I heard this song a few days ago and laughed my ass off. It made me think back to 1997-2000 when I would drive around The 'Lou with the She-Dawg listening to "Bitches In Heat" tunz. Too $hort - Don't Fight The Feelin'.mp3 Buy: Life Is...Too Short (1988) http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
My favorite album of 2007 was The Stage Name by Okkervil River . Today is the release of their follow-up album, The Stand Ins . The Stand Ins was recorded at the same time as The Stage Names , similar to what the band did with their 2005 release Black Sheep Boy and subsequent Black Sheep Boy Appendix . Although I have not given The Stand Ins a thorough listen, it is very thematically similar to [...]
I damaged several million brain and liver cells this weekend, but its nothing that 24 hours of sleep and a full change of blood won't fix. Asskickers - Goddamn Bad.mp3 The Other Side of Town (2001) available on iTunes and eMusic. http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
I'm in Durham, North Carolina, with friends for a college reunion/beer fest. Lucky for us, Hurricane Hanna is supposed to hit the Carolina coast late this afternoon. While we are far enough inland that we won't directly feel the full force of the hurricane, we will get really friggin' wet. Hurricanes are new to this northern chick. I'm excited! This post is not to minimize the destructive power, damage, and human heartbreak that a hurricane can cause, but it is to point out the hilarity that ensues when a natural disasters and bad [...]
True story: Last year I was flying from Chicago to Toronto, and while I was in the customs line at Pearson International Airport, I noticed Tom Morello eight or nine people in front of me in line. When he turned the corner in the line so that he was facing me, I looked him right in the eye and said, " Fuck you I won't do what you tell me ." He replied, "Who the fuck are you? Shut the fuck up." In honor of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this [...]
Over the weekend it was brought to my attention that 2008 marks the 10th Anniversary of the release of The Big Lewobski . Some trivia from IMDB and the article " The Decade of the Dude " from the September 4, 2008, issue of Rolling Stone : - Joel and Ethan Coen originally tried to cast Mel Gibson in the role of the Dude. Gibson wouldn't take the pitch seriously. - A lot of the Dude's clothes in the movie were Jeff Bridge's own clothes. He still [...]
According to our friends at Wikipedia, Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday—a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. A friggin' "street parade" woke me at 9a.m. today. I don't understand why Toronto has its Labor (Labour) Day parade down Queen Street West. [...]
This song if off of Kathleen Edward 's wonderful 2008 release Asking for Flowers . It describes the last minutes in the life of Alicia Ross from Ross's perspective just before she was tragically murdered by her neighbor in August 2005. Although this terrible event took place just north of my home in Toronto, I did not know about it until I heard Edward's song. I was traveling in Europe in August of 2005, and I missed the media frenzy behind Ross's disappearance. When I first heard this song I was immediately [...]
According to Last.FM and Zune.net , these are the tracks that I have been listening to the most over the last few months (one track per artist), although I suspect that the Zune counter is not very accurate as it shows the same tracks every month. By the way, I have no "Zune Friends," so if you have a Zune and use the crappy "Zune Social" and want to be my "friend," search for Aimz54901. 01 The Sadies - Dying Is Easy.mp3 [...]
What came first, Bob Dylan or the misery? Do I listen to Bob Dylan because I am miserable? Or am I miserable because I listen to Bob Dylan? Idiot Wind.wma Buy: Blood on the Tracks (2004 reissue, originally released in 1975) Positively 4th Street.wma Buy: Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1999 reissue, originally released in 1967) With God on Our Side.wma [...]
This post is in honor of the Democratic National Convention . I saw the Drive-By Truckers do this song live in Toronto in October 2006. After the song, singer Patterson Hood said, "Be careful who you vote for up here. Don't fuck up like we did down there." Puttin' People on the Moon.mp3 Buy: The Dirty South (2004) http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
I can hear a Todd Snider song and it will be stuck in my head for weeks. Here is the song that has been on continuous reply in my brain all weekend. Horseshoe Lake.mp3 Buy: Step Right Up (1996) http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
See Preview , Part I . Yeah, I know I am three weeks late with this. Leave me alone, I've been busy. Saturday, July 26, 7pm-11pm For my first evening at the Hillside Festival , I caught the second half of Jason Collett 's show on the main stage. Collett is yet another former member of Broken Social Scene who has released a solo album, though his music tends to be more Americana than alternative rock. His set was decent and gave [...]
Last night I was searching for Wilco MP3s and I came across this little gem. It was put together by The Hood Internet , two Chicago DJs who specialize in mixing hip-hop with indie rock. This track can be found on their mix The Hood Internet vs. Chicago which came out in May 2008. Kanye West ("Jesus Walks") vs. the 1985 Chicago Bears ("Super Bowl Shuffle") vs. Wilco ("Jesus, Etc.") Super Bowl Jesus.mp3 http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
I am completely addicted to the Olympics to the point where I actually feel like exercising and finding my inner Michael Phelps. I know, its freaking me out too! I can't come up with any Olympian music, so here is a track to motivate you to run up some steps. Preferably at an art museum. In Philadelphia. Gonna Fly Now.mp3 Theme from Rocky (1976) Composed by Bill Conti http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
A great track from a superb album by Mark Kozelek and his band Sun Kil Moon . Carry Me Ohio.mp3 Buy: Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003) This link is to the 2007 deluxe edition which contains a bonus CD of three alternative versions of the original recordings, an instrumental, and two versions of "Somewhere" from West Side Story . No shit. http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
I read this great article about Neil Diamond in the New York Times yesterday ( The Marathon Man of Pop ). To summarize: Is 67 years old. Grossed $168 million on his last three tours. Released his 46th studio album in May, Home Before Dark. Home Before Dark is his first album to reach number one on the Billboard charts. His first top ten hit, "Cherry, Cherry," came [...]
Gawd am I in a bad mood today. And to make matters worse, I have no metal in my music collection at work. Nirvana will have to do. Territorial Pissings.wma Buy: Nevermind (1991) http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.c om/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
We lost two giants of entertainment this week. Comedian Bernie Mac passed away on Saturday, August 9, at age 50, due to complications from pneumonia. He first became popular as a stand up comedian in Chicago, and then became nationally known on HBO's Def Comedy Jam . He eventually branched out into movies and television, having memorable roles in Ocean's Eleven and Charlie's Angels , and won an Emmy award in 2002 for outstanding writing for The Bernie Mac Show . One of his [...]
They say you're nothing but a party girl. Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Party Girl.mp3 Buy: Armed Forces (2007 reissue) Ooooooh she saw my party, she saw my party. Kings of Leon: My Party.mp3 Buy: Because of the Times (2007) Hey puttin' you [...]
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The Rains of Castamere by The National
Nas - Daughters
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
A Place To Bury Strangers - "You Are The One" (Official Video)
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THE MASTERSONS — BIRDS FLY SOUTH
