Wednesday Playlist – Get Your Creative Groove On Edition

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superbadgirl - You guys know it’s Open Studios this Sat., right? So for #wednesdayplaylist what music gets you in your creative groove? (topic via @narcise)

Grave_Danger – @Superbadgirl Define “creative groove”.

superbadgirl – When I sit down to write or make artz for an extended period, I usually turn to Loreena McKennit’s “The Book of Secrets” #wednesdayplaylist

El_Dickman – @superbadgirl “The Passion” by Peter Gabriel. #wednesdayplaylist

superbadgirl – To clarify for @Grave_Danger and others, any music that makes you feel inspired to do whatever thing you do best = creative groove. :-)

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Miles Davis: Kind of Blue album works pretty well.

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl OH wait…I was thinking more work-related. Thing I do best? I don’t think I wanna answer that.

jamietoonart – @superbadgirl Combichrist, Ladytron, Aphex Twin #Wednesdayplaylist

superbadgirl – @H_Wallbanger Someone believes way too much of his own hype.

narcise – Studio music has been all about Fugazi lately. End Hits, Repeater, and The Argument have been in VERY regular rotation. #wednesdayplaylist

Grave_Danger – @superbadgirl I always liked having classical music in the embalming room. It was a must.

cbellers – @superbadgirl Zero 7, Shostakovich, Mozart. #wednesdayplaylist

bengoldman – @superbadgirl Depends a lot on what mood I want the art to have. Pretty much anything in my library can work. #wednesdayplaylist #lameanswer

violentecstasy – @superbadgirl Usually if I’m sewing or cooking (as close as I get to artifying), I’m listening to audiobooks. #lame #nerd #wednesdayplaylist

communique – @superbadgirl air’s “moon safari”

trmink – @superbadgirl Shake Yourself Loose by Vickie Winans. http://iLike.com/s/44kQ

jamesblackwood -@superbadgirl Pell Mell, something about the guitar kicks my brain in gear.

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Trent Reznor’s Quake soundtrack. #wednesdayplaylist

Hope I got everyone, doesn’t seem like a lot of responses. If I missed you out, let me know or leave your info in the comments.!

Wednesday Playlist – Songs From Your Childhood Edition

superbadgirl – Time for #wednesdayplaylist! Give me a song from your early childhood of which you have fond memories, perhaps one your parents listened to?

superbadgirl – I listened obsessively to my Mom’s 8-track with the Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” on it. #iMetHimAtTheCandyStore

jeniburns – @superbadgirl The one that sticks out the most for me is Carly Simon’s Comin’ Around

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Well, I did listen to Puff The Magic Dragon even before I figured out it was about weed.

El_Dickman – @superbadgirl “Tuesday Afternoon” by the Moody Blues. Yeah, they were hippies. I love the ethereal feel to it. #wednesdayplaylist

narcise – Wild World -Cat Stevens #wednesdayplaylist

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Also, anything by Buddy Holly since my dad both had those glasses and listened to him.

cvbarnhart – @superbadgirl John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads #wednesdayplaylist

ieincognito – @superbadgirl My parents had a 60′s folk tape we listened to constantly on trips. Pete Seeger did the “Little Houses” song on there.

Lorizs_tweets – Wild World -Cat Stevens It is the only song I remember my Dad singing along to, still hear his voice when I listen to it #wednesdayplaylist

cbellers – @superbadgirl blondie – Rapture #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull.

p_tea – @superbadgirl “Sunshine on My Shoulders” by Bob Denver #wednesdayplaylist #momlovedthatsong

sDonoho – @superbadgirl Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job and Shove It

UnclePilot – @superbadgirl Meat Loaf – “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” #wednesdayplaylist

Grave_Danger – @Superbadgirl “A Fifth of Beethoven” from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack let me know my parents were going to party.

_bunny_ -@superbadgirl Harry Nilsson – Coconut. My dad’s LP (the cover reflected his style perfectly). Endless interpretive dance. #wednesdayplaylist

communique – @superbadgirl queen of hearts by juice newton #wednesdayplaylist

agingdragqueen – @superbadgirl Moody Blues – Tuesday Afternoon #wednesdayplaylist

thatcesareguy – @superbadgirl Anything off of “Magical Mystery Tour” for dad, as it was the sole 8-track that still worked. Anything by The Cars for mom.

