- "Party Pit" - The Hold Steady
With so many great songs to fuel a night of binge drinking it is hard to pick just one, but I think the closing refrain sums those kind of nights perfectly: "gonna walk around, gonna walk around, gonna walk around and drink some more." - "Drunk & Stoned" - Faux Jean
Proposes that you can't party alone. But what if you are dancing? - "Too Drunk To Dream" - The Magnetic Fields
"Sober, life is a prison, shitfaced it is a blessing." Keep that in mind and poor me another shot. - "Rum To Whiskey" - The Murder City Devils
Switching teams mid game is never a good idea, especially when it seems like a good idea, but singing along, jumping around, and flinging beer around the room always is. - "Portland, OR" - Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Drink enough pitchers of sloe gin fizz and next thing you know you are hooking up with someone's grandma. That's how we roll in Portland.
Showing posts with label Magnetic Fields. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Magnetic Fields. Show all posts
February 16, 2009
Five Drinking Songs
In honor of the Murder City Devils and bad decision making, here are five songs to encourage you to have a little more fun. Are they the best drinking songs? Hard to say, but they get the job done.
November 13, 2008
War Machine's 5
After being shamed about not contributing by others, I'm going to ignore the 10 things I need to do today before leaving work and try to type this as I listen to the songs come up.
One caveat, my ipod only has about 10 to 15 percent of my music library. It is a brand spanking new ipod touch that I use mostly to keep up with my shows on the bus. I have a couple of playlists on it that I cycle through while being the douche that checks his blackberry on the bus next to you.
I am War Machine no more, or probably more correctly, I am more War Machine now than I've ever been in my life.
With that, let's begin:
White Collar Boy
Belle and Sebastian
-This song comes from the album our leader burned for me, The Life Pursuit. It is the first Belle and Sebastian album I ever really listened to from beginning to end and I really love it. I can pop it in at any moment and feel better afterward. That said, the B&S discography is so massive I've always been too intimidated to become more well read in their work. Save it for later, I guess. As a social experiment, I gave this album to my brother (a Blue Collar Boy) and he described it as modern 60s music. I don't remember if he meant that as a good thing.
Bonnie and Clyde
Luna
-Crap. Can I skip this one? It's fine, I guess. But it's all in French and I'm still holding a grudge about their votes on Iraq at the UN. Sure, they were right, but the only thing worse than a smug frenchman is a smug frenchman who is dead right about the most important American foreign policy decision of the last 40 years.
Back to the song, my friend gave this song to me on a mixtape way, way back. On that mix was Johnny Cash's cover of Solitary Man. I wish I was listening to that right now. Maybe I should go back up to the Belle and Sebastian section and check my spelling.
As a side note, my ipod thinks this song is by Ben Lee. whatever happened to Ben Lee. Did he die or something?
Rio
Duran Duran
-So, my ipod thinks that Simple Minds sings this song. I'm going to have to look into that after our experiment. Clearly, something is awry.
This falls into the category of potentially embarrassing song, save for the fact that it still f-ing rocks. Plus, it has the advantage of being retro-chic to love again. I'm cool with synths and keytars coming back in a big way, but I can do without the sax solo toward the end.
On a side note, I nearly paid $80 for a vintage Duran Duran concert T on Melrose about a month back. It was too tight, even for me. I don't know why I would have done such a thing.
Washington D.C.
Magnetic Fields
-I'm loving my ipod for playing this song right now because it gives me a chance to tell the following story:
I went to the Magnetic Fields show in D.C. a couple of weeks ago with PopQuizKid. Great show, even though it was more of a performance than a show. Needless to say, you would expect them to play this song, but they hadn't planned to. In between the show-show and the forced encore that all bands are expected to do these days, (I'm hitting pause now, screw it, I want to get this story out) Claudia returned to stage under the instruction of General Merritt to stall while he did whatever geniuses do when they are being petulant. She asked the crowd what she could do to stall. Someone yelled "Washington D.C." She asked if we would like her to do an acapella version. We said, "Well, now that you mention it, since we are, in fact, in Washington D.C., maybe you should consider it," or rather "YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
But she couldn't remember the words.
The crowd helped her a little, but still.
