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I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter

Dec 31, 2007, 11:13am

Three Tori Amos song apropos for the season, that I always think about this time of year... Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (live Leonard Cohen cover) .mp3 It's four in the morning, the end of December Writing a note to see if you're better New York is cold but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening... Tori Amos - Pretty Good Year .mp3 Hold onto nothing as fast as you can Well, still, pretty good year [...]

I swear the album's title makes more sense than its lyrics.

Dec 28, 2007, 1:50pm

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I, like a lot of people, like Spoon. However, I, like even more people, generally have no idea what Britt Daniels is singing about. Here are four choice lyrics to illustrate why Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is the most cryptically catchy and dare I say, sexiest album of the year. 1. Nuclear dicks with their dialect drawls. ("Don't Make Me A Target") 2. I humanized the vaccuum. ("Black Like Me") 3. I'm a slut for the New York Times. ("Eddie's Ragga") 4. [...]

Here's hoping 2008 is as cool as 2080 sounds

Dec 27, 2007, 8:49pm

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Here's hoping 2008 is as cool as 2080 sounds

Seems like everyone is buzz, buzz, buzzing about Yeasayer , and while I haven't heard the entirety of their supposedly awesome debut All Hour Cymbals, I can whole-heartedly endorse the sheer tribal brilliance of "2080". I find myself wanting to chant along in my cubicle. A perfect burst of doom-psych energy to get you through the day. 2080 - Yeasayer

My gift is my song

Dec 25, 2007, 3:21pm

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O blessed day, I officially declare this year Best Christmas Ever (much of this due the fact that it is snowing, and I have never had a white Christmas!) As my gift, here's Pt. 2 of the most (un)necessary holiday songs to boost your spirit. Enjoy! When you just can't find the right thing for that certain special someone: Fountains of Wayne - An Alien for Christmas .mp3 When all you want is that certain special someone: Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You .mp3 [...]

Have a Very Patrick Swayze Christmas!

Dec 24, 2007, 9:02am

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Ok, so all those holiday songs we previously posted are all fine and dandy. However nothing, and I mean NOTHING can compare to the brilliance of Mystery Science Theater 300o's Patrick Swayze Christmas. Quite possibly the greatest Christmas song of all time me thinks.