Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Your Musical Thought of the Day, 7/29

I don't know what the world may need,
but a V8 engine is a good start for me.
Think I'll drive to find a place,
to be surly.
I don't know what the world may want,
but some words of wisdom could comfort us.
Think I'll leave that up to someone wiser.

--Cracker, "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)"

Friday, July 25, 2008

Sports Night @ Pin Ups, 7/24

I'm now kicking myself that I didn't play anything from Huey Lewis and the News' album "Sports"

Traffic And Weather 3:37 Fountains Of Wayne Traffic And Weather
Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson (Si 3:43 VA Platinum Cover
Chaos 4:55 Mute Math Mute Math: Teleprompt Limited Edition
The Day John Henry Died 3:49 Drive-By Truckers The Dirty South
Sick Of Myself 3:39 Matthew Sweet 100% Fun
Pork and Beans 3:10 Weezer Pork and Beans - Single
Centerfield 3:50 John Fogerty CYSTSFTS
Rock & Roll, Pt. 2 3:03 Gary Glitter The Full Monty [Original Soundtrack]
Be Aggressive 3:42 Faith No More Angel Dust
Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:21 Simple Minds Glittering Prize 81/92
Pride (In The Name Of Love) 3:50 U2 The Best Of 1980-1990
Tripping Billies 5:00 Dave Matthews Band Crash
Stay Positive 2:58 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Hanging Tree 3:51 Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Lawyers, Guns And Money 3:02 Warren Zevon The Best Of Warren Zevon: A Quiet Normal Life
All Thine 2:44 Trailer Bride High Seas
Essence 5:52 Lucinda Williams Essence
One More Song The Radio Won't Like 4:25 Kathleen Edwards Failer
Brass Monkey 2:37 The Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill
Jump Around 3:36 House Of Pain The Best of House of Pain and Everlast: Shamrocks & Shenanigans
It Was a Good Day 4:20 Ice Cube Ice Cube: Greatest Hits
Mama Said Knock You Out 4:49 LL Cool J Def Jam Recordings - Let The People Speak
Check Yes Juliet 3:40 We the Kings We the Kings
Shoebox 3:09 Barenaked Ladies All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001
Song 2 2:01 Blur Blur
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor 2:54 Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Stop the Rock (Apollo 440 Original Mix) 3:32 Apollo Four Forty Gettin' High On Your Own Supply
Cannonball 3:34 The Breeders Rhino Hi-Five: Modern Rock Blender - EP
Timebomb 2:50 Beck Timebomb - Single
Somebody Told Me 3:18 The Killers Hot Fuss
Glory Days 6:24 Bruce Springsteen Warm and Tender Love

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Your Musical Thought of the Day, 7/22

So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I'm at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take
To find dignity.

--Bob Dylan, "Dignity"

Monday, July 21, 2008

Goth Night @ Just Us, 7/20

The leather, eyeliner and moodiness were out in full force...

Enter Sandman 5:32 Metallica Metallica (Black Album)
Machinehead 4:16 Bush Sixteen Stone
Sex Type Thing 3:39 Stone Temple Pilots Core
The Beautiful People 3:39 Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar
Fascination Street 4:20 The Cure Rhino Hi-Five: The Cure - EP
Slither 4:08 Velvet Revolver Contraband
Head Like a Hole 5:00 Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine
Until The End Of The World 4:38 U2 Achtung Baby
Animal 2:48 Pearl Jam Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) [Disc 1]
Bullet With Butterfly Wings 4:20 Smashing Pumpkins
Teenager 4:18 Better Than Ezra Deluxe
Machete 3:38 Moby Play
Jesus Built My Hotrod 4:52 Ministry Ministry - Psalm 69
Dragula 3:43 Rob Zombie Rob Zombie: Past, Present & Future
Living Dead Girl 3:22 Rob Zombie Past, Present & Future
Youth Gone Wild 3:21 Skid Row Skid Row
Epic 4:54 Faith No More This Is It - The Best of Faith No More
Tainted Love 3:19 Marilyn Manson Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack
Helena 3:23 My Chemical Romance Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
Hysteria 3:48 Muse Absolution
I'm Gonna DJ 2:08 R.E.M. Accelerate
1492 3:51 Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Stay Positive 2:58 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Cannonball 3:34 The Breeders Rhino Hi-Five: Modern Rock Blender - EP
The pretender 4:29 Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
Immigrant Song 2:23 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin [Disc 2]
Don't Worry, Be Happy 3:52 Bobby Mcferrin Boom 20 Aniversario
Question 2:16 Old 97's Satellite Rides (Disc 1)
Tougher Then The Rest 4:35 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel Of Love
Keep the Car Running 3:29 Arcade Fire Neon Bible
Daybreaker 3:55 Beth Orton Daybreaker
Under the Milky Way 4:58 The Church Starfish

Friday, July 18, 2008

Horror Show @ Pin Ups, 7/17

The freaks, and ghouls and zombies and goblins came out last night for a frightfully fun evening.

