Monday, December 31, 2007

2007 Song Awards of Miscellaneousness

Right. So, to start off my music lists of 07, I figured I'd throw out some random tidbits to enjoy. You know...is' for fun. These are a few favs from the albums I heard this year. There are no real order to them.
Go ahead and let me know what songs I missed in these categories, or any categories I should've added. I will put my official favorite songs of the year up later this week, with my albums followed shortly. Fo' rill

SONGS I HAD A DANCE-OFF (WITH MYSELF) TO:
New Jack- Justice
Mind Reader - Silverchair
Try It Again - the Hives
Photocopier - Fujiya & Miyagi
Australia - the Shins
Watch the Tapes - LCD Soundsystem


FAVORITE B-SIDES:
Barbarella - Silverchair
Bangers n' Mash - Radiohead
We Are A Happy Landfill - Gorillaz
Hijomalind - Sigur Ros

FAV BREAK-UP SONGS:
Reckoner - Radiohead
Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
What's A Girl To Do? - Bat For Lashes
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Smile - Lily Allen
Breakin' Up - Rilo Kiley

FAV COVER SONGS:
Conquest - the White Stripes (originally by Patti Page)
Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson (and rest of Raising Sand album) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (originally Milton Cambell)
A Free Man In Paris - Sufjan Stevens (originally Joni Mitchell)
Flugufrelsarinn - Kronos Quartet (originally Sigur Ros)
Boho Dance - Bjork (originally Joni Mitchell)

FAV SONGS THAT SOUNDS LIKE PIXIE MUSIC:
Kolopot (and the rest of the Kurr album) - Amiina
Red Rabbits - the Shins
Love and Love Again - Jesca Hoop
Honey Honey - Feist
I See Who You Are - Bjork

FAV DUETS:
Stick With Me Baby (and most of Raising Sand album) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn & John w/Victoria Bergsman
How My Heart Behaves - Feist w/ Eirik Glambek Boe of Kings of Convenience
The Bull Flame of Desire - Bjork w/ Antony Hegarty

LOL/ROFLMAO SONGS:
Knock 'Em Out - Lily Allen
Rag & Bone - the White Stripes
The Salmon Dance - Chemical Brothers
Labyrinthian Pomp - Of Montreal
North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem

NOT SO "LOL" SONGS:
The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore - James Morrison
Love Is All We Have - Jesca Hoop
Sad Eyes - Bat For Lashes
A Martyr For My Love For You - the White Stripes
Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem

SONGS I TRIED NOT TO LIKE...
Between You and Me - Hilary Duff
Freakshow - Britney Spears
Bullseye - Aly & AJ


...BUT DID ANYWAY:
Between You and Me - Hilary Duff
Freakshow - Britney Spears
Bullseye - Aly & AJ

SONGS WITH NO WORDS FROM OTHERWISE WORDY ALBUMS:
Cassettesingle - Fujiya & Miyagi
Samskeyti - Sigur Ros
Ill Willis - Shout Out Louds
Conductor 71 - Fujiya & Miyagi
A Stroll Through Hive Manor - the Hives

GOOD SONGS WITH TWO (or more) NAMES:
Those Thieving Birds(part 1)/Strange Behaviour/Those Thieving Birds (part 2) - Silverchair
Black Wave/Bad Vibrations - the Arcade Fire
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
Good Girl/Carrots - Panda Bear

GOOD SONGS WITH THE SAME NAME (sort of):
Black Wave/Bad Vibrations - the Arcade Fire
Black Wave - the Shins

(SONGS WITH) PARENTHESIS:
Underwater (You & Me) - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
(Come On) Let's Go! - Smashing Pumpkins
Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed) - Bright Eyes
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As Your Told) - the White Stripes
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Could Cry (It Would Feel Like This) - Jens Lekman

SONGS!!!:
Well All Right! - the Hives
Giddy Up! - the Hives
The Universe! - Do Make Say Think
(Come On) Lets Go! - Smashing Pumpkins
Listen!!! - Talib Kweli

GOOD SONGS THAT ARE REALLY...REALLY LONG:
Repose In Blue - Eluvium (9:18)
Indoor Swimming At the Space Station - Eluvium (10:29)
Good Girl/Carrots - Panda Bear (12:44)
Bros - Panda Bear (12:32)
Hafsol - Sigur Ros (9:47)
Von - Sigur Ros (9:16)

REALLY REALLY LONG SONG THAT WAS THE ONLY ON ITS' ALBUM:
United States - Smashing Pumpkins (9:53)


GOOD TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS AND KISS SONGS:
House of Cards – Radiohead
Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine
Reciting the Airships – Eluvium
Dreamworld - Rilo Kiley
The Water - Feist
No One's Gonna Love You - Band of Horses

Friday, December 21, 2007

The Finished Product

So I finished the book I made for Kyler. It took a lot longer than I thought it would for some reason, but I ended up finishing it at 6 am yeterday, then I went to bed, didn't get to sleep until about 8, and got up and went to work at 9. BUT... its all good cuz it turned out perdy durned swell. Here tis! Please don't copy or use these without my permission eh??? FER PETE'S SAKE!!! Pssh...

Kyler always get a lil Mississippi Leg Hounded by Toby. ("Tobe" for short)





I'm the one with dark hair.



Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Present for Kyler


So, I'm making a coloring book for my nephew (who lives in Switzerland with his Mom and Dad) for Christmas. Thought I'd share the progress so far! What ya thank?

Saturday, December 15, 2007

COMING SOON!!!


Welcome to my new bloggish realm! I shall be posting my thoughts and queries and critical hullabaloo shortly. Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, enjoy a picture of Alton weilding some can-cutting sharpness.