jamesblackwood – @superbadgirl “Mountain Music” Alabama, “Ocean Front Property” George Strait, and anything by the Oak Ridge Boys #wednesdayplaylist

k_del – @superbadgirl Rock Island Line- Johnny Cash (grandpa was a engineer) #wednesdayplaylist

stevodarkly – I remember listening to “A Taste of Honey” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass on my parent’s 3-ton cabinet stero. #wednesdayplaylist … Eventually this led to me buying the “Whipped Cream etc.” CD as an adult. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP7EzJtXWQM

Joule – @superbadgirl My dad’s obsession with Graceland led to my obsession with Graceland, so I’ll go with the title track. #wedplaylist

jamietoonart – @superbadgirl “Hotel California” and “Nights in White Satin” via my parents, “Don’t Dream It’s Over” via KHTR

hipntrendy – I had a fixation for my mom’s Glenn Miller, I Got a Gal in Kalamazoo for #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Also, the companion song to my previous (in *my* mind anyway) James Taylor – Gorilla. From my mom’s rekkids. #wednesdayplaylist

ZSB3 - @superbadgirl “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt. My dad and I used to sit on the patio and watch storms roll in.

Wednesday Playlist, Beth and Bellers Wedding Songs Edition

Holy shit you guys it’s Wednesday! You know what this MEANS? It’s time for #wednesdayplaylist! In honor of @cbellers & @zsb3′s engagement, please recommend a song to be played at their wedding. Smart ass entries are naturally allowed & expected, as are actual romantic ones.  I am going to go with the seriously romantic here, and put forth Ryan Adams’ “Two” #somethinginmyeye #wednesdayplaylist

violentecstasy – @superbadgirl Sam Kinison’s Wild Thing immediately popped to mind, though I can’t explain exactly why. #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Motorhead – In the Black #wednesdayplaylist It’s actually a love song. . . of sorts.

cvbarnhart – @superbadgirl Muse – Invincible #wednesdayplaylist

El_Dickman – @superbadgirl “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo and “She Blinded me with Science” by Thomas Dolby.

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Romantic? I’ll Throw out Rainy Night in Soho by the Pogues just ’cause I think it’s pretty much the most romantic song ever.

jamietoonart – @superbadgirl It’s The End of the World As We Know It – R.E.M., Miracles – I.C.P. #wednesdayplaylist, #onlysmartasssongsbyacronyms

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl Slow Ride by Foghat. Love Gun by KISS. Also, Beth by Kiss and Good Hearted Woman by Willie Nelson

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Family Ties theme “Without Us” by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. #wednesdayplaylist #shalalala

cbellers – @superbadgirl I’m mad no one has offered November Rain by GnR . :D

k_del – @superbadgirl Late as usual..and unusually sappy: THe Way You Look Tonight- Frank Sinatra

cbellers – @k_del @superbadgirl Thats cool, I was going with Sinatra doing They Cant Take That Away From Me.

UnclePilot – @superbadgirl Anything by Otis Redding. #wednesdayplaylist

zsb3 - A little late, but: Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin #wednesdayplaylist

Wednesday Playlist – Facial Hair Edition

This week! Songs about facial hair! Postive, negative, indifferent, it matters not!

My own submission: “Mass Nerder” by the Descendents:

Don’t got no goatee
Don’t got no tattoo
Don’t got no nose ring
Don’t wanna be like you

From @sDonoho


ieincognito – @superbadgirl Not the most musically advanced offering, but the Bugs “Dave Navarro’s Goatee Fucking Sucks” fits the bill #wednesdayplaylist

El_Dickman – @superbadgirl I bet 90% of the Santa Claus songs have some mention of a white beard. :P #wednesdayplaylist

butterflyfish_ @superbadgirl Lizzie says there’s a mustache in Girl All the Bad Guys Want by Bowling for Soup.

H_Wallbanger

communique – @superbadgirl “teenage mustache” by the locust #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ @superbadgirl The Girlie Had a Mustache – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince #wednesdayplaylist

bengoldman - @superbadgirl: “Relax & Ride It” (aka, the mustache ride song, aka the @cvbarnhart theme song) by Alter der Ruine #wednesdayplaylist

cvbarnhart – @bengoldman Dag. Beat me to it.

