Monday, January 27, 2014

Stuck in my head: January

Haim - The Wire
From the album "Days Are Gone"




I was humming this song at work the other day and one of the other department leads came up and asked me if I were singing Haim. Good to know he's got the alternative flair. The interesting thing about this song (and band) is that I really don't fancy the lead singer's voice, but the second verse (which includes the two other sisters singing) is the one that captivates me the most. Granted the first verse is solid, but it's the other two voices that I love. Not to mention, these are 3 very pretty sisters. Very clever, very clever video indeed.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

A flair for the '80s

Inevitably, it happens every year. I'll hear an old '80s jam, and I will proceed to listen to it non-stop for months. Of course, now that we have the Jester One Music blog, I feel the need to share the ones that I am currently rocking out with.


Heart - Alone




Ann Wilson is probably my all-time favorite female rock voice. It's a shame how they played her in this video (as she had gained a lot of weight but still looked fantastic). I saw a live video of her doing this song a few years back and she still has the pipes to hit her ridiculous notes. Plus, all of that '80s hair! Love.




Asia - Heat of the Moment



There are few songs that perfectly capture the anthem-rock sound of "Heat of the Moment". Asia was another ho-hum "supergroup" that spawned a huge hit and several albums. This song is timeless.





The Cars - Magic





The Cars are one of my all-time favorite groups, so it's no surprise to find them constantly in my head and on my mp3 player. "Heartbeat City" is my favorite album by them after their self-titled debut. Ric Ocasek is unquestionably the man.






Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper - Elvis is Everywhere





It's hard to imagine "alternative" music without Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper. Ridiculous. Love it.





Mr. Mister - Kyrie




Speaking of gigantic, echoing rock anthems, how about a little Mr. Mister? The band may be better known for their sappy super-hit "Broken Wings", but Kyrie is about as good as it gets for me. Richard Page has a tremendous vocal range, and he's another great bassist/lead singer.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

January Playlist

I've been meaning to get all this typed up. I will try to do a monthly update of what is on my traveling mp3 player.


