OT - Open Music Thread

"Diamonds and Guns" by The Transplants

This is also known as the "woo hoo" song from the Garnier Fructose shampoo commercials, but don't let that fool you; the song is way cool, even if it is three years (I think) old.

I really enjoy this album (far more than their earlier work, in fact);however, there is a lot of political rants in the album, so some folks might be turned off by it.

NoFX- "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing"

Not the best effort from this incredible band, but even a middling NoFX album rocks.

--"Show Your Bones," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
--"Whatever People Say I am ...," Arctic Monkeys
--"Broken Boy Soliders," The Raconteurs

"Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez (aka the song in the fantastic Sony Bravia commercial that was filmed in SF)

"One Man Guy" by Rufus Wainwright

"Muhammad Ali (And Me)" by Cory Branan

"Auf Achse" and "The Dark of the Matinee" by Franz Ferdinand

YOUTUBE - "As My Guitar Gently Weeps" performed by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, with ridiculously jaw-dropping guitar work by Prince.

"There'll Always Be Next Year" by The Heckler (a song about the Cubs, available for free download)

SELF-PROMOTION ALERT
"Lovers" by 29 Sunset (yes, that's my "band", and the song's available for free download on our MySpace site through that link)

-Muse, "Plug In Baby" and "Stockholm Syndrome" are two good introductory songs

-Luther Wright and the Wrongs, "Rebuild the Wall" -- bluegrassish covers of The Wall.

-That "She's a goddamn m-fing Dodgers fan" song by ... who is that by ... damn I just can't think of it. 30 Stockton?

Also, Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" is an amazingly catchy pop song.

And, if not for the restraining order, I'd post a 10-paragraph diary about the greatness of Miss Neko Case.

A friend at work turned me on to them.  I bought Tone Soul Evolution and fell in love, literally, I was on a high for a couple of weeks before the buzz went away, and I have bought every album since.  While none ever matched that first album for me, I have enjoyed greatly each subsequent album.  They are part of the Elephant 8 collective who help each other out and mix and match people into new bands, most with a focus on pop music.

I also really love Garbage and get their albums when it first comes out (I wait for most to go on deep sale before getting, it's the way my mom taught me, depression era, WPA, and all, so I have to really like them to do this).

More recent turn-ons is Keane's Hopes and Fears, the first album that from start to finish really had songs that matched the title and it's great music too.

My latest album purchase was High School Musical.  It was a nice movie and great songs, though I still cannot believe that the album set all sorts of records for dominating the Billboard Top 100, shows that Disney knows how to manipulate the charts I guess, the songs are good but not that good.

My last concert was Paul McCartney, it was nice taking my kids to see him, they were all so excited (they are both Beatles fans, probably because I listen to them so much).

About the iPod, I was able to find a station that I could listen to it with iTrip but it was hell trying to get the iPod to actually start broadcasting at the station (low 90's if I remember right).  It's a pain and not really easy to do while you are travelling, so you have to do it at a stop.  I would suggest trying the cassette route or plug-in if possible, seems much more easier, probably be good idea to invest in a new stereo to go with your iPod investment.  

I would invest in a new stereo system too if my car was even worth near what antinous' car was worth, my car was totalled a couple of years ago (long story) but only on one side, so I can still drive it around, it works...

sorry, nothing obscure and new.

-Tim O'Brien, "Red on Blonde" album. I'm a sucker for Bob Dylan covers and this is let's see, guitar-bluesy folk type stuff.

-King Black Acid, "Love is a Long Song" -- I don't know how you'd categorize this band, maybe just rock, a little emo. It's all good.

I've hardly heard of any of the recs in here either. But I'm checking them all out on iTunes (sorry Irwin ... get into 2002, right!)

Other than that, it's been all bluegrass lately. Especially since I have dozens of as-yet-unlistened-to Bill Monroe live shows that I was sent recently.

And further kicking it on the punky tip, McLusky McLuskyism has a diggable semi-melodic, semi-total screaming dissonance, goofy-lyrics shtick; if anyone remembers the local band Hickey, there's some similarities, although Hickey was better.  Neat stuff, regardless.  Kinda music to pull the wings off flies to, but hey, let us never do it in silence...