Project 2010: Day 29 Oh Fuck Yeah!

I love profanity. Like really enjoy it. I use it a lot, I like when it's used, yet I still think it's powerful, when well used. "The Blankest Year" by Nada Surf does this. Also, it's a two minute and twenty second song. Short songs can be really great. Song 3 from Blur, love it. The Sound of Settling by Death Cab For Cutie, likewise. Plus, kinda makes you want to throw or go to a party. Fuck Yeah!



Also this is pretty great (especially the shaky camera work):



Here's the list:

Black Wind Blowing - Billy Gragg & Wilco
Black - Throated Wind - Grateful Dead
Blackie's Dead - Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
Blackout - Muse
Blake's View - M. Ward
Blame - Soul Coughing
Blame It On The Changes - Dashboard Confessional
Blame It On The Tetons - Modest Mouse
Blankest Year - Nada Surf
Blanket Hog - The Long Winters
Bleed - Animal Collective
Bleed It Out - Linkin Park
Bleed To Love Her - Fleetwood Mac
Bleeders - The Wallflowers
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers
Bleeding of Love - Moonalice
Bless This Mess - David Bazan
Blessed To Be A Witness - Ben Harper
Blinded By The Lights - The Streets
Blindsided - Bon Iver
Bling - The Killers
Blink - Fear Of Pop
Bliss - Phish

Project 2010: Day 28

And now for something completely different. Or maybe just tangential. Today I heard "Black Hole" by She & Him. Actually, I heard a ton of songs whose titles started with "black" today, but this one had Zooey Daschanel singing. Which had me flashing on "500 Days of Summer." I loved that movie. This is my favorite scene:



I don't think there's ever enough Beck. Ever.



Birds and the Bees - The Bird & The Bee
Birds of A Feather - Phish
Birds Sing - The Refreshments
Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Bittersweet Me - R.E.M.
Bixby Canyon Bridgs - Death Cab For Cutie
Black - Pete Yorn
Black And Blue - Counting Crows
Black Boys - Hair Cast Recording
Black Cadillacs - Modest Mouse
Black Door - The Black Keys
Black Eye - Uncle Tupelo
Black Girls - Violent Femmes
The Black Hawk War... - Sufjan Stevens
Black Hearted Woman - The Allman Brothers Band
Black Hole - She & Him
Black Math - The White Stripes
Black Mirror - The Arcade Fire
Black Muddy River - Grateful Dead
Black Peter - Grateful Dead
Black Rock - O.A.R.
Black Swan - Thom Yorke
Black Tambourine - Beck
Black Thumbnail - Kings of Leon
Black Water - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Black Wave - The Shins

Project 2010 Days 23-27

There are certain artists or songs that make me think of a very specific person, or time or place- or being in a particular place with a particular person at a particular time. Jack Johnson is one of those artists. He makes me think of one of my friends, and of five or seven years ago. And of summer. And of being by the pool. And of rainy days inside. And being calm and happy where you are. I know lots of people aren't into him, but every time I hear a song by him I smile. And that is why I enjoy Jack Johnson.



Some other thoughts:

This is a terrible version of Thomas Function's "Belly of the Beast" but I love the song and it's what I could find:


Can't pass up the opportunity to post this, especially because I love how she looks in 1970:


I actually have an R. Kelly song on my ipod? How did that get on there?

Going from Motion City Soundtrack to Harry Chapin is pretty jarring.

A friend told me that the Mika album was really good. Never followed his music advice ever again.

Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love" is far superior on The Dance album, then their older version.

There are a lot of "Bird" songs. Who knew?