  • Asia - Heat of the Moment
  • Happy Chichester - Motorbike
  • Donna the Buffalo - Locket and Key
  • Owl City - The Saltwater Room
  • Born of Osiris - M∆chine
  • Audioslave - Exploder
  • Blue October - Into the Ocean
  • All American Rejects - Move Along
  • Turisas - Ten More Miles
  • Silversun Pickups - Substitution
  • Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
  • Brassy - Work It Out
  • The National - Exile Vilify
  • The Letter Black - Sick Charade
  • Sevendust - Story of Your Life
  • Crossfade - So Far Away
  • Liftpoint - Pressure (Jude)
  • Assemblage 23 - Damaged
  • Demon Hunter - Dead Flowers
  • Knowdaverbs - Me and My Mic, Stu and His Fish
  • Benjamin Dunn and the Animal Orchestra - My Name Is Eustace
  • Years Since The Storm - Plurals
  • Owl City - Good Time (ft Carly Rae Jepsen)
  • Purity Ring - Crawlersout
  • Anberlin - Hello Alone
  • Shreddy Krueger - Hazel the Apparition
  • Deadlock - The Great Pretender
  • The LoveCrave - Little Suicide
  • The Cars - You Might Think
  • Deadlock - The Arsonist
  • Winds of Plague - One Foot In The Grave
  • Cold - Welcome2MyWorld
  • Neon Trees - Mad Love
  • Young the Giant - Cough Syrup
  • Relient K - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  • Amaranthe - Hunger
  • Lorde - Tennis Court
  • Wild Cub - Thunder Clatter
  • Five Finger Death Punch - The Bleeding
  • Fun. - We Are Young (ft Janelle Monae)
  • VNV Nation - Illusion
  • Rammstein - Wo Bist Du
  • New Politics - Goodbye Copenhagen
  • Scar Symmetry - The Path Of Least Resistance
  • Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
  • FIDLAR - Max Can't Surf
  • The Killers - Human
  • Five Iron Frenzy - I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge
  • The Frozen Ocean - Ghosts
  • Colossus - Beacons
  • Crossfade - Starless
  • Dethklok - The Lost Vikings
  • Five Iron Frenzy - It Was A Dark Stormy Night
  • Brad Doné - Jessica Alba (In 3 Parts)
  • Default - I Can't Win
  • Living Sacrifice - Imminent War
  • Aeon Zen - Warning
  • The Features - This Disorder
  • Gravity Show - Worlds Apart
  • Anberlin - Uncanny
  • August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire
  • Demon Hunter - Carry Me Down
  • Surfer Blood - Demon Dance
  • Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
  • Metric - Breathing Underwater
  • Sevendust - Decay
  • Purity Ring - Fineshrine
  • Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is
  • Brad Doné - Trust
  • Boston - I Had A Good Time
  • House of Heroes - So Far Away
  • Born of Osiris - Illusionist
  • The Cars - Magic
  • Kendall Payne - Closer To Myself
  • Vaakevandring - Fader Vaar
  • Boston - If You Were In Love
  • Mudvayne - Choices
  • Arctic Monkeys - Love is a Laserquest
  • Owl City - Deer In The Headlights
  • Knowdaverbs - Jericho Sounds
  • Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound
  • 3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun
  • Deuteronomium - Dead Man Dancing
  • Go West - Faithful
  • Matchbox Twenty - The Difference
  • Heart - Alone
  • The Normals - Don't Hold Back (Full On)
  • Crossfade - Cold
  • The Shins - Simple Song
  • Fitz and the Tantrums - Break the Walls
  • Shining - I Won't Forget
  • Collective Soul - Staring down
  • The Naked and Famous - Hearts Like Ours
  • Brad Doné - City of Ghosts
  • Mojo Nixon - Elvis is Everywhere
  • The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth
  • Riven - Unsound
  • The Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless
  • M.I.C. - Julia's Prayer
  • Extol - Open the Gates
  • Fun. - All Alone
  • Silverstar - Drive
  • House of Heroes - Remember the Empire
  • Satellite Soul - Wash
  • Slim Thug - Get It Started
  • Andrew WK - She Is Beautiful
  • Owl City - Galaxies
  • Soilwork - This Momentary Bliss
  • Maps & Atlases - Fever
  • Owl City - I'm Coming After You
  • August Burns Red - Salt & Light
  • Tegan and Sara - Closer
  • Haim - The Wire
  • Andrew WK - It's Time To Party
  • Circles - Another Me
  • Grouplove - Ways To Go
  • Blue October - Hate Me
  • Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
  • Jake Bugg - What Doesn't Kill You
  • Rachel Platten - 1000 Ships
  • Demon Hunter - Sixteen (ft Bruce Fitzhugh)
  • Mr. Mister - Kyrie
  • Oasis - All Around The World
  • Young Guns - I Was Born, I Have Lived, I Will Surely Die
  • The Afters - Someday
  • Relient K - PTL
  • Slipknot - Prosthetics
  • Chevelle - Forfeit
  • Matt & Toby - The Last One
  • Metropolis - Gravitate
  • Staind - So Far Away
  • Assemblage 23 - Disappoint
  • Strapping Young Lad - Love?
  • The Killers - Carry Me Home
  • Slade - Run Runaway
  • Avril Lavigne - I'm With You
  • Atlas Genius - If So
  • Paper Route - Letting You Let Go
  • Pete Stewart - Don't Underestimate
  • Swimming With Dolphins - Sleep to Dream
  • The Hippos - All Alone
  • Matt Nathanson - All We Are
  • ELO - Sweet Talkin Woman
  • Blondfire - Where the Kids Are
  • Limp Bizkit - Let Me Down
  • Passion Pit - Carried Away
  • The Wet Darlings - Used To Be Better
  • blink-182 - Down
  • New Politics -Fall Into These Arms
  • Slipknot - Iowa
  • Five Iron Frenzy - On Distant Shores
  • Shinedown - Sound of Madness
  • The Cars - Drive
  • Deathstars - Termination Bliss
  • Five Iron Frenzy - Every New Day
  • Winds of Plague - Say Hello to the Undertaker
  • The 1975 - The City
  • New Politics - Harlem