Night Flyer by Allison Russell Outside Child Album This song just blows me away. One of the best country music songs of the last 10 years. Lyrics excerpt: I’m the wounded bird, I’m the screaming hawk I’m the one who can’t be counted out I’m the dove thrown into battle I can roll and shake
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Benny – Little Game
My Five Favorite Christmas Songs
Il Est NĂ© le Divin Enfant Steeleye Span – ‘Gaudete‘ Walking in the Air Carry Me Home – Hey, Rosetta I Saw Three Ships
Read on »erg workout playlist for 10 minute/3 minute intervals
This one is still in progress; I’m trying to arrange so lower intensity songs land in the intervals, but it’s difficult to get it exactly. Brave – Sara Bareilles – 3:43 Roar – Katy Perry – 3:45 I Love It – Icona Pop – 2:39 Feel This Moment – Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – 3:52
Read on »Jennifer Hudson – ‘I Can’t Let Go’ on Smash
I know it’s fashionable to hate on Smash recently, but you gotta at least admit that Jennifer Hudson KILLS this song. I’ve been playing this on repeat all week. Favorite line – “And when heartache comes a’calling, / I won’t even try to run / Cause it’s all that makes me know that I’m alive.”
Read on »Pop Culture Memes for Old People: Gangnam Style
Q. What is it? A. A pop song and video from a South Korean group called PSY. Q. Why? A. Kids these days. It’s been played on the radio, parodied in various forms and has recently appeared on Saturday Night Live. Do I give a crap? A. Probably not, but in case you want to
Read on »10 Anthems for a Feminist Revolution
According to spinner magazine, these are the tops: (linked to mp3 download or album on Amazon.com) 10. Salt-n-Pepa, ‘None Of Your Business’ (from the album Very Necessary) 9. Carole King, ‘
Read on »Somebody That I Used to Know – Walk off the Earth
This is really cool – aside from being an awesome song, watching 5 people play the same guitar all at once is pretty unbelievable.
Read on »Want to Do Bad Things Mix
Bad Things (The Theme to “True Blood”) / Jace Everett / 2:43 Sundown / Elwood / 3:57 The Forgotten People / Thievery Corporation / 3:11 Ain’t No Grave / Crooked Still / 3:22 Death Trip / Bad Livers / 4:27 Waves / Holly Miranda / 5:05 The Way / The Pierces / 4:46 Valerie /
Read on »Space Girl Mix-a-Mix
Space Girl / The Imagined Village / 3:57 Pumped Up Kicks / Foster the People / 3:58 Skinny Genes / Eliza Doolittle / 3:05 King of Anything / Sara Bareilles / 3:29 Chinese Translation / M. Ward / 4:01 Annabelle Lee / Sarah Jarosz / 3:10 Two Weeks / Grizzly Bear / 4:03 Walcott /
Read on »Glee Live Tour 2011
Shocking – we attended a concert 2 years in a row. Stephanie took me to see Glee for my birthday this year
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Glee Live Tour 2011
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Glee Live Tour 2011
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Glee Live Tour 2011. Stephanie got me tickets for my birthday.
Read on »Paula Cole: Mississippi
This song falls under the heading of really awesome music I’ve rediscovered in my music library recently. Of course I was listening to Paula Cole something like 10 years ago (1996 – so 15 years ago.) At a particular time in my life when I was completely in love with a woman who was in
Read on »Kickstarter Project: Double Masterpiece: A Nerdy & Dirty Comedy Hip Hop Album
My cousin Sean (AKA ‘Bearclaw’) is in a comedy hip-hop group called Le Roy (see their website) – and they’re trying to make an album. So they’ve set up a kickstarter page to raise money – pre-order a CD and potentially get a bunch of stuff like t-shirts and stickers along with it. Or go
Read on »Glee Recaps
I really enjoy reading recaps of Glee episodes because it’s funny to read someone trying to write a coherent narrative about a program that doesn’t actually make any fucking sense whatsoever. It’s mostly “and then this happened” followed by “yeah, I don’t know what that was about, either. WTF.” And yet I watch the show
Read on »We need a little christmas
Mame (1966 Original Broadway Cast) Mame: Haul out the holly; Put up the tree before my spirit falls again. Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now. For we need a little Christmas Right this very minute, Candles in the window, Carols at the spinet. Yes, we need
Read on »links for 2010-04-17
The Rachel Maddow Show – What's the matter with everybody? Tea baggers want smaller government – except when challenged on the entitlements THEY receive. Then they change their minds – they only want government to help them – but they don't want to pay for it. Or for all those other people who they think
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Hark, a vagrant: Tesla vs. Edison & Marconi Poor Tesla. Always getting kicked when he's down. (tags: comics science tesla edison marconi) Emo: Where the Girls Aren't by Jessica Hopper Awesome discussion of sexism in Emo music, and how women's experiences are devalued and women's voices ignored in music genres. (tags: music feminism culture criticism
Read on »Bad Romance (harp)
I’d love to have this as a recording.
