Last week the world was introduced to a spider named Neil Young. Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University, discovered a new species of trapdoor spider and chose to name it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter. The article notes that earlier this year a whirligig beetle was named after Roy Orbison, which naturally got me thinking cover songs... I remember Harrison Ford had something named after him (two, it turns out: Calponia harrisonfordi , a spider, and Pheidole harrisonfordi , an ant) so I figured there would [...]
Seriously. Im leaving in a few hours. Ive never been to Mexico but i'm expecting ponchos, sombrero's, sloppy tacos (not the food kind), people and bottles named Jose and Montazuma's Revenge to popov in my drawers. Anywhoo I should probably pack and stuff so I'll leave you with some stuff i've been feelin lately. Chew Fu is basically ridiculous. Everything he decides to rework comes out like a brick of tungsten metal. Its heavier than gold so like yeah...its heavy..in the rad kinda way. [...]
This is a new feature I'm trying out: picking a news item from the day and coupling it with a song that allegedly fits the item. Today's news item is a no-brainer (click on the opening lines of the text for the full article): Spitzer Is Leaked To Prostitution Ring ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who gained [...]
The American Girl is everywhere, from Delaware to Delhi, a tight sweater wrapped around her small hips, a pom-pom dropped next to her diary on the floor, her blue eyes sparkling in the California sun, Pamela or Jessica or Jayne, riding in a pink Cadillac years ago and her boyfriend's black Range Rover now, her red lips caught in a tight zoom across a big screen, she dances to rock 'n' roll in an all-wood Texas bar, runs through a blazing sprinkler in a tight white singlet on a scorching hot late spring day. Men everywhere are frustrated [...]
Whether you're lying on your back watching clouds drift, or sitting on the edge of a cliff listening to waves explode against the rocks, or watching the big sky over the flat plains of Missouri while burning along in a rusted pick-up truck, these sky songs will help. The sadly departed Chris Whitley recorded a lot of intimate blues in his time - most evoking skin against skin, old shacks surrounded by dead trees, dry wood crackling in the firepiece - but this is his masterpiece, from his debut album, a tender romance of the big sky: [...]
Thank you so much for 100 Sundays. Remix Sunday 100 Zipped Up. [135mb zipfile] on its way... Various - " Hater " (Jens Fokking Remix) Purple Crush - " Running Up That Hill " (Boody B Remix) Norrit & Queen Bea - " Watch Out For This Girl " (B. Rich Remix) Benga & Coki - " Night " (L-Vis 1990 Hyper Bass Remix) Jacques Dutronc - " Les Cactus " (Ursula 1000 Remix) Guns N Roses - " Sweet Assed Child O Mine " (DJ Donna [...]
In the bleak midwinter, we all need some sunshine. By the time you read this (by the wonders of modern publish-by-proxy technology) I will be suspended somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, heading to Kauai. I will probably be listening to this mix (on my new noise-cancelling headphones) to wash away the ice and stress of modern life and prepare for some island revellry. I am staying here . Aw yeah. These tunes capture a slice of the island/surf/sun lifestyle for me, and will be my soundtrack until Tuesday. The mix starts with a lovely little Ed Vedder [...]
Another freedom of choice edition today, a couple versions of Blue Christmas . California style from Chris Isaak and the classic version from Elvis Presley . Good luck with any last minute shopping you may have to do today. Day 24-A : Chris Isaak - Blue Christmas Buy Christmas Day 24-B : Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas Buy [...]
(Deel 287 hiero ) Chris Isaak - Lie to Me label: Warner jaar: 1987 kant a: Lie to Me kant b: Fade away www.chrisisaak.com | www.myspace.com/chrisisaak Chris Isaaks naar hemzelf genoemde tweede album, waar deze single van komt, hoort in mijn herinnering bij N., mijn toenmalige vriendinnetje die een grote fan was. Net als alle andere meisjes in de kringen [...]