Stuck in the Middle with You 3:24 Stealers Wheel Reservoir Dogs (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 2:05 Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Zombie Zoo 2:56 Tom Petty Full Moon Fever
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 3:54 The White Stripes Icky Thump
Hold Her Down (Remix) 3:04 Toad The Wet Sprocket P.S.: A Toad Retrospective
Pride (In The Name Of Love) 4:28 U2 Rattle And Hum
Thriller 5:56 Michael Jackson Thriller (Special Edition)
Dragula 3:43 Rob Zombie Rob Zombie: Past, Present & Future
You Shook Me All Night Long 3:30 AC/DC Back In Black
You're Pitiful 3:17 "Weird Al" Yankovic
Beverly Hills 3:16 Weezer Make Believe
Burning Down the House 4:02 Talking Heads The Best of Talking Heads (Remastered)
Creep 3:56 Radiohead Pablo Honey
Werewolves Of London 3:28 Warren Zevon The Best Of Warren Zevon: A Quiet Normal Life
Monster Mash 3:12 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers The Original Monster Mash
Oxford Comma 3:24 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
Mr. Tough 4:06 Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Comfortably Numb 4:26 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
I Put a Spell On You 2:26 Screamin' Jay Hawkins Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie
Misfits - Skulls 2:01
I Come from the Water 2:47 The Toadies Rubberneck
Time Warp 3:30 The Rocky Horror Show Original Cast Let's Do the Time Warp Again!
I'm Always In Love 3:41 Wilco Summer Teeth
Lack Of Water 4:24 The Why Store The Why Store
Mad About You 3:54 Sting The Soul Cages
Ghostbusters 3:59 Ray Parker Jr Greatest Hits
Feed My Frankenstein 4:44 Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Classicks
Hell 3:15 Squirrel Nut Zippers Halloween Mix
Walk Like A Zombie 4:07 HorrorPops Bring It On!
6 String Belief 3:17 Son Volt Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
Ring of Fire 3:52 Social Distortion Greatest Hits
Psychobilly Freakout 2:39 The Reverend Horton Heat Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Stay Positive 2:58 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Beast Of Burden 4:25 The Rolling Stones Some Girls

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Black and White Night @ The Mad Hatter 7/14

Sweet Emotion 4:35 Aerosmith O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (Disc 1)
Even Flow 5:04 Pearl Jam Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) [Disc 1]
The Beautiful People 3:39 Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar
Back In Black 4:16 AC/DC Back In Black
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4:20 The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Magic Carpet Ride 4:28 Steppenwolf Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) 3:02 Van Morrison Saint Dominic's Preview
Mr. Jones 4:32 Counting Crows August & Everything After
Louie Louie 2:45 The Kingsmen The Best of the Kingsmen
I'll Work For Your Love 3:35 Bruce Springsteen Magic
Chasing Heather Crazy 2:54 Guided By Voices The Best Of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At Hourly Rat
Control 4:36 Mute Math Mute Math
Hysteria 3:48 Muse Absolution
Yeah Sapphire 3:37 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Custard Pie 5:25 Jimmy Page & Black Crowes Live at The Greek
Discotheque 5:20 U2 Pop
Date with the Night 2:35 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell
White Rabbit 2:34 Jefferson Starship Airplane
Funky Céilí (Bridie's Song) 4:01 Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
Learning To Fly 4:03 Tom Petty Playback (3) Good Booty
Zak And Sara 3:11 Ben Folds Rockin' The Suburbs
The Dynamo of Volition 3:37 Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things
Living Well Is the Best Revenge 3:12 R.E.M. Accelerate
No Lucifer 3:27 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
rock n roll all night long 2:57 KISS
She Builds Quick Machines 4:04 Velvet Revolver Libertad
Used to Love Her 3:13 Guns N' Roses G N' R Lies
Getting Better 2:48 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Stagger Lee (Bandstand Version) 2:10 Lloyd Price Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
They're Coming To Take Me Away 2:09 Napoleon XlV The Second Coming
Dance With Me 2:38 Old 97's Blame It On Gravity (Bonus Video Version)
No Myth 4:09 Michael Penn March
Forever Young 2:02 Bob Dylan Biograph [BOX SET] (Disc 3)

Monday, July 14, 2008

Football Jersey Night @ Just US, 7/13

We overcame a little internet trouble and got our game on for Football night. even if there were two Roethlisbergers.

