Thursday, July 30, 2015

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #17

#17 - Foster the People - Coming of Age



Foster the People is an interesting band that will hit me in waves. Kind of like The Naked and Famous in that the vocalist is somewhat annoying, the songs can be ridiculous, but for a few months at a time it's all I want to hear. This is a great song, but sometimes I need a little separation to get back together with a great tune. I remember thinking this song might even be a top 5 song last year, and as the time passed, it slipped down to it's eventual ending place at 17. Another fun video, though!

See you next week!

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Stuck In My Head: July 2015

I got to see the Gin Blossoms two weeks ago. They were amazing. 10x better than I could have ever imagined. And they've been stuck in my head ever since.



Opening for the Gin Blossoms was Fastball, who put on a great show as well.



On the list of best songs from fake bands, this one ranks pretty high for me.


Thursday, July 23, 2015

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #18

#18 - Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better



This is a great song. Jack Antonoff seems like a really cool dude. But the more I hear the song "Rollercoaster", the less I like his voice and his songs. Weird, huh? Also, the more I see him, the more I see Jack Hipsteroff and Jack Commercialoff. It's like the two somehow got interwoven. Like, cuz, you know, hipsters are too trendy to be mainstream.

Hah!

This is still one of my favorite videos of the year. Still a pretty good song. I'd sing it in the car if I heard it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it right now.

See you next week!

Thursday, July 16, 2015

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #19

#19 - Destiny Potato - Take a Picture



Female-fronted metal. It's so finicky. The 2nd verse and chorus kill on this song, but outside of this it's sort of a fizzle. There were only a couple of good tunes off this album, but it didn't really hold up after this song. Sadly, not much to write about this one.

Better luck next week?

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Playlist: July 2015

Billy Joel - Pian Man
Damn Yankees - High Enough
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
The Heights - How Do You Talk To An Angel
Johnny Cash - One
Lil Wayne - Six Foot, Seven Foot (ft Corey Gunz)
Mr Mister - Kyrie
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade
Truslow - ADHD

Walk the Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
Big Data - The Business of Emotion (ft White Sea)
Cadets - A Drop In The Ocean
The Corrs - Summer Sunshine
The Eagles - Take it Easy
Florence + the Machine - Ship to Wreck
The Foo Fighters - Something from Nothing
Haste the Day - Waking Up The Sun

Innerpartysystem - Die Tonight, Live Forever
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
The National - Exile Vilify
New Found Glory - All Downhill From Here
The Orphan, the Poet - Starlight
New Found Glory - Selfless
Purity Ring - Heartsigh
Passion Pit - Lifted Up (1985)
Purity Ring - Crawlersout
Rise Against - Architects

Sullivan - You Don't Mean It
Starship - We Built This City
Robert DeLong - Long Way Down
The Wallflowers - One Headlight
Zao - Xenophobe
The Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless
Anberlin - Impossible
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Cecilia and the Satellite
Apoptygma Berzerk - Apollo (Live On Your TV)
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

Daughtry - No Surprise
The Frozen Ocean - Ghosts
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
My Life Story - If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?
Owl City - Rainbow Veins
Purity Ring - Bodyache
TV on the Radio - Careful You
Twenty One Pilots - Holding On To You
The Wombats - Give Me A try
Blue October - Into the Ocean

Chevelle - Send The Pain Below
Chvrches - Gun
Earshot - Get Away
The Emotions - Best Of My Love
Evergrey - Fear
Fall of Carthage - Dawn of the Enemy
Ghost Ship Octavius - Silence
Gin Blossoms - Until I Fall Away
The Griswolds - Beware the Dog
Haim - The Wire

Lo-Fang - When We're Fire
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old
Rammstein - Dalai Lama
Story of the Year - Anthem of Our Dying Day
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Coldplay - Fix You
Crossfade - Colors
The Eagles - Desperado
Fefe Dobson - Everything

Kamelot - Veil of Elysium
Linkin Park - Points of Authority
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
Linkin Park - Lying From You
Matty Mullins - More of You
Papa Roach - Falling Apart
Sarah McLachlan - Adia
Slipknot - The Devil In I
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Tait - All You Got

Aeon Zen - Warning
Assemblage 23 - Disappoint
Coal Chamber - The Bridges You Burn
Demon Hunter - Tomorrow Never Comes
Eye of the Enemy - The Shift
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Korn - Bottled Up Inside
Kutless - Sea of Faces
Lifehouse - Broken
Phoenix - Lasso

Projected - Bring You Back
Rammstein - Wo Bist Du
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - California
Static X - Dirthouse
Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
Destroy The Runner - It's Always Cold In Paris
Matchbox Twenty - Suffer Me
My Chemical Romance - The Ghost Of You
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
Nevermore - The Heart Collector

Rich Mullins - If I Stand
Sevendust - Dead Set
Slipknot - Skeptic
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
The Wombats - This Is Not A Party
Catalytic - Red Stained Plains
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
van Canto - Last Night Of The Kings

Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Losing My Religion
Demon Hunter - One Thousand Apologies
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark
Godsmack - I Stand Alone
Matt and Kim - Get It
Rammstein - Hilf Mir
Trivium - Dying In Your Arms
VNV Nation - Illusion
Big Data - Sick For Me (ft Bear Hands)
Bastille - Flaws

Periphery - Four Lights
The Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless
Anberlin - Harbinger
The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth
Bastille - Daniel in the Den
Bush - Glycerine
Emmure - Last Words To Rose
Hum - Stars
Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Matt + Toby - The Last One

Passion Pit - Ten Feel Tall (II)
Spoon - New York Kiss
The Hell - Bring it Back
Tantric - Fall Down
Vanessa Carlton - Twilight
Anberlin - (*fin)
Anna Nalick - Breathe (2AM)
Creed - My Sacrifice
England Dan and John Ford Coley - Nights Are Forever Without You
Apoptygma Berzerk - Unicorn (Fairlight Children Rmx)

Chicago - Will You Still Love Me?
M.I.C. - Julia's Prayer
Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
Stroke 9 - Little Black Backpack
Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
Little Rive Band - Cool Change
Diorama - Exit the Grey
Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me

Thursday, July 9, 2015

#tbt - The 2014 Countdown - Where Are They Now? #20

New series. #TBT to the 2014 Countdown. A look back to see where I was and where I am now in regards to these songs.


#20 - I the Breather - Swine:Cult (ft Ricky Armellino)



This was actually one of the better #20s in the countdown history, in regards to the amount of play it got in it's countdown year. It might actually be my favorite from the archives that that number, except that once it was off my MP3 player, I didn't give it a second thought. Bummer! It's still a fairly solid and kicking track, and the first of 6 metal ditties. Haven't picked this disc up this year at all, although I remember liking it a good amount last year. I figure I'll have to give it another spin this week!

Stay tuned for the next #tbt