Finally!!!
I heard this jazzy, dancey little tune late one night on Nocturna and before it was over, I was checking out “Now Playing” to find out who had made this enchanting bit of music. It was Mocean Worker and it was “Shake Yor Boogie” and the album wasn’t out until the end of June. So, today.
Now go and listen to the song and I dare you not to get it stuck in your head.
I’m a big fan of the swing music from way back, so it will surprise absolutely no one that I’m a big fan of The Puppini Sisters “Betcha Bottom Dollar”.
NPR (that hidden bastion of hippness) is all over them, here and KCRW made I Will Survive one of Today’s Top Tunes and I was busy hitting repeat on my iPod while heading out to pick up the entire album. I’ve given it as gifts to three different people. Hooray for happy summertime music.
The buzz on Amy Winehouse hit before actually I’d seen or heard anything from her.
Great voice, soul, catchy, retro.
These are words gueranteed to catch my attention and then I began to hear what a train wreck of a person she was, which sort of soured me, still, mind you, without actually hearing her and then “Rehab” became this hit and by the time I finally heard it as background in some coffeeshop somewhere, I was predisposed to disinterest.
Meh. Another overhyped Brit.
But then a friend threw the Jay-Z remix on a playlist for me and it caught. I got some free iTunes songs when I bought Hollywood Bowl tickets (which is still SO not enough to make things straight between us, Ticketmaster!!!) and so I got the original version (’cause, free! didn’t count!).
Which was great. And so were the next three songs that I heard, so, now, well, Viva Amy!!! Get down with your bad self.
This is Sybarite, which sounds similiar, to and in fact,collaborates with, Psapp, and if neither of those mean anything to you, let me add that Psapp did the Grey’s Anatomy theme song, Cozy in the Rocket, so if you’ve ever wanted to listen to it over and over or to hear variations on the theme, you’ll probably like either one of these bands.
I picked this up at random when Tower was going out of business - CD’s were .99, I picked up a lot of stuff. This was a really great random pick. I was already a Bebel Gilberto fan, but the whole CD was tailor made for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
I was at the post office and there was this display rack of red postcards advertising lala - trade your CD’s for a dollar! and I thought - huh. I’d like like to trade CD’s for a dollar and so I went home and looked up lala.com and now 35 people have CD’s that I didn’t want anymore and I have 35 CD’s that I do want. And they gave me a cute t-shirt for pimping out their service to my friends. It’s like … recycling! and addictive. and I wish that the mailman would deliver on Sundays.
I’m quite sure that the world needed this desperartely. If it didn’t, well, then at least I’m entertained.
Either my retail past is wearing off or these mixes are really good
probably something from each
Love, love, love John Waters; the movies, the music, the man. This album made my Christmas last year. Too many years of retail burned all the holiday love from my soul for a very long time and I tend to avoid shopping anytime after Thanksgiving, not because of the crowds, but because I find the music so unbearable. This album, however, has given me a new lease on holiday life. Very entertaining, as is the interview that he does about it for Fresh Air.
Fresh Air from WHYY, December 14, 2004 · Director John Waters, known for making art from sleaze, has a new CD for the season, A John Waters Christmas. It includes such songs as “Here Comes Fatty Claus,” “Little Mary Christmas,” and “Santa Claus is a Black Man.” Waters was once crowned the “Pope of Trash” by William Burroughs.
Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray was made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. In addition, Waters started photographing video stills off his television screen that became the raw material for his artwork. Many of the images are collected in his recent book, John Waters: Change of Life.
I stumbled across this mix on eMusic a couple of weeks ago and have been listening to it constantly since then. Some of the bands I knew, other ones have been a really good surprise. If you like the crazy indie music, I recommend it. Also, if you’re unfamiliar with eMusic, I recommend it too.
Too Cold on Awfully Deep by Roots Manuva
Burning on Dreams by The Whitest Boy Alive
As Time Breaks Off on Into The Plateau by Delorean
Leaving In Coffins on Tiger, My Friend by Psapp
True Skool (Album Version) on True Skool by Coldcut
Two Tone Rocka on Here Comes Tomorrow by Ursula 1000
Do You Dig It, Man? on Texas Thunder Soul: 1968-1974 by Kashmere Stage Band
Shoot Frank on Hell’s Winter by Cage
Pranging Out on The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living by The Streets
The Replacement on Spell by The Black Heart Procession
Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken on Let’s Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
Pretend It’s A Race And I’m On Your Side on Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake by James Figurine
According To Plan on Fear Is On Our Side by I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
Bump on YoYoYoYoYoYo (clean) by Spank Rock
Margaret vs. Pauline on Fox Confessor Brings the Flood by Neko Case
Chicago on Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
Oh Mandy on Nice And Nicely Done by The Spinto Band
Anti-Anti on Anti-Anti by Snowden
Just Drums on The Loon by Tapes ‘n Tapes
Steady, As She Goes on Broken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs
No Aire (feat. Vast Aire) on Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms by Oh No
Heartbeats on Veneer by Jose Gonzalez
Hang On, Girl on Down Beside Your Beauty by Favourite Sons
1981 (or Waving at You as We Part at Light Speed Will Look Like I’m Standing Still) on Adam Arcuragi by Adam Arcuragi
White Light / White Light on A Million Microphones by Supersystem
Mission on Van She EP by Van She
Notes on Mirror by The Rapture
28. Going Nowhere on Bright Like Neon Love by Cut Copy
Notas on Lunatico by Gotan Project
In White Rooms on Movements by Booka Shade
Ever Fallen In Love? on Bande A Part (limited edition) by Nouvelle Vague
Pyrite Pedestal on Élan Vital by Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Stand (feat. Wildchild) on Two / Three by Dabrye
What’s An Ocean For? on WWI by White Whale
Waters Of Nazareth (EP Version) on Waters of Nazareth by Justice (2)
I Love Techno on Nite Versions by Soulwax
Skip to the End on News and Tributes by The Futureheads
Travel is Dangerous on Mr. Beast by Mogwai
39. So Begins Our Alabee on The Sunlandic Twins by Of Montreal
Sister Jack on Gimme Fiction by Spoon
Selina’s Melodie Fountain on Serena Maneesh by Serena Maneesh
Mr. Tough on I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo
Gettysburg on Classics by Ratatat
Are You the One? on Beams by The Presets
Chinese Translation on Post-War by M. Ward
English Just Will Not Let You Recover on Two Thousand by The French Kicks
The Gulag Orkestar on Gulag Orkestar by Beirut
