I hate freakin’ Creed

1. Tempted- Squeeze
2. High Fidelity- Elvis Costello
3. Stop Me- Mark Ronson
4. Pass the Buck- Stereophonics
5. The Cedar Room- Doves
6. Walk On Gilded Splinters- Cher
7. Acid Tongue- Jenny Lewis
8. Dumb Dumb Dumb- Teenage Fanclub
9. Caught In A Moment- Sugababes
10. Since You’ve Been Gone- Kelly Clarkson

Bonus-
11. Satin Chic- Goldfrapp
12. Tommy Gun- The Clash

Whaddya expect when you go to a city named for a mythical bird whose big talent was bursting into flames and being reborn, snow? Presumably, the poodle did a similar rebirthing thing, thoug, judging from the lack of visual evidence presented, perhaps it came back in zygote form.

1. “Oh No”- Snoop Dogg feat. 50 Cent- R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)
2. “Body Movin’”- Beastie Boys- Hello Nasty
3. “Everyday”- Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds- Europe ‘07
4. “It’s All Over Now”- Grateful Dead- Dick’s Picks Vol. 18
5. “You Know I’m No Good”- Amy Winehouse- Back to Black
6. “The Hop”- A Tribe Called Quest- Beats, Rhymes, & Life
7. “La Boheme”- Act 1
8. “Street Fighting Man”- Rage Against the Machine- Renegades
9. “Please Don’t Talk About Murder While I’m Eating”- Ben Harper- Both Sides Of The Gun
10. “Russell Rush”- 3rd Bass- The Cactus Album

and one that seems to sum up how wall st feels about the bailout–

11. “Fiesta”- Ween- La Cucaracha

My home boys might squabble but we don’t fall down
Yeah, my home boys might squabble but we don’t fall down
Yeah, my home boys might squabble but we don’t fall down
Westside, westside
Part two of the war, bring it, let’s do it, huh huh

“Let It Snow” – Boys II Men
“Sing Singin’” – Johnny A
“Skitso” – Keller Williams
“Catchin’ Feelins’” – Tupac Shakur
“Better Days” – Uncle Kracker
“Me & Lola” – Anders Osborne
“E-bow” – Sigur Ros
“Sandman” – America
“I Could Die For You” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Toxic” – Crazy Town

With really suckish special guest track: “Everywhere I Go” – Amy Grant

That was bad even by MY Bernankian standards.

1. “A Game Of You,” In Tenebris (Fall Away)
2. “Mind and Movement,” Tackhead (Friendly as a Hand Grenade)
3. “Angel Eyes (Remix),” Lime (”Angel Eyes” single)
4. “Am Morgen Fruo,” Qntal (III. Tristan and Isolde)
5. “Shellshock (12″ Version),” New Order (”Shellshock” single)
6. “Keep On (Sweet Exorcist mix),” Cabaret Voltaire (Remixed)
7. “I’ll Be You,” The Replacements (All For Nothing)
8. “When Love Goes To War,” Berlin (Count Three and Pray)

I have decided to suspend the rest of this Pre-Friday Random Ten so I can return to Washington and help resolve our current fiscal crisis. This is a time where we must work together, not as Creed-haters and Creed fans, but as Americans.

1. In a Forest of Feathers – Ryuichi Sakamoto
2. The Want – Grifters
3. (untitled) – Bratmobile
4. We’re Having Much More Fun – X
5. Lil Red – Bikini Kill
6. Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor: 2. Allemande – Bach played by Mischa Maisky
7. Sexuality – Prince
8. Wish Fulfillment – Sonic Youth
9. The Days Take Care of Everything – Elvis Costello
10. Real Men – Joe Jackson

The Byrds — “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”
Big Brother & the Holding Company — “Down On Me”
The Donnas — “Who Invited You?”
Elastica — “Connection”
The Dicks — “I Hope You Get Drafted”
Willie Dixon — “Wang Dang Doodle”
The Chiffons — “Close Your Eyes”
Wild Magnolias — “We’re Gonna Party”
Tommy Hunt — “Parade Of Broken Hearts”
The Flesh Eaters — “Hard Road To Follow” (live)

Golden Parachute Bonuses:

Bratmobile — “Girl Germs”
Body Count — “Cop Killer”

Hippy – Horace Silver
Contact – Phish
You Can Never Hold Back Spring – Tom Waits
Tyrone – Larry Young
A Sweet Bullet Little Bullet From a Pretty Blue Gun – Tom Waits
Outtasite (Outta Mind) – Wilco
Swept Away – Phish
Jah Will Be Done – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Theme From the Bottom – Phish
Swing For Life – Yo La Tengo

