
- Artist profile: The Lonely Forest
- "Be Glad You Don't Live In Brooklyn, Part 1"
- Album profile: 69 Love Songs, by The Magnetic Fields
- Movie review: Sucker Punch
- Album profile: Happy is the New Sad, by Tennis Pro
- Artist profile: LCD Soundsystem
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Album Review: Happy Is the New Sad - Tennis Pro
I finally broke down and - as one of the first parts of a totally inadvisable but completely worth-it spending spree - bought my first Tennis Pro album.
I picked Happy Is the New Sad because it had one particular song that I loved, which I believe I've mentioned before: "Rock Over Tokyo". That song alone is good enough to merit a ten dollar purchase, but the rest of the album isn't slacking.
Most of the songs are pretty straightforward rock numbers, since the band is a pretty straightforward outfit: guitar, bass, drums. They swing back and forth between totally rocking and very melodic, but this album generally staying in the first category.
Out of thirteen songs, seven of them are currently rated as five stars on my computer. The rest? Four stars. The only thing keeping that average as low as it is is the lack of a 4.5 rating.
Top tracks: "Rock Over Tokyo", "Fireball", & "Why Break Curfew (If You're Only Going to Break My Heart)"
I picked Happy Is the New Sad because it had one particular song that I loved, which I believe I've mentioned before: "Rock Over Tokyo". That song alone is good enough to merit a ten dollar purchase, but the rest of the album isn't slacking.
Most of the songs are pretty straightforward rock numbers, since the band is a pretty straightforward outfit: guitar, bass, drums. They swing back and forth between totally rocking and very melodic, but this album generally staying in the first category.
Out of thirteen songs, seven of them are currently rated as five stars on my computer. The rest? Four stars. The only thing keeping that average as low as it is is the lack of a 4.5 rating.
Top tracks: "Rock Over Tokyo", "Fireball", & "Why Break Curfew (If You're Only Going to Break My Heart)"
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