Playlists: Music, Music Everywhere
January '09: "What Will We Do? What Will We Do?"
by Jon Wolf
1. Franz Ferdinand - Twilight Omens
2. Gramercy Arms - Automatic
3. Elle Milano - Laughing All the Way to the Plank
4. The Rifles - The Great Escape
5. Japanese Cartoon - Heirplanes (prod. by and/or is Lupe Fiasco)
6. Dan Black - Yours
7. The Pragmatic - Circles
8. Modern Skirts - Face Down
9. Telekinesis! - Coast of Carolina
10. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Heavy Orange (Cardinology vinyl bonus track) (R.I.P. The Cardinals 2004-2009)
11. Pete Yorn - Shotgun (new song from upcoming 2009 LP, special thanks: http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com)
12. The Gaslight Anthem - Great Expectations
13. Teenage Bottlerocket - Crawling Back to You
14. Model UN - White Teeth
15. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Gardenia
16. Lilly Wood & The Prick - L.E.S. Artistes (Santogold cover)
17. Coconut Records - Wires
18. Coconut Records - Saint Jerome
19. The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Ballad of The RAA
20. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don't Haunt This Place
21. The Deep Dark Woods - All The Money I Had Is Gone (Special thanks: http://www.hearya.com)
22. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Buriedfed
23. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - The Debtor
24. The National - So Far Around The Bend (preview, from Dark Was The Night charity album, due out 2/17, http://www.darkwasthenight.com)
Tracks: http://www.box.net/shared/5rzhhgv6ea
The Fresh Prince asked his mother for Adidas but she bought him Zips:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/om3pq6
New Feature: Unsigned Hype!
"In An Aeroplane Over Alberta..."
There are better recommendations than being compared to Neutral Milk Hotel, I'm not sure what they are, but I'm sure they exist.
Somehow still unsigned, The Rural Alberta Advantage finally received a break when their album Hometowns was picked up by eMusic in late 2008, that allowed them to sneak onto several year-end lists, and hopefully much more attention in 2009.
There's still room on the bandwagon, so if you like what you hear, jump on board:
http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Rural-Alberta-Advantage-Hometowns-MP3-Download/11325563.html
January '09: "What Will We Do? What Will We Do?"
by Jon Wolf
1. Situationists - Onward and Upward
2. Pete & The Pirates - Jennifer
3. The Swimmers - St. Cecilia
4. Nerf Herder - Golfshirt Pt. 2
5. Y'all is Fantasy Island - With Handclaps
6. The Oranges Band - When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature
7. Robert Svensson feat. Markus Krunegard - Young Enough
8. A.C. Newman - All of My Days and All of My Days Off
9. The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On! (1988)
10. R.E.M. - Sitting Still (Murmur Remaster) (1983)
11. Iggy Pop - Pumpin' for Jill (1981)
12. Coconut Records - Microphone
13. Eulogies feat. Nikki Monninger - Two Can Play
14. Hello Saferide - Anna
15. Andrew Bird - Anonanimal
16. Peter Gabriel & Hot Chip - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend cover)
17. Cassettes Won't Listen - Freeze and Explode
18. Aurora Borealis - Breakfast With My Shadow
19. Alan Pownall - Love Lockdown (Kanye West cover)
20. The Dutchess and the Duke - Mary
21. The Olympic Symphonium - Intentions Alone
22. Jihae - Best Thing
23. Bon Iver - Re: Stacks
December '08: "What Happens Next is the Best Part Yet"
by Jon Wolf
1. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
2. Metric - Help, I'm Alive
3. The Futureheads - The Beginning of the Twist
4. The Futureheads - Think Tonight
5. Hooray For Earth - Take Care
6. Japanther - Um Like Yer Smile Is Totally Ruling Me Right Now
7. La Snacks - Kristin Was Meteorologist
8. Rivers Cuomo - I Was Scared
9. Rivers Cuomo - I Want To Take You Home Tonight
10. Bears - Please Don't
11. The Danks - I Mean, Come On
12. Emmet Swimming - Arlington (1996)
13. Anthem In - Down
14. Anthem In - Five Minutes
15. Anthem In - Moving On
16. Rogue Wave - Electro-Socket Blues (N&NIP sdtk)
17. The Killers - This Is Your Life
18. The Killers - Joy Ride
19. The Republic Tigers - Fight Song
20. Ketch Harbour Wolves - So Long To The Ground
21. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank, AB
22. Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins
23. The Decemberists - Valerie Plame