Anyway, love this song because of where I live. It's actually kind of a crappy song, by Magnetic Fields standards, anyway.
As a side note, my ipod correctly identified that the Magnetic Fields do indeed sing this song. Maybe it just needs some coffee.
Hitting play again.
Opening Up
Chromeo
-I caught these guys about a month or two ago and felt really old. Like I said, I'm supportive of synths and keytars coming back, and this band is proof that that is indeed the case. Well, at least in terms of the heavy synth. No keytars to speak of...yet.
Needless to say, this is probably my least favorite song on what I consider to be an awesome album. Such fun. I know it's not exactly high art, but it's high times.
The show was a great dance party, by the way. It was sold out and there wasn't a soul in the balcony at the 9:30 Club, if that means anything to you. Crowded and sweaty and dancey. The old comment is only because of how young their target audience appears to be. Lots of sideways baseball caps, headphones worn around the neck as accessories and plastic sunglasses indoors.
One of these youngsters spent most of the evening trying to hit on PopQuizKid. It was cute.
The end of this song has one of those afterludes, or whatever you call it when a song completely shifts gears and sounds like it is another song but it isn't. Chromeo loves those. I don't.
Afterward: the next song to come up was Breaking it Up, by Lykke Li, now there is somebody I'm really feeling right now. Missed her show a month ago, but it looks like she's coming back to town in January.
So there, nothing too embarrassing, other than my ipod's confusion over who sings what, but why should I be embarrassed about that. My supposedly "genius" ipod is the one who is retarded.
One caveat, my ipod only has about 10 to 15 percent of my music library. It is a brand spanking new ipod touch that I use mostly to keep up with my shows on the bus. I have a couple of playlists on it that I cycle through while being the douche that checks his blackberry on the bus next to you.
I am War Machine no more, or probably more correctly, I am more War Machine now than I've ever been in my life.
With that, let's begin:
White Collar Boy
Belle and Sebastian
-This song comes from the album our leader burned for me, The Life Pursuit. It is the first Belle and Sebastian album I ever really listened to from beginning to end and I really love it. I can pop it in at any moment and feel better afterward. That said, the B&S discography is so massive I've always been too intimidated to become more well read in their work. Save it for later, I guess. As a social experiment, I gave this album to my brother (a Blue Collar Boy) and he described it as modern 60s music. I don't remember if he meant that as a good thing.
Bonnie and Clyde
Luna
-Crap. Can I skip this one? It's fine, I guess. But it's all in French and I'm still holding a grudge about their votes on Iraq at the UN. Sure, they were right, but the only thing worse than a smug frenchman is a smug frenchman who is dead right about the most important American foreign policy decision of the last 40 years.
Back to the song, my friend gave this song to me on a mixtape way, way back. On that mix was Johnny Cash's cover of Solitary Man. I wish I was listening to that right now. Maybe I should go back up to the Belle and Sebastian section and check my spelling.
As a side note, my ipod thinks this song is by Ben Lee. whatever happened to Ben Lee. Did he die or something?
Rio
Duran Duran
-So, my ipod thinks that Simple Minds sings this song. I'm going to have to look into that after our experiment. Clearly, something is awry.
This falls into the category of potentially embarrassing song, save for the fact that it still f-ing rocks. Plus, it has the advantage of being retro-chic to love again. I'm cool with synths and keytars coming back in a big way, but I can do without the sax solo toward the end.
On a side note, I nearly paid $80 for a vintage Duran Duran concert T on Melrose about a month back. It was too tight, even for me. I don't know why I would have done such a thing.
Washington D.C.
Magnetic Fields
-I'm loving my ipod for playing this song right now because it gives me a chance to tell the following story:
I went to the Magnetic Fields show in D.C. a couple of weeks ago with PopQuizKid. Great show, even though it was more of a performance than a show. Needless to say, you would expect them to play this song, but they hadn't planned to. In between the show-show and the forced encore that all bands are expected to do these days, (I'm hitting pause now, screw it, I want to get this story out) Claudia returned to stage under the instruction of General Merritt to stall while he did whatever geniuses do when they are being petulant. She asked the crowd what she could do to stall. Someone yelled "Washington D.C." She asked if we would like her to do an acapella version. We said, "Well, now that you mention it, since we are, in fact, in Washington D.C., maybe you should consider it," or rather "YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
But she couldn't remember the words.
