The ladies of the Steam Co. love our dogs. Katie lives with pups Diane and Coco, and Alyssa with Ms. Winnie. In addition to her Ms. W., Alyssa has been sitting for her two nieces for the past few days, bringing her doggie total to an unmanageable 3. No matter how much we love them, this week has drawn to a close with the conclusion that more than two woofers in an apartment are just too many, especially for just one gal. To the end of Alyssa's dogsitting days and in honor of the pups we [...]
The Steam Co. gals love a good roadtrip, and luckily so do many of our By Request readers. This mix comes to you courtesy of Steam Co. friend Mackenzie, who is heading from the middle/west to the west coast with her pop next weekend. Enjoy the drive! "Beach Boys - Good Vibrations" "Dirty Gold - California Sunrise" "Local Natives - Sun Hands" "Bright Eyes - Another Travelin' Song" "Joni Mitchell - California" [...]
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Sometimes we're only human. We're busy and sick, and we don't to a request from one of you fine folks. Our apologies - but we are only human. But if you have a request, we're ready to start on it now, so email us (blog@thesteamco.com) and we'll start working on it before life gets in the way. In between thesis writing and coughs. Because sometimes we're human, and we know you are too. "Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything" "Rilo Kiley - I Never" "Sparkle [...]
A few weeks back a Steam Co reader said they were so overjoyed with their new MacBook Pro that it deserved its own mix. But one day you're in - the next day you're out, when it comes to Project Runway, and the world computers, supercomputers and microchips. The day Katie got her iPhone - she was thrilled. While her iPhone still works fine - that was TWO iPhones ago. And Alyssa was thrilled to recieve her MacBook, back in 2007. Now she just dreams of much prettier MacBook Pro. So for those few moments when you are leading [...]
The Steam Co. is lucky to have some pretty awesome friends (just like you, loyal reader and accidental, happy passer-by!) - and our lady Di is one of those. This acclaimed brow guru (really! check her out in NY Mag's best of NYC here ) takes her fabulous self to the Upper East side each morning, and asked us for some help get her ready for Brooklyn on her subway ride home. Here's to you Di - it's quittin' time: Welcome back to the BK! "Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til' Brooklyn" [...]
It's the weekend of SXSW. Maybe you're there, like Katie, soaking up the good music, having a lonestar and rubbing elbows with other music-lovers. But you might not be there, like Alyssa, who is instead about to run for the border, (literally.) Either way, the requests came in from several Steam Co readers, and their request was epic: GIVE ME SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST they said. And so it was. "Smith Westerns - Perfect in My Mind" "Ellie Goulding - Lights" "Lower Dens - Blue [...]
This week's BY REQUEST comes to us from The Steam Co.'s friend Anthony, who has spent a week in the office having 90's song off's with his co-workers. And winning. Here's to you, dear sir, and to your hopes and dreams of 90's DJ domination. We miss the decade just like you do, and even more than VH1. "The Spice Girls - Wannabe" "Oasis - Wonderwall" "Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit" "P.Diddy and the Family [...]
TRANSLATON : WE'RE IN FRANCE, BITCHES. This week, the Steam Co.'s friend Sam is visiting another Steam Co. friend, Pete, in Brest, France. Holla! They need some kickin' tunes to get them through the weekend. Boys, salut! "Pomegranaates - Between Two Dreams" "Alfa Rococo - Chasser le malheur" "Sufjan Stevens - He Woke Me Up Again" "Cults - Go Outside" "The Promise Ring [...]
Sometimes its TGIF, and other times it's thank fucking god. It's finally Friday, the respite from whatever hell we've dealt with since Monday. Chris, our by request requester this week, is totally fed up with his week, so here is to Friday: the time when we get take off the work clothes, put on our party pants, and have a fucking drink. "Generationals - Trust" "Cut Copy - Take Me Over" "Kym Mazelle - Young Hearts" "Marina & The Diamonds - [...]
What are you doing this Sunday? Brunking and then finding your way to a big screen somewhere in your respective cities to watch some excellent live music performances? Us too! There will be winners and losers, and some folks that weren't even nominated. But at the end of the night, we'll all be talking about the winners. So here is a mix of who we think should be the winners - and songs that are about winning. WIN. "Cee Lo - Fuck You" "Earth Girl Helen Brown - Hit After Hit" [...]
