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Words from a musician: Why you shouldn't date one
Why You Shouldn’t Date A Musician
By Damian Kulash (of OK Go)Ladies, there are a million well-known reasons why you shouldn’t date a musician. We’re self-obsessed, flaky, hot-tempered, unreliable and always broke. We’re imperious, impenetrable, impractical, and - let’s face it - we ain’t usually the cleanest of folk. Nonetheless, you keep falling ( Read more... ) -
30 Day Meme: Day 30 - Your favourite song at this time last year
New Order - Ceremony
Originally by Joy Division (written by Ian Curtis), later released by New Order after Ian's death. This version is reworked from the original (lyric-wise) because all they had was a low-quality demo sung by Ian, which obscured most of the original lyrics. I don't think they ever found the original lyrics either ( Read more... ) -
30 Day Meme: Day 29 - A song from your childhood
Des Rev - You Are My Sunshine (cover)
I remember the song playing from a Fisher Price record player in senior kindergarten.
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30 Day Meme: Day 28 - A song that makes you feel guilty
The Format - On Your Porch
Makes me feel guilty about what? Guilty for listening to it? Does not compute. So here's a nice stand-in.
Well my dad was sick ( Read more... ) -
30 Day Meme: Day 27 - A song that you wish you could play
Wolftron - Blueberry Waves
Other songs - 'Pitseleh' by Elliott Smith, 'Just Another' by Pete Yorn, 'On Your Porch' by The Format, 'Sleeping Sickness' by City & Colour, 'Hazy' by Rosi Golan, and 'Reciting The Airships' by Eluvium + more.
The time it took to see the end was blinding this time ( Read more... ) -
30 Day Meme: Day 26 - A song that you can play on an instrument
Stars - One More Night
Fallen off the bandwagon of consistent updates, sometimes cbf.
On ukulele.
One more night, that was a good one
One more night, I dreamed it was a good one
One more, one more night, that was a good one
One more night, the end should be a good one
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30 Day Meme: Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh
Say Anything - I Got Your Money (Ol' Dirty Bastard cover)
For the sensitive, this is not censored.
Max Bemis always brings on the lulz. Check out Punk Goes Crunk for more lulzy. -
30 Day Meme: Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
The Perishers - Let There Be Morning
Morning, mourning. So witty.
Now the end is drawing near ( Read more... ) -
30 Day Meme: Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
Toss-up between this and Bright Eyes' 'First Day Of My Life'.
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30 Day Meme: Day 22 - A Song That You Listen To When You’re Sad
Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine
I have this on vinyl and it's on two discs. This song is long enough that it takes up Side C. On Side D there are no grooves, just an etching of birds, and this is circling the edge: "The earth is not a cold dead place because you are listening because you are breathing".