I was so stoked to see our beloved Appetite For Distraction mascot band (that's right. it's official.) back on our charts that I played two songs by them! Enjoy this one, people. I certainly did! Countdown #68 ***Featuring*** 311 The Airborne Toxic Event AWOLNATION Blink-182 Coldplay Foo Fighters Foster the People Red Hot Chili Peppers Rise Against Sublime with Rome
So, at work, I'm basically scrambling to get the mountainous pile of stuff to do done before the end of Thursday, as I will be leaving for Florida with my wife and daughter and won't be returning to work until the following Monday. In a similar situation, I have been stressing (well, not stressing, per se , but concerned) about getting the podcasts from last week and this week recorded and posted. Well, hang the banner because it's MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! Countdown #65 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event AWOLNATION Coldplay [...]
Well, here's the first of a couple podcasts I'm going to be doing this week! I hope you're enjoying them in the blocks that I'm posting them! Countdown #64 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Alanis Morrissette AWOLNATION Coldplay Death Cab For Cutie Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus The Naked and Famous Sublime with Rome
Well, it has come to a very surprising end. I don't want to say more than that, lest I ruin the surprise of what this episode has turned out to be. Countdown #63 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event AWOLNATION The Black Keys Coldplay Death Cab For Cutie Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Sublime with Rome Wugazi
In preparation for the birthday edition of OTC, I put together a tribute to Daytrotter ! I hope that you enjoy it! I absolutely enjoyed it and I'm so excited about this new show. Off The Charts #2: Daytrotter ***Featuring*** French Kicks The Jim Jones Revue The Morning Benders Sam Roberts Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin White Rabbits
Well, here we are on day 2 of the Appetite For Distraction Podcast Marathon (or something like that) which will see a new podcast posted every day at 830 (with the exception of yesterday's when I didn't know that I was doing the 830 thing) until Monday! Today's podcast is.... Countdown #61 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event AWOLNATION Coldplay Death Cab for Cutie Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Rise Against Seether Sublime with Rome U2
All of the songs moved either up or down this week, save one. Which one? You will have to listen to find out! Countdown #60 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event The Black Keys Death Cab For Cutie Foster the People Foo Fighters Incubus Mumford & Sons Rise Against Seether Sublime With Rome
So, along with the Flashback song being a better song than I even remembered, I think I've determined that there are at least 2 songs that will be on my end of year "Best of" List! Try to guess what they are. You might be surprised! Countdown #59 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event AWOLNATION The Black Keys Death Cab for Cutie Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Mumford & Sons Rise Against Sublime With Rome Toad the Wet Sprocket
THIS, my friends. This is how I always want the podcast to go. It's Monday night. The baby is sleeping. I knocked out the podcast and had fun doing it. It's a pretty exciting little episode. Only three songs stay in the position they were in last week! I hope that I can continue to stay on top of this podcast. I enjoy it even more when it's punctual! Plus there's the factor of the unknown. Recently, I've been a week behind, so I was doing intros knowing full well what the song did the following week. And I haven't [...]
I think it's the transition between #6 and #5 that really got me feeling like this is one mellow countdown. I know #3 and #9 and #10 totally cancel this out, but for a bit there, it's super-chill. Countdown #57 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Beastie Boys The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Death Cab for Cutie Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Live Mumford & Sons Rise Against Also, I love this song: Kimya Dawson - Looking Out the Windshield (Daytrotter [...]
...and the podcast was flashing back to 1997. We do a little of that this week, but not as much as that time. The big flashback countdown is going to be in the first week of August this year. And it's going to be a good one. I mention my Twitter name on the podcast and I just wanted to type it out. If you want to follow me, I'm @james80d! (not the exclamation point. was that a necessary detail to mention?) Countdown #56 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event [...]
Making the best of a bad work situation by putting a new podcast up! In Wayne Foundation compilation news, Dessa has agreed to be on the comp. I'm not going to reveal what song I'm going to be using, but it's a good one :) I'm super stoked to have her aboard. Thanks Dessa! Countdown #55 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Beastie Boys The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Mumford & Sons New Order Rise Against Young the Giant
...and I have one for you! That's right. One piping hot, awesome new Countdown. To keep you warm. I actually finished it last night (go me.) and then Blogger was down, so I couldn't post it when I was finished. But here it is! Countdown #54 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Beastie Boys The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Depeche Mode Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Mumford & Sons Rise Against Young the Giant
What I mean is that I feel like this episode's going to make you dance. I know there are some new songs (or, song, rather) that would play well on the dance floor but I feel like the whole thing just has the tone of "Dance!" Or maybe it's just me ;-) Countdown #53 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Beastie Boys The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Mumford & Sons Radiohead Rise Against Young the Giant
Ok, so maybe I sound distracted and "crazy" on this week's episode. So what? So do you! I'm sorry. That was uncalled for. Friends? Awesome. Countdown #52 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Foster the People Incubus Linkin Park Mumford & Sons Rise Against She Might Bite Young the Giant
Well, the podcast faced some serious challenges this week as a thunderstorm killed our router. But we have a new router and a new episode! It's a good one! And now I can start to work on next (or this or whatever) week's! Countdown #51 ***Featuring*** The Airborne Toxic Event The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Foster the People Linkin Park Mumford & Sons Rise Against Young the Giant
That quote was tweeted by Jamie Walton this afternoon and it's basically the reason why I didn't skip last week's chart. I believe in this podcast and I'm going to persist, even if it means publishing a countdown super late. By the by, Jamie Walton is the founder of The Wayne Foundation , whose aim is to "provide women who have fallen victim to commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking with a means of leaving the sex industry for good....by providing individuals with a safe home environment that will empower them with the tools they will need [...]
Kind of like how on the Contrast Podcast, I feel like I should change the name of my blog to "Without Any Further Ado" because I say it so much! My wife even gives me grief when she hears me recoding an intro and then I start thinking about it and then i can't HELP but say it. Am I making ANY sense?! :) Countdown #49 ***Featuring*** The Black Keys Cage the Elephant The Cure Foo Fighters Foster the People Linkin Park Middle Class Rut Mumford & Sons Rise Against [...]
I swear I'm getting caught up and will start doing these during the week again. Maybe. I don't know. It kind of works to do it on a day when I'm not falling over tired. It's a work in progress, you know? Countdown #48 ***Featuring*** The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Foster the People Middle Class Rut Mumford & Sons Rise Against Young the Giant
That's right. It's a countdown where I let my imagination just go with whatever it can come up with. Good tunes, though Countdown #46 ***Featuring*** The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Linkin Park Middle Class Rut Mumford & Sons My Chemical Romance R.E.M. Rise Against Young the Giant
Appetite for Distraction
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action - Album Trailer
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Kanye West - New Slaves
Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy Remix Rick Ross’ “U.O.E.N.O.”
MC Melodee x Cookin Soul – Think Twice [Video]
NSFW: Miley Cyrus shows off her BANGIN TANKINI BOD!
