Blog: Ten Ton Truck

Stuff of the Week 28 (Sort of)

Stuff of the Week 28 (Sort of) OK GUYS! I am about to leave to go camping, but I have had such good luck with sweet jams this week, I just had to make a quick post. So...CHECK OUT THE SWEET TUNES BELOW! OUCH, THEY SO GOOD THEY HURT! MUSIC These are the three jams you need to get your weekend going right! DAGGUM! Mew - Introducing the Palace Players The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition Regina Spektor - Eet [...]
Artist:Mew
Title:Introducing Palace Players
Link Text:Mew - Introducing the Palace Players
File Name:01 Introducing Palace Players copy.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Regina Spektor
Title:Eet
Link Text:Regina Spektor - Eet
File Name:02 Eet copy.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Temper Trap
Title:Sweet Disposition
Link Text:The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
File Name:01 Sweet Disposition copy.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

Stuff of the Week #27 - RETURN OF THE STUFF!

Stuff of the Week #27 - RETURN OF THE STUFF! So, it has been a while since my last post. Almost a year actually. What can I say? I'm sorry. Forgive me? I love you. Kiss? Kiss. Actually, I was re-reading some of my old posts and, I gotta tell you, I am one funny dude. You should definitely check out some of the old videos I posted...there are some classics! LIFE It seems pretty rare that a major company [...]
Artist:Matt and Kim
Title:Daylight
Link Text:Daylight - Matt and Kim
File Name:Daylight.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Title:Who Do You Love?
Link Text:Who Do You Love - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
File Name:04 Who Do You Love_.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

Stuff of the Week #26

My Son is Gay?
LIFE An amazing, yet sad look at a man's passion and society's approach to music. A Stream of Consciousness Essay by Seth in response to the video above: Since the induction of the mp3 format, music has suffered some incredible losses, one of which is the compression of music files. Another often overlooked loss is the lack of linearity in albums. Before the connivence of skipping tracks as introduced by CD's, most albums were listened to from start to finish due to the difficulty [...]
Artist:The Twang
Title:Either Way (Streets Remix ft. Professor Green)
Link Text:Either Way (Remix featuring The Streets and Professor Green) - The Twang
File Name:14 Either Way (Streets Remix ft. Professor Green).mp3
Bitrate:181 kbps
Year:2007

Stuff of the Week #25 - OLYMPICS!

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Like this site? Become a Facebook Fan: Click here to join! LIFE A brief wiki history of the Olympic Rings: The emblem of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively) on a white field. This was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. These five rings stand for [...]
Artist:Björk
Title:Oceania
Link Text:Björk - Oceania
File Name:09 Oceania.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Tõnis Mägi
Title:Олимпиада (Olympiad) (LIVE)
Link Text:Tõnis Mägi - Олимпиада (Olympiad) (LIVE)
File Name:Olympiad (LIVE).mp3
Bitrate:78 kbps

Stuff of the Week #24

Bowser's Minions
Like this site? Become a Facebook Fan: Click here to join! VIDEO Hilarious...and so true. MUSIC Well, since it is the first of the month that means my brother has compiled a new "Monthly Alphabet Playlist". This month's theme is "The End of Summer", so go check it out by clicking right......... HERE! [...]
Artist:Hot Chip
Title:Wrestlers
Link Text:Hot Chip - Wrestlers
File Name:10 Wrestlers.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008

Stuff of the Week #23

Hooked on a feeling
THE LOVE ALLIANCE WON! Thanks to any readers who voted for The Love Alliance! Check out their victory page here . also.. Like this site? Become a Facebook fan! VIDEO Oh, yes. MUSIC OK, so last week I wrote about Feist and her awesomeness. This week...I will do the same. Her freshman album, "Monarch (Lay Down Your Jeweled Head)" is really hard to find, at least it was for me. [...]
Artist:Feist
Title:La Sirena
Link Text:Feist - Le Sirena
File Name:03 La Sirena.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:Feist
Title:Monarch
Link Text:Feist - Monarch
File Name:05 Monarch.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1999

Stuff of the Week #22

Feist singing a version of 1234 on Sesame Street
Take 5 minutes of your time and brush of that dusty MySpace account. Head on over to the Impact Awards and vote for The Love Alliance . also.. Like this site? Become a Facebook fan! LIFE Josh is writing a "How To" guide for being awkward or avoiding awkward situations. Here is part of the first chapter which deals with roommates: [...]
Artist:Feist
Title:1 2 3 4
Link Text:1 2 3 4 - Feist
File Name:09 1 2 3 4.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:Feist
Title:1 2 3 4 (Vanshe Technologic Remix)
Link Text:1 2 3 4 (VanShe Remix) - Feist
File Name:01 1 2 3 4 (Vanshe Technologic Remix).mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