Lorizs_tweets – @superbadgirl Burning Beard ~ Clutch #wednesdayplaylist

cvbarnhart – @superbadgirl mc chris – Older Crowd #wednesdayplaylist

p_tea – @superbadgirl “The Night Santa Went Crazy” by Weird Al.

stevodarkly – @superbadgirl Bowling for Soup, “Girl All the Bad Guys Want.” Dream girl likes mustaches, singer can’t grow one.

trmink - @superbadgirl Untouchable Face – Ani DiFranco #wednesdayplaylist

cvbarnhart – @superbadgirl Rev. Horton Heat – Devil’s Chasing Me #wednesdayplaylist

cvbarnhart – @superbadgirl Clutch – Burning Beard #wednesdayplaylist

bengoldman – @superbadgirl The Whisker Ticklers – Molestache Mamba #wednesdayplaylist #makinshitup

Wednesday Playlist – Strong Women, Strong Message

superbadgirl – For today’s playlist I want songs from strong women with strong messages! In the mood for some kick-ass female attitude. #wednesdayplaylist
H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Bad Reputation: Joan Jett
superbadgirl – I may add a lot to this list, but first up is Superchick’s “One Girl Revolution” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj6wqABX0M8
H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl If we can do multiples, I’ll also throw out Oh Bondage Up Yours by X-Ray Spex.
violentecstasy – @superbadgirl Anything from Skunk Anansie is awesome. “100 Ways to Be a Good Girl” might be particularly appropriate. #wednesdayplaylist
Grave_Danger – @superbadgirl The Donnas “Get Rid Of That Girl”
ieincognito – @superbadgirl People Got a Lotta Nerve by Neko Case #wednesdayplaylist
narcise – Bettie Serveert – Geek, Leona Naess – Charm Attack, Metric – On the Sly, Black Tambourine – Throw Aggie Off the Bridge #wednesdayplaylist
ieincognito – @superbadgirl And I will add Le Tigre’s Hot Topic #wednesdayplaylist
ieincognito – @superbadgirl Or don’t think you can go wrong with anything by the Chicago Women’s Liberation Rock Band #wednesdayplaylist
superbadgirl – Also adding Imogen Heap’s “Getting Scared” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwq8Y5z6ckE #wednesdayplaylist
katatomiclabs - @superbadgirl Oh, and Julie Ruin – “I Wanna Know What Love Is.” @superbadgirl “Song For Anne Bannon,” Team Dresch; “Youth Decay,” Sleater-Kinney.
ieincognito – @superbadgirl Gossip’s Fire with Fire, then I’ll stop #wednesdayplaylist #socantwaitforit and Let’s go with some Different Drum by Linda Ronstadt, while we’re at it.
p_tea – @superbadgirl “Fall Behind Me” “Take It Off” “Take Me To The Backseat” “The Gold Medal” all by The Donnas. #lovethedonnas #wedsplaylist
hipntrendy - it just came on via shuffle so Pink – U + Ur Hand @superbadgirl #wednesdayplaylist
jamesblackwood - ”To Be Young, Gifted, And Black,” “God, God, God” Nina Simone #wednesdayplaylist
jamietoonart - Ladykiller – Lush, Hunter – Bjork, #wednesdayplaylist
cbellers – @superbadgirl Tyrone – Erica Badu #wednesdayplaylist
avandonsel – @superbadgirl Bessie Smith “‘Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” #wednesdayplaylist
El_Dickman – @superbadgirl I’ll go with the old standard: “These Boots Were Made for Walking” by Nancy Sinatra. #wednesdayplaylist
jeniburns – @superbadgirl I would think virtually anything by Veruca Salt will cover that whole theme.
cbellers @superbadgirl naked eye – luscious jackson #wednesdayplaylist
avandonsel - @superbadgirl Roxanne Shante “Roxanne’s Revenge” ! #wednesdayplaylist
Joule - @superbadgirl “Bad Reputation” Joan Jett #wednesdayplaylist
trmink - @superbadgirl Everything I Need – Melissa Ferrick #wednesdayplaylist
k_del - @superbadgirl totally tardy: Wanda Jackson:This Gun Don’t Care, Nina Simone: I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl, Eartha Kitt:I Wanna Be Evil
Joule - @superbadgirl Before I re-read the question and saw that you wanted girl singers I thought of “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats
UnclePilot - @superbadgirl Duh. #wednesdyplaylist ♫ http://blip.fm/~p227f
stevodarkly - @superbadgirl … I’ll offer up hometown girl Chloe Day and “Catfight” – but it’s too obscure for a sound clip. http://tinyurl.com/29sjlyg

Wednesday Playlist (catchup) – Mix Tape Madness

This one was from January 13th, and I could have sworn I posted it. #goinginsane.

