Kobra KAI!!!!!!

GET HIM A BODY BAG...YEAH!!!!!

Man, if I could select that clip 1-7, I would do it.  Don't you just want to punch that guy in the face?  I hope Smith reads this because that BYU basketball player is getting it after this guy.

Here's the quick and dirty, not so flirty, run through the K's:

1) Kelly Watch the Stars - Air - Fantastic space rock song.  I don't like most of their stuff, but they have 3 or 4 KILLER songs.  EDIT:  OK, this is not the best version of the song (Moog Cookbook remix is better), but this video is hilarious.

 

2) Kids - MGMT  - "Makin' Momma so Proud"

3) Killing an Arab - The Cure - This was the final song in the set they played at Shoreline Amphitheatre when I saw them.  The place ERUPTED!  Such a fantastic song.

4) The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen - Simply one of the best songs ever written

5) Kimberly Austin - Porno for Pyros - So Perry Ferrell is kind of a scuzzy looking guy, but what a nice song

6) Kissing the Lipless - The Shins - Clapping never sounded so good.  You could get a nice strobe effect in your apartment if you had clappers set up on your light fixtures.  EDIT:  I'll be honest, if you don't like this song, you are likely a nihilist.

7) Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - This song and video have so much going for it.  This was the song that turned me onto Sonic Youth (already loved Public Enemy, so Chuck D joining up was instant cred), and the song (and Kim Gordon) are just badass.  Love this excerpt from Wikipedia:

"Kool Thing" was the first major label single from American noise rock band Sonic Youth's 1990 album Goo. It was released in June 1990 on Geffen Records. The song was inspired by an interview bassist/singer Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin in which the two artists clashed.^[1] Although he is never mentioned by name, the song's lyrics contain several references to LL Cool J. Gordon's lyrics make reference to several of the rapper's works, including the single "I Can't Live Without My Radio" and the album Walking With a Panther. She also repeats the line "I don't think so", which appears in LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali". Chuck D also contributes some vocals in the song.

Just J

I have decided I have really weird music taste. But it is better to be weird than boring. At least that's what my mom always tells me.

1. Jezebel - Iron & Wine. This song makes me want to start a thimble collection. "Make me a beast half as brave, I'd be the same."God, I love Sam Beam.

2. Jumping Someone Else's Train - The Cure. I love old Cure. I think I gave my parents a stroke when I started listening to this.

3. John Saw the Number - Neko Case. Neko makes locusts and honey cool again.

4. Just Stand Back - Low. Don't forget, "I could turn on you so fast."

5. Jesus, etc. - Wilco. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is by far the best Wilco album. This is a great song. Makes me want to close my eyes, and do dorky white people dance moves.

6. Jackie Dressed in Cobras - the New Pornographers. I love Neko Case so much I put her on here twice  in two different personas. And a potato!!

7. Joy to the World - Three Dog Night. Don't you want to call every frog, Jeremiah?

Jumpin' Jehoshaphat

I wonder how Jezebel, Jeroboam, and Job feel about being passed over for the Jumpin' accolade?  Don't you think they'd like to jump as well?

Jammin - Bob Marley  If you don't smile while you listen to this song, you are a McCarthyite.

Jeannie's Diary - Eels  We have hit the Eels stride now.  What lyrics...

I don't have a chance at writing the book
I just wanna be a page
In jeannie's diary
One single page
In jeannie's diary

Just Like Honey - Jesus & Mary Chain  I dare you, I double-dog dare you, to challenge Prince to a game of basketball...er, I mean, to not like this song.

Just Like Heaven - The Cure  This was the first Cure song I fell in love with.  So many great memories with this song.

Jennifer's Body - Hole  Fantastic song from a fantastic album.  Angry angry angry!!!  Its too bad she went bat-crazy.

Joey - Concrete Blonde  Meaningful high school song.

Just for Now - Imogen Heap  If my last name was heap, I would probably change it.

Some Fun Live M83

Wow, I loved J

Easy picks:

• The Jeweller’s Hand – Arctic Monkeys - This song has some serious swagger.  Their best song from their best album.
• Jigsaw Falling Into Place – Radiohead - This song has some great hooks.  The vocals are some of Yorke's best.
• Joker and a Thief – Wolfmother - For the butt-rock in each of us.
• Jolene – The White Stripes (cover) - Dolly Parton just didn't know what to do with this song.  Jack White took it to a whole new level.
• Julius – StrFkr - Classic
• July, July! – The Decemberists - Reminds me of my daughter.
• Just - Radiohead - BEST MUSIC VIDEO EVER.  I remember conversations with friends, all speculating about what was whispered at the end.

