UK Pop Included...

The Eurotrash continues with UK hip-pop hottie Esser:

Vick Vick Vickidelphia

This is the latest "it" band. Do you buy the hype?

Wanna Learn Spanish?

One of the great things about Europop is that many times it is sung in a different language. This song by Nena Daconte is a perfect example. I visited Madrid awhile ago and heard this song at least 6 times a day...that's what happens when a great pop song blows up!! I didn't have a choice but to buy the record and get my Spanish learn on. Enjoy, even if you don't know what she's saying...

Midwest Hip Hop

I haven't enjoyed any Midwest hiphop south of Chicago this much since the Nelly invasion of Freshman year of college! Here is Indiana's own Freddy Gibbs with "What it be like". Thug life!

The Mighty Return of EuroPop!

I'm gonna go crazy this week and feature some of my favorite recent Europop songs. It won't be my usual style, but what can I say, I tend to have a weak spot for trashy, cheesy, European pop songs:)

German is for Suckers

I was nearly going to abandon the cover theme when I saw what Hugh put up, and then remembered all those 90s bands that covered 80s music. That niche is a goldmine for great cover songs!!

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

I remember skanking out to this song back in the day. Great cover, great song, yada yada yada.

Here's Save Ferris with Come on Eileen:

Gnarls Raconteurs

I was lucky enough to catch this performance a few years ago at Lollapalooza. Pretty sweet going from seeing the original to this awesome cover within a couple of hours. 2006 was badass...

Bowie to Bowie

Love me some Bowie. Even better is some Nirvana unplugged covering some Bowie. Best unplugged ever? MTV completely sucks now, I wish they would bring back this series more often.

Here is "the man who sold the world":

Under the Covers 5

I can get down with the cover song theme! You probably all know how much I love Fanfarlo, and I've already posted them doing a cover, but here's another one. Here, they are covering the Smashing Pumpkins and their song "We Only Come Out at Night".

COVER it live!

I decided to theme it up this week with cover tracks. There are quite a few famous songs out there that are actually covers, yet the cover has achieved way more notoriety. My first choice is a cover by Nada Surf of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence". A great tune and an interesting take by Nada Surf. This can be found on the album "If I had a hi-fi" by Nada Surf which features all covers.

Puff Puff Give Motha******

Man, whatever happened to these guys?

KickBall Fridays

its finally friday!!! i never thought we'd make it this week. but there's a lot to look forward to in the next few days and i'm excited.

i'm not sure if hugh and vicky are doing retro fridays, but to be on the safe side i'm posting Link Wray. he's a total badass.

HDTV

I love Lupe Fiasco. He's local. "Hi Definition" is another song I rocked out to recently after not listening for awhile. If that makes any sense.

It's recommended that you bump the bass at your work computer and put one hand in the air-er with a sneer on your face while you listen.




Lupe Fiasco ft. Snoop Dogg - Hi-Definition by sfkoenig17

Outsourcing Rant

I work with a lot of IT outsourcing houses in India. My #1 problem is the 15hr time difference. I've been up at 5am every day this week, drinking RedBull and listening to heated debates about programming architecture; all spoken in deep accents. Worst of all, I'm not a programmer so I have no idea what they're arguing about... even when I CAN understand the words.

The idea is you blend amazing Indian tech skills with American business know-how. We set the business case and requirements during our business day, and they program the shit out of it during our night.. and by 8amCST, we will have solved world hunger. It's this 'perfect solution' to provide round-the-clock efficiency. It never works this way.

That is wrong, it did work once. An American interpreter and an Indian dance troupe were blended into something spectacular. I suggest indulging in any kind of "experience enhancing" substances you might prefer before watching this.

Mr. Miyagi Did Not Make This

Fujiya & Miyagi. What a great name! I think they are Australian. I first heard these guys because of a friend of mine who would play them all the time while we were summer school teachers in Spain. It's chill but propulsive at the same time. I haven't heard much off their latest disc, but hear it's pretty damn good too.

Expletives are Fun!