My Best Friend's Girl 3:47 The Cars Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology (Disc 1)
Day Tripper 3:17 Jimi Hendrix Radio One
Timebomb 2:50 Beck Timebomb - Single
Only The Good Die Young 3:53 Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vol. 1 [Disc 1]
Revolution 2:15 The Beatles Love
Wind It Up 4:47 Barenaked Ladies All New Revue - Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
The Boys of Summer 4:18 The Ataris So Long, Astoria
All Because Of You 3:39 U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Rag Doll 4:24 Aerosmith Big Ones
Heartache Tonight 4:24 The Eagles Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
We Will Rock You 2:01 Queen News Of The World
Rock & Roll, Pt. 2 3:03 Gary Glitter The Full Monty [Original Soundtrack]
July, July! 2:53 The Decemberists Castaways And Cutouts
I'm Shipping Up to Boston 2:34 Dropkick Murphys The Departed (Music from the Motion Picture)
Fins 3:26 Jimmy Buffett Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (Disc 3)
Even The Losers 3:59 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers The Big Jangle
I'm Goin' Down 3:32 Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A.
Victory 1:44 Dropkick Murphys The Singles Collection, Vol. 2
Beverly Hills 3:16 Weezer Make Believe
Movie Star 3:34 Cracker Kerosene Hat
Just Like Heaven 3:27 The Cure justlikeheaven
Always the Last to Know (Single Mix) 4:17 Del Amitri 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Del Amitri
Most Precarious 3:27 Blues Traveler Straight On Till Morning
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You) 4:50 Shania Twain The Woman in Me
Right In Time 4:36 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
The Remedy (I Won't Worry) [New EQ'd LP Version] 4:16 Jason Mraz The Remedy - Single
Chaos 4:55 Mute Math Mute Math: Teleprompt Limited Edition
Can't Get There from Here 3:41 R.E.M. Eponymous
Mansard Roof 2:08 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
Long Day 3:46 Matchbox Twenty Yourself Or Someone Like You
The Middle 2:46 Jimmy Eat World Bleed American
Pour Some Sugar on Me 4:53 Def Leppard Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits
Sabatoge 3:00 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Box Set)
Ray of Light (Radio Edit Version) 4:36 Madonna GHV2

Friday, July 11, 2008

Tats and Piercings @ Pin Ups, 7/10

Complete with fun on the Jungle Gym out back...

Joy 4:01 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
6 String Belief 3:17 Son Volt Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
The Cheapest Key 2:42 Kathleen Edwards Asking for Flowers (Bonus Track Version)
Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:21 Simple Minds Glittering Prize 81/92
Tainted Love (7" Single) 2:40 Soft Cell The Very Best of Soft Cell
Blister in the Sun 2:24 Violent Femmes Add It Up (1981-1993)
Constructive Summer 2:56 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Hanging Tree 3:51 Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Chaos 4:55 Mute Math Mute Math: Teleprompt Limited Edition
Living Dead Girl 3:22 Rob Zombie Past, Present & Future
She Builds Quick Machines 4:04 Velvet Revolver Libertad
Are You Gonna Be My Girl 3:34 Jet Get Born
Photograph 4:19 Nickelback All The Right Reasons
Talk Dirty to Me 3:45 Poison The Best of Poison - 20 Years of Rock
Been Caught Stealing 4:22 Jane's Addiction Rev
i kissed a girl 3:01 katy perry one of the boys
As Cool As I Am 3:48 Dar Williams Out There Live
Girlfriend 3:40 Matthew Sweet Girlfriend
Just Say Yes 5:25 Ben Lee Ripe
California Stars 5:04 Wilco Live In Pittsburgh
Pepper 4:57 Butthole Surfers Electriclarryland
The Sons Of Cain 3:59 Ted Leo / Pharmacists Living With The Living
Banquet 3:19 Bloc Party Bloc party
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty 3:07 KC & The Sunshine Band The Best of KC & The Sunshine Band
A Girl Like You 4:43 The Smithereens 11
Pork and Beans 3:10 Weezer Pork and Beans - Single
What I Got 2:52 Sublime Sublime - 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Mama Said Knock You Out 4:49 LL Cool J Def Jam Recordings - Let The People Speak
Livin' In The Future 3:57 Bruce Springsteen Magic
Pussy Control 5:58 Prince
Bilingual (Dirty Mix) 7:26 Jose Nunez Subliminal Album, Vol. 13
Dance With Me 2:42 Old 97s Blame It On Gravity (May 13)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Technical Difficulties @The Mad Hatter, 7/7

A cranky Internet made for a choppy set. Hopefully people still enjoyed it.