Read on »Power of the Pentatonic Scale
World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
Read on »Weakest Shade of Blue
Pernice Brothers won’t you come away with me and begin something we can’t understand i’m as lonely as the Irish Sea i’m as willing as the sand could it be so wrong, so wrong? could it be so wrong, so wrong? won’t you come unbury me could you light me up like a lemon grove
Read on »Life Shuffle
Having been tagged by Cordelia, I cheerfully submit my answers to this meme. The Instructions: 1. Put your music player on shuffle. 2. Press forward for each question. 3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING! (I’m going to break the rules right away,
Read on »California Stars
Words: woody guthrie – music: jay bennett/jeff tweedy 1997
Read on »My reality show concept: Celebrity Karaoke Roulette
Shakespeare’s Sister question of the day the other day was: “You’ve been given unlimited resources and creative control to create your own contest reality show (a la Project Runway) or game show: What’s your concept?” I’ve had this one rolling around in my head: Celebrity Karaoke Roulette. Take five famous musicians, throw them up on
Read on »2008/02 Winter Mix
1 If You Want Me / Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova / Once (Original Soundtrack) 2 Falling Slowly / Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova / Once (Original Soundtrack) 3 Gay Messiah / Rufus Wainwright / True Colors (Soundtrack to the Logo Documentary) 4 City of Immigrants (feat. Forro In the Dark) / Steve Earle /
Read on »Music Rediscovered
We finally we able to upgrade the firmware on our Terabyte server last weekend, and it’s finally behaving in a stable fashion with iTunes (fingers crossed). It was apparently having trouble with long file names (!) and iTunes loves to create long file names, so it kept hiccuping. Since I’ve been home this week, I’ve
Read on »EW’s Best Love Songs Ever: The Top 25!
Entertainment Weekly’s List: “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure (1987) “As” – Stevie Wonder (1976) “Purple Rain” – Prince (1984) “Your Song” – Elton John (1970) “Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper (1984) “If Not for You” – Bob Dylan (1970) “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell (1967) “Crazy in Love” –
Read on »Currently listening to…
Proof of Youth by The Go Team. Discovered through a video posted on Coudal’s Fresh Signals.
Read on »Melissa Etheridge’s New CD
I bought her new CD “The Awakening” last week on a whim – I actually purchased the physical CD because we still haven’t had a spare two or three hours to sit down and sort out what the hell is wrong with the terrabyte server after I killed it vacuuming. So our music situation is
Read on »KT Tunstall’s awesome cover of “I Want You Back”
(via Shakespeare’s Sister)
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The video for the song “Girl I Told Ya” by Valeria.