24. The Decemberists - Raincoat Song
25. Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms (live)
November '08: "A Suicide Mission That Has Us By the Balls"
by Jon Wolf
1. Fall Out Boy - What a Catch, Donnie (12 Seconds of Elvis Costello edit)
2. Fall Out Boy - Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On a Bad Bet
3. The Sounds - Don't Want To Hurt You
4. Awesome New Republic - Last Drop
5. The Constellations - We're Here To Save The Day
6. Matt and Kim - Daylight
7. The Killers - Spaceman (live, SNL 10/08/08)
8. Alien Ant Farm - San Sebastian
9. Tartufi - Until The Ocean Swallows The Stars (edit)
10. Tartufi - If We Had Daggers They Would Fly (edit)
11. Tartufi - Windmill (edit)
12. Two Hours Traffic - Sure Can Start
13. The Moondoggies - Changing
14. Boston Spaceships - Go For The Exit
15. Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh
16. Say Hi - Northwestern Girls (formerly "Say Hi to Your Mom")
17. Say Hi - Oboes Bleat and Triangles Tink
18. Andrew Bird - Oh No
19. Feral Kids - Play It Everyday
20. The Postmarks - 11:59
21. The Dears - Disclaimer (Instant Gratification edit)
22. The Dears - Crisis 1 & 2
23. The Week That Was - The Story Waits For No One
24. Jenny Dalton - The Turn and the River
25. Plants & Animals - Lola Who?
26. Plants & Animals - Good Friend (Great song, file too big for this site, check it here)
27. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Sink Ships
28. Ryan Adams - Cannonball Days (Gold bonus disc)
29. Whiskeytown - Choked Up (unreleased Pneumonia track)
Covers For Your Mother!
by Jon Wolf
1. Arctic Monkeys vs The Killers - Scumbody Told Me
2. The Beatles vs. Nine Inch Nails - Come Closer (DJ Zebra mash-up)
3. Toadies - A Forest (The Cure)
4. Joan Jett & Greg Graffin - Let's Do It (Cole Porter)
5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Whole Wide World (live) (Wreckless Eric)
6. Throw Me The Statue - If This Is It (Huey Lewis)
7. Veronica Maggio - Self Esteem (Offspring)
8. Adam Brand - Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
9. Liam Lynch - Fake Pixies Song "Colleen"
10. Editors - Road To Nowhere (live, BBC) (Talking Heads)
11. Dar Williams - Troubled Times (Fountains of Wayne)
12. Rogue Wave - On a Plain (live) (Nirvana)
13. The Watson Twins - I Summon You (live, KCRW) (Spoon)
14. Flight of the Conchords - Bowie (live)
15. Radiohead - Banana Co. (acoustic)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock (acoustic)
17. Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (live)
18. Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You (acoustic)
19. Johnny Cash - Heart of Gold (Neil Young)
20. The National - Pretty in Pink (live, Daytrotter Session) (The Psychedelic Furs)
21. David Gray - This Year's Love (Live at The Point)
22. Christopher John - The World Has Turned and Left Me Here (Weezer)
Bonus: Obligatory "Where is My Mind?" covers, collect'em all!
Emmy the Great - Where Is My Mind?
The Frames - Where Is My Mind? (live)
Toadies - Where Is My Mind? (live)
Yoav - Where Is My Mind?
October '08: "I Don't Want to Get Much Older"
by Jon Wolf
1. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die (Quantum of Solace Album Version)
2. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams (Madden '09 Album Version)
3. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
4. Vampire Weekend - Ottoman (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist sdtk)
5. Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (The Teenagers Remix)
6. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
7. The Constellations - What I See
8. Lackthereof - Last November
9. Cold War Kids - Relief
10. PocketKnife - The Static, The Shame
11. The Shaky Hands - You're the Light
12. Screaming Tea Party - Today Is the Day
13. Umbrella Tree - Make Me a Priest
14. Bombay Bicycle Club - Evening/Morning
15. Bombay Bicycle Club - How Are We
16. Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise
17. Ben Folds - The Frown Song
18. Heartless Bastards - All This Time
19. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
20. The Shins - Little Boxes (Weeds Season 3)
21. Langhorne Slim - Restless
22. Langhorne Slim - Spinning Compass
23. One Happy Island - Temporary Tattoo
24. The Mountain Goats and Kaki King - Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle
25. Middle Distance Runner - The Sun and Earth
26. Mirah - Location Temporary