Speaking of artists who remind me of people, They Might Be Giants always remind me of my friend Jon. So here's this:



Belated Promise Ring - Iron & Wine (X3)
Believe - The All American Rejects
Believe Me Natalie - The Killers
Believer - Ben Kweller
Believer - BT
Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & The Dominoes
A Bell Will Ring - Oasis
Belle - Jack Johnson
Belle Of The Boulevard - Dashboard Confessional
Bells of Creation - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Belly Of The Beast - Thomas Function
Belong - R.E.M.
Beloved One - Ben Harper
Beloved Wife - Natalie Merchant
Belt - Say Anything
Bend And Not Break - Dashboard Confessional
Bend In the Road - Donavon Franenreiter
Berkeley Girl - Harper Simon
Bertha - Grateful Dead
The Best Deceptions - Dashboard Confessional
The Best Happiness Money Can Buy - I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business
Best I Ever Had - Drake feat. R. Kelly
Best Imitation of Myself - Ben Folds
The Best of What's Around - Dave Matthews Band
Better Life - 3 Doors Down
Better Open The Door - Motion City Soundtrack
A Better Place To Be - Harry Chapin
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Beware! Criminal - Incubus
Beyond The Horizon - Bob Dylan
Big Bird in a Small Cage - Patrick Watson
Big Black Nothing - Conor Oberst
Big Chief Chinese Restaurant - Guided By Voices
Big Dumb Rocket - Our Lady Peace
Big Eyed Fish - Dave Matthews Band
Big Gay Heart - The Lemonheads
Big Girl - Mika
Big Indian - The Dandy Warhols
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac (X2)
Big Meanie - Len
The Big Parade - 10,000 Maniacs
The Big Picture - Bright Eyes
Big River - Grateful Dead
Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock
Big Star - 10,000 Maniacs
Big Sur - The Thrills
Big Ups - Noise Addict
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Bigger Burn - Eleni Mandell
A Bigger Meaning - The Early November
Bike - Pink Floyd
Bike Scene - Taking Back Sunday
Biken Family Nugun - SoCalled
Billion Bees - Kevin Devine
Billy Breathes - Phish
Billy Brown - Mika
Binky The Doormat - R.E.M.
Bird - Susan Enan
The Bird & The Blanket - The Fifteenth
Bird Song - Grateful Dead
Bird Stealing Bread - Iron & Wine
Birdhouse In Your Soul- They Might Be Giants
Birds And Bees - Ben Lee
Birds And Ships - Billy Bragg & Wilco

Project 2010: Days 16-22

Ben Lee has a song called "Begin." The song takes place in New York City, and every time I go down to visit this song gets into my head. The fact is I really enjoy his entire "Awake Is The New Sleep" album. He's positive. He's fun. He sounds like he is constantly in love. And I love that about him.





I might go into my love of the Lemonheads and Evan Dando later. But for now I will give you this; it is adorable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNvXRJQ0XDU

(sorry, not able to embed)

Also, sorry about the lack of posts, this was a busy week at work. Enough excuses; here's the list:

Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
Bact to the Earth - Rusted Root
Back to You - John Mayer
Back Together Again - Indigo Girls
The Backgroung - Third Eye Blind
Backwards Down The Number Line - Phish
The Backyard - Dinosaur Jr.
Backyard - Guster
Bad Crumbs - Animal Collective
Bad Idea - Ben Folds Five
Bad Poetry - Ben Lee
Bad Time - The Jayhawks
Badhead - Blur
The Bagman's Gambit - The Decembrists
Baleboste - SoCalled
Ball And Biscuit - The White Stripes
Ballad Of A Thin Man - Bob Dylan
The Ballad of Barry Allen - Jim's Big Ego
Ballad Of Hellenkeller An Rip Van Winkle - The Moldy Peaches
The Ballad Of John And Yoko - The Beatles
The of Michael Valentine - The Killers
Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
Banditos - The Refreshments
Bandstand In The Sky - Pete Yorn
Bandwagon - R.E.M.
Bang - Eve 6
Bang And Blame - R.E.M.
Bang Bang - Dispatch
Bang - Rye Rye and M.I.A.
Bank Holiday - Blur
Bar 17 - Trey Anastasio
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
Barcelona - The Builders and The Butcher
Bare Bones - The Postal Service
Barely Legal - The Strokes
Bargain - The Who
Barn Storming - State Radio
Barrel Of A Gun - Guster
Bartender - Dave Matthews Band
Bastard - Ben Folds
Bat You'll Fly - Animal Collective
Bathtub Gin - Phish
Bats In The Belfry - Dispatch
Battle Of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five
Battlestar Scralatchtica - Incubus
Be Be Your Love - Rachel Yamagata
Be Gone - Brand New
Be Here To Love Me - Norah Jones
Be Like That - 3 Doors Down
Be Mine - R.E.M.
Be My Baby - Melissa Etheridge
Be My Yoko Ono - Barnaked Ladies
Be Prepared -
Be Somebody - Kings Of Leon
Be True To Your School - The Beach Boys
Beach Town - Le Loup
Beachball - R.E.M.
Bear - The Antlers
Beat A Drum - R.E.M.
Beautiful People - Rusted Root
Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
Beautiful Day - Donavan Frankenreiter
Beautiful Day - Len
The Beautiful Let Down - Switchfoot
The Beautiful Occupation - Travis
Beautiful Way - Beck
Beauty of a Broken Heart - Phish
Because - The Beatles
Because - The Bird & The Bee
Because The Night - 10,000 Maniacs
Bed - Brand New
Bedroom Talk - The Starting Line
Before Cologne - Ben Folds
Before Destruction - Spoon
Before The Earth Was Round - OK Go
Before The Lobotomy - Green Day
Before You Hit The Ground - Jonny Lang
Beggar's Bowl - Bolvo
Begin - Ben Lee
Begin The Begin - R.E.M.
The Beginning Of The End - Guster
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Behind The Moon - Matt Costa
Behind The Sea - Panic! At the Disco
Being Around - The Lemonheads
Being Somebody Else - Del Amitri

Project 2010: Day 15: Australia

I love Australia. OK, I've never been. But I do love the idea of Australia. Also, the song Australia. It just makes you want to yell "la la la la!"



Seeing the Shins play at McCarren Park Pool is one of my most memorable concert experiences. It's a gigantic Robert Moses era pool in Brooklyn that had not been used in years as a pool. Several years ago they started to have shows there with the bands playing on a stage at the edge of the pool and the audience standing in the drained pool. In my mind it's a idea ripe for Lincoln Park Pool in Albany except that the band would have to be in the middle.

Another reason I love Australia is Youth Group. Today I hit the "B's" which meant listening to "Babies In Your Dream." I really enjoy Toby Martin's vocals and the the music just takes me to a happy place. Of their albums, "Skeleton Jar" is my favorite. I think their music has the rare quality of being calm and melodic but still driven.





Oh, also- made it to the "B's"!

Here's what I listened to today:

An Audience With The Pope - Elbow
Auditorium - Guided By Voices
Auf Achse - Franz Ferdinand
An August Theme - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Aurora - Foo Fighters
Australia - The Shins
Authority Song - John Mellencamp
Autobiography Of A Nation - Thursday
Autoclave - The Mountain Goats
Autographs & Apologies - Motion City Soundtrack
Autography - The Starting Line
Automatic - Weezer
Automatic Flowers - Our Lady Peace
Autumn Beds - Modest Mouse
Avery Island/April 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway - Fear Of Pop
Away - Slaraffenland
Away From - Rusted Root
The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping... - Bright Eyes
Axilla Part II - Phish
B-Boy Bouillabaisse - Beastie Boys
The B-List - The Starting Line
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Babies In Your Drams - Youth Group
Baby - Devendra Banhart
Baby - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Baby Body - Youth Group
Baby Boomer - Monsters Of Folk
Baby Don't You Do It - The Who
A Baby For Pree - Neutral Milk Hotel
Baby I'm Gone - Pete Yorn
Baby Seat - Barenaked Ladies
Baby Will Roam - Rusted Root
Baby You're a Rich Man - The Beatles
Baby, It's a Fact - Hellogoodbye
(Baby) Hold Me Tight - Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Back 2 Good - Matchbox Twenty
Back Door Man - Iggy Pop
Back From Kathmandu - OK GO
Back Of The Bus - G. Love
Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
Back On The Train - Phish

aaaand Back to listening to music...

Project 2010: Day 14

I either own a lot of R.E.M. (which I do) or they favor songs that begin with the letter "A." I think it's probably more the former than the latter, but we'll see. Either way, I will always love them.



I really love Ben Folds, just not his first two solo albums. "The Ascent Of Stan" is so lyrically interesting and so musically boring.

I also listened to the new OKGO album. It's just not good. They're last couple of albums were really literate, interesting, and fun. On a first listen, I just thought it was uninspired.

Finally, I listened to Vampire Weekend's new album again. I liked it a lot the first two times. Liked it even more this time. It's just a fun album. Here's what else I listened to today:

As Summer Pass - Sofia Talvik
As We Go U, We Go Down - Guided By Voices
As With Gladness - State Radio
Ascending - ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
The Ascent Of Man - R.E.M.
The Ascent Of Stan - Ben Folds
Ashes Of American Flags - Wilco
Asilos Magdalena - The Mars Volta
Ask For Janice - Beastie Boys
Assassin - Muse
Asshole - Jim's Big Ego
Astair - Matt Costa
Asthenia - Blink - 182
Astronaut - G. Love
Astonomy Domine - Pink Floyd
As Least That's What You Said - Wilco
At My Most Beautiful - R.E.M.
At My Window Sad And Lonely - Billy Bragg & Wilco
At The Bottom - Brand New
At The Bottom Of Everything - Bright Eyes
At The Hop - Sha-Na-Na
Atoms For Peace - Thom Yorke
Atrophy - The Antlers
An Attempt To Tip The Scales - Bright Eyes
Attics Of My Life - Grateful Dead
Attractive Today - Motion City Soundtrack

Off to listen to more music...

Project 2010: Day 13 - Indie Crush

Today I'm going to talk about one of my indie crushes: Bright Eyes. I absolutely love listening to Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. I know he's not for everyone, but his lyrics and his melodies just get stuck in my head. He sings about life as many of us live and experience it. He sings about war, love, lust, being drunk, being loved, being caught, being scared, and just plan being young in America right now and the weirdness that all of that means.

With that said, here are a few of my favorites (First Day Of My Life might be one of my favorite music videos ever- did I mention I've been in a really sappy mood, lately?):








Some other observations for today:
Brian Setzer had the first song so far where I just wanted it to end. It couldn't finish soon enough. At all.

I love Dashboard Confessional a little too much. When "As Lovers Go" came on I wanted to belt it out in my cubicle. And I have a terrible voice. It would have been good for no one.

Here's my list for today:
Are We The Waiting - Green Day
Are You A Hypnotist? - The Flaming Lips
Are You Devo - Shelby Sifers
Are You Going To Be My Girl - JET
Are You In? - Incubus
Are You Sad? - Our Lady Peace
Argue - Matchbox Twenty
Ari Are We - Capgun Coup
Arienette - Bright Eyes
Arizona - Kings Of Lean
Armchairs - Andrew Bird
Armies Walk - Nada Surf
Armistace - Phoenix
Arms Of A Thief - Iron & Wine
Army - Ben Folds Five
Army Of One - Phish
Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Around The Block - Company Of Thieves
Around The Sun - R.E.M.
Artistic License - The Starting Line
As For Now - Lindsay Rae Spurlock
As Long As I'm Singin' - THe Brian Setzer Orchestra
As Long As You Follow - Fleetwood Mac
As Lovers Go - Dashboard Confessional

Off to listen to more music....