"I" Am Missing Something

What an unmitigated disaster!  My list was just too hard to whittle down.  Here is my best shot at the "I's" I would take with me to the other side:

• I Have Forgiven Jesus – Morrissey - LOVED IT FROM THE FIRST LISTEN.  ARROGANT AND PURE SACRILEGE.     
• I Still Remember – Bloc Party - BEEN MY FAVORITE SONG FOR A VERY LONG TIME.  THERE IS A VERY PARTICULAR EVENT IN MY LIFE THAT I REMEMBER EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO THIS SONG.
• I’m Shakin’ – Jack White - ONE OF THE REAL GEMS FROM THE BLUNDERBUSS ALBUM.
• Ion Square – Bloc Party - YES, TWO BLOC PARTY SONGS FROM THIS LETTER.  THIS SONG MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH THE INTIMACY ALBUM.
• It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Deathwish – MCR - IF YOU DON'T KNOW BY NOW, A GUILTY PLEASURE OF MINE IS MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE.  THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS.  
• It’s Only Life – The Shins - I THINK I MIGHT HAVE CRIED THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS SONG.  A REAL PRETTY ONE.
• It’s Real – Real Estate - MAKES ME WANT TO SURF.

I am Shiva

Yes, I's are deep...lots of I, If, In, It's, etc...this will be interesting. Man, I'm leaving off some heavy hitters...Zero 7, PM Dawn, one of my favorite Oasis songs, two DCFC songs, Tribe, etc. I think only three of these songs would stick on the list every iteration (In My Life, It's a Motherfkr, and Isabella of Castille). May post vids later, but encourage you to Youtube these if you haven't heard them before.


I Want You Back - Jackson 5 - Hot damn, this is a good song.


I Would Die 4 U - Prince - One of the rockingest songs about the Holy Trinity you'll ever hear.

I'm not a human
I am a dove
I'm your conscience
I am love
All I really need is to know that
You believe

I'm Cold - The Cure - Narrowly edged out "Icing Sugar" for the Cure spot. God, I love Cure bass and angry Cure, and this is the best of both worlds.

But it was you who wanted love
Not romance
You have to pay the price
My body may be made of fire
But my soul is made of ice

In My Life - The Beatles - OK, I think this is the last of my must have Beatles songs. If you don't like this song, you are a nazi serial killer.

Isabella of Castille - Strfkr - Man, those tear drops are sick. Gotta love a song named after one of the most awesome monarchs of all time.

It's a Motherfkr - Eels - One of the most beautiful songs I've heard. Edged out "I Like Birds" for the Eels spot.

It's Different for Girls - Joe Jackson - Already linked to this one before, but its that good. Takes last slot.

It's All About I

Holy cats! This one was ridiculous. I stopped paying attention after a while, there were so many good choices. This list would be different 5 minutes from now, but it is fun. Definitely classic oldie based. They knocked the newbies out of the water.

1. Imagine - John Lennon. I kind of love this video. "This is not here."

2. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

3. If I Needed You - Townes Van Zandt. This is a great song to cover. But I love this one.

4. I'll Fly Away. I love this old gospel song. I especially loved when my sister in law sang it at their grandmother's funeral. This version is great. Allison Krauss and Gillian Welch from the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. Love me some Coen brothers.

5. I Fought the Law - the Clash. C'mon! Fight the power!

6. It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) - REM. I know all the words. Do you?

7. I Feel it All - Feist. This is my dancing song. Her happy dance looks like mine. And she is just so cute.

A Wonderful Discovery - A Mini BOTW

FORGIVE MY INDISCRETION.  I FELT LIKE VENTING.

When I have weeks like the one I've had, I often award myself a few bucks a night to buy songs on spec from iTunes.  In my darkest hours, I have purchased golden classics from Loggins and Messina.  Typically, I let the Man running the Genius recommendations take me wherever he'd like.  After sifting through recommendations based on my purchase of Taylor Swift (I blame others in my home), I found a real gem.  Based on my purchase of My Bloody Valentine, I was navigated to The Joy Formidable.  I was blown away.  I bought the whole album, and have been swimming in it all night.   I will feature them in a formal Band of the Week someday.  In the meantime, take a listen.  Someone my age has never felt so comfortable "shoegazing".

They feel like a literal incarnation of the fictional "Clash At Demonhead".  Charismatic lead singer, a unusually fit bass player, and Zach De La Rocha's second cousin on the drums (not really, but I imagine so).

I regret to inform you that their music has been featured on a Twilight film and the television show "Vampire Diaries".  Please try to put these facts out of your mind immediately.  Remember, some of Radiohead's best work was featured on Twilight as well.  I blame Mormon authors.

Recommended first listens:

• A Heavy Abacus
• Whirring
• The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie

I feel the true measure of a band is best determined on the stage.  The following link is a show they did for YouTube.  I pay good money to see them live.

DOESN'T THIS GUY LOOK LIKE JOSHUA HOMME FROM QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE?!?!?

Please don't hate me for sharing this band out of turn.  I needed to write something.  Excuse this behavioral lapse.

Hall of Awesome #2

MGMT CAT!!!!