Stuff of the Week #21

Fireworks Accident in Denmark
Like this site? Become a Facebook fan! LIFE In this new section, we will be posting a whole range of things from essays, to, um, articles and stuff... so check it out? DUDE, DON'T DO THAT! An investigation by Will About 2 weeks ago, I was eating Sunday lunch with the fam. It was a nice, pleasant time and we were all enjoying [...]
Artist:Slow Runner
Title:Redneck Bar
Link Text:Slow Runner - Redneck Bar
File Name:09 Redneck Bar.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Research
Title:Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same
Link Text:The Research - Lonely Hearts Still Beat the Same
File Name:01 Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

Stuff of the Week #20

Katee & Joshua - Hometown Glory [SYTYCD/HD]
CHECK OUT THE LINKS OVER HERE --------------------> VIDEO Here are some videos of animals doing things that are a little too human... Balance dog: Bears wave and point to mouth for food. Dog says "ELMO!" MUSIC [...]
Artist:Adele
Title:Hometown Glory
Link Text:Hometown Glory - Adele
File Name:12 Hometown Glory.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Cinematic Orchestra
Title:To Build A Home (Edit)
Link Text:To Build A Home - Cinematic Orchestra
File Name:01 To Build A Home (Edit).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

Stuff of the Week #19

Usher - Love In This Club (Performed by Showbiz Pizza Band)
VIDEO Kid friendly...but not really. MUSIC I like this song for two reasons: 1) It sounds like it is about to fall apart at any moment and 2) it is really simple. I think that playing this song along with last week's "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups would be a great way to start any summer day. In fact, I am almost sure of it. Also, another [...]
Artist:Bright Eyes
Title:Bowl of Oranges (Time Edit)
Link Text:Bowl of Oranges - Bright Eyes
File Name:Bowl of Oranges (Time Edit).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Grandaddy
Title:A.M. 180
Link Text:A.M. 180 - Grandaddy
File Name:02 A.M. 180.mp3
Bitrate:232 kbps
Year:1997

Stuff of the Week #18

America's Got Talent (NY)  : Indigo from Romania
VIDEO "Here's the pizza, baby!" = Amazing. If these girls do not win, then I am never watching TV again. MUSIC OK. So I usually do not like to re-post anything, but the new Girl Talk album just came out and...it is AWESOME! I stayed up to 3 am, listening to it last night wishing that I will be Gregg Gillis in another life. Daaaaaaagum, how does [...]
Artist:Girl Talk
Title:Hands In The Air
Link Text:Girl Talk - Hands in the Air
File Name:09 Hands In The Air.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Silversun Pickups
Title:Lazy Eye
Link Text:Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
File Name:07 Lazy Eye.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006

Stuff of the Week #17

The Office Worker Meltdown *Both Angles*
Still the only blog about politics that makes sense... Life in the Field . VIDEO Wait for it....wait for it... Speaking of animal cute-lty (get it? like "cruelty", but cute?!) Also, have you seen this: MUSIC OK, so I don't [...]
Artist:Burial
Title:Etched Headplate
Link Text:Etched Headplate - Burial
File Name:06 Etched Headplate.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Mew
Title:156
Link Text:156 - Mew
File Name:02 156.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2003

Stuff of the Week #16

MAD tv - Bon Qui Qui at King Burger
Still the only political blog worth looking at: Life in the Field . VIDEO I have laughed at this video so much that I now have abs like an American Gladiator. Also hilarious. MUSIC OK, I just tried writing some [...]
Link Text:The Warning - Hot Chip
File Name:08 The Warning.mp3
Artist:Sigur Rós
Link Text:Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
File Name:Gobbledigook.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Stuff of the Week #15

Human cargo train in Japan
Do you like politics? More importantly, do you know and love Will the Thrill? Regardless of your answer, you should head over to Life in the Field and get educated. VIDEO Two videos this week, because I just could not choose. kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-POW! Yes, this for real. That is how the get [...]
Title:Fish Tacos (Immuzikation ExtraTartarBlend)
Link Text:IMMUZIKATION - Fish Tacos
File Name:770 Fish Tacos (Immuzikation ExtraTartarBlend).mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Plankeye
Title:Goodbye
Link Text:Plankeye - Goodbye
File Name:03 Goodbye.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999

