Best in Black at Pin Ups, 12/30

My last set of 2008....

The House Is Rockin' 2:24 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Rock This Town 3:26 Stray Cats Rock This Town: Best Of The Stray Cats
I Come from the Water 2:47 The Toadies Rubberneck
Star 69 3:09 R.E.M. Monster
Supermassive Black Hole 3:29 Muse Black Holes And Revelations
Control 4:36 Mute Math Mute Math
Funky Céilí (Bridie's Song) 4:01 Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
I'm Shipping Up to Boston 2:34 Dropkick Murphys The Departed (Music from the Motion Picture)
Wind It Up 4:27 Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies Are Me
ride the lightning 6:37 metallica ride the lightning
Paint It Black 3:25 The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1964-1971
Girl Inside My Head 3:39 Blues Traveler Bridge
Back In Black 4:16 AC/DC Back In Black
Back to Black 4:00 Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Black Dog 4:55 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin [Disc 2]
Big Time 4:25 Peter Gabriel Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
Raspberry Beret 3:33 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides (Disc 2)
Always Something There to Remind Me 3:43 Naked Eyes The Best of Naked Eyes
rock n roll all night long 2:57 KISS
World Wide Suicide 3:29 Pearl Jam Pearl Jam
Blackberry 3:27 The Black Crowes Three Snakes And One Charm
Stupid Girls 3:17 Pink I'm Not Dead
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 3:32 Black Kids Wizard of Ahhhs
London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines 3:24 Panic! At the Disco A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Traffic And Weather 3:37 Fountains Of Wayne Traffic And Weather
When You Were Young 3:40 The Killers Sam's Town
Squalor Victoria 2:59 The National Boxer
Four Kicks 2:10 Kings Of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak
Melatonin 4:05 Silversun Pickups Carnavas
Stuck Between Stations 4:12 The Hold Steady Boys and Girls In America
Banquet 3:19 Bloc Party Bloc party
Back to Me 3:31 Kathleen Edwards Back to Me
Home 5:05 Marc Broussard Carencro
Have A Little Faith In Me 3:51 John Hiatt The Best Of John Hiatt

Gig Alert

Filling in for DJ Azu tonight at Pin Ups, starting at 7 p.m. SLT. Best in Black, and there's at least $500L available to the best dressed, guy, girl, and staffer. Come on down and bring some requests with you.

Nightcap @ Killing Moon Records, 12/27

Fake Empire 3:25 The National Boxer
Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane 3:21 The Avett Brothers Mignonette
Soul Singer In A Session Band 4:14 Bright Eyes Cassadaga
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 3:37 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
Zak And Sara 3:11 Ben Folds Rockin' The Suburbs
I Saw A Bird Fly Away 2:51 Dar Williams The Beauty Of The Rain
Wednesday 4:05 Drive-By Truckers A Blessing And A Curse
The Long Cut 3:20 Uncle Tupelo Anodyne
Designs On You 3:49 Old 97's Satellite Rides (Disc 1)
Commerce, TX 3:52 Ben Kweller Sha Sha
Some Rowdy Women 3:12 Shooter Jennings Electric Rodeo
I Liked You Better When You Hated Yourself 2:46 The Badlees River Songs
A Long December 4:58 Counting Crows Recovering The Satellites
Volcano 4:38 Damien Rice O
Spare Parts 3:44 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel Of Love
Always the Last to Know (Single Mix) 4:17 Del Amitri 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Del Amitri
Wondering 3:56 Widespread Panic Everyday
Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2:43 Queen Greatest Hits [Hollywood]
Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts 3:28 The Gaslight Anthem Señor And The Queen [Ep]

Your Musical Thought of the Day, 12/22

I rode the jet stream, I hit the top
I'm eating steak and lobster tails
The sauna's drafty - oooh, the pool's too hot
The kitchen stinks of boiling snails

-- Spinal Tap, "Hell Hole"

Best in Orange @ Pin Ups 12/18

Yeah, the dates are out of order, so sue me. I've had a long couple weeks. ;-)

