Alex Chilton Is My Nerd Boyfriend

2010-02-08

osmium:

Brendan Benson - Metarie

Power pop. Some days I just can’t think of what to think about, except to play a song.

Mr. Benson writes such great pop songs. (See also: “Emma J.”)

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sarahb:

scribkin:

les plus beauxx (petit)

Yes.

2010-02-07

thingsiatethatilove:

I couldn’t tell if I was crying because of what happened at the end of the book or because the book was over, both I guess.

We should all write love letters to the people we knew when we were young. (Cannot wait to read this book.)

2010-02-05

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home

Heard this song loads while I was Utah, and kept thinking of… well, of my very own “Hot and Heavy pumpkin pie.” (It’s nice to be home.)

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Jupiter Brilliant’s latest album, Lay Back Down Only, will be released in stores February 9th. (See also.)

2010-02-04

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firstladypatate:

Capybara - “The Wimp” from the album Try Brother (2009)

This song makes me want to frolic in a field of wildflowers and puppies, dressed in the brightest yellow, blowing bubbles that come out of the wand shaped like little hearts and stars and rainbows coming out of clouds. And not at all in an annoying way.

(Capybara, you are officially on repeat.)

2010-02-02

A list of songs perpetually stuck in my head because of the Sundance Film Festival

Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
I really, really, really hate to admit this, but by the fifteenth time I heard this during the festival, at the awards ceremony, I said “YES!” and high-fived everyone in our circle of dancers. Because it had kind of become our song. I will even admit that - gah - I enjoy the chorus. This is a sign that I might be having a stroke, yes?
Jay Z - Big Pimpin’
God bless the Jay-Z hour in our open-plan office. Best mid-afternoon pep up you could ask for. Hoping I can translate this tradition into the world of publishing.
A mashup of “Big Pimpin’” and “Bad Romance”
Are you starting to see what the inside of my head looks like right now?
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
Filmmakers like to pogo after a few beers. It was like high school all over again. With the drama geeks running the place.
Built To Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind
This was my work song, the one I put on every time I was in the office to drown out everyone else’s work. One of few songs in the world I think deserves to be longer than 8 minutes. (All of You In Reverse was a constant companion. My brother is saying “I told you so” right about now.)
Brendan Benson - Emma J
He didn’t play “Emma J” when I saw him at Music Cafe, but as soon as I got back to the condo, I downloaded this song because I’d forgotten how much I loved it.
The Besnard Lakes - a whole bunch of songs I don’t know the names of
Thanks, Mark Ruffalo.