Cee Lo Green, one half of Gnarls Barkley, has had a recent huge hit with his song, "Fuck You". I read about it in Time Out among other publications but only heard it this weekend while driving around Madison chasing my friend in the Ironman. Even though its message may not be so happy, the song in general is just a really happy song!

It's Sometimes Sunny in Chicago

It's no secret that Chicago weather is pretty lousy. While there is no city I'd rather be in than Chicago on a nice summer (or fall) day, we all know those are few and far between. There are other cities, like Philadelphia, where its always sunny. Speaking of... that show starts this Thursday. I'll be spending my Thursdays in my bathrobe, with the heat cranked-up and a big glass of milk.... laughing my butt off.

Until then, I leave you with Beirut. Its a band, but mostly its just some guy. I don't know a lot other than he dropped out of high school and went to live with some cousin in Europe. Then he came back and started writing "worldly" songs. I'm sure his parents weren't happy about it, but I am.

This is Beirut with the song 'Nantes' off the album The Flying Cup Club

Rock Rock Rock!

The Thermals are great! Carrie Brownstein is great! This video is really fun! I had a great, fun weekend watching my buddy Mike finish the Ironman, so I wanted to post a great, fun song for this lovely Monday morning. Enjoy!

Bang on the drum all day

I did a little painting this weekend (thx for the help Liam!!) and while painting we jammed out to the new Budos Band album. For those not familiar with them, they consider themselves "afro-soul". They mainly have instrumental jams.. if you ever can see them live I HIGHLY recommend it.

They just released their 3rd album - Budos Band III. That's what we jammed out to on Saturday. This song isn't on that album, but is excellent nonetheless. Here is Budos Band with Aynotchesh Yererfu:

HIGHLANDER THEME

Sorry, the quality on this vid sucks, but it doesn't mean this band/song doesn't rock any less.

I Want My MTV

Oh Dire Straits, how I love thee. For the beginning of the NFL regular season and my first time in a fantasy football league, I thought I'd put up "Walk of Life" for its wonderful display of how sports and music mix. Or maybe just to reminisce about when basketball players wore short shorts:) Happy Friday!

Look Out for Jaws!

Surfer Blood has been one of the big indie favorites of 2010. Pitchfork loves 'em, Bob Boilen of NPR loves 'em, and although I haven't listened extensively to 'em, I sure do like 'em a lot too. Catch a wave and some "Floating Vibes".

Aaron Rodgers Rock n Roll!

Rock on to that super bowl!

Hooray for Earth

Yes, that is a real band name, and this is what they sound like. Here is their song, "Surrounded by Your Friends". I've been listening to a lot of synth-heavy stuff lately, and I'd say this falls under that category.

Young Love Does Happen Twice

I posted this song maybe last week or the week before, but it went unchallenged, so I'm doing a re-post because I still love it and have still been listening to it non-stop:

""Young Love" by Mystery Jets is possibly my new favorite song. I put it on this mix that I've been listening to constantly over the past couple of weeks, and I always get the most excited when this gem pops up. It features brit-pop darling Laura Marling, who I believe broke the young heart of the singer for Noah and the Whale, so I guess young love doesn't always last. Sob sob, but it sure is sweet."

Menomena na na na na

New Track from Menomena - take the weird out of TV on the Radio and add some hard rock and you get this band.

Here is "TAOS":

Under the Covers 4

I heard the Depeche Mode version of "Personal Jesus" on the radio yesterday but figured I'd throw up this cover by Johnny Cash because a)it's awesome and b)I can't get the embed code for the original. It's okay though, because The Man in Black does it justice and then some. It's the weekend bitches!!

James Brown Medley

The Godfather of Soul - 'nuff said:

Beverly Hills, What a Thrill!

Today is September 2, 2010. Or should I say 9/02/10. That's right, it's 90210 day!! I'm not quite sure how I'll be celebrating, but this will certainly get me in the mood! What will you do?

Play on words

Pobody's Nerfect. Reminds me of the Puck Furdue shirts. Nice play of words Wolf Parade!