"The List"

Today is our very special music day. The top ten list of this week. Some of these bands you may know, and some of them you have probably never heard of before in your life. But, they are all pretty fun, and I chose them, not just for their music, but for their style. All of these bands are tres cool. Now, there is one fluke in the list...try to find it! Teehee

1. Pretty Girls Make Graves. What can I say about this band, except that I freakin' love them. I was lucky enough to catch one of their shows last year when they were touring with Death Cab For Cutie. This band made Death Cab seem like an absolute snooze fest. Their energy was amazing, and I have been listening ever since. The song I have picked from them this week is their new song PARADE. This song makes me want to be a maid, just so that I can go on strike. This is a working class anthem for our generation. Bravo Pretty Girls! Bravo!


2. Oh The Raconteurs! I admit, I don't know much about this band, but I love the grit in their first single Steady As She Goes. I am a sucker for irony, and the meloncholy sweetness of their lyrics and the twilight zone feeling that I get when they pluck at the guitar strings, feeds my appetite for all things ironic. On a side note, I am a definate francophile, and their name, which translates into The Storytellers, makes me like them even more. Oh The Storytellers! Well, I would definately want these guys to tell me a bedtime story, ensuring that my dreams would be sufficiently sardonic.


3. Phoenix. At first I didn't like this band, mainly because I didn't like the fact that they sang in English. I like my french bands...well, french. But, on second thought, or listen that is, Phoenix directly reflects their home town of Paris. By saying this I mean, that Parisiens can take all things American, or even English and make it better... in short, french. Even though all of Phoenix 's lyrics are in English, they feel french. Which, I guess is the point. My pick for Phoenix is Lost and Found, a good song to listen to when you want someone that you just can't get along with. This song makes sense of a wierd situation, and feels damn good.


4. The Libertines. It's been a long time since the band released their last and final album, and although I can listen to Pete Doherty's Babyshambles, I still like listening to this band for old time's sake. My favorite song is The Boy Looked At Johnny. It just makes you want to get smashed and wander around New York City. Oh the joy of singing when you are completely trashed. The Libertines make it sound good, real good.


5. If you were to come up to me and ask what my favorite band is I would appropriately reply, "The Clash!" The Clash is anti my other favorite band The Beatles, but that doesn't stop me from loving them. The song that I have picked this week from The Clash is Jimmy Jazz. Let it be known that everytime that I listen to The Boy Looked At Johnny I have to follow it up with Jimmy Jazz. The songs just seem too coexist in worlds apart for me. If you listen to these songs, please listen to them together, and just dance. Oh, and light a cigarette or something!


6. Babyshambles. I must seem to really like all things British upon looking at my list for this week, and, well I do, when it comes to music. Fittingly my favorite song by Babyshambles is La Belle et La Bette, which satisfies my need for all things French. I am definately happy with this song. It gives me the creeps in a good way. Let's just say if I was to make a movie where a girl kills her boyfriend, this would definately be playing in the background. It just feels so wrong that it's right.


7. Boutique Chic. Directions. 1. Put on the funkiest clothes you own. 2. Do your hair up something wicked. 3. Pour yourself a maritini. 4. Play Boutique Chic's Gerard et Geraldine. 5. Feel hot as hell.








8. There is nothing metal about The Eagles of Death Metal. That is a good thing, because I am not really a fan of anything that doesn't have a melody. The first time I heard The Eagles of Death Metal was here in San Francisco when they were opening for Peaches. I like. I like alot! The lead singer is definately channeling a funkier and less gay version of George Michael. Their sound makes me want to skip, jump, hop, dance, sweat, and above all, rock hard. The Eagles of Death Metal, make me love metal, the melodic kind that is.


9. When I think of Texas I think of all things country, and all things cowboy. Shanghai 5 is far from either of these associations. Shanghai 5 produces a type of lounge music that definately isn't boring to listen to. Their lyrics keep you listening, while their melodies keep you entranced. Shanghai 5 makes you want to see the whole world as a silent film. Charlie Chaplan and Jean Harlow would be proud.









10. Oh Justin Timberlake. Don't hate me because I am a fan! I have heard his new song once, and I haven't been able to find it since. So, I conclude that the main appeal that this song has is that no one can get it. Now, that is sexy, Sexy Back! JT is playing hard to get. I love the chase. Teehee. In a couple of months I will hear this song every five minutes and end up hating it, but for now I am in love.




That is the list for the week. Listen, Download, Dance, Sing, Have some fucking fun, and Enjoy. See you tomorrow!