Clever Ain't Wise

So I am going to be away until after New Year so happy New Year to everybody. This is a bit rushed but I have been listening to a lot of Pete Doherty's bands Babyshambles and the Libertines.
So check out a Babyshambles video below.

Hide Your Love Away

I have been listening to that song a lot so I just thought I would share it. Also I've never really hated the Patriots, but I wouldn't mind popping Boston's bubble today.With that said I do not like the Giant's chances. I also want to see There Will Be Blood today. Looks epic.

Juno

So I have not read any interesting music news lately. I did see Juno like a week ago and it was awesome. Funny and kind of moving. The music was good to. Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth songs are in it. Plus it made me want an Arrested Development movie even more which I think will eventually happen. So to recap go see Juno and check out some songs I like after the poster.

The first song is highly recommended

Throw Me the Statue - Lolita
Winterpills - Broken Arm
The Bell - I Am History
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Baltimore
The Twilight Sad - And She Would Darken the Memory
Thao Nguyen - Bag of Hammers

Friends call me snow miser

Merry Christmas (eve)


Christmas Mp3s from Whale Week

Snow Miser/Heat Miser song (maybe my favorite Christmas song ever)
Bright Eyes - Silver Bells
The Long Winters - Sometimes You Have To Work on Christmas (Sometimes)
Lisa Ono - Jingle Bell Rock
Erlend Oye - Last Christmas
Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

This is why I don't drive

Anybody else think that movie coming out where the kid has a pet sea monster looks really bad? Anyway here are some songs.

Tender Forever - How Many
Swan Lake - All Fires
Minus Story - Stitch Me Up
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine
Iron and Wine - Boy With a Coin

Armored Bears and Paper Planes

Movie Stuff

So there are going to be two hobbit movies made by Peter Jackson. Hope they don't call the second one Hobbit 2.

Dark Knight trailer is online. Why so serious?

I saw Golden Compass tonight and I liked it. I want a demon.

Music Stuff

Pitchfork says Panda Bear album was the best this year. I posted this video a while ago.

M.I.A. mad about MTV censoring her "Paper Planes" video. Check out what appears to be an uncensored video below.

Home for Christmas

So I have time to do a best albums of the year list finally. I know everybody is waiting for that. I haven't really posted any Christmas songs so I guess I will post some here. I am downloading music from my own blog so I don't have to listen to the stuff my sister has on this computer. She does have Harry and the Potters though. Thats always entertaining.



Harry and the Potters - Save Ginny Weasely

Arab Strap - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever

Robbers on High Street - Seasons Greetings

Golden Opportunities

So pretty much my favorite band Okkervil River have put together a mix tape made up of covers. It is not one of those cover albums put together for movies or video games with bands playing songs like this one. It is really impressive just like everything the band releases. So go get the Golden Opportunities Mix tape for free here. More songs including one from the mix tape after the cover.


My own mix tape for you to melt to.

Okkervil River - April Anne
New Ruins - Ships
Lykke Li - Little Bit
Great Lakes Myth Society - Across the Bridge
Beach House - Gila
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have to Leave It
Future Clouds and Radar - Drugstore Bust

Rebel

Mp3s that will make you want to break the rules below

Andrew Bird - Heretic

The Dodos - Fool

Xiu Xiu - Yo Yo Bye Bye (Why? cover)

Los Campesinos! - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives

Papercuts - Dear Employee

Speed Racer

The trailer is really flashy. I think it gave me seizures. Anyway add this to the list of movies that will probably be bad, but I still want to see. Here I come Golden Compass. (I will see anything with an armored bear in it)


Here is a Christmas song from Erlend Oye if you are in that mood. Mp3: Last Christmas

Foam Hands, Pro Nails

New Destroyer album coming out on Merge called Trouble in Dreams. Here is what I assume is the first single. MP3: Foam Hands

British Sea Power have an album coming out called Do You Like Rock Music? Which kind of sounds like a reality TV show. MP3: Atom

Daytrotter is a cool site where bands come in and play sessions. Usually playing new songs or changing up old ones. Sunset Rubdown just played one. Here is them playing the first song off of their new amazing album Random Spirit Lover. MP3: Mending of the Gown

And here is an entertaining video.

Kid Sister ft. Kanye West - Pro Nails

What is Whale Week?

