listen, jam, repeat

i have had this song (star guitar) on repeat all day. if i could fly, which i already tell people i have the ability to do, (usually to explain how i got someplace so fast. ex: q-how did you get here so fast? a-i flew.), i would most definitely listen to this whilst propelling myself through the stratosphere. well, either this or two other songs, which i can say without (much) shame, are on my airplane takeoff playlist (yes, i have one of those): the E.T. flying theme (you know, the bicycle in front of the moon song), and obviously the neverending story falcor flying theme (ps, bastian is lame and didn't deserve the endless wishes he got at the end. let the bullies beat him up.). but back to this song. it's srsly a+ in my book. if you need a pick-me-up, listen to this:

star guitar (brookes brothers rmx)-shinichi osawa

wednzilla jamz

it's that time of the week again...well, not yet exactly. there's still about an hour left of tuesdizzle, but i will be spending the day at the mechanic tomorrow for question mark number of hours, and i don't know when slash if i'll get around to bbbbbblogging. that being said, i just have to say that i really hope that my car is the kind of dead like in E.T. where you and elliot cry because you think E.T.'s dead but then his heart does that crazy red glowing thing and he's as good as new. and not the kind of dead like in unfaithful where richard gere kills that guy with a snow globe and has to wrap him up in a carpet and then they sit at that green light for forever because they know they're probs going to jail and/or hell. but since i thought my car was fixed TODAY after coughing up almost $100 that could've gone towards fun times and/or shoes, i think we're looking more at the richard gere scenario. aaaanyways, here's some jamz to get you (slash ME) through the middle of the week. lots of remixes of songs that everyone knows (or should know, anyway). i highly recommend the gigamesh remix of radiohead's everything in its right place, it's super good. and who can ever resist a little chaka khan? not me, not me.

everything in its right place (gigamesh v2.0 rmx)-radiohead

waking up in vegas (calvin harris rmx)-katy perry

feel for you (calvertron rmx)-chaka khan

what is love (barletta rmx)-haddaway

i'm free (hot chip rmx)-the rolling stones

gems from down undah

so i feel like i harp on accents a lot, and this post is no exception. i've come to realize that people with australian and/or new zealand(ian) (ese) (ish)? accents are automatically ten times funnier than people with not those accents. aka americans. kath and kim proves my point. when nbc decided to pull another "let's make a united states version of this comedy" with the australian show kath and kim, i thought, okay, they pulled it off with the office, perhaps molly shannon and selma blair and their ridiculous outfits will be able to pull this one off too. falsefalsefalse. i didn't laugh once during the pilot. granted, i hadn't seen the aussie version at this point and figured it couldn't be much better. again, falsefalsefalse. kath and kim australia is one of the funniest shows i've ever seen, and i can really only chalk it up to the accent difference. i don't know what that means, though. anyways, here's one of my fave kath and kim clips:

if you'd like some more laughterthoughts from down under, you should try watching summer heights high if you haven't already. it's a mockumentary that follows three characters, all played by the same guy. probably the best show ever, no joke. or, well, lots of jokes, but you get what i mean. here are some clips of thattt...





and finally i'd like to give new zealand a little shout out. i bet you're thinking, yeah whatever, i already watch flight of the conchords and that's plenty new zealand for me. well, i bet you haven't heard of eagle vs. shark, which is like, the new zealand answer to napoleon dynamite only 800 times better (again, i attribute the laughs to the accent). it's w/ jemaine clement from flight of the conchords, looking super-fug i might add. i highly recommend you watch it. here's a clip:

beatz and bleepz

could it really be friday already? i've done my fair share of absolutely nothing this week, which is to be followed by a more fun version of absolutely nothing starting tomorrow (slash today?). here are some jamz to energize you (slash me) to get off the couch and stop watching the travel channel, because let's face it, that's one of the most masochistic things you can do. you heard me anthony bourdain...stop ruining my life. anywayzzz, saturday marks the kickoff of pool season, and i plan to drown everyone else's inferior tunez out with the ghetto blaster (if you don't know what i'm talking about you are a n00b and clearly not a loyal reader and i hate you). let's see you all try and be summer-y with your jason mraz and your jack johnson now! your ihomes will be no match for my jambox, which will be cranking out the bsc theme song, total eclipse of the heart (all versions, obv), and all things robotronic. check out the wale track feat. gaga...superfab.

