Blog: The Swill Merchant

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 20 Days To Go

Mar 27, 2010, 5:34pm The Swill Merchant
Anyone Can Play Guitar
Of all of my friends that I am meeting up with at Coachella next month, I dare say that I am the least excited to see Thom Yorke. It's not that I hate Radiohead. I mean, I see the talent...but their songs have just never resonated with me. No connection. And to tell you the truth, I don't think I have ever even heard a single note of his solo stuff. But since he is playing late on Sunday night, I think I may just check him out. By the evening of the third day of Coachella, I am usually [...]
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Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 26, 2010, 4:22pm The Swill Merchant
you were the long island to my ice tea - m4m - 23 (Short North Union Cafe) Date: 2010-03-26, 2:26PM EDT Reply To This Post We always seemed to catch each others eye across the crowded bar last night at Union. A sexy cute blondie wearing that way HOT Hollister tee. It showed off your body so well. I [...]
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File Name:the hold steady-03 barfruit blues.mp3

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 21 Days To Go

Mar 26, 2010, 3:48pm The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 21 Days To Go Twenty one days to go. I am honestly having trouble remembering who I've included in this countdown...but I don't think I have posted Vampire Weekend yet. And since the sun is shining so brightly this afternoon, I will go with VW for today's post. Someone once told me that Vampire Weekend would be the perfect band to have play at your neighborhood cookout. I had to agree. I am not a huge fan, but as far as background music goes it's perfect...light and summery. The band will also forever hold a special place in my heart for the [...]
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Artist:Vampire Weekend
Title:Oxford Comma
Link Text:* 'Oxford Comma' MP3
File Name:02 oxford comma.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 25, 2010, 5:15pm The Swill Merchant
old navy girl in st.clairsville - m4w - 35 (st. clairsville ohio) Date: 2010-03-24, 10:21PM EDT Reply To This Post i am looking for the petite girl who worked in old navy in st clairsville ohio, a while before they closed. i think you said you were from shadyside ohio. i thiink you are awesome! if anyone knows who she is please write to me, she is my [...]
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Artist:David Bowie
Title:Soul Love
Link Text:* David Bowie - 'Soul Love' MP3
File Name:02 Soul Love.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Year:1972

Shame,Shame

Mar 25, 2010, 4:15pm The Swill Merchant
Shame,Shame There is a brand new record from Dr. Dog due out on April 6. 'Shame Shame' is the name of the LP, and I am already in love with it. DD have an been releasing great record after great record for years now, and this may be the album that actually blows them up...I hope so, it's brilliant. * 'Jackie Wants A Black Eye' MP3
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Artist:Dr. Dog
Title:Jackie Wants A Black Eye
File Name:10 - Jackie Wants A Black Eye.mp3
Year:2010

One is not a style, one is not a trend

Mar 25, 2010, 3:56pm The Swill Merchant
One is not a style, one is not a trend As I sit listening to this new Roky Erickson record, I have to remind myself that he hasn't been playing with the boys in Okkervil River for years. It just works, this mix of generations. The album is fantastic, Roky's songwriting and OR's tight, bluesy backing sound scape make for one hell of a rock n roll record. Now I just need the cross country road trip to go with it... The record is called 'True Love Cast Out All Evil' and it is available on April 20th. * [...]
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Artist:Roky Erickson With Okkervil River
Title:Forever
Link Text:* 'Forever' MP3
File Name:09 Forever.mp3
Bitrate:254 kbps
Year:2010

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 22 Days To Go

Mar 25, 2010, 3:02pm The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 22 Days To Go I have seen today's Coachella spotlight act twice before I believe, both times in very small bars. I am curious to see how their show works in a festival setting. Here is a track off their fantastic LP 'The Rhumb Line' * 'Each Year' MP3
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Link Text:* 'Each Year' MP3
File Name:02 Each Year.mp3