So I found a song about a whale so I thought it was appropriate to post it. It will probably confuse people even more. The song is pretty good, but I may be biased.

Ashley Rogers - I'm the Whale

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Songs about balloons

The Sea & the Gulls - 1000 Hot Air Balloons

The Decemberists - Bridges and Balloons (Joanna Newsom Cover)

I Would Rock at Oceanopoly

So I am trying to put together a best albums of 07 list soon. So look forward to that. I am looking forward to Christmas. Here are a bunch of songs to keep you busy til then. I am probably going to start posting Christmas songs soon. Get Him Eat Him - 2x2
Papercuts - John Brown
The Comas - Red Microphones
The Mary Onettes - Lost
Wisely - Through Any Window
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Okkervil River - Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe
The Capstan Shafts - Elected Head of her Anarchist Group

Girl in Port

Here is a video from one of my favorite bands that I saw on Pitchfork. It's Okkervil River playing Girl in Port off of their newest album The Stage Names. I think this version is pretty amazing.



Also go to this Grizzly Bear Post to download Grizzly Bear member Daniel Rossen covering Jojo's Too Little Too Late. Surprisingly awesome.

Evil Bee

Here is the new Menomena video for "Evil Bee". It is off of the album Friend and Foe which was released on Barsuk really early this year. It looks to have a pretty high budget for a band like Menomena at least compared to their awesome video for "Wet and Rusting"

It isTrue That it's a Story

So I saw No Country For Old Men tonight and I highly recommend it. I want to see it again like right now. I also saw Enchanted during break and well it was not bad, but Amy Adams was a lot better in Junebug. So I have not been listening to much during break, but I like these songs. Also I am ready for Christmas.



The Mary Onettes - Explosions

Black Tie - Wide Open

Clipd Beaks - Black Glass

Bright Eyes - Coat Check Dream Song (Some special live version for charity)

Happy Thanksgiving

And songs from The Raveonettes. O yeah Mario Galaxy is really good.




The Raveonettes - Aly Walk With Me

The Raveonettes - Dead Sounds

Airports

So I am flying home today for Thanksgiving. I have recently started associating airports with listening to music and reading. I think thats why I like airports. I think I am going to listen to the new radiohead album a lot because I definitely have not listened to it enough. O yeah if you didn't know you can pay nothing to download it, so go get that. Yeah right now I am just working on cleaning my room before I leave. Some songs you can listen to after MKE.


Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

Kate Nash - Foundations

Minipop - Like I Do

Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos - A Sea Shanty of Sorts

Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You

Down the Blowhole

Tim Burton to make new Alice In Wonderland. Michael to plan to see said movie when it comes out. Here is the story.


Also here are some songs

Hammer No More Fingers - O.R.G.Y.

The Buddyrevelles - Moods Of...

Aloha - Body Buzz

Safety Zone

Lou Reed of Velvet Underground fame has released some new songs. Pitchfork has the story. It has to do with a documentary about a Japaneses invasion. I like the song, but if you are looking for a Lou Reed solo album then Transformer is the way to go.


Lou Reed - Safety Zone

Need Your Needs

Georgie James is fronted by an ex Q and Not U member and released their debut on Saddle Creek. The song is pretty upbeat and catchy. So check it out if you are feeling depressed or something. The video is alright, I feel like I have seen that concept before though.


Georgie James - Need Your Needs

Cab News

Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie is releasing a solo album. He has produced albums for Tegan and Sara and the Decemberists. So it will probably at least be worth hearing. I am not sure if this is the first song to be released off of it, but here is a song after the jump.


Chris Walla - Sing Again

and if you need cab advice.

Valkyrie

Why is Tom Cruise speaking like Tom Cruise? I am still looking forward to this movie. As nuts as he is I have never disliked one of his movies. I having a feeling the video will be taken down cause it seems to be filmed at a movie theater. Anyway heres just a random song I like.

Math and Physics Club - Darling Please Come Home

Panda Bear Video

Panda Bear - Comfy in Nautica



Panda Bear is Noah from Animal Collective and if you don't know now you know. He released an awesome solo album this year called Person Pitch on Paw Tracks.

Egg City?

