anthem du jour

well well well. the world cup 2010 is finally over and now i've got to figure out what to do with my life. i have to admit, today's game kind of blew. but regardless i'm happy that spain won, and also that pulpo paul has proved himself to be a magical wizard octopus. so in his honour, today's anthem is 'octopus's garden':



*ps, i am mentally punching anyone who is eating calamari right now...

beatz and bleepz: the fuck you netherlands edition and also happy bday claudia kishi

ohhh world cup 2010. you've left me bruised and battered and emotionally unstable. my initial joy and excitement have been replaced with a lingering depression and a serious hatred for (most) european nations. even spain. i feel not unlike a displaced soccer fan taking refuge by riding (reluctantly, mind you...) spain's stupid coattails. but i guess i do appreciate españa for making germany feel the sting of loss (although, i'm pretty sure they feel that on a daily basis...it's germany for eff's sake. nobody's winning with guttural language and a steady diet of sauerbraten and spatzle. sorry, still bitter.) ps, maureen has informed me that yet another miracle psychic animal exists...this time not paul the octopus*, but some sort of soccer prodigy parrot. whatever it is, it allegedly favors the netherlands and therefore i hate it. ps where do i channel my overflowing emotions once the world cup is over? this is soon to be of concern. anyways, here are your beatz and bleepz for the weekend. and don't forget to save a dance for claudia kishi, babysitter extraordinaire. she'll be sharing her bday with the world cup final.

dust-chemical
future-beatbot
horus-ishivu
love hits the fan-phonat
rising drunk stars-f.o.o.l
eruption-valerna
astronaut candy-muffin
love-visitor

world cup 2010 final bonus:
vuvuzela beat-ghostdad

*UPDATE! paul the octopus has chosen spain for the world cup win! if he's right, i will follow in the footsteps of jose andres and take pulpo off my dietary menu for the rest of my life. not that that's difficult...i rarely eat it anyway.

anthem du jour

so i realize that i should be entirely focused on songs that bleed red white and blue today, but i'm still hung up on yesterday's futbol failures. watching the argentina game in a room full of germans was like salt in the wound...what the eff are they even doing in america on her birthday? go home you kraut sniffers! so i guess now all my hopes rest on uruguay to ensure a south american victory...i wouldn't be DEVASTATED if spain won it, but i pretty much just hate europe. it's the only continent i have almost entirely no desire to visit. well, minus russia, but i don't count that since it's considered transcontinental.* speaking of russia, our russian and/or serbian lifeguard came in at one point during the game and said, "ugh, fucking germans!" and for that i love him even more than i already did. anyways, this is a really long and roundabout way of getting to the song, but last night as i was driving home jeanette provided me with a fittingly depressing (and slightly cheesy, but let's face it, it's jeanette) cancion. i could just imagine a montage of maradona's sad little face interspersed with some shots of messi to provide the ultimate devastating music video. so without further delay, here's 'gracias a ti':



and for a bonus, i'll throw in 'amanecer':



*correction, i forgot about the nordic countries. but that's seriously all. everywhere else seems mad overrated/overdone.

beatz and bleepz: the fuck you germany edition

oh my god, can you believe it?! i'm actually posting a beatz and bleepz in a somewhat timely fashion! slash at all! for those of you who are wondering why i've declared this the 'fuck you germany' edition, it's because they play argentina tomorrow for the world cup. not only will i be watching intently at 10am sharp, but i will be prepared to start soccer riots if argentina loses. you know, after i finish crying or whatever. if you are rooting for germany you are dumb, and in an attempt at a low blow to you and your nation of choice, i say unto you "germany will never be a normal country" (oh snap! political science insults!) here are some jamz to get you pumped for this weekend in which we celebrate our forefathers' successful commandeering of america. finders keepers, right? ps if you want some real bass bangers, pay special attention to last four in the list:

fucked from above in 1985-the bloody beetroots
babe we're gonna love tonight-senor stereo
revolver (david guetta rmx)-madonna
stand back (skeet skeet big room rmx)-sky ferreira
go back (le castle vania rmx)-grum
the a-team (face mix)-mstrkrft
seek and destroy (bassnectar rmx)-metallica
born free (12th planet rmx)-mia
streets of rage (flux pavillion rmx)-picto
gold dust (flux pavillion rmx)-dj fresh

and for when you want two more low key but no less excellent tracks:
cosmic love (short club rmx)-florence and the machine
wide eyes (teen daze rmx)-local natives

*ps, just to clarify, i don't really have anything against germany or its citizens. except for tomorrow. and 364 days of generally positive feelings out of 365 isn't half bad, in my opinion.