ad hoc.

1-09-ride-the-wind.mp3

When Poison ruled the world…and my pants. It’s painful to watch Rock of Love now, knowing what once was.

09-come-sail-away.mp3

Who doesn’t have love for Styx?

I had to post this because I just heard it on the radio on my drive home.

Um, when you think about it, the song is actually pretty fucking fantastic. Who woulda thunk we would have gotten an Oscar-nominated actor out of that one?

I mentioned this Xmas rap song a while back, but someone pointed me towards a video of it. THe boys have the same message to all of my Jesus-worshipping friends as I do: have a funky, funky Christmas. I really meant it.

02-volcano-girls.mp3
04-guns_n_roses-dont_cry_original-iro.mp3
05-jennifers-body.m4a
04-santa-monica.mp3
boom-boom-i-want-you-in-my.mp3
ghetto-superstar.mp3
02-say-youll-be-there.mp3

I recently acquired the digital albums of the days of yore. Realizing that there are some gems on these that didn’t get ENOUGH airplay. I am here to bring these to the surface! It’s only fair!

03-popsicle.mp3

Who was Maurice Starr fooling? This is basically New Edition’s “Candy Girl” made for white kids.

08-i-wanna-be-loved-by-you.mp3

The boys really spill their hearts out in this one. Each one gets a whole section to themselves, and they tell us their astrological sign and a lil more about what makes them tick. Highlight: Joey M. is all “I’m just a kid”. You can hear him thinking, “Mom, I don’t want to be in the band anymore! Take me home!” Also, I was so pumped that Donnie and I are both Leos. Who am I kidding? I still pumped about that!

06-new-kids-on-the-block.mp3

Everyone needs a song that explains the raison d’etre behind their band. And one with some very bad rapping.

04-cover-girl.mp3

Omg, not only the best NKOTB songs ever, but maybe one of the best songs ever. This was a hit, but it wasn’t crazy huge, like all the ones that Jordan sang. It has a rocking guitar solo too. And it actually is pretty good, for a pop song.

09-my-favorite-girl.mp3

I always liked this one. It seemed…really intense.

02-tonight.mp3

This was showed how mature the guys were. They also stray from many NKOTB canons that we have come to know and love. Firstly, an intro on a mandolin. Then, they sing about the trials and tribulations of being famous, and reminiscing about their expansive career. Then, a full orchestra backing up the chorus! Highlight: “See the girls with the curls in their hair/the buttons and the pins and the loud fanfare”. It’s very Kafka-esque for them to acknowledge their own fame and cultural mark. Trippy.

06-happy-birthday.mp3

Jon Knight was getting mad that he really never sang or did anything useful in the band. So they gave him a solo song, and figured they had to give him something simple. It’s not the Happy Birthday song you are thinking of; it’s a blatant ripoff of “Earth Angel”. Why did no one ever pick up on that?

07-funky-funky-xmas.mp3

I listened to the shit out of the Xmas album, much to the chagrin of my Jewish parents. This one gives me the biggest douche chills when I listen to it now. Yes, it’s a rap about Christmas. Complete with one of the guys talking is stupid funk voices, which is actually a bit racist. I can’t really make fun too much, because when I was in synagogue choir, we also did a Jewish rap song, about being “Holy…Holy…we shall be holy.” I know my brother can back me up on this one.

02-judas.mp3 (THE CHARLATANS UK)

02-in-your-world.mp3 (MUSE)

19-twenty-years.mp3 (PLACEBO)

03-passover.mp3 (JOY DIVISION)

flying-at-tree-level-version-10.mp3 (BRAND NEW)

06-how-soon-is-now_.mp3 (THE SMITHS)

I miss just posting some good songs.

playground-love.mp3 (AIR)

07-down-by-the-water.m4a (PJ HARVEY)

07-hotdog.mp3 (SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO)

This was my very first Sonic Youth album. Still near and dear to my heart.

[SONIC YOUTH; Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star]

Ok, I am slooooowly trying to rebuild my music collection after losing it all, but I’ve managed to recover some interesting tidbits. Firstly, I finally found the soundtrack to 28 Weeks Later, and it is amazing. It was done by someone named John Murphy, whom I’ve never heard of before (Mike? Help me out?). Sure it’s reptitive, but it fits the movie perfectly. I am thinking of doing a list of the best movie scores.

don-abandons-alice.mp3 (dload)

Also amusing me is Avril Lavigne’s “Girldfriend” in Spanish. I hated the song when it came out, but somehow this makes it kind of better.

girlfriend-spanish-version.mp3(dload)

Also, Gary Glitter’s “Do You Wanna Touch Me There?” because it is pretty funny since he is now a child molestor. Also, you may know the song from Velvet Goldmine. In that case, the answer to the question is obvious.

do-you-wanna-touch-oh-yeah.mp3(dload)

Here’s the full list so far.

#40 Sonic Youth, Goo (1990)

#39 Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream (1993)

#38 Death Cab for Cutie, Something About Airplanes (1998)

#37 Green Day, 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991)

#36 Garbage, Version 2.0 (1998)

#35 Soundtrack, Trainspotting (1996)

#34 Alice in Chains, Dirt (1992)

#33 Matthew Sweet, 100% Fun (1995)

#32 Pearl Jam, Ten (1991)

#31 Depeche Mode, Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)

SONG of the day

by request: The KLF, “Justified and Ancient” feat. Tammy Wynette

PERV of the day

Greg Laswell

BAND THAT SHOULD THROW IN THE TOWEL of the day

Weezer are possibly working on another album

In case you missed #100-81..

#80 Blur, Parklife (1994)

#79 Poison, Flesh and Blood (1991)

#78 KLF, The White Room (1992)
The tammy Wynette verson of “Justified and Ancient” is to die for.

#77 Queensryche, Empire (1991)

#76 Love Spit Love, Love Spit Love (1995)
How did they not achieve commercial success?

#75 Backstreet Boys, Millenium (1999)
Pop came back with a vengeance in the late nineties, and I thought BB were better than N’Sync. Deal with it.

#74 Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Most bands from today steal their sound.

#73 Soundgarden, Superunknown (1991)

#72 Blonde Redhead, Fake Can Be Just as Good (1997)

#71 Wilco, A.M. (1995)

Following the fun I had doing the Top albums of the 20th Century, it makes sense that I would start a list for the 90s. This one will be harder, because I feel like it is such a wide range. In the same century, I bought both a Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch album as well as a Death Cab for Cutie album. Some of the albums, quite frankly, I didn’t really discover until after the 90s were over (my musical revolution began in 2001). I’ve basically taken a look at my collection and the albums I own that were released in the 90s and ordered them by enjoyability, quality of the record, impact on the music scene, and how much it affected me. You’ll also notice there are a lot more pop albums on this list, because that is what I listened to and I feel pop music was of better quality then. I’ve also included only one album per artist, because otherwise I would list all the Fugazi albums, Oasis albums, and Pixies albums and call it a day. I’ll shut up and start it.

#100 Nelson, After the Rain (1990)
Ok, I’ll admit this album is pretty bad. I had I had to find a way to squeeze this on the countdown because I listened to the shit out of this when it came out. Deal with it, I was twelve in 1990. The Nelson brothers are prettier than I will ever be.

#99 Cathy Dennis, Move to This (1994)
Uh, she performed at the 90210 prom, you know

#98 The Charlatans, Up to Our Hips (1994)
Yay Britpop!

#97 Spice Girls, Spice World (1997)
How can you not utter “nineties” and “Spice Girls” in the same sentence.

#96 Gin Blossoms, New Miserable Experience (1992)
Shut up, you know you probably own it.


#95 Baenaked Ladies, Born on a Pirate Ship (1996)
If you went to a state school on the East Coast it was required that you like the BNLs.


#94 Veruca Salt, Eight Arms to Hold You (1997)
Two Jewish women fronting an alterna-rock band: awesome!

#93 Trans Am, Surrender to the Night (1997)
One of the best from the DC scene.

#92 Tonic, Sugar (1999)
This was very underappreciated. “Mean to Me” is amazing.

#91 Portishead, Dummy (1994)
They are so much more than “Sour Times”.

#90 Warrant, Cherry Pie (1990)
If you ignore the misogynist anthem, Warrant write pretty good pop rock songs. I had to sneak this one home from the mall.

#89 Goldfinger, Hang-Ups (1997)
I miss ska/punk!

#88 Frank Black, Teenager of the Year (1994)
Frank Black was the singer for the Pixies, so this sounds like a Pixies album. I’m okay with that.

#87 Shakespeare’s Sister, Hormonally Yours (1992)
I think I am the only one who ever bought this album


#86 Saigon Kick, The Lizard (1992)
One of the best of the hair metal bands. Almost on the verge of grunge.

#86 Reel Big Fish, Why Do They Rock So Hard? (1998)
More ska!

#85 l7, Hungry for Stink (1994)
Riot Grrrrrl


#84 Shudder to Think, Pony Express Record (1994)
Another great DC band.

#83 Dido, No Angel (1999)
Along with providing the awesome theme to Roswell, there is not a band track on this.

#82 Enigma, The Cross of Changes (1994)
Remember when Gregorian chants were all the rage?