How are people digging this story it just seems creepy. I guess it is impressive in a very weird way. I do not know why I am even mentioning it. Anyway here are some songs that I am listening to a lot right now.


Why? - The Hollows

Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

The Dimes - Paul Kern Can't Sleep

Tokyo Police Club - Your English is Good

White Rabbits - The Plot

Hello, kind of creepy band name

I recently was telling someone how I should listen to Dan Bejar of Destroyer more. He also plays in New Pornographers and Swan Lake. Now apparently he has a new group with a female vocalist called Hello, Blue Roses. Judging from one song it sounds like it is going to be good, but I don't think I can approve that band name.


Hello, Blue Roses - Shadow Falls

Big Bad Beetleborgs

You know when you want to find information on a show you watched as kid but you can't remember the name and then one day you stumble upon it on Wikipedia. Well, I present to you Big Bad Beetleborgs.

I also really like this band.

OFFICE - Oh My

OFFICE - The Ritz

Going Back in Time

I found a website with a bunch of pictures of my neighborhood from like 5 years ago. This ones of a movie theater thats gone now. I miss having movie theaters all over. Time travel should be possible by now though. Come on.

The Dimes - New York 1930

Yes. You Should Be Scared

Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready

I Would Say Congratulations But I Wouldn't Mean It

Best team won I guess. Whatever. Heres the best thing to come out of Massachusetts.

Pixies - UMASS

Modest Mouse - Little Motel Video

So Modest Mouse has been making a bunch of videos for their last album. I think they have all added to the song so I hope they keep it up. This ones for "Little Motel" and I am a little tired of videos that move backwards but I guess it works here.

Modest Mouse - Little Motel

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Two Things I Learned Today

1. I cannot be president of France but someone born in Wisconsin can be.
2. Haunted Houses that look stupid on the outside can still be scary.
   

Gilly's Haunted House

Build Your Own Haunted House


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Listening to: Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
via FoxyTunes

The Flying Club Cup

I loved Beirut's previous releases. Especially the "Lon Gisland" EP. It was short, but his latest release the "Flying Club Cup" is 13 big, grand sounding songs and none of them drag on. He gets some help from Owen Pallet of Final Fantasy. It is really worth checking this album out.

Beirut - A Sunday Smile


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Listening to: Violent Femmes - Good Feeling
via FoxyTunes

O Canada

My friend is in Canada right now and I'm kind of jealous because I'm watching law and order in Wisconsin. And i started watching late so I don't know whats going on. This band is called the Canadians but they do not sound Canadian. I think I read on another blog they are Italian which reminded me of a pitchfork article i read a while ago about how bands use to be named after where they were from e.g. Boston.


Canadians - Summer Teenage Girl



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Now playing: Deer Tick - Dirty Dishes
via FoxyTunes

So um new header?

I think I'm going to change it back because it actually looks pretty ridiculous. I'm not even sure if its a whale and I'm the one who made it. I will leave it up for a while I guess so this post makes sense. Anyway I'm always talking about New York bands but heres some love for a Milwaukee band. Maritime's new album is called "Heresy and the Hotel Choir" out on Flameshovel Records and judging by these two songs I think I'm going to like it just as much as I liked the last one.













Maritime - Guns of Navarone

Maritime - For Science Fiction

All about jumping

So the Hayden guy from those new Star Wars movies was not the problem with them. He was actually in a movie I really liked called Shattered Glass. Anyway he has a new movie coming out which has a concept that could be pretty cool. Its called Jumper.

Heres the trailer judge for yourself



this also reminded me of this song

Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers

Video of the year.........easy

Animal Collective - Peacebone

Magic

I don't think I believe in magic. I remember seeing that dude in the cube full of water in Lincoln Center but that wasn't magic that was just weird. I do however believe in ghosts.

Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost

Lafayette Street

I kind of miss home. The weather changes too quick in Wisconsin it is kind of ridiculous. I want to start my own city. It would be awesome just like this song. Which reminds me of home so maybe I should stop listening to it.

Ravens & Chimes - General Lafayette! You Are Not Alone

The Punks Are Writing Love Songs

Such a catchy song. Makes me want to listen to the Ramones.

Tullycraft - The Punks Are Writing Love Songs

First Post

We will see if this blog sticks. Here is a song I'm feeling.

Capgun Coup - My Tears Cure Cancer