the drum, bongwater

i can't stop listening to this song. if any of you have the album that this song is on, or can find me just the mp3, i'd REALLY appreciate it.

i love you all.

seriously. i cannot thank you enough for all of your help and support. i have a brand spankin' new macbook pro named ramona and we are both ready to rock. it's been exactly one month today that i made my last post and i feel like it'd be a good time to get this blog rolling again. unfortunately i won't be able to post as often as i'd like to. i mean, right now the majority of the albums on my computer are ones i went back and downloaded off of my blog or ones you so kindly sent me. i'm hoping to post once a week...i still have a few little gems i'd like to share with you all.

so last night. hanging out with some friends. talking to josh. also known as "thor". talkin' about music. talkin' about his music. tells me he's in a band called "care" (i hope that's right...i had like 40 rum and cokes too many). tells me he's doing some solo stuff. ok ok so PAUSE. you know when people say "hey! listen to my music! i think you'll really like it! it's like a cross between jack johnson and fergie...so it'll probably blow your mind because it's just so goddamn original" and you're all like "hey! no! because i'm pretty sure if i listened to it my ears would bleed and then it's going to be super awkward when i have to lie and pretend like it didn't make me want to sit in silence for the rest of my life". yeah that's the WORST, right? yeah, that's not what happened last night. i knew josh's music was going to fucking rule and it totally did. he played a few songs for us last night and i was really impressed, so even though we didn't leave until damn near 5am, i went home and listened to all of it. and then woke up about two hours later and i've been listening to it since.

but none of that has anything to do with the album i'm ACTUALLY going to post today, which we'll discuss in a second. first off: i didn't get permission to share it on my blog and second: i got to get my facts straight. like i said...40 rum and cokes too many and i don't want to babble on (too late) about his music without giving everyone who's in the band credit and yadda yadda yadda.

christ, i need to stop. i don't remember how to blog. a month goes by and i've gotten so used to writing fucking essays for school that it's all i can do anymore. i'm not even done yet! there's still more! i have to talk about miriam makeba because SHE is really what this post is all about. so here we go. miriam makeba is a south african singer whose father was a xhosa which means she can speak isixhosa and it's just really, really cool. i'm an anthropology major, so i don't expect everyone to know what isixhosa is, but i'm sure many of you have heard of the "click" language. yeah, miriam makeba can click and sing and the same time. super impressive, if you ask me. isixhosa has been mastered by few non-native speakers because of it's click consonants which makes it damn near impossible to learn. you'll see what i mean when you watch the video. so ladies in gentlemen, here is miriam makeba's self titled debut, released in 1960. plus a bonus track, "pata pata" i added on because you gotta hear it, folks.
i highly suggest you check out her other video called "the click song". look, here...i'll even give you the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mwh9z58iAU. i can't embed it, but seriously...check it out. i'm a huge nerd and in all likelihood, no one finds this nearly as awesome as i do, but whatever. humor me.

http://www.mediafire.com/?22ztdzmzixl

bad news.

so, saturday night someone broke into our house in philadelphia and stole my precious computer. all of my music is gone, never to be seen or heard again. as you can imagine, i'm pretty fucking heart broken and would really appreciate it if you could all help me out by sending me any music you think i might want through mediafire. i won't be getting a new laptop for another month, so i won't be able to download anything until then, but would really appreciate it if you guys could start leaving me albums via comments on here, messages on facebook, messages on myspace...whatever works for you. obviously you don't need to upload albums i've posted on here, but if you could start by sending me classics like all of the beatles, rolling stones, and bob dylan albums i would be so, so, so happy.

you have no idea how much this would mean to me.

urge for going, joni mitchell

autumn is officially here! this is always the first song i think of when i see the leaves begin to turn. my feelings towards this season are bittersweet. i love so many things about it. pumpkins, halloween, kaleidoscopic foliage, horror movies, apple cider...but most of all, autumn has an indescribable energy, a crisp smell, and that beautiful sound of the wind, tangled in a tree's dry leaves. this is my favorite season of them all, but i always worry that i'm not taking it all in; that i'm going to forget how wonderful everything is when winter viciously snatches all of it away from my grip. sigh. but i suppose that's neither here, nor there. that's just the way things are.

moving on! i will be posting less frequently then i have in the past. this will probably fluctuate, as regularity really depends on my workload, which i assume will be inconsistent. just wanted to let you all know. but, hey! i don't think it's a bad thing. i don't want throw 7 albums a week at you because i know you won't be able to listen to it all. instead, i'm going to chose what i post more carefully, so you know for sure that it's worth your time. y'kna what i'm saying? ok, i'm really tired and sickly right now, so i'm going to leave it at that.

...but!

i will be posting a playlist (or possibly an album, i haven't decided yet) this week! be prepared!

break

sorry, dudes, but i gotta take a break from blogging this week. maybe even two weeks. i'm moving to philly tomorrow (i really shouldn't even be taking the time out of packing to make this post), have court, counseling, and doctors appointments, dave's 21st birthday bash, and then holy fuck...school starts. my schedule this semester is insane and i'm probably in way over my head, but i figure i'll get used to the routine of stress, suck it up and get my shit done.

hope you all have a wonderful week!

isn't anything, my bloody valentine

i apologize for the lack of posts recently. i've been feeling pretty blah...this time of year always makes me feel this way. let's just say reality mushroom slapped me in the face this week. anyway, enough of my whining! here's my bloody valentine's debut album. sheesh, i'm already listening to my autumn music. is it here already?!


http://www.mediafire.com/?oldmrokzgw2

s/t, starfucker

i used to work with a girl in new york city two years ago that would always blast starfucker in our little store and we would dance around, trying to ignore customers that wanted to try on shoes. her roommate, sarah cass, is an up and coming photographer who photographs lots of cool bands and musicians, including starfucker. these guys kind of remind me of peter bjorn & john meets of montreal. sugary, electronic pop.

you only need to play the first :45 of this video and you'll understand.


photos courtesy of sarah cass http://www.sarahcass.com/
http://www.mediafire.com/?2qiwme1qkik

west coast jazz, stan getz

i love, love, love this album. i woke up early this morning and immediately felt compelled to listen to some getz. and, man, am i glad i did. what a great way to start my day. i don't care if you say you don't like or listen to jazz..you'll like and listen to this.



http://www.mediafire.com/?ihjclzgttf5

head on the door, the cure

this is an easy post. and it has to be because my drunk ass is hungover as shit. i'm also out of town and have a very sweaty car ride ahead of me. my car's air conditioning crapped out on me, but hey! i'm all about fresh air, just as long as it's moving. don't you wish you could sleep and drive at the same time? or READ and drive? yeah. that'd be awesome.

anyways, here's the cure to your monday! HAH, see what i just did there? do you? god, i'm a genius all the time. i really should have waited to post this when i wasn't feeling quite so delirious. whatever. this album is really great and everyone should have it. even if you missed the whole "i'm an angsty middle schooler that falls asleep listening to the cure on my sick new walkman" boat it's still not too late for you! eh, maybe it is.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zjmmem2ewdz

greatest hits, bobby vinton

i watched "blue velvet" again last night and it reminded me to post this bobby vinton album (who sings "blue velvet"). i'm such a sucker for this kind of music. i can't help it. i'm pretty sure i have my father to blame for my obsession with all cheesy music. the cheesier the better! christ, just LOOK at this guy's face...hilarity. really, what's important here is that you go watch "blue velvet". one of my all time favorites.

"PABST BLUE RIBBON!"
at least watch 5:13


http://www.mediafire.com/?tztzmy2mtcn