The topic was favorite song from a mix tape an ex had made for you. A few people said that no one had ever made them a mixtape, and that made me sad. They were allowed to submit a song from a mixtape they’d made someone else, IIRC. If they had neither given nor received a mixtape in their lifetime, I guess they didn’t play that week. If that’s the case for you, let me know, and I will make you a damn mixtape. No one should go their entire life without getting a mixtape, for goodness’ sake.

superbadgirl - My submission is the Moody Blues “Story in Your Eyes” #wednesdayplaylist
jeniburns – @superbadgirl my submission is “Underground” by Ben Folds Five #wednesdayplaylist
El_Dickman – @superbadgirl “Diamond Dogs” by David Bowie. #wednesdayplaylist
ieincognito - @superbadgirl In lieu of the warbling of a boy & his 4-track, Sebadoh “Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)” was also full of his angst and earnestness.
Lorizs_tweets - Red Sector A ~ Rush #wednesdayplaylist
H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl I thought Doors of Your Heart by English Beat was sweet.
Southpaw32 – @superbadgirl I submit Dada “Moon”
narcise – I’m going with I’ll Fall With Your Knife by Peter Murphy. That song still makes me weepy, actually. #wednesdayplaylist
sDonoho – @superbadgirl Fugazi – Waiting Room
arachnophiliac – @superbadgirl I have no exes, so I’ll go with “Love Spreads,” the Stone Roses. @libster77 made me many a mix tape in college.
trmink - @superbadgirl Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals
sub_english – @superbadgirl “Eric the Half-A-Bee” by Monty Python.
ZSB3 – @superbadgirl RE: Mix tape: I was the loser who never had one made for me or made one for anyone else :(
SgtHotpants – @superbadgirl Of all the wonderful ones my ex @jodv made me, my favorite song on all of them was Nico, Fairest of The Seasons.
_bunny_ - @superbadgirl Never got one, :(, but I did make two at some point: The Wolfgang Press – Shut That Door. I think I did it wrong.
cassiland - @superbadgirl “Crush with Eyeliner” by R.E.M. it was kinda sweet and kinda creepy all at once #wednesdayplaylist
UnclePilot - @superbadgirl “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)” by Samantha Fox #wednesdayplaylist

Wednesday Playlist – More Catchup

This one from January 20th was “songs about materialism & consumerism” and it looks as if it was sparsely replied to. Queries for songs about drinking and sex always get more replies than this, I wonder what that’s all about?

(Of course there’s a slight possibility that I either missed replies or got distracted and stopped collecting them in the middle of the day. Feel free to add yours in the comments, if that’s the case.)

superbadgirl - It is Wednesday playlist time! This week’s theme is songs about materialism & consumerism. I submit Gram Rabbit’s “American Hookers” Decadence is killing me.  http://blip.fm/~jfgm4

narcise - Lily Allen – The Fear #wednesdayplaylist

thatcesareguy - @superbadgirl “Clown Powder” by Mariachi El Bronx

H_Wallbanger - @superbadgirl Rats by Subhumans

stevodarkly - @superbadgirl Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole” is the 1st thing that popped to mind. #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ - @superbadgirl William DeVaughn – Be Thankful for What You Got #wednesdayplaylist

Lorizs_tweets - @superbadgirl Money for Nothing ~ Dire Strait #wednesdayplaylist

avandonsel - @superbadgirl “Gone Going,” Black Eyed Peas; “Once In A Lifetime,” Talking Heads; “Gold Digger,” Kayne West. #wednesdayplaylist

p_tea - @superbadgirl “Ladies’ Night in Buffalo” by David Lee Roth, “Rock ‘n Roll Lifestyle” by Cake. #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr - @superbadgirl Pink Floyd “Money” and Wu Tang Clan “Better Tomorrow”

The_Cyr - @superbadgirl Oh! And “On the cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook. “Life’s Been Good to Me” by Joe Walsh

Wednesday Playlist – Catchup Edition

Cleaning off my desktop and finding random lists of things I meant to post and never did. This looks to be the playlist from 02/03/10, and from the look of it it was “A Song, The Title of Which Describes Your Week So Far” If memory serves, anyhow. Six weeks on, I wonder if anyone can remember why they chose the song they did? (Except for all those who chose songs about hating their jobs, I am just going to presume those still apply)