Life In The Fast Lane 4:45 The Eagles Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor 2:54 Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Traffic and Weather 3:37 Fountains of Wayne Traffic and Weather
Devil's Haircut 3:14 Beck Odelay
Tripping Billies 5:00 Dave Matthews Band Crash
Day Tripper 3:17 Jimi Hendrix Radio One
Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live 1983) 5:27 U2 Under a Blood Red Sky
Instant Karma! 3:23 John Lennon The John Lennon Collection
Star 69 3:09 R.E.M. Monster
Enter Sandman 3:42 Apocalyptica Plays Metallica By Four Cellos
White Rabbit 2:34 Jefferson Starship Airplane
Mannish Boy 5:21 Muddy Waters The Story of the Blues (Columbia)
Paralyzer 3:28 Finger Eleven Them vs. You vs. Me
Stupid Girl 4:19 Garbage Garbage
I Hate Myself for Loving You 4:07 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Up Your Alley
Desire 3:41 Ryan Adams Demolition
Murder (Or A Heart Attack) 3:41 Old 97's Fight Songs
Still I Long For Your Kiss 4:09 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Darling Nikki (B-Side Prince cover) 4:00 Foo Fighters The Leftovers Volume 6
I Alone 3:51 Live Throwing Copper
Real World 3:52 Matchbox Twenty Yourself Or Someone Like You
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 2:55 Billy Joel Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1978 - 1985) [Disc 2]
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) 3:02 Van Morrison Saint Dominic's Preview
Quarter to Three 6:45 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
The Theft 3:59 Atreyu Best of Atreyu
Higher Ground 3:22 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bitch 3:38 The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Cecilia 2:53 Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits
The Tracks of My Tears 2:56 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Going to a Go-Go/Tears of a Clown
The Letter (live) 4:34 Joe Cocker Gold (Disc 1)
Maria's Wedding 4:09 Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
Let's Get It On 4:03 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits

Thursday, July 3, 2008

The Most Misunderstood Song in Rock

Sure as some car dealer will run an ad this weekend saying "We're declaring our independence...from high prices!" radio stations everywhere will play Born in the USA as a patriotic anthem. And while the song is ultimately very patriotic, it is not in the sense most people think.
It's worth remembering each time you hear it that this a searing portrait of the shitty treatment America gave it's Vietnam vets after sending them off to fight in a pointless war. Let's hope we don't allow history to repeat itself this time.

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Rockin' the Mad Hatter, 6/30

Getting a little crazy again...the improvements the owners made look great!

Welcome To The Jungle 4:34 Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction
Enter Sandman 5:32 Metallica Metallica (Black Album)
Slither 4:08 Velvet Revolver Contraband
Paint It Black 3:25 The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1964-1971
Fat Bottomed Girls 3:23 Queen Stone Cold Classics
La Grange 3:54 ZZ Top Tres Hombres
Ballroom Blitz 4:03 Sweet The Best Air Guitar Album In The World...Ever! III
American Idiot 2:54 Green Day American Idiot
Have You Ever Seen The Rain 2:22 The Ramones Acid Eaters
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 3:32 Black Kids Wizard of Ahhhs
Sorry 3:46 Buckcherry 15 (Bonus Video Version)
When You Were Young 3:40 The Killers Sam's Town
Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson (Si 3:43 VA Platinum Cover
Hey Jealousy 3:57 Gin Blossoms New Miserable Experience
Desperately Wanting 4:37 Better Than Ezra Friction Baby
Can't Get There from Here 3:41 R.E.M. Eponymous
Peace Frog 2:52 The Doors The Very Best of the Doors (Bonus Track Version)
White Rabbit 2:34 Jefferson Starship Airplane
Setting Sun 4:01 The Chemical Brothers Singles 93-03
Paralyzer 3:28 Finger Eleven Them vs. You vs. Me
They're Coming To Take Me Away 2:09 Napoleon XlV The Second Coming
You Never Can Tell 3:14 Chuck Berry Pulp Fiction (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Radio Nowhere 3:19 Bruce Springsteen Magic
Desire 3:00 U2 The Best Of 1980-1990
Rock This Town 3:26 Stray Cats Rock This Town: Best Of The Stray Cats
You And Me And The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby) 3:35 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Hell 3:15 Squirrel Nut Zippers Halloween Mix
Drive My Car 2:30 The Beatles Rubber Soul
Rave On 1:50 Buddy Holly Greatest Hits
Dance With Me 2:38 Old 97's Blame It On Gravity (Bonus Video Version)
American Girl 3:34 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers The Big Jangle
Constructive Summer 2:56 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Heavy Metal Drummer 3:09 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Viscera Eyes (Radio Edit) 4:23 The Mars Volta Viscera Eyes - Single
Hush 2:55 Kula Shaker I Know What You Did Last Summer (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Carolina Blues 4:44 Blues Traveler Straight On Till Morning
Let's Get It On 4:03 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits