Random 10 for August 25, 2008
1. Kanye West feat. Adam Levine and Bernie Mac, “Heard ‘Em Say.” Featuring Bill Plympton animation is possibly the most extreme way for a mainstream hip-hop star to declare his independence. In typical MTV fashion — and this galls me since that network provided Plympton with his greatest forum, “Liquid Television” — the song was given short-shrift in rotation, possibly because of a recent ‘Ye rant, possibly because it was just too strange up against Akon’s then-latest Zapp ripoff. Bernie, R.I.P.
2. The Fratellis, “Henrietta.”
3. The Glands, “Breathe Out.”
4. Hot Chip, “One Pure Thought.” Made In the Dark featured considerably more dissonance than the previous two discs, but while I enjoyed “And I Was a Boy From School” and such, it was almost too club-mix-antiseptic. This, on the other hand begins with jangly guitars that sound lifted from the Black Kids album, then goes fully electro with another great pop melody from these odd ducks.
5. The Shins, “Black Wave.”
6. Ice Cube, “Steady Mobbin’.”
7. Paul Weller, “Song For Alice.”
8. Marvin Gaye, “I Want You.”
9. Public Enemy, “Night of the Living Baseheads.”
10. Gang of Four, “I Love a Man in Uniform.” Sharing the title (with Wire) of most important post-punk band of the late-70s and early ’80s, 1979′s Entertainment the template for early ’00s dance-punk. By 1982′s Songs of the Free, Jon King and Andy Gill were fully into the New Romantic phase, and while they looked and sounded a lot like most British pop at the time, their songs such as “Uniform” maintained a snide political message. As a bonus, some Yellow Magic Orchestra on the tail end of this clip.
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1. The Yardbirds, “I Ain’t Done Wrong”
2. Pieanosaurus, “Ready to Rock”
3. The Beatles, “Nowhere Man”
4. The Divine Comedy, “The Frog Princess”
5. The Guess Who, “Hand Me Down World”
6. The Hollies, “Look Through Any Window”
7. Ben Folds, “Carrying Cathy”
8. Eric Matthews, “Sincere Sensation”
9. blink-182, “Adam’s Song”
10. Patt Smith, “High on Rebellion”
i kind of forgot what he sounds like. it’s been that long. i lost his cd or something. i guess i’ll go listen again on itunes.
oh, itunes doesn’t have his older stuff i used to have. and do i need to remind anyone of how much EMUSIC SUCKS???
i’m taking my free 75, paying my $12 for 30 more and then going home. now i remember why i freaking left the first time.
1. “La Recette De L’Amour Fou” – Serge Gainsbourg; the French takeover of iPod continues.
2. “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” – Cat Power; i know some people weren’t fans of “I’m Not There,” but I loved it, and the soundtrack is doing what it should, which is give me a new appreciation of Dylan’s songs.
3. “River Theme” – Bob Dylan (from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid); speak of the devil.
4. “Take it Back” – She and Him
5. “The Human Fly” – Unknown Artist, from the “Enter the Dragon” soundtrack; Yes.
6. Venice (I’ve Been a Fool) – Pollux Hill
7. “Erase/Replace” – Foo Fighters
8. “SpongeBob & Patrick confront the Psychic Wall of Energy” – Flaming Lips; This song really bugged me at first, but now I kind of love it.
9. “Junk” – Paul McCartney; maybe one of the loveliest pieces of music Paul ever recorded.
10. “Mysterious Crystal” – Sun Ra; I love/hate it when I’m shuffling on my iPod and some freaky discordant Arkestra piece comes on.