Read on »24,000 some songs gone
I took my 200 GB external drive with all of my music on it to CompUSA this weekend to have it put in a new enclosure, because the old one was going bad. I had this happen before to a Maxtor drive – the enclosure doesn’t spin the drive fast enough, apparently, so the disk
Read on »Steph Sold Her House Mix
Douglas made me this mix, in celebration of selling my house. The Creeps – Camile Jones Vs. Fedde Le Grande She’s My Man – Scissor Sisters Miracle – Cascada By The Way – Jenna Drey Glamourous – Fergie feat. Ludacris She’s Madonna – Robbie Williams Love Today – Mika Take It – Tom Novay and
Read on »Kingdom In The Sky
Kingdom In The Sky by DaVinci’s Notebook From the album: The Life and Times of Mike Fanning Link will expire in 7 days All my life I have been searching for that fabled promised land, With my sisters and my brothers, we shall walk there hand-in-hand. Through the trials and tribulations, and the devil’s cruel
Read on »halcali – giri giri surfrider
Awesome Japanese Surfer Girl Video
Read on »I Am The Very Model Of An Ex-Gay Individual
by Justin, of Gay Christian.net as Justin points out on his site, “Ex-gay” people admit they have what they call ongoing “same gender attraction” (called SGA in the song) but claim they’re not actually gay. (Never mind that the definition of gay is “being attracted to some one of your own sex.) I. I am
Read on »The Best of All Possible Worlds – Cate’s CD Club Mix
The CD mix I’m working on for my friend Cate’s CD Exchange Club. I still need to finish the liner notes, print them all out and slice up the paper to fit the cases, burn the CDs, and put everything together. And I’m considering substituting in a different song from Hogeye Naavy for one song
Read on »The Lusty Month of May
Soundtrack to the Musical Camelot
Read on »Desert Island Meme
From various sources, one of them Bil — Stranded on a desert island (with plenty of electronics) edition… You get to take with you one of each of the following: Album: The Beatles Stereo Box Set Book: Just one? Aw, man. The Complete Pelican Shakespeare Film: The Wizard of Oz Television series: Buffy the Vampire
Read on »What I’m Listening To
01 La goualante du pauvre Jean.mp3 Édith Piaf Éternelle Link expires after 7 days
Read on »Really, How Hard Is Pimping?
I think need to watch the movie Hustle and Flow, because there must be something about this pimping business that I’m missing. ‘Cause now that it won an Oscar, I keep hearing the song “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” and I’m wondering what’s so difficult about it. See, because my understanding of the
Read on »Natalie Portman Rapping on SNL
Wow. That’s truly funny, and much better than the Lazy Sunday video. I want an mp3 of this. And the lyrics. Darn it. The video has already been yanked from Youtube.com, so my embedded file no longer works. Well, it’ll be on iTunes; go look at it.
Read on »I am the Very Model of a Modern Unitarian
I am the Very Model of a Modern Unitarian by Christopher Gist Raible
Read on »What I’m Listening To
Unwritten, Natasha Bedingfield, Ice Princess Soundtrack
Read on »Chocolate City
Chocolate City is Parliament song from 1975. Suddenly, Ray Nagin makes sense. And my African-American friends are looking at me like I’m retarded, because everyone knows what he was talking about. I am so white.
Read on »Institutionalized
from the album Suicidal Tendencies
Read on »What I’m listening to: Rolf Is a Nazi
Rolf Is a Nazi: A SongFight Tribute to The Sound of Music Glitter and Twang does a cover tribute of the Sound of Music soundtrack. mp3s available at the link.
Read on »Current Music Videos
My niece pointed this site out to me last weekend at my Dad’s house: Codesandlyrics.com let’s you see current music videos, listen to the music, and grab code to embed the videos into your site. While there, I discoved the video for the song Laffy Taffy, which explains why this page on my site has
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From “Wicked: The Musical” Soundtrack
Read on »Hucklebuck
One of my cats is named Huckleberry, but I frequently shorten his name or call him some variation on that, like Huck, or Hucklebuck. I had no idea that hucklebuck is a word that other people use, though. Today I happened to be reading about the Flickr photo of Shaving Cream that was mysteriously changing
Read on »Certain kinds of music aid in sleep, post-operative pain relief
This site discusses a Case-Western study that shows listening to soothing music helps people with sleep disorders and people with post-operative pain. That’s very interesting.
Read on »Free Bird!!
Source: Wall Street Journal: “Rock’s Oldest Joke: Yelling ‘Freebird!’ In a Crowded Theater” A history of the phenomenon of people shouting “Freebird!” at concerts. The best part is the last paragraph, where Lynyrd Skynyrd band member Johnny Van Sant admits he’s done it himself at a Cher concert.
Read on »Memesville
I haven’t been able to post lately, because I have been sicker than a dog. I’m still sick, but I’m at work anyway, because I have to get some stuff done. Anyway, courtesy of Lisa at Another Pink World, here’s a meme for you. 1. Total amount of music files on your computer? 0 files
Read on »My Top 10 Favorite Love Songs
I realize I’m going to get torn to shreds by my fellow Indyscribers for the utter cheesy sappiness of this post, but I don’t care.
