My 80's flashback

Today I'm a little uninspired and I have a TON of rambling thoughts (should I go to the gym, is Jango getting better, what will we do for my Dad's birthday this weekend, how in the world will I find time to come up with a Halloween costume, why is my mac book pro so damn slow, will Obama win). Yeah, a lot of thoughts whirling in my head.

Then, I finally settled in for a trip through 80's music that made my afternoon bearable.

Let me backtrack. Yesterday I started using a new music service called LaLa and so far I really like it. I'm realizing that it's biggest service is its use as a digital storage locker. I'm still uploading tunes, so I haven't explored that part of the service to its full extent.

Basically, you can listen to A LOT of tunes for free (they estimate 6 million full-tracks) and you can play *your* music, anywhere on the web. But LaLa is not the point of this post.

I did a search for Duran Duran and found a list of similar artists, resulting in a afternoon sample that went something like this:

Duran Duran - "New Moon on Monday"


Nik Kershaw - "Wouldn't it be Good"


Spandau Ballet - "True"


Thompson Twins - "Lies"


Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"


I had thoughts of hair spray, perms, neon, gel shoes, cassette tapes, Atari, and all the low-tech stuff we had back then. Good times.

What are some of your favorite 80's songs?

Pop Music Thursdays!

I'm gonna try something else new. I blatantly promote the fact that I love Pop Music. I just do. Even if you're a country, metal, punk, or even classical music aficionado, I'm willing to bet there's a Pop singer or band that you like. You don't have to admit it here. I'm just sayin'.

So, I think I'll try something simply called "Pop Music Thursdays". I'll choose a hot track to feature every week and post it here. Definitely send me your suggestions and comments!

This week I'll start with Miss B - Beyonce. This is a new track called "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

My friend Mau (who has awesome taste in music) IM'd me and said, "You might like this". He's not a Beyonce fan, but will admit this track is "HOTT"! And I definitely agree.

Shake it Miss B!

• Beyoncé


• New Music

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"Paradise"

Just discovered Ana Laan on one of my favorite music sites, The Sixty One.

There's something really soothing about this song. Her style sounds a little like Lily Allen (but nicer), Bebel Gilberto, and Andrea Echeverri. You can check out a few more songs on Ana's MySpace page.

Have a listen and let me know what you think.



You can find my profile on The Sixty One here.

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I don't care if you're "cool"

I'm angry at people who think they are cool. WTF? Just because I don't share your same taste in clothes, design, or music doesn't mean "I DON'T GET IT". Guess what? At times you're not all that *hip*. Asshole.

I just get really tired of people belittling other people who don't share their same interest.  You're bland angsty indie rock band just doesn't always resonate with me, okay?  I like a lot of things, many of which are upbeat and mainstream. So What?

I don't care if you are "cool". I just care if you are a good human being.

• Pink


• New Music

I also really like Pink's new song - heh.

Island in the Sun - Live with the Audience

I love this song and band!  This live version with full-on audience participation blew me away (even with a few of the pitchy notes from the audience - heh). Don't you wish you couldn't been there? Enjoy!

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