Bonus:
1979 Semi Finalist – The Bad Plus

Brain Burner – No Age
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
I Think I’m Going To Kill Myself – Elton John
Happy Feelin’s – Maze
One Armed Scissor – At The Drive-In
Wild Horses – Flying Burrito Brothers
Feel Good Hit Of The Summer – Queens Of The Stone Age
At Least That’s What You Said (Live) – Wilco
Cool Confusion – The Clash
Jail Guitar Doors – The Clash

Bonus -
Monty Got A Raw Deal – REM

Morning everybody. Hope it’s been a good week. Here’s my, “got good news yesterday” top 10.

1) Istanbul not Constantinople- They Might Be Giants
2) Paranoid Android – Radiohead
3) What’s the Frequency Kenneth – REM
4) Game Theory – The Roots
5) Evenflow – Pearl Jam
6) Hysteria – Muse
7) Let’s Push Things Forward – The Streets
Mother May – Foxboro Hottubs
9) Step On – Happy Mondays
10) Don’t Stop me Now – Queen

and two more because I’m in a good mood:
11)I just Want The Girl in the Blue Dress to Keep on Dancing – Mike Doughty
12) Low – Flo Rida

Have a good one everybody.

Side A
King Crimson – Dig Me
Robyn Hitchcock – Beautiful Girl
Mudhoney – This Gift
Colorblind James – Euphoria Jones
Stereolab – Our Trinitone Blast

Flip Side
Soft Boys – Over You
Husker Du – Makes No Sense At All
Artie Shaw – Stardust
Matt Pond PA – Magic Boyfriend
Unrest – Bonus Track (Light Command, acoustic)

Side 1
1. Hands / Raconteurs,The
2. Shake Your Rump / Beastie Boys
3. If Not For You / Bob Dylan
4. Isa Lei / Ry Cooder VM Bhatt
5. Tabla Solo In Ektal / Ravi Shankar
Side 2
6. Ruination Day (Part 2) / Gillian Welch
7. Too Rolling Stoned / Robin Trower
8. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You / Led Zeppelin
9. What Goes On / Sufjan Stevens
10. What Comes Around / Beastie Boys

Bonus 45
Kindhearted Woman Blues / Robert Johnson
Dirt in the Ground / Tom Waits

Yikes: that’s one scary 45!

1. Faux Pas – Crud Convenience
2. Yessayer – Red Cave
3. Amon Tobin – Ton Mantis [Bonobo Mix]
4. Architecture in Helsinki – Do The Whirlwind
5. The Beatles – Here, There, and Everywhere
6. Minutemen – This Ain’t No Picnic
7. The Smashing Pumpkins – 7 Shades of Black
8. The Heads – We Descend From?
9. Barry Bostwick & Susan Surandon – Over At the Frankenstein Place (from Rocky Horror, of course!)
10. Fuckadelic – Maggot Brain

BONUS: Kelly Clarkson – Never Again

You Fell In – Angry Angles – Apparent-Transparent 7″
Next Generation – 64Revolt – Ballads of Malice and Discontent
That’ll Be Me – Kelly Willis – s/t
California – Low – Session Planet Claire
Close-Up (Hop) Reality…Baaah – Art of Noise – Close-Up 12″
Ronettes – The Black Angels – Live at the Agora
Everything’s Geometry – Cub – Come Out, Come Out
Miss You Most – Said the Shark – Silly Killings
Laisse le vent tout emporter – Les Brestfeeders – Demo
Halfway to Crazy – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Automatic

Bonus track:

Lay a Little Lovin’ On Me – Robin McNamara – 25 All Time Greatest Bubblegum Huts

No wonder John McCain wants so desperately to win the election so that he die in the White House.

Well, Sedona’s cooler and more pleasant (though it’s lousy with New Age nutjobs). But you’re right about Phoenix — a city there? What the hell were they thinking?

Train Train-Billy Bragg
A New England – Billy Bragg
Find Me -Builders and Butchers
Doin My Time – Johnny Cash
Ester’s Day – Guided By Voices
Stove By a Whale – Ted Leo
Having a Party – Sam Cooke
Welcome to the Monkey House – Dandy Warhols
Stay Don’t Go – Spoon
Old Man Waltz – Calexico

Nervous – Yello
Blue Bag (Inside Paper) – Can
Goodbye Blue Sky – Pink Floyd
Pandajero (Visti & Meyland Remix) – Cantoma
Avventurieri – Jo Squillo
Up the Beach – Jane’s Addiction
After Hours – A Tribe Called Quest
Big Man Restless (Disco Mix) – Kissing The Pink
Tell Mama – Etta James
Private Life (Dub Version) – Grace Jones

What Are Their Names – David Crosby
Verses from the Abstract – A Tribe Called Quest

have a safe trip, dear – june of 44
route – son volt
the blue mask – lou reed
how to draw horses – shipping news
california tuffy – geraldine fibbers
1952 vincent black lightning – richard thompson
refugees – alina simone
five years – david bowie
june miller – june of 44
dance of the seven veils – liz phair

Wow, the Demonic Conservative Ridicule Machine — right here in my hometown! I thought I felt a disturbance in the force field of ignorance and apathy that usually surrounds us.

As for McCain, don’t worry, he hasn’t been to Phoenix in months. Not that we miss him — I’ve only seen one McCain bumper sticker.

The Ramones “Listen to My Heart” All the Stuff (and More) Vol. One
Merle Haggard “Silver Wings” HAG: The Best of Merle Haggard
Hasidic New Wave “Wedding Celebration” Knitting on the Roof: Modern Interpretations of the Classic Musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Mark Olson & the Creek Dippers “Give My Heart to You” Pacific Coast Rambler
Gram Parsons “$1000 Wedding” The Gram Parsons Anthology
Tom Waits “Tell It to Me” Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
King Crimson “Elephant Talk” Discipline
X “Motel Room in My Bed” Under the Big Black Sun
Archers of Loaf “Slick Tricks and Bright Lights” White Trash Heroes
Jimmie Dale Gilmore “Ripple” One Endless Night

bonus
Steve Earle “Lonelier than This” Transcendental Blues

Presumably, the poodle did a similar rebirthing thing, thoug, judging from the lack of visual evidence presented, perhaps it came back in zygote form

Melted snowflake babies?

Post-pre-Friday “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” Random Tennish

1) “Keepin’ the Faith – De La Soul
2) “Neue Regel” – Queensrÿche
3) “Spanish Ladies (instrumental)” – Bill Friseli
4) “Trouble Me” – 9,999 Maniacs
5) “Long Time Ago” – White Magic
6) “The Rocky Road to Dublin” – Dropkick Murphys
7) “The Right Time” – The Corrs
8: “Bushfire” – Midnight Oil
9) “The Boxer” – Simon & Garfunkel
10) “A Man Needs a Maid” – Neil Young

X Plusses!

X+1) “Lover’s Rock” – The Clash
X+2) “Stupid Girl” – Garbage

Someone needs to burn for forcing us to look at that Stappiness.

Nemo – Nightwish
Tainted Love – Marilyn Manson
Kirki – Korpiklaani
Astronomy Domine – Pink Floyd
Tuli Kokko – Korpiklaani
Bombs Over Baghdad – Outkast
Don Henley Must Die – Mojo Nixon
Heartwork – Carcass
Hyperhuman – Solefald
Stop, I’m Already Dead – Deadboy and the Elephantmen

A little late, but….
1.) Ni Dao Di Ai Shui Yang Yi
2.) Siren On The 101 Over It
3.) Dans Le Grand Brouillard Beausoleil
4. You’re No Good Aswad
5.) Shut Up And Smile Bowling For Soup
6.) Watchin’ It Rain Delbert McClinton
7.) Sultanas de de Mkerkaillo Ojos de Brujo
8.) My Tennessee Mountain Home Earl Scruggs Revue
9.) 21st Century Red Hot Chili Peppers
10.) Lento (Ella Se Mueve) M.J.

My random favorite from YOUR random Tens: “Crud Convenience” Faux Pas
(I arrive at this by randomly selecting 3-5 tunes –some of which I have never heard– listening to them on iTunes and picking my favorite which, incidentally, gets added to a wish list for later purchase.)

Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan
Let’s Get Together – Jefferson Airplane
Broken Arrow – Buffalo Springfield
Johnny B. Goode – The Grateful Dead
Walking in the Rain – The Ronettes
Hey Gyp – Donovan
Runnin’ Wild – Glenn Miller
Growin’ Up – Bruce Springsteen
Solitude Standing – Suzanne Vega
Nashville Skyline Rag – Bob Dylan

Bonus

Ready to Run – Dixie Chicks