#81 Soundtrack, Clueless (1995)

Gin Blossons, “Allison Road” YES THE GIN BLOSSOMS, OK. I used to love this song, and whenever I took the Addison Road Blue Like train in DC I would get this song in my head.

Manic Street Preachers, “Winterlovers” I totally didn’t appreciate MSP until recently.

Operation Ivy, “The Crowd“. Cause they’re from Berkeley. Wheeee!

STUPID IDEA of the day

Boy’s Family Upset At Unflattering Awards - Education News Story - WCAU | Philadelphia and I thought I hated children

TIME WASTING SITE of the day

strange maps

WHAT I’M READING of the day

Diabetics risk health to feed obsession with thinness Sadly, this doesn’t surprise me.

SONG of the day

Shannon, “Let the Music Play“

Haven’t done this officially lately, because I’ve been posting songs everyday, but this is a special occasion, because this is M.I.A.’s first official single from her new album.

M.I.A.; “Boyz“

Also, BONUS! Especially posted for my brother: It seems this is the new version of the Transformers theme to be used in the new movie. I don’t know who sings it, but it kind of sounds like Linkin Park or Disturbed or some crap like that. .

Get Transformers

I am still hoping they use the Dirk Diggler/Chest Rockwell version of “The Touch”.  Speaking of, here’s the original to rock out to.

Get The Touch

Warrant; Then, a tough leather-clad rock band; Now: a gay street gang

I often go through phases where I hate all the music I own and out of 30,000 tracks on my hard drive, I can’t find anything to listen to. I am kind of in that slump right now, so when that happens, I reach waaaaayyyy back to some older stuff just for a change. Doing this post started making me feel some nostalgia, so I dove into my early nineties metal collection. I am ashamed, some of it was beyond terrible (anyone remember the band Trixter? Anyone?) However, I luckily had some Warrant laying around. Hear me out. If you judge them WITHIN the context of the genre, it’s pretty catchy. I am sure you remember “Cherry Pie” their early nineties feminist anthem. That was actually not really a lot of their sound, I would say they were more pop-rock. And I am comfortable enough to say I can enjoy some quality pop rock (I secretly like the Gin Blossons, for christssake). So here’s what I have been rocking out to while I pack up my stuff. Don’t judge.

01-down-boys.mp3

12-mr-rainmaker.mp3

03-heaven.mp3

05-big-talk.mp3

07-cherry-pie.mp3

I’m now hosting music right on my blog server! This should make it easier for you to get. Just right-click-and-save-as.

Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) featuring Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) covers The Traveling Wilburys’ “Handle With Care“. What an indiie supergroup! My head is spinning! (the streaming audio should be working now)

Brand New, “Flying at Tree Level“

Feeling some 90s nostalgia- Sneaker Pimps, “Low Place Like Home“

Hole, “Boys on the Radio“

Remember when Hole was good?

VH1 is really becoming a haven for has been, bloated, former drug-addicted celebrities. That’s not news. What is news is that Bret Michaels (formerly of Poison, duh) is going to have a Bachelor-style show where he is lookin’ for love. This is totally BLOWING MY MIND. The guy who was like, the total idol to all metal fans back in the late eighties. I was so obsessed with him. When I was 12 I had posters of him ripped out of Metal Edge hanging in my room (like the ones above) . I wanted to do things with him that I didn’t even know existed. Now I am scared to see what a washed up forty-something bloated asshole he has turned out to be. It will total ruin my childhood memories! Is it too late to apply to the show?

This inspired me to go on a trip down memory lane and watch old Poison videos. Holy shit they are bad. And by bad I mean fantastic.

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Here’s an oldie but goodie from Elastica, from 1995, a Britpop alterna-electro whatever. You may remember them from the song “Connection”. The album has really great, short, energetic stuff. I’ll always remember them from one of my first concerts ever, Lollapalooza 1995. What a time!

[ELASTICA; Elastica] [yousendit]

Also, you may remeber the video, which was a nice twist on the objectifying females in videos thing. I also wanted to get my haircut like hers when I saw this. Instead, I got Brenda Walsh bangs.

Ah, Weezer. Remember when they were good? Rivers Cuomo used to be the man of my dreams. Seriously, I used to obsess over this man every day in 1998-2001. We’re talking before he went to Harvard and started dating Japanese schoolgirls he met on the internet.

I came across a bunch of unreleased stuff and b-sides and it made me realize some of these are the best stuff they ever did. I also think it is important to note that I deny Weezer’s existence after 2001’s The Green Album. Maladroit and Make Believe are dead to me.

[WEEZER; SOME RARE TRACKS]

This might be the ultimate guilty pleasure. It takes a real music fan to admit that they like this album (ironically, of course).

[AQUA; AQUARIUM]