Slither 4:08 Velvet Revolver Contraband
Mr. Brownstone 3:49 Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction
You Shook Me All Night Long 3:30 AC/DC Back In Black
Orange Crush 3:52 REM
Buddy Holly 2:39 Weezer Weezer
Get Off This 4:26 Cracker Kerosene Hat
Learn To Fly 3:57 Foo Fighters There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Holiday 3:53 Green Day American Idiot
Killamangiro 3:13 Babyshambles Down in Albion
Melatonin 4:05 Silversun Pickups Carnavas
Deck the Halls 2:52 Twisted Sister A Twisted Christmas
Angels We Have Heard On High 4:22 The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks: The Best-Of Collection
Jingle Bells 3:21 Lisa Loeb Redeye 2008 Holiday Sampler
Pool Hoppin' 3:17 The Swingin' Neckbreakers Kick Your Ass
Rock This Town 3:26 Stray Cats Rock This Town: Best Of The Stray Cats
Bad Reputation 2:26 The Reverend Horton Heat Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Casanova, Baby! 2:58 The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound
Sequestered In Memphis 3:35 The Hold Steady Sequestered In Memphis - Single
1492 3:51 Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Play That Funky Music (White Boy) 4:58 Wild Cherry Undercover Brother
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) 5:47 Parliament The Best of Parliament - Give Up the Funk
Funky Céilí (Bridie's Song) 4:01 Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
Amber-Supa Dups Remix (With 311 Only) 3:37 311 From Chaos
The Middle 2:46 Jimmy Eat World Bleed American
All I Want Is You 6:30 U2 Rattle And Hum
Academia 3:16 Sia Some People Have Real Problems
1234 3:04 Feist The Reminder
Smile 3:16 Lily Allen Alright Still
Back Door Santa 3:49 B.B. King & John Popper A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 3:11 Asylum Street Spankers Christmas Spanking
Mr. Heatmiser 4:22 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Everything You Want for Christmas
Merry Christmas Baby 4:55 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band A Very Special Christmas

Inaugural Ball for Magellan Kinvara Sims, 12/19

A definite change of pace: A Christmas ball in a version of the Crystal Palace to honor the opening of two new sims. We played a mix of holiday classics and newer stuff. The people watching was half the fun. Thanks to Mako Magellan and Elspeth Wooley for the invitation!

White Christmas 2:57 Bing Crosby Christmas #1's
O Tannenbaum 5:08 Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 3:12 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song
Sleigh Ride 2:58 Ella Fitzgerald Santa's Greatest Hits
Blue Christmas 2:09 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2:04 Brenda Lee Christmas #1's
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring 3:09 Angele Dubeau & La Pieta Christmas Card
O Holy Night 4:47 Josh Groban Josh Groban in Concert
Adeste Fideles 2:35 Frank Sinatra & Orchestra And Chorus Of Gordon Jenkins A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
Frosty the Snowman 2:58 Jimmy Durante 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Season's Greetings (Box Set)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3:07 Gene Autry Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings 3:26 Barenaked Ladies Feat. Sarah McLachlan Barenaked For The Holidays
Carol of the Bells 3:53 Mannheim Steamroller A Fresh Aire Christmas
The Nutcracker, Op.71: No. 2 March 2:14 Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Christmas Time All Over The World 2:32 Sammy Davis Jr. Christmas With The Rat Pack
Silver Bells 3:05 Bing Crosby & Carole Richards 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Bing Crosby
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 4:29 The Pretenders A Very Special Christmas
Here We Come A-Caroling / O Christmas Tree / I Saw Three Ships 5:08 Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra A Christmas Festival
Let Us the Infant Greet 3:47 Loreena McKennitt To Drive the Cold Winter Away
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah 3:59 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Silent Night
Do You Hear What I Hear 3:33 Whitney Houston A Very Special Christmas
Twelve Days of Christmas 4:24 John Denver & The Muppets A Christmas Together
Fairytale of New York 4:35 The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl The Best of the Pogues
Be Thou My Vision 3:26 Randy Rothwell Whole Hearted Hymns
Little Drummer Boy 2:49 The Kings' Singers Rejoice and Be Merry!
The Holly and the Ivy 3:16 Anonymous 4 Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Songs & Carols
Gabriel's Message 2:14 Sting A Very Special Christmas
Merry Christmas Baby 4:55 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band A Very Special Christmas
Angels We Have Heard On High 4:22 The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks: The Best-Of Collection
I'll Be Home for Christmas 3:05 Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Christmas Songs (iTunes Version)
I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day 2:13 Burl Ives Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Canon in D Major 3:46 London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Plays Great Classics
Silent Night 4:37 Stevie Nicks A Very Special Christmas
'Zat You, Santa Claus? 2:47 Louis Armstrong & The Commanders Yule Be Miserable
Christmas, Christmas 3:11 Mojo Nixon Christmas, Christmas
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 1:49 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas 2:36 Perry Como Perry Como: Greatest Christmas Songs
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:21 U2 A Very Special Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 2:39 John Mellencamp A Very Special Christmas
Do They Know It's Christmas 3:47 Band Aid Christmas Hits

A message to the radio industry

We are not fooled. Your silly "fickle" or "Jack" or "Drive" formats that allegedly play "everything" still suck. Mixing in an occasional deep cut off a Dave Matthews album and an acoustic version of "Closing Time" does not count as variety. If you're going to claim to play "everything," try harder.