H_Wallbanger - @superbadgirl Working for the Man by Roy Orbison

ieincognito – @superbadgirl Avoiding Catatonic Surrender by Tim Barry #wednesdayplaylist

thatcesareguy – @superbadgirl “Demon Days”- The Gorillaz, “Driven To Tears”- Sting, “Emotional Abuse”- HorrorPops, “Everything Will Be Alright”- Killers

narcise – “Sad Sexy” by Dirty Three, “Comrades & Friends” by From Monument to Masses, “Weekend Wars” by MGMT #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl How Heavy This Axe – The Sword #wednesdayplaylist

avandonsel – @superbadgirl “Pink Cloud Tracing Paper” (Asobi Seksu) + “Pieces of What” (MGMT) + “Don’t Fight It” (The Panics) #wednesdayplaylist

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl Let it Snow! by Dean Martin

cbellers – @superbadgirl “Get off my Elevator” by Kool Keith #wednesdayplaylist

p_tea – @superbadgirl “I Want a New Duck” by Weird Al. #wednesdayplaylist

Lorizs_tweets – Missing You ~ Jem #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl “Take this job and shove it” – Johnny Paycheck

katatomiclabs – @superbadgirl “I Want My Baby…Dead?!” by New Bomb Turks (for the benefit of @ieincognito, who had better get a chuckle)

jamietoon – :Got The Time” – Joe Jackson, “Working for the Weekend” – Loverboy, “Dicegrinder” – Dicegrinder #wednesdayplaylist

@p_tea – I’ve changed my mind. I think “A Collection of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict” by Pink Floyd better captures my week.

superbadgirl – “All Good Things” by the Weepies #wednesdayplaylist

jamesblackwood – Mos Def, “Life in Marvelous Times” #wednesdayplaylist

SgtHotpants – @superbadgirl Beatles “I’m so tired,” Tommoy Roe “dizzy”

How 2009 sounded in my world

First thing I have to do is fess up that this list is heavily edited. You see, when I went to look at the last 12 months of music, I saw this:

Which, while accurate, is also very boring. This was definitely the year of Florence + The Machine in my world, however it’s skewed my list because I actually didn’t start listening to her until November, and then listened to her so exclusively that she blew everything else off the chart. So that’s not an actual reflection of what I was listening to this year, and as such I have edited all F+TM songs from my list. Suffice it to say that I think that album is made of magic and wonderment, and you should have a copy of it. But I will focus on other things.

So, discounting the Florence, my number one song of the year was a surprise:

1. Tactical Sekt – Bring Me Violence – I do love this song, I was just surprised it came in quite so high. Not a lot to say about this one, other than that this was a year of violent emotions for me, and this song spoke to that. It also helped me turn my brain off, and made me speed frequently. Favorite line: “I saw the rage rising in the morning sky.”

2. The Rosebuds – Life Like – This is such a spooky, hollow-sounding song. I got this album free from Paste, and I didn’t really respond to all of it. But I do love this song. It’s about taxidermy. Favorite line: “Consider my life, I’m wild but I’m not free.”

3. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name -  The Ting Tings are another band to whose music I don’t respond evenly. I like some of their stuff, some I am “meh” about, and some – like this song – I adore. This was an awesome driving song this year. Favorite line “They call me quiet, But I’m a riot”

4. Maria Taylor – One for the Shareholder – Maria Taylor is one of those sneaky artists, whose music you listen to sort of in the background, and then you suddenly realize it’s crept into your subconscious and you passionately love quite a bit of it. Not a first-listen artist, but something that grows on you until you can’t do without it. This song is about emotionally vacuous fuckwits. Favorite lines:

“There’s no burden that will agonize you
No worry that will weigh you down.
Not the memories that hypnotize you.
You won’t turn around.
You can’t love me ”

5. The Stills – Still in Love Song - I dunno, I think this is just another song about being involved with people when you know you shouldn’t. I sense a theme.

“We were lovers
we were kissers
we were holders of hands
we were make believers”

6. Damien Rice – Woman Like a Man – Jessica gave me this song on a mix CD, and I immediately fell in love with it. I like some other Damien Rice too, but this song I love. It’s so angry and desperate and hostile. It’s about wanting, and how wanting sucks. Favorite line, very sneakily wrapped into the chorus “I’ll get a cheaper ticket next time – ’cause it really wasn’t worth the ride.”

7. Ladytron – Ghosts – I feel like I spent a lot of this year trying to make myself understood by people who are very different from me. And while that’s a good exercise to undertake, and helps me grow in some way (right?) it’s also frustrating. Sometimes you really just want to be around people who get it, and don’t need so much hand-holding. Careening around unintentionally offending people, or feeling as if you are, is exhausting. This one actually turned out to be rather prophetic.

