Here are my top ten songs, from albums released this year, to get sexy to. Some of these are a stretch. So sue me. The order is optional, based on your pacing. Do it to it!10. Let Them Knock, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings. 9. Somewhere Here on Earth, Prince. 8. I Can't Quit You Babe, Led Zeppelin. (I know. This is cheating. But give me a frigging break. Mothership counts for something)7. Down Boy,
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Top 10 songs of 2007 for Business Time
Music overload (can there be such a thing?)
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Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This. Sounds like: Nothing I've ever heard. They are a six-piece collective from Australia with a frenetic energy that makes them completely irresistible. Live, they never stopped moving. Each time they finished a song, everyone switched instruments and they started all over again. Bonkers.Dave Gahan: Hourglass. Sounds like: Sex. His voice is so ooh. And the
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It's all about the silver lining
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Luckily I found myself on South Street this weekend, where Repo was already selling Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight. So I had the entire weekend to listen to it. And I did. Until I could sing "Silver Lining" under my breath by heart. It got me through a bad case of the Mondays.Yes, I am slightly obsessive when it comes to music. And cutting my food into small squares. And burning incense as ofte
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Why Is Is Is so perfect?
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I can't stop listening to the YYY's EP. Having had it for a full week and listened to it on a daily basis, I thought for sure it would've gotten old. Fucker's only got five songs. And yet. It just keeps getting better each time I hear it.Today I rocked it while on the elliptical. Damned machine couldn't keep up with me I was going so fast. That was test number one. Is Is passed. With colors that f
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Help! I can't stop buying CDs
If I ever end up in the poor house it will be because of my inability to stop buying books and CDs. I blame Princeton Record Exchange. Although I live in Philly, my parents are still in Jersey. And since I am a good daughter, that means I'm making my way to central Jersey at least three times a month. Can't go to Jersey without a pit stop at the Record Exchange.Saturday afternoon, I was good. I on
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5 Albums That Changed My Life
This question was posed to me on myspace. All of these albums came to mind immediately, with no regard for whether or not I still enjoy them. But they all hold great meaning in my musical autobiography.In no specific order...1. Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation TIED with Van Halen - 1984 I thought Stephen Tyler wrote "Angel" just for me. I had a pink tape player/radio that had a gray armband on it...
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The magic of Damien Rice
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Last Thursday I saw one of my favorite concerts of this year. Damien Rice played the Mann Center, and it was both heart-breaking and exhilarating. Here's my review:"I feel naked," our friend leaned over and whispered. We nodded our head. "Exposed, but in a good way," we replied, in awe of the man who was causing this feeling. It was the third song in and Damien Rice was alone on the stage, bathed
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See Line or Sea Lion?
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I'd always thought Nina was singing See Line Woman, but when I got the new Feist album and heard her cover, I noticed it was listed as Sea Lion Woman. So I'm asking, is it See Line or Sea Lion? Or both?Either way, as much as I enjoy Feist, I say stick with the original. You can't go wrong. There is such a thing as perfection, or as close as we can get to it in this physical form. And that perfecti
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Decemberists
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Something about "Red Right Ankle" makes me want to cry. But in a good way. Cleansing tears instead of the wallowing sort. It had the same effect on me when I saw it live. This part kills me:Some had crumbled you straight to your knees Did it cruel, did it tenderly Some had crawled their way into your heart To rend your ventricles apart This is the story of the boys who loved you This is the sto...
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