By the way, if you're going to call a song acoustic for your precious "Acoustic Tuesdays," you should probably understand that it shouldn't have electric guitars and synthesizers in it.

Rant over.

Your Musical Thought of the Day, 12/14

If some night I don't come home
Please don't think I've left you alone
The same place animals go when they die
You can't climb across a mountain so high

---Arcade Fire, "Keep the Car Running"

Best in Swimwear @ Pin Ups, 12/11

Great turnout and great looks all around.
Always On My Mind 3:55 Pet Shop Boys Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
Tainted Love (7" Single) 2:40 Soft Cell The Very Best of Soft Cell
Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) 3:55 Everything But The Girl In the Name of Pride
Timebomb 2:50 Beck Timebomb - Single
Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex 3:07 CSS Cansei de Ser Sexy
Short Skirt, Long Jacket 3:17 Cake b-sides and rarities
Surf Wax America 3:07 Weezer Weezer
Surf City 2:27 The Ramones Acid Eaters
Wipe Out (Re-Recorded Version) 2:17 The Surfaris The Sunshine Collection (Re-Recorded Versions)
Divine Hammer 2:41 The Breeders Last Splash
Lump 2:14 The Presidents of the United States of America The Presidents of the United States of America (10th Aniversary Edition)
Blister in the Sun 2:24 Violent Femmes Add It Up (1981-1993)
The Thong Song 4:15 Sisqo Unleash The Dragon-Sampler
This How We Do It 3:54 Montell Jordan versus-3.blogspot..com
Bed 4:35 J. Holiday Back of My Lac'
Discotheque 5:20 U2 Pop
Daybreaker 3:55 Beth Orton Daybreaker
Slow Hands 3:04 INTERPOL Antics
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1 5:16 James Brown 20 All-Time Greatest Hits
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) 5:47 Parliament The Best of Parliament - Give Up the Funk
Groove Is In the Heart 3:52 Deee-Lite The Very Best of Deee-Lite
Surfin' On the Planet Zorch 3:47 The Meteors The Best of The Meteors
Little Saint Nick 2:07 Beach Boys DELit: The Real Christmas! Vol.1
Run Rudolf Run 2:43 Bryan Adams A Very Special Christmas
Lazy (Lazy) 2:56 Architecture In Helsinki Places Like This
No Easy Answers 2:55 Invincible ShapeShifters
Intergalactic 3:32 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Box Set)
Life, In A Nutshell 3:14 Barenaked Ladies Maybe You Should Drive
I'm The Man Who Loves You 3:56 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The '59 Sound 3:10 The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound
Cruel To Be Kind 3:05 Spacehog Resident Alien
I'll Be You 3:29 The Replacements Don't Tell a Soul

Warming up by the fire

Warming up by the fire
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As promised, more details on the party. We'll be back in the Village of Haven for a Christmas Party on Dec. 19. It's looking like 6 p.m. SLT, but that's still firming up. We'll be broacasting across two sims, and enjoying the Victorian atmosphere of Christmases long ago. So get dolled up in your classic finest, and come out and party with us. More info as we get closer to it. Many thanks to Mako and Elspeth for inviting me back.

Your Musical Thought of The Day, 12/8

"Well I am an idiot walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off into the distance then your life is a shame
And though I'll never forget your face sometimes I can't remember my name"

--- Counting Crows "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby

Big doings for the Xmas season

This is what's known as a "teaser" :-)

Save Dec. 19th. House Party Inc. will be part of a big ol' SL Christmas party. More details to come.

Digital Image Arts Beach and Hot Bod Contest Party, 12/5

Marathon gig... lots of fun though, and met some great new people.

