NOTES FROM VIVACE’S DECEMBER PLAYLIST…
Captain Danger: “Hollywood Douchebag”
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Tomorrows Tulips: “Eternally Teenage”
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White Arrows: “I’m On Fire”
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Restavrant: “Silver $ Surprise”
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SIRIA’S DECEMBER SOUNDTRACK
Merle Haggard – “If We Make it Through December”
This has been my theme song all month long. The go-go-go of the past 11 months finally equaled exhaustion for me. I kept saying that if I made it through December 18th, I would allow myself to collapse the week of December 20th. I kindof honored that – going M.I.A for the most part from December 23rd through the 29th. If you were able to still stay in communication with me throughout that period consider yourself special. If you were able to get me on the phone consider yourself extra special. Instead of wishing all of you a Merry Christmas, I wish you all a little Merle Haggard. I’m so ready for 2011.
Mad Planet – “Feel Good”
Thank you Cooper and Greg for writing and putting this song out so that I could play it at least 3 times in a row this past week.
Sonny and the Sunsets – “Death Cream”
I don’t make “best of” lists each year. I usually can’t get to all of the music that was released in time (for some good ones go check out Del’s new site: www.syffal.com) to compile a fair and just one. However, if I did make such lists, I’m pretty sure at least one of the four (four, right?) Sonny and the Sunsets releases from this year would’ve made my list.
Summer Twins – “Crying in My Sleep”
Sharon Van Etten – “One Day”
Ok, everyone was raving about Sharon Van Etten this past year, including Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio. I’m not going to argue. Epic probably would’ve also made the fore-mentioned list I don’t make. “One Day” is one of those songs that just makes me stop and listen every time.
Get Set Go – “5th and Spring”
Tonight is the last Mike TV’s (lead singer of Get Set Go) Church of Rock n’ Roll (at Old Towne Pub in Pasadena) for 2010. You should come. I’ll be there.
EELS – “Jungle Telegraph”
I’ve said it so many times, but seriously EELs can do no wrong in my book. I loooove this song, and forget all about it all of the time (parts of this song’s funky beat can’t help but bring to mind my favorite Doors’ song “Peace Frog”)
Active Child – “When Your Love is Safe (Classixx Remix)”
Basically anything the Classixx team touches (or re-touches I should say) I like – Shiny Toy Guns, Yacht (ESPECIALLY that about a year ago re-mix of “Psychic City,” Mayer Hawthorne, etc.
The Sundays – “Here’s Where the Story Ends”
1990 was 20 years ago. Wow. Wow, because we’re getting old (finally!). Wow, because I still like this song. Wow, because 2010 has also been about endings, soap opera cliffhanger- lifetime movie worthy endings. 2010 was also a low-budget horror movie/thriller of sorts. 2010 you’ve come to an end and I couldn’t be happier. . (more…)
NOTES FROM VIVACE’S PLAYLIST PART 2 (NOVEMBER)
Kissing Cousins: “Come Back to Me”
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Vise-Virsa: “Away for Awhile”
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Free Energy: “Free Energy”
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Aska: “There Are Many of Us”
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Scarlet Grey: “Naomi”
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WHAT I LISTENED TO (FELL ASLEEP TO) IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER…
I seem to be a creature of habit. Due to being super busy I neglected to post my own playlist for October, and while compiling the November one a song came up that I incorrectly thought I had previously included in a past playlist (“Solitude” by Girls). So while I did not find that song on any of my past playlists I did find that I didn’t post playlists right around the same times last year and this year. This year it was October, and last year it was November. This year October and November may as well have been one month. Octember? Noctember? Maybe Ovtember? I think I like Ovtember, I’m officially declaring October and November “Ovtember,” at least for the purpose of the combining of my playlists for these two months. This year my excuse was all of the traveling and the fact that I was trying to decide on three Halloween costumes, but mostly the traveling. In fact I’m out of town as I’m putting this together as we speak (write?). There was so much back and forth that a couple of the cities started running together.
I knew it was bad when one day I just stopped in front of my home in L.A.’s door upon returning from a trip and instead of mindlessly inserting the key and unlocking my door as I might usually do, I stopped and looked down at my keys a little unsure of which key unlocked this particular front door. I’ve lived in the same place for the past five years, mind you. Don’t worry though, I still managed to have more than my share of fun amidst all of this work.
For At the Tavern, other misc. occasions, and intraffik radio related things I constantly have to put together playlists, so instead of trying to go through all of the music I’ve selected for those I’ll provide you with a sampling of what I fell asleep to in the last couple of months.
So here is my “What I Fell Asleep to in Ovtember” and as with any of my previous “What I Fell Asleep to…” lists this is what I chose to fall asleep to, not what put me to sleep.
Jesus and the Mary Chain feat. Hope Sandoval – “Perfume”
Built to Spill – “Kicked it in the Sun”
Belly – “Full Moon, Empty Heart”
MC 5 – “Looking At You”
Miles Davis – “Blue in Green”
The Slow Club – “Giving Up on Love”
Ra Ra Riot – “Ghosts Under Rocks”
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NOTES FROM VIVACE’S PLAYLIST PART I (OCTOBER)
Note from Editor: Intraffik.com apologizes for not posting Notes from Vivace’s playlist at the end of October when he initially submitted it. Is it 2011 yet?
Growlers – “Someone Junior”
Cults - “Go Outside”
Vetiver: “Everyday”
Best Coast - “When I’m With You” (more…)
SIRIA’S SEPTEMBER PLAYLIST
This list should be twice as long as it usually is being as I purposely neglected to post one for August. Truth be told, I was a little tired of listening to music at the end of last month. My vast music library was feeling/sounding a little stale since I’d gone through it so much for various projects recently and didn’t feel like narrowing down to a sampling to communicate what I’d been listening to all month. I can assure you that it included almost every genre under the sun (well maybe not polka, but did include first being stuck in bumper to bumper traffic and then driving 90 on the freeway to the sound of Vivaldi’s “Storm” – here’s a little known fact about me, anytime I start to get a little “road rage-y” and am by myself I start blaring classical music, which either makes the rage subside or intensifies it depending on what I listen to. This one made me want to drive 90 mph. Whatever the end effect may be it does in fact help).
Ray Charles – “I’ve Got a Woman”
Despite Kanye and Mr. Foxx’s re-make, this is still one of my favorite Ray Charles’ songs. It actually almost scared me half to death as it came on unexpectedly while I was waiting for an order at Fatburger (this was my first time trying Fatburger in over 4 years and I’m sorry, but I’m still not into it.). I don’t know if all Fatburgers have jukeboxes, but this one did and it came to life as Ray Charle’s voice came through loud and clear shattering the silence in the nearly empty room. I’m sure if that jukebox does that all of the time, those employees must be sick of this song. However, for me it was more than welcome. Unfortunately, it was then followed by some other less desirable tracks.
Les Savy Fay – “Sleepless in Silverlake”
Didn’t it feel like these guys were gone for eons? Well they’ve got a new album, “Root for Ruin,” that just came out this month that I’ve still got to slow down and listen to. I hope this means they’ll be putting out music more consistently again.
Dawes – “When My Time Comes”
M83- “We Own the Sky”
I recently heard a shitty remix of this song and had to pull out the original to erase that remix from my memory. Phew, thank goodness for that memory wipeout. I still like this song, such a big–anthem-y-epic song.
The Clientele – “Reflections After Jane”
One of the great things about digging through my music library each month to add tracks to the intraffikradio.com live stream is that I am constantly re-discovering music I haven’t listened to in a while or didn’t really give a chance to when it first came out. I do like the Clientele, but I hadn’t listened to this British band in quite some time. This song is off of their “Suburban Light” album. I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since that cd came out. I made a point to go back and listen to the EP “Bookshop Casanova” and “God Save the Clientele” full length as well.
Psychic Stunts – “Bizarre”
Last year I ended up with Psychic Stunts CD Panic in Motion. I honestly probably only gave it half a listen. There was nothing wrong with this Swedish band. It just didn’t speak to me at the time. “Something to Tell My Kids When They’re 18” (boy, am I ever going to have some things to tell my kids when they’re 18) and “Speaker’s Block” (we unfairly concentrate on “Writer’s Block,” it’s about time we cut what’s audible some slack) are two songs I remember thinking were ok. A friend was listening to this song and I caught it towards the end right about the “there should be warning signs on girls with tainted hearts” part of the song and thought “that sounds familiar,” so I asked her who it was. Turns out my friend had heard it on The Real World (whatever part of the U.S. they are in now) and went looking for it. Whichever way she came across it, I’m glad she did because I probably wouldn’t have dug this CD out again.
Buddy Holly – “Heartbeat”
Buddy Holly is one of my absolute favorites. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a live performance of him, but here is the Knack doing a cover version.
The Walkmen – “Greasy Saint” (more…)