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 23 Days To Go

Mar 24, 2010, 9:30am The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 23 Days To Go Twenty three days! I can almost smell the southern California air...ahhhhhh. Today's Coachella act of the day is high on my bands not to be missed list. They are also responsible for one of my favorite albums thus far in 2010. I speak, of course, of Yeasayer. In fact, I am looking forward to seeing them so much, I will post a song off of each of their records. First up is one from this year's brilliant 'Odd Blood' followed by one of my favorites from their debut 'All Hour Cymbals.' * [...]
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Link Text:* 'I Remember' MP3
File Name:04 I Remember.mp3

Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 23, 2010, 11:24am The Swill Merchant
Hotel Sex Date: 2010-02-23, 3:39PM EST Reply To This Post So, I'm minding my own business and I hear a woman masterbating in the next room...she came 5 or 6 times. Very hot. I called your room and left a message of encouragement... Tell me what hotel and I'll tell you the room.... (I know it's a million in [...]
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Artist:Adem
Title:Hotellounge
Link Text:* Adem - 'Hotellounge' MP3
File Name:05 Hotellounge.mp3
Bitrate:169 kbps
Year:2003

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 24 Days To Go

Mar 23, 2010, 9:12am The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 24 Days To Go I have to admit, I have never been the biggest fan of Les Claypool's music, be it in Primus or any of his several other semi-solo versions. But I also think it is impossible to totally dislike him. There is no doubting his originality, and of course his insane bass skills. And he has an deniable knack for telling some great, quirky stories in his own brilliantly unique version of Americana. * 'Iowan Gal' MP3
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Artist:Les Claypool
Title:Iowan Gal
Link Text:* 'Iowan Gal' MP3
File Name:07-les_claypool-iowan_gal.mp3
Bitrate:252 kbps
Year:2006

Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 22, 2010, 10:54am The Swill Merchant
Witch man - m4m - 44 (Columbus) Date: 2010-03-03, 10:10PM EST Reply To This Post Sort of a wierd post. I am a pagan eclectic man who wants to share his wisdom and love with a like minded man. I am polyamorous, very sensual and ready to take a fellow explorer to the deepest levels of passion. Love is not required, your sexual abandon is. Textbook [...]
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Artist:Heartless Bastards
Title:Witchypoo
Link Text:* Heartless Bastards - 'Witchypoo' MP3
File Name:10 Witchypoo.mp3
Bitrate:263 kbps
Year:2009

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 25 Days To Go

Mar 22, 2010, 9:32am The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 25 Days To Go Another day closer to Coachella. Today's spotlight band is Hot Chip, straight outta London. Hard to believe these guys have been around since 2004, seems like they just burst on the scene last week. I think this is a good thing, means we aren't tired of them yet. Here is my favorite Hot Chip tune, the title track to their 2006 record...enjoy. * 'The Warning' MP3
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Artist:Hot Chip
Title:The Warning
Link Text:* 'The Warning' MP3
File Name:08 - Hot Chip - The Warning.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2006

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 26 Days To Go

Mar 21, 2010, 9:51am The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 26 Days To Go Today's Coachella artist of the day is Canadian band Tokyo Police Club. . Here is a song off of their 'Elephant Shell' record...a song so good, they made a movie about it. * 'Juno' MP3
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Artist:Tokyo Police Club
Title:Juno
Link Text:* 'Juno' MP3
File Name:04 juno 1.mp3
Year:2008

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 27 Days To Go

Mar 20, 2010, 12:10pm The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 27 Days To Go If a friend of mine hadn't made me a copy of the album 'Split The Country Split The Street' last year, then Kevin Devine would have been just another name in small print at the bottom of the Coachella poster that I wasn't very familiar with. But now that I have said copy of cd and have grown to love it, Mr. Devine is on my "must see" list for the festival. * 'No One Else's Problems' MP3
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Artist:Kevin Devine
Title:no one elses problems
Link Text:* 'No One Else's Problems' MP3
File Name:05 no one elses problems.mp3
Bitrate:202 kbps
Year:2005

Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 19, 2010, 8:36pm The Swill Merchant
Brillobox accidental hand down your shirt. - m4w - 31 Date: 2010-03-18, 5:01PM EDT Reply To This Post As I was waving goodbye to a friend and exiting the door my hand somehow ended up down your shirt as you were entering the bar. I apologized and you kissed me on the mouth. I was a white male in a [...]
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Artist:Rilo Kiley
Title:Accidntel Deth
Link Text:* Rilo Kiley - 'Accidntel Deth' - MP3
File Name:07 Accidntel Deth.mp3
Bitrate:208 kbps
Year:2004