Stuff of the Week #14

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU
VIDEO This is pretty weird, but pretty cool too. MUSIC Where I live there is, believe it or not, a good radio show called "The Late, Late Rock Show" (even though it starts at 10 pm, which I think is only deserving of one "late", but who am I to complain). Anyways, they actually play good music that does not automatically fall into the "new" [...]
Artist:DJ Shadow
Title:Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Link Text:DJ Shadow - Building Steam With a Grain of Salt
File Name:02 Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Kings Of Leon
Title:King Of The Rodeo
Link Text:Kings of Leon - King of the Rodeo
File Name:02 King Of The Rodeo.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2004

Stuff of the Week #13

Lakai- Fully Flared Intro
Check out Blac Lilacs which is another blog of a friend of mine, and I have been asked to contribute to it. The site encourages art in response to experiences and is pretty dang sweet. VIDEO M83+Spike Jonze+slow motion+explosions=AWESOME MUSIC WANT 26 MORE SWEET JAMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER? Head over to breakfast, lunch, and dinner for my brother's monthly [...]
Artist:Damien Jurado
Title:Paperwings
Link Text:Damien Jurado - Paperwings
File Name:01 Paperwings.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Sebadoh
Title:On Fire
Link Text:Sebadoh - On Fire
File Name:16 On Fire.mp3
Year:1996

Stuff of the Week #12

The Dangers Of Being A TV News Reporter
Better late than never, right? Also, if you want to go back to any past posts, you can use the links on the left-hand side. Only 4 posts at a time will pop-up on the main page now to cut down on loading time. VIDEO Ouch...ouch...ouch. MUSIC Now, I know that I posted a lot of covers last week, but I [...]
Artist:Honey Is Cool
Title:Something About the Mountains
Link Text:Something About the Mountains - Honey Is Cool
File Name:10 Something About the Mountains.mp3
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Worried Shoes (Feat. Daniel Smith)
Link Text:Worried Shoes (Daniel Johnston cover) - Sufjan Stevens and Daniel Smith
File Name:08 Worried Shoes (Feat. Daniel Smith).mp3

Stuff of the Week #11

Shoots basketball from skateboard
VIDEO I lost count of how many times I have watched this, but it just never gets old. It might be the best video on YouTube...ever. MUSIC So...cover songs. I love cover songs. To find a true cover song is a rare thing these days, more often than not bands copy songs, but fail to add a their own flavor or twist to [...]
Link Text:This Charming Man - Bostonians
File Name:This Charming Man (Smiths).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Braid
Title:This Charming Man
Link Text:This Charming Man - Braid
File Name:03 This Charming Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Death Cab For Cutie
Title:This Charming Man
Link Text:This Charming Man - Death Cab for Cutie
File Name:09 This Charming Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Litmus
Title:This Charming Man
Link Text:This Charming Man - Litmus
File Name:04 This Charming Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Stars
Title:This Charming Man
Link Text:This Charming Man - Stars
File Name:This Charming Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:The Smiths
Title:This Charming Man
Link Text:This Charming Man - The Smiths
File Name:02 This Charming Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1995

Stuff of the Week #10

Elephant Paints Self Portrait
VIDEO I just don't know how to feel about this...wonderment ...fear ...hungry? I don't fully understand, but I think the fact that elephants are painting means either that 1)the future really is now or that 2)the apocalypse is just around the bend. Either way you can buy those elephant paintings for a couple of hundred bucks here . MUSIC I love, [...]
Artist:Beirut
Title:After the Curtain
Link Text:After the Curtain - Beirut
File Name:11 After the Curtain.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Loney, Dear
Title:I Am John
Link Text:I Am John - Loney, Dear
File Name:02 I Am John.mp3
Year:2005

Stuff of the Week #9

Rube Goldberg Machines
VIDEO I have been a Japanese kick, or as I like to call it JapaTV. Catchy, no? MUSIC OK. So to an extent I have no idea what this song is about, but I love it. I think it has got to be the best track of Midlake's album, "The Trials of Van-Occupanther". The band is pretty great. I really recommend [...]
Artist:Maritime
Title:Parade Of Punk Rock T-Shirts
Link Text:Parade of Punk Rock T-Shirts - Maritime
File Name:04 Parade Of Punk Rock T-Shirts.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Midlake
Title:Head Home
Link Text:Head Home - Midlake
File Name:03 Head Home.mp3
Year:2006
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