Read on »How to Sing the Blues
A Primer For Beginners
Read on »Eminem – Mosh Lyrics
From the album Encore See the Video: Real Player, Windows Media [I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God Indivisible It feels so good to be back..] Scrutinize every word, memorize every line I spit it once, refuel, reenergize,
Read on »80’s Party Playlist
Songs from an epic 80’s party I threw. (See the pictures from my party here) The original playlist has 1457 songs in it, and was 4.1 days long. I edited that list down to what you see below. I tried to pick a broad cross-section of music genres and I tried to cover as many
Read on »American Idiot Lyrics
Green Day
Read on »Country Songs about Pickup Trucks
I made this mix to play in my pickup, because people kept joking about me becoming a country music fan after I bought one. 1 Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson – Redneck Woman – Single 2 What Was I Thinkin’ – Dierks Bentley – Dierks Bentley 3 Big Ol’ Truck – Toby Keith – Toby
Read on »Henry Kissinger
How I got Henry Kissinger to sign a lyrics sheet from the Monty Python song.
Read on »Teen Death Songs
In the fifties, there was a whole trend of sappy songs about young love misunderstood and cut short by the tragedy of death. I tried to track down many of the titles, but they were pretty hard to come by. This is the CD of sorrowful tunes I was able to put together. If you
Read on »Britney and Madonna
The Batty Hymn of the Repugnant
Mine eyes have seen the Teletubby and his cutsey little purse. He wears a purple outfit, and, dear friends, what’s even worse, He doesn’t scratch or spit or belch, He doesn’t even curse. What kind of guy is he?
Read on »T.a.t.u.
Cute Russian lesbian teenage musical duo tops the U.K. singles chart. Yum. I’ll have to look up T.a.t.u., and their single “All The Things She Said.” I hope it’s in English. What the hell. If it’s not I’ll listen anyway.
Read on »Chanukah Song (Version Two)
Winona Ryder drinks Manachevett’s wine Then spins a dreidel with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein
Read on »Invisible libraries, fake band names, and gardens of forking paths
Funny and/or cool websites I’ve noticed lately: Garden of Forking Paths Welcome to the Garden of Forking Paths, one of the most intriguing areas of the Libyrinth of Allexamina. Here you will find access to the garden planted by J.L. Borges, the Argentine writer, poet and philosopher. Although I tend the garden as well as
Read on »Cecelia, you’re breaking my heart
Simon and Garfunkel
Read on »Rhino Records Comedy
Noting for future reference: Rhino Records Collections
Read on »Mr. Lady Records
Go here and buy some stuff. They produce numerous cool bands, including LeTigre.
Read on »Cheesy Hits of the Seventies
This is a creation of my friend Doug, who has thrown a 70s party every year for eleven years that is always a huge hit. Doug put this 9 disc set together several years ago, and it’s a staple of my music library. (Note: not all of these are cheesy songs; we put many iconic
Read on »Ohio Lesbian Festival Recap
Just got back from the Ohio Lesbian Festival, outside of Columbus, Ohio. The festival was Saturday, and we (Chi, Chelly, Leighe and I) drove up. There were a number of performers and booths & shopping. It was interesting, like a mini-version of National.