Ready for a quick one? Good. Because I'm saving some energy for a super-post Saturday. I'm talking about fifty or so songs from PC and myself. And I hope you don't have many plans, because we are really going all out tomorrow. Here's a little something to get your appetite started. Coca Cola Christmas Song Holidays are coming. Pee-Wee's Christmas Theme – Pee-Wee Herman It's Christmas in the
Traditionally mixtapes soundtrack one of three activities: working out, blazing down the highway in a cheap car, and trying to get the object of your affections to fall desperately in love with you after they hear in the music all the things you wish you could say. That third one is probably the most common, and also the most fraught with danger - the danger of rejection and heartbreak. That's why high school students and serious music geeks agonise so intensely on the subtleties of the emotion they're expressing through their choice of song. (For more on this, give Nick [...]
The network's latest Click List will highlight the steamiest clips released over the course of the last 25 years. Some Music Slut-approved nominees can be viewed below. 'Wicked Game' MP3 at bottom of post. Fiona Apple - Criminal Chris Isaak - Wicked Game Olivia Newton John - Physical Kylie Minogue - Slow George Michael - I Want Your Sex Vote for your favorite here. MP3: Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
So here I go traipsing perilously into US Magazine territory, but bear with me, there's good music herewith. AOL Spinner blog posted a slideshow the other day of the 20+ musicians that Winona Ryder has been romantically linked to over the years . Quite unfathomable -- it reads like the most-played list on my iPod [er, no pun intended]. Amongst the mostly-vicious comments on the original post was this laughable one: " She dated MICHAEL NESMITH? UGH. If you're planning to date a Monkee, then choose Mickey Dolenz because at least he [...]
Oh my! It has been ten years since I started my senior year at Ursinus College. And those alumni people bombarded me with propaganda to go to homecoming this Saturday. Of course I caved. So, in memory of the best years of my life (and Joe's too, he was an honorary student for 4 years) eventhough I remember only about half of it, I compiled some songs that are a propos to those years, and also released during the same time. Gene - We Could Be Kings G. Love [...]
Getting through today's Mix Tape without making a complete ass of myself is going to take a portion of my cunning. No, wait... all of my cunning. Let me explain. RULES for uninitiated noobs : With 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I'll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks. [...]
Chris Benoit by Bill Barnwell You can't possibly understand how strange this all is. I've spent countless hours of my life watching unmotivated roided-up assholes in their underwear pretend to beat each other up. I've watched simulated necrophilia and rape, men and women systematically abused and mistreated to make those in power laugh, and hundreds of people lose their jobs over selfishness and laziness. There are many reasons why we shouldn't watch professional wrestling. The thing is, I still [...]
It finally cooled off enough today for me to go out for a run just as it was getting dark tonight (almost 9pm, I love the long summer days). There was a humidity in the air, and as I ran facing west, towards the mountains and Pikes Peak, the sky was flaming orange and lightning was crackling electric all around me. Kinda scary, but also very cool. I had my iPod on shuffle and three great songs came up in a row that struck me as being perfect for my [...]
Maybe it's the huge blizzard that has ( this time seriously) immobilized my city, but I am feeling all holly and jolly. I think that my favorite Christmas album that I am playing the most 'round the house this yuletide season is Chris Isaak 's 2004 Christmas CD. In addition to rockin' retro covers of several old standards, there are five originals and duets with Stevie Nicks as well. It's got such a nice cozy feel to it, with a hint of the surf/jangle/crooner [...]
Well, it finally happened. I was finally subjected to my first live performance of the season of "Feliz Navidad," which ne'er fails to make me want to gouge my eardrums out with a knitting needle. I also was at a fancy office Christmas party on Friday night and the soul cover band kept throwing in trombone lines from Joy To The World and Sleigh Ride, etc etc etc. It brought to my attention the fact that this post is long overdue. I've got a pretty sizeable collection of " Christmas Music That Won't Drive [...]
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