Sabatoge 3:00 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Box Set)
Block Rockin' Beats 4:54 The Chemical Brothers Singles 93-03
Praise You 3:48 Fatboy Slim The Greatest Hits Why Try Harder
Mono Man (featuring Dr. T) 3:45 Faderhead FH2
Machete 3:38 Moby Play
SexyBack 4:03 Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland SexyBack - Single
Album Version 4:02 Jamiroquai Cosmic Girl (Vinyl Single)
God Is a DJ (D-Bop Remix) 6:35 P!nk God Is a DJ (Remixes) - EP
Bizarre Love Triangle 6:42 New Order International - The Best of New Order
Like a Drug 3:17 Kylie Minogue X
Hot 'N Cold 3:40 Katy Perry One of The Boys...
Paralyzer 3:28 Finger Eleven Them vs. You vs. Me
Always On My Mind 3:55 Pet Shop Boys Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
Tainted Love (7" Single) 2:40 Soft Cell The Very Best of Soft Cell
Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) 3:55 Everything But The Girl In the Name of Pride
Control 3:51 Puddle of Mudd Come Clean
I'm Gonna DJ 2:08 R.E.M. Accelerate
Supermassive Black Hole 3:29 Muse Black Holes And Revelations
Paper Planes 3:24 M.I.A. Kala
Pledge Of Allegiance 3:38 Louis XIV The Best Little Secrets Are Kept
Crazy Bitch (dirty) 3:25 Buckcherry 15
Better In Time 3:55 Leona Lewis Spirit
All Summer Long 4:57 Kid Rock Rock N Roll Jesus
Hush 2:55 Kula Shaker I Know What You Did Last Summer (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
The Diary Of Jane 3:19 Breaking Benjamin Phobia
Closer 6:13 Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral
Sandstorm (Original Rework) 5:39 Tunnel Allience 50 Techno Trance Anthems
Put Your Hands On Me 2:58 Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone
The Girl You Lost To Cocaine 2:40 Sia Some People Have Real Problems
Comfortably Numb 4:26 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
Womanizer 3:44 Britney Spears Womanizer - Single
Ray of Light (Radio Edit Version) 4:36 Madonna GHV2
Stupid Girl 4:19 Garbage Garbage
can't stop 4:36 Red Hot Chili Peppers By the way
Been Caught Stealing 4:22 Jane's Addiction Rev
Short Skirt, Long Jacket 3:17 Cake b-sides and rarities
With Arms Wide Open 4:35 Creed Human Clay
You Get What You Give 5:01 New Radicals Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
Kiss 3:46 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides (Disc 2)
Desire 3:41 Ryan Adams Demolition
change 5:01 deftones white pony
Kooler Than Jesus 4:12 My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult Confessions of a Knife
spiralling 4:19 keane perfect symmetry
Cry 4:07 James Blunt Back To Bedlam [UK]
05 Darling Nikki.mp3 4:15 Prince And The Revolution Purple Rain
I Don't Care (feat. Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace) 3:41 Apocalyptica Worlds Collide (Deluxe Version)
Shackler's Revenge 3:37 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy
The Bad Touch 4:23 The Bloodhound Gang The Bloodhound Gang
flogao.com.br/maikonfera 3:42 Akon ft Eminem - Smack That/Akon ft Eminem - Smack That melhores musicas estão aki
Hipster Girl 3:45 MC Lars Hipster Girl - Single
Stop the Rock (Apollo 440 Original Mix) 3:32 Apollo Four Forty Gettin' High On Your Own Supply
Too Drunk... 4:02 Buckcherry Black Butterfly (Deluxe Version)
Feel Good Inc. 3:41 Gorillaz Demon Days
Starry Eyed Surprise 3:48 Paul Oakenfold Bunkka
Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex 3:07 CSS Cansei de Ser Sexy
Mama Said Knock You Out 4:49 LL Cool J Def Jam Recordings - Let The People Speak
Jump Around 3:36 House Of Pain The Best of House of Pain and Everlast: Shamrocks & Shenanigans
Hold On Hope 3:31 Guided By Voices Do the Collapse

Best in Tee Shirts at Pin Ups, 12/4 -- Jeff's Rezz Day bash

Overcoming technical diffculties to deliver musical goodies:

Shame On You 4:01 Indigo Girls Retrospective
When I Am King 2:31 Great Big Sea Something Beautiful
Happy Birthday To Me 3:31 Cracker Cracker
Fairytale of New York 4:35 The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl The Best of the Pogues
The State of Massachusetts 3:55 Dropkick Murphys The Meanest of Times (Deluxe Edition)
Funky Céilí (Bridie's Song) 4:01 Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
Cry Baby Soundtrack - Please Mr Jailer 4:02
I'll Work For Your Love 3:35 Bruce Springsteen Magic
Fall Down 3:24 Toad The Wet Sprocket P.S.: A Toad Retrospective
Dreamin' 3:54 G. Love & Special Sauce