Read on »Songs of Peace and Freedom 1 (Vol. 1 of Hippie Series)
01 – We Shall Not Be Moved – SNCC Freedom Singers 02 – We Shall Overcome – SNCC Freedom Singers 03 – Get Together – Youngbloods 04 – Blowin’ in the Wind – Peter, Paul and Mary 05 – I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing – The New Seekers 06 – Reach Out
Read on »Songs of Peace and Freedom 2 (Vol. 2 of Hippie Series)
01 – Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire 02 – Ball Of Confusion – The Temptations 03 – What About Me – Quicksilver Messenger Service 04 – Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) – Melanie 05 – Aquarius – 5th Dimension 06 – In the Year 2525 (Exordius and Terminus) – Zager and Evans 07
Read on »Good Morning Starshine (Vol. 3 of Hippie Series)
01 – Joy (Beethoven) – Apollo 100 02 – Do You Believe in Magic – Lovin’ Spoonful 03 – Good Morning, Starshine – Oliver 04 – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse 05 – Love is All Around – The Troggs 06 – Groovy Kind Of Love – The Mindbenders 07 –
Read on »It Ain’t Me
Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan 1964
Read on »Bad Moon Rising
Written by: J. Fogerty, Performed by: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Read on »Mad World
Tears for Fears, Gary Jule
Read on »Fight The Power
01 – Fight the Power – The Isley Brothers – It’s Your Thing (boxed set) 02 – Go – Indigo Girls – Come On Now Social 03 – Reclaim – Copper Wimmin – American Tyranny 04 – Power to the Meek – Eurythmics – Peace 05 – Pop Singer’s Fear of the Pollen Count –
Read on »Fire In My Heart For You
01 – Fire in My Heart – Super Furry Animals – Guerrilla 02 – Under the Sun – Big Kenny – Live A Little 03 – Teenage FBI – Guided By Voices – Do The Collapse 04 – Round the Bend – Beta Band – Beta Band 05 – Murder or a Heart Attack –
Read on »Dance Mix 2
01 – Killing Time 99 – Tina Cousins – Killing Time 02 – All About The Money – Meja – Seven Sisters 03 – Colour the World – Sash! – Colour the World 04 – That Don’t Impress Me Much – Shania Twain – Come On Over 05 – You Should Be – Blockster –
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01 – History Repeating – Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey – Decksandrumsandrockandroll 02 – Strong Enough – Cher – Believe 03 – Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here – Deborah Cox – One Wish 04 – Heartbreak Hotel – Whitney Houston – My Love is Your Love 05 – If You Had My Love – Jennifer Lopez
Read on »Mystic Mix
01 – Rollin’ & Tumblin’ – R. L. Burnside – Rollin’ Tumblin’ [CD-SINGLE] 02 – Cabbage Roll – Liquid Soul – Make Some Noise 03 – Loco Pro – A.N.I.M.A.L. – Poder Latino 04 – Ain’t Gonna Do You No Good – Dubtribe Sound System – Bryant Street 05 – Better Days – Citizen King
Read on »Shadowboxer
Fiona Apple, from the album Tidal
Read on »And She Was
Talking Heads
Read on »The Good Me
01 – Thank U – Alanis Morrisette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie 02 – Ray of Light – Madonna – Ray of Light 03 – Luminous Times – U2 – Best of 1980-1990 04 – Happy Heart – Petula Clark – The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark 05 – Does She Walk on Water –
Read on »The Bad Me
01 Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash – The Man In Black: His Greatest Hits 02 Like a Friend – Pulp – This is Hardcore 03 Let’s Kill Saturday Night – Robbie Fulks – Let’s Kill Saturday Night 04 La Di Da – The Murmurs – Blender 05 Amnesia – Chumbawamba – Tubthumper 06 Inside
Read on »Set the Prairie On Fire
Shawn Colvin, from the album Fat City
Read on »The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
Read on »Goodbye Earl
Dixie Chicks, From the CD: Fly
Read on »Tangled Up in Blue
Bob Dylan from Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits
Read on »Jesus Was Way Cool
King Missile
Read on »Because The Night
Bruce Springsteen/Patti Smith
Read on »There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
Pete Seeger, If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
Read on »Plastic Jesus
by Ernie Marrs
Read on »H.R. Pufnstuf Theme Songs Lyrics
Sid & Marty Krofft’s Pufnstuff
Read on »American Pie
Don Maclean
Read on »Brimful Of Asha
Cornershop
Read on »That Summer
Pat Alger, Sandy Mahl, Garth Brooks
CD: The Chase
Wanted Man
by Johnny Cash From the album Live in San Quentin
Read on »I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Proclaimers
Read on »One Tin Soldier
Coven
Read on »The 21th Annual National Women’s Music Festival
Published In Outlines Magazine, June 17, 1995 The festival was professional and well-organized, which must be a difficult task, considering the variety of attractions going on. But Women in the Arts, Inc., the organization that produces the festival, has a staff of 100+ women and a logical, well-thought-out structure that local not-for-profit organizations should take
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