extraball (burns rmx)-yuksek
chillin-wale feat. lady gaga
the change up (jokers of the scene rmx)-rob threezy
i hold the crown (gigi barocco rmx)-redman
liszotomania (holy ghost! love paris rmx)-phoenix
wreck the discotek (barletta edit)-john roman
illogical-surprise junkies

and now for my favorite part of this post, the awkward part of the evening theme song (which i feel like has been very 80's prom-esque in past posts, this week being no exception). this time i'd like you to envision yourself in a post-party haze trying to remember what that person's name was that you beer-bonded with, then trying unsuccessfully to type said name into facebook search to loyally fulfill that promise you made as you said your goodbyes that by brunch-time tomorrow morning you and (insert name here) would be the very best of facebook friendz 4 lyfe. (not that i ever do this, especially to people i hardly know...)

back of the van (fred falke ultimate beverly rmx)-ladyhawke

sorrysorrysorry

i apologize for neglecting you for so long...i can't imagine what you've been doing without my musical suggestions and babysitters club commentary. but don't you worry, here's a new batch of jamz to make up for my ausencia:

00h00-danger
ghost-mille
woo booost-rusko
solid gold-the golden filter
it's not my problem (thin white duke rmx)-sneaky sound system
helix nebula-anamanaguchi
rawk this party-teh interweb kidz
all the love (urbanfunk rmx)-dean raven

salem al fakir

my inner conscience often tells me to avoid the whole michael buble wannabe frank sinatra genre...it creeps me out and reminds me of my mother and i don't particularly enjoy either of those things when i'm listening to music. i am not, however, opposed to a little modern take on jazz/soul/funk here and there, which i find to be the antithesis of the toolishness that is michael buble and his counterparts. (okay, the two genres aren't really connected, i just felt like hating on michael buble...) so this leads me to my point, which is that salem al fakir, an award winning swedish musician, is, in the words of tony the tiger, grrrrrrreat. while i can't pigeon-hole him into any one genre, i assure you he's really good. here are some trax, check em out:

good song
it's true
this is who i am
thank you

aaaand if you're looking for a little electro, sebastian ingrosso and axwell do a great remix of it's true here.

no kids allowed

no kids is fast becoming one of my new favourite (british spelling, fancy i know...) bands. they do some charming little pop beatz...they kind of remind me of architecture in helsinki, or perhaps even yacht a little bit. either way, they're worth a listen. here are some tracks below:

i love the weekend
the beaches all closed
for halloween
bluster in the air

things i do in my spare time

besides this blog of course. man i am good at distracting myself. what a terrible thing to be good at...my love affair with paint (and obsession with all things neon and lasers) has got to stop.

8-bit love

plz enjoy this lovely little gameboy remix of yelle's ce jeu...

beatz and bleepz

sorry this is coming at you a little late, but this quest to bring you weekend beatz taught me many things. most of all, it gave me an appreciation for lil wayne that i never thought i would have. ah, the power of remixes. i think you will like the ones i've collected this week, but as levar burton sez, don't take my word for it.

mommy complex (barletta and ernold sane rmx)-peaches

lollipop (nasty ways rmx)-lil wayne

poker face (lzrtag rmx)-lady gaga

so human (sinden rmx)-lady sovereign

when love takes over-david guetta ft. kelly rowland (thanks big al!)

and we cannot cannot cannot forget the awkward part of the night song where you are either slow dancing in a prom dress (don't know how likely that is...) or you're grabbing your youth by the reigns and making memories that involve 4 am silent car rides to steak and shake.

daniel (edwin van cleef rmx)-bat for lashes