“Now I see you
from the corner
clock strikes
and I know you will be drinking alone

There’s a ghost in me
who wants to say “I’m sorry”
Doesn’t mean I’m sorry.“

8. Anya Marina – Move You – this is another one from a Paste CD. I do like several songs of hers but this one has this wonderful “Where do you where do you where do you where do you where do you get off?” line in it, and that’s basically the subtitling in my brain when I am talking to a lot of people. I love it so.

9. The Shins – Black Wave - You know those hollow, lonely songs that are bigger on the inside than they are on the outside? This is my favorite of those. (Well, except for My Morning Jacket’s Wordless Chorus.) Seriously – they had me at “black breeze.”

In the meadow where the black breeze blows,
Where underneath the waves, you were most alone,
Can you hear a subtle, aching tone?
Through the water, through the Earth, chill the bones.

10. Lucky Soul – Lips Are Unhappy – Shake, shake shimmy, this is just pure perky fluffy love song.

Pretending that everything’s cool,
When I’m twenty seven shades of blue,
And my lips are unhappy without you.

So those were the top 10 songs in my world last year. In some ways they don’t seem to reflect what I was really listening to, because there was a lot of angry industrial stompy music going on most of the time. However, I obviously didn’t listen to any of those songs often enough to get them in the top 10 list – the above are the songs I kept coming back to. I included my top 35 songs in the list below, so if you want some stompy angry industrial, it will be there.

It’s always strange to look back at these lists and think about listening to these songs at different times of the year. What I was doing, how I was feeling, how these songs reflected or enhanced that. It’s been a hell of a year. I really hope that less stuff happens this year. I need a break from emotional overload. Guess we will find out next year at this time how that turned out, huh?

Wednesday Playlist – Supernatural Edition

superbadgirl – It’s Wednesday Playlist time! Today’s list is songs about the supernatural and I submit the Eagle’s “Witchy Woman”

violentecstasy - @superbadgirl The Cure’s Lullaby, Concrete Blonde’s Bloodletting #WednesdayPlaylist

butterflyfish_ – @superbadgirl Yay, Eagles! :-) All I’m coming up with right now is The Cars’ “Magic.” But I like that, so I’ll go w/ it.

narcise - Ghostwriter by RJD2 #wednesdayplaylist

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Haunted by the Pogues, preferring the version off the Sid & Nancy soundtrack but any of the several versions are good.

drew_w – @superbadgirl Rage doing the Ghost of Tom Joad.

UnclePilot – @superbadgirl (Ghost) Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash #wednesdayplaylist

gatewaygroupie – @superbadgirl Helen Reddy’s “Angie Baby” http://tr.im/HN16.

p_tea - @superbadgirl The Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria by BOC #wednesdayplaylist  Although Flaming Telepaths, also by BOC has to come in a close second for awesome in the category today. #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl RAtM’s version of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and Robert Johnson’s “Me and the Devil Blues”, The Flaming Lips “The Waterbugs Attack the Policeman” or whatever they call it.

sub_english – @superbadgirl Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”

jeniburns - @superbadgirl I’ll have more, but “Low Red Moon” by Belly comes to mind right off hand. Love that song. Oh, and “The Witches Song” by Juliana Hatfield.

jamesblackwood – @superbadgirl All of Aphrodite Child’s album 666, but in particular I’m feeling The Beast, The Lamb, and The Four Horsemen #wedplaylist

avandonsel – @superbadgirl Silver Springs, Fleetwood Mac

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl Transylvanian Concubine by Rasputina ;-) for #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost #wednesdayplaylist

Lorizs_tweets – @superbadgirl Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo #wednesdayplaylist

arachnophiliac – Cuz @thatcesareguy prodded me to listen to this album last week: “Voodoo Lady” by Live, Also, “Welcome, Ghosts” Explosions in the Sky. #wednesdayplaylist

ZSB3 – Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns #wednesdayplaylist

stevodarkly - @superbadgirl Oh oh oh! “Voodoo” by Godsmack. #wednesdayplaylist

Joule – @superbadgirl I put a spell on you, the screamin jay hawkins version, of course #wednesdayplaylist

Wednesday Playlist – Songs to Stay Home To

The truly heinous weather of the last few days has got me in serious nesting mode. I know I can’t stay home all winter, but this week has not seen me inspired to leave the house at all. It just seems very cosy to stay here at home with chihuahuas and blankets and bad TV and books and peanut butter sandwiches. But if you’re going to stay home, you have to set the mood – thus we have a need for a Songs to Stay Home To* playlist. I know I say this almost every time, but I think this one might be my favorite so far.