The crowd helped her a little, but still.
Anyway, love this song because of where I live. It's actually kind of a crappy song, by Magnetic Fields standards, anyway.
As a side note, my ipod correctly identified that the Magnetic Fields do indeed sing this song. Maybe it just needs some coffee.
Hitting play again.
Opening Up
Chromeo
-I caught these guys about a month or two ago and felt really old. Like I said, I'm supportive of synths and keytars coming back, and this band is proof that that is indeed the case. Well, at least in terms of the heavy synth. No keytars to speak of...yet.
Needless to say, this is probably my least favorite song on what I consider to be an awesome album. Such fun. I know it's not exactly high art, but it's high times.
The show was a great dance party, by the way. It was sold out and there wasn't a soul in the balcony at the 9:30 Club, if that means anything to you. Crowded and sweaty and dancey. The old comment is only because of how young their target audience appears to be. Lots of sideways baseball caps, headphones worn around the neck as accessories and plastic sunglasses indoors.
One of these youngsters spent most of the evening trying to hit on PopQuizKid. It was cute.
The end of this song has one of those afterludes, or whatever you call it when a song completely shifts gears and sounds like it is another song but it isn't. Chromeo loves those. I don't.
Afterward: the next song to come up was Breaking it Up, by Lykke Li, now there is somebody I'm really feeling right now. Missed her show a month ago, but it looks like she's coming back to town in January.
So there, nothing too embarrassing, other than my ipod's confusion over who sings what, but why should I be embarrassed about that. My supposedly "genius" ipod is the one who is retarded.
July 9, 2008
War Machine's 5
1. Hot Chip-Made in the Dark. I love these guys. I've promised our dear leader a review of this album. I will get that done soon. In the meantime, just know that it's probably my favorite so far this year. I've linked to my favorite song, Ready for the Floor, the first single.
2. The Knux - Cappucino Supposedly, these guys have an album coming out this year. I just googled it and didn't find anything. When I see it, I'll check it out. In the meantime, I need a fresh cappucino with a mocha twist, hey miss...
3. These bad boys. Just got these last month. Sure, I only really wear them at my desk. But they are so baller it makes me want to go backstage with myself.I usually do. I'm my biggest groupie.
4. Magnetic Fields - Too Drunk to Dream Generally, I didn't love this album. Not what I want from my Magnetic Fields, but this song, provided you ignore the dumb intro, is everything you love of MF songs, but about drinking. Can you say pre-game music?
5. This kid. I like to catch acts early, you know, before all the hype goes to their heads and ruins what made them real. I'm so into this kid right now. He doesn't even have an album out or know how to make number two in the Daddy toilet and I already list him as a favorite act on facebook. That's how into the scene I am.And to add to that, here are 5 things I'm looking forward to in the second half of this year:
1. Rhymefest - El Che. I could also put the Knux album here, but see above. Considered putting the rumored Child Rebel Soldiers album on here, but, who are we kidding, that ain't coming out this decade. We're more likely to see another Fugees album. Which reminds me.
2. Fugees - Unnamed. They just released/leaked a single off a much rumored to be in production album. Have a listen and judge for yourself.
3. Lollapalooza. Looks like I'm going. If I do, I promise to report back.
4. Postal Service - Unnamed. I heard they are working on something. Ben Gibbard just put out his Death Cab album. It's Postal Service's turn. Plus, UPS could use a new commercial track.
5. Amy Winehouse's tragic death or new album, whichever comes first. Okay, that was mean. Her death would be a tragedy. So much talent. But if she doesn't give a damn about her life, why should I?
February 5, 2008
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (2008)
The songs sound like every other Magnetic Fields album, just with layers of Jesus & Mary Chain influenced distortion. As with their other albums, somes of the songs are great ("California Girls", "Too Drunk To Dream" and "Drive On, Driver") and some are eh.
February 4, 2008
Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams (2008)
The summery album art seems like a good fit for the happy and lo-fi indie pop. The casually sung vocals and cheesy Casio keyboard background beats might deter some people, but they compliment each other nicely. They sound a little bit like the Magnetic Fields and Jens Lekman.
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