Stuck On Nothin'

Mar 19, 2010, 6:30pm The Swill Merchant
Stuck On Nothin' Call it perfect timing. It seems that just as I started to get into this Free Energy record, somebody flipped the switch...winter went away, and the Sun won't stop shining. This album sounds like spring to me...eternal hope. It also sounds A LOT like Cheap Trick...and that's OK. Embrace what you are, own your sound(or own Cheap Trick's sound)...especially if its this good. * 'Young Hearts' MP3
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Artist:ÿþFree Energy
Title:ÿþYoung Hearts
Link Text:* 'Young Hearts' MP3
File Name:07 - Young Hearts.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Year:2010

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 28 Days To Go

Mar 19, 2010, 12:35pm The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 28 Days To Go Today's Indio-bound artist of the day is another outfit that I had admittedly never heard of until I saw them on the Coachella poster. The band is Delphic, is an alternative/dance band from that musical mecca of Manchester in the UK.(And for future reference, it's a pretty safe bet that if some band describes their sound with any variation of 'dance' in the genre, that I have not heard their music.) Their debut disc is called 'Acolyte' and it came out in January of this year. * 'This Momentary' MP3
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Artist:Delphic
Title:This Momentary
Link Text:* 'This Momentary' MP3
File Name:03 - This Momentary.mp3
Bitrate:288 kbps
Year:2010

"Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton..."

Mar 18, 2010, 7:33pm The Swill Merchant
"Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton..." The way I came to discover the music of Alex Chilton is not a cool story. Not at all. I was a junior in high school I believe, just really getting into music for the first time in my life. I mean, REALLY getting into it. Like, listening to a record on repeat for hours on end, obsessively researching the most mundane details of your new favorite band. That sort of thing. The obsession of the moment was the Counting Crows and their record 'August And Everything After.' I would spend my weekends heading down to the [...]
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Artist:Big Star
Title:September Gurls
Link Text:* Big Star - 'September Gurls' MP3
File Name:22 september gurls.mp3
Bitrate:219 kbps
Year:1972
Artist:Big Star
Title:The Ballad of El Goodo
Link Text:* Big Star - 'The Ballad Of El Goodo' MP3
File Name:02 the ballad of el goodo.mp3
Bitrate:209 kbps
Year:1972
Artist:Big Star
Title:Thirteen
Link Text:* Big Star - 'Thirteen' MP3
File Name:04 thirteen.mp3
Bitrate:208 kbps
Year:1972
Artist:The Replacements
Title:Alex Chilton
Link Text:* The Replacements - 'Alex Chilton' MP3
File Name:02-the_replacements-alex_chilt on.mp3
Bitrate:206 kbps
Year:2008

Coachella Artist O'the Day: 29 Days To Go

Mar 18, 2010, 5:01pm The Swill Merchant
Coachella Artist O'the Day: 29 Days To Go Today's Coachella artist of the day is actually here in Columbus next week. I heard a commercial for the gig on the radio this morning and realized I hadn't profiled them yet on my little countdown. Like a lot of people, I think I first heard Temper Trap in the movie '500 Days Of Summer'...and since then their debut album 'Conditions' has been on semi-regular rotation here...especially during long bus trips, as I find their music makes an amazing people watching soundtrack. * 'Fader' MP3
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Artist:The Temper Trap
Title:Fader
Link Text:* 'Fader' MP3
File Name:06 Fader.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009

Craigslist Musical Dedication

Mar 17, 2010, 7:22pm The Swill Merchant
LOOKING FOR A PAIR OF SISTER WHO USED TO POST IN THE ADULT SECTION - m4w - 28 Date: 2010-03-17, 12:50AM EDT Reply To This Post I am looking for two sisters who used to post ads with a picture of both of them offering their services as escorts. I believe one of your names [...]
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Artist:Wye Oak
Link Text:* Wye Oak - 'I Hope You Die' MP3
File Name:04.I Hope You Die.mp3
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