I don't know if you heard, but Katie went to Europe or some shit, and I've been slugging around the west during its darkest months. But now that the holidays are over, we've made our resolutions and are back to our working/studious/inventing selves, it's time to give new birth (though the birth image seems a little disgusting in this reference) to the by-request mix. We hope that means you'll bring new requests to the table too. While we do know how to get that 1/4 life crisis mix out, and we have the break up mix down to [...]
The Standards - #18 Does region matter? Since moving to New York I have met some of the worst guys ever, and have thus made sweeping generalizations (wahoo!) and blamed this city for the bizarre male species it supports. I realize I can't blame the entire Eastern Seaboard for the ridiculous men* who live here (or can I?), but I certainly can prefer to stay away from them. For me its Midwest or bust; an Iowa boy kicks any New Yorkers ass, mostly because he isn't afraid of manual labor (zing!) and is probably [...]
Our friend just took a teaching job in Dubai, and therefore has decided her life is about to get reaaaaaal spicy. Here's her spice filled mix! "Title Music - From the film "Jalsaghar"" "The Temper Trap - Down River" "Bombay Talkie - Typewriter Tap Tap Tap" "Rolling Stones - Play With Fire" "The Botany - Feeling Today" "Southern Culture On The Skids -Highlife" "Cut Copy - Take Me [...]
Saturday marks The Steam Co.'s dear friend Megan's GOLDEN BIRTHDAY. In honor of the occasion, Ms. Megan requested a dinner party mix - but we're going a bit further and will feature songs that have something to do with 27, November 1983, things that are gold or the birthday girl herself. Happy Birthday Meggie! "Souls of Gold - Sister Crayon" "The Pointer Sister - Jump (For My Love)" ( Break Out released November, 1983) "Billy Idol - Rebel Yell" [...]
It's that special time in life where lots of friends are getting married. We could be jaded about that, or we could be happy for these folks - and for the purpose of this week's mix, we'll be effing PUMPED. Katie went to undergrad with Dani and Josh (and roomed with Dani their first year) - now the couple is engaged and planning a sweet wedding (Dani's got an equally sweet blog with Minneapolis/St. Paul Mag where you can read all about it). Here's a mix to help them through the nuts and bolts of making things awesome [...]
Sometimes you hate where you live. When you live in New York, you spend a lot of time hating where you live coupled with loving it more than anything and telling everyone who will listen about your complex relationship. Living in THE greatest city can be the absolute pits, so this week's mix goes out to Aaron: a man who kicks ass in midtown for the "haves" of this faux world every day and may need a jam to help get him through. Mr. Murphy, we salute you. "The Old 97's - Niteclub" [...]
Yeah. We've all been there. And your ladies of The Steam Co. are here to support you in your time of need. This mix is for the lovely and always refreshingly honest Courtney K., who would like to get some this weekend. To her we say, "get it gurrrrrrl," and enjoy this mix while you do. "The XX "You Got The Love (Florence and the Machine Cover)" "Twin Sister - Dry Hump" "Metric - The Twist" "Active Child - Wilderness" [...]
Yo yo, we've gotten not one, but two requests to fulfill your Halloween dreams. You won't have to be scared about this mix disappointing with bits of spooky, a-tonal, and straight-up darkly danceable tunes. So put on your leather bustier, or your lingerie and kitten ears or whatever other scantily clad outfit you find yourself in this spooky weekend (that includes you, boys) and pretend to be whatever you like as you listen to these tunes for Kelly and Morgan, who are both throwing Halloween parties this week. Enjoy. "Timber Timbre - Lay Down [...]
George was pissed. Hey, maybe he still is. But he asked us for angry mix, even though he knew it's really not up our alley. And even though Katie and Alyssa might like putting on slipper boots, drinking wine and dancing around to trashy pop sometimes, that doesn't mean we can't get worked up too. Preferably, we might just say "fuckfuckfuck" until we feel some stress lifted off our shoulders. But for the next time George is PISSED, or katie and alyssa get ticked off, or any of you Steam Co stalkers get upset, maybe you can find solace in [...]
While you might know The Steam Co for our totally awesome music selections, you might not know we boast some rather fancy BAs in English. When one of our loyal readers and fellow English scholars came to us with a request for a literary mix, we were thrilled by the challenge. Here's to you, Laura, as you teach those Junior High and High School minds all about how much you love Hemingway and how amazing your Literary Super Tour of America based around the gent was. You rock. We hope the tracks below along with the books they're [...]
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