I’ve added the songs that I had in my library – some of the others aren’t things I own, so sorry about that if yours didn’t make the list. As always, I’ve banned all Yacht Rock.

Thanks for playing along, hope you enjoy!

kopper – @superbadgirl The Spaceshits “Winter Dance Party” LP

gatewaygroupie – @superbadgirl If I was at home, I’d be listening to Sufjan Stevens and feeling bad about not believing in god. #wednesdayplaylist

narcise – @superbadgirl I’m going with Count Basie on that one, for sure.

stevodarkly – @superbadgirl Wed. playlist: I’m gonna have to go with Loreena McKennitt. 2nd place: The Charlie Brown Christmas CD, but not over and over.

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl Russ loves Ministry’s ‘Psalm 69′ , me – I listen to the Swimf@n soundtrack over and over. do those work? #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl Theivery Corporation makes for a restful night home.

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl The Sundays. Still love that first album. #wednesdayplaylist

cbellers – @superbadgirl Zero 7 is perfect stay at home sexy time music

p_tea – @superbadgirl I’m still a sucker for Pink Floyd when it’s dark and the weather is frigid. #wednesdayplaylist

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl okay, I found an album (all one artist) that I listen and love all the songs. New Order – Best Of New Order

narcise – Since it’s my b-day, i’ll choose more #wednesdayplaylist entries: Mazzy Star, Brasil 66, Martin Denny, Portishead, Cat Stevens, yachtrawk.

cassiland – @superbadgirl Thelonious Monk.. great music for house cleaning, cooking, or curling up and crafting and reading all day. #wednesdayplaylist

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl For an artist I like to listen to in winter, I’ll say Sigur Ros. Their first two albums are perfect for watching the snow.

trmink – @superbadgirl With out a doubt, Jolie Holland. Add a WoodWick candle, premium Scotch, and a thick book.

jamesblackwood - Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, or Neko Case #wednesdayplaylist

gatewaygroupie - @superbadgirl If request lines are still open, Laine WWT twitter puts in a vote for Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. #wednesdayplaylist

*please do not confuse this with a Songs to Slit Your Wrists To playlist, or Songs to Get Sexed Up To playlist. I know they’re similar, but there are subtle differences.

The Friday Five – Bands We’d Like to See Again

So tonight is the last show ever for our friends’ band, Stella Mora. All good things come to an end—usually too soon—and we’re very sorry to see them go. But this sad state of affairs led to this listing of other bands we’d love to see once more in concert, if only they were still touring.

I would absolutely love to see Oingo Boingo one more time, that was one of the most energetic shows I’ve ever been to in my life. October Project I would love to see again, just so that I could properly appreciate what I was experiencing, they’re one of those bands I got much more into once I had seen them live, then never had the chance again. Anyway, here are the rest of the results from this week’s Friday Five, thanks for playing along! (see what I did there?):

• superbadgirl (that’s me!) Mine are Oingo Boingo, Dead Can Dance, October Project, Nirvana and Cocteau Twins. #fridayfive
• tungmobi - @superbadgirl Pale Saints, Lush, Cocteau Twins, Catherine Wheel,Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
• gw10101 – @superbadgirl, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, Soul Coughing, Depeche Mode (wilder years), The Cure (disintegration era)
• The_Cyr – @Superbadgirl Skynrd (original band), Led Zep, Kansas, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Guns n Roses (original band)
• narcise – led zepplin, django reinhardt, janice w/big brother & holding company, pixies (just missed reunion), jesus and mary chain #fridayfive
• H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl The Clash, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Thin Lizzy, Massive Attack
• stevodarkly – @superbadgirl #fridayfive The Police, the Beatles, Dead Can Dance, Led Zepplin and … I do miss local guys Todd on LSD.
• UnclePilot – @superbadgirl #fridayfive The Seatbelts, Led Zepplin, The Miles Davis Quintet, Crowded House, Soul Coughing
• El_Dickman – @superbadgirl Ummm… Queen, Led Zepplin, Collaborateur, Bel Canto, Beatles #fridayfive
• cbellers – @superbadgirl Morphine, Pale Divine, Dance Hall Crashers, Chemical Brothers, Lords of Acid
• trmink – @superbadgirl New Pornographers, The Kinks, Harvey Danger, Sleator-Kinney and a second on Thin Lizzy
• _bunny_ - @superbadgirl Gang of Four, AC/DC with Bon Scott singing, Queen, James Brown, The White Stripes #fridayfive
• sub_english – Dead Can Dance, Joy Division, The Clancy Brothers, Billie Holiday, Cocteau Twins. #fridayfive

Wednesday Playlist – Later than Late “Animal Songs” Edition

Really, better late than never? The Wednesday Playlist from a few weeks ago. This one was animal songs – songs about people acting or feeling like animals. Inspired somewhat by my watching the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” and a lot by the Florence + The Machine song “Howl”

If you could only see the beast you’ve made of me
I held it in but now it seems you’ve set it running free
Screaming in the dark, I howl when we’re apart
Drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart

Also put one of my favorite songs of all time, Poe’s “Wild” on there, and it’s interesting to me how similar the lyrics are to Howl’s.

You wrote the rules to try and contain me
You broke ‘em
Now you have untamed me
and I’m wild
I go wild

Still very caught up in the idea that sometimes we interact with each other in ways that make us feel insane and illogical, and more like we’re reacting on animal instinct than human reason. Sometimes it’s easier to attribute the way you’re feeling to hormones or instinct or some other force outside your control – because honestly your brain can’t be that addled all on its own, can it? No, no, no, of course not. It’s nature. Or something.

Sorry if there’s anyone I left off here. I can’t search for #wednesdayplaylist this far out, so unless it was an @reply to me I can’t find it. I may try to do better and be more timely next week. Then again I may not. I am an enigma, after all.

• avandonsel - Ooh, the new Flaming Lips “I Can Be a Frog.” http://bit.ly/9Kses
• jeniburns - I suppose “Hungry Like The Wolf” is already taken. Does “Godzilla” (Blue Oyster Cult) count as an animal song?
• butterflyfish_ I added Oingo Boingo, No Spill Blood :-)
• hipntrendy - from my boss ‘bat out of hell’ by meatloaf
• hipntrendy - ’In the still of the night’ by white snake
• evad23 - ”She’s A Frog” by The Flaming Lips #wednesdayplaylist
• laurabean - carry me home by the murmurs
• hipntrendy - my friend EWWT submits ‘Bad Touch’ by The Bloodhound Gang
• _bunny_ - Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane.  The lyrics are especially funny when spoken out loud in your best German accent.
• gatewaygroupie - Duran Duran, Hungry Like The Wolf. The Cure, Lovecats. #wednesdayplaylist
• Lorizs_tweets - Animal Instinct ~ The Cranberries or Public Animal #9 ~Alice Cooper #wednesdayplaylist
• cbellers - ”Cat Fight”, Dance Hall Crashers
• El_Dickman - 1/3 of all songs made by the Japanese. Or maybe “I want to F**k you like an animal” or whatever it’s called by NIN.
• sub_english - The Cure’s “Lullaby.” Also? “Catepillar Girl.” #wednesdayplaylist

Experimenting with Lala.com

Playing around with Lala.com, and it feels a bit weird. I feel like lala is peeking through my underwear drawer when it scans/uploads all my music library and playlists. But the idea of having access to most of my music, independent of device, no matter where I am is kind of seductive too. (plus it’s now scrobbling to my last.fm account, which always makes me so giddy!)

So let’s see how playlist embedding goes. This iTunes Genius-generated playlist is one of my favorite of the year.

Let me know how it plays for you. I am not sure how this works if you’re not a member of Lala and you don’t have these songs in your library.

What iTunes Genius thinks I should be listening to today.

Because what I really needed to hear today were songs about apocalypse, war, death, suicide, skullfucking and terminal illness, apparently. I guess that’s my own fault, I am pretty sure I started it off with a VNV Nation song in the first place. But dang. Happy Friday y’all.

Suicide Commando – Love Breeds Suicide
And One – Wasted
VNV Nation – Chrome (SITD Remix)
And One – Military Fashion Show
Apoptygma Berserk – Until the End of the World
Covenant – Ritual Noise
Combichrist – This Shit Will F*ck You Up
Bruderschaft – Forever
Suicide Commando – Hellraiser (VNV Nation Remix)
VNV Nation – Epicentre
Project Pitchfork – Timekiller (And One Remix)
Imperative Reaction – As We Fall
:wumpscut: – ChristFuck
Apoptygma Berserk – Starsign
Icon of Coil – Floorkiller
Covenant – Like Tears in Rain
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Combichrist – This is my Rifle
VNV Nation – Standing
Apoptygma Berserk – Unicorn
Grendel – Soilbleed
Front 242 – Welcome to Paradise
Modulate – Skullfuck
KMFDM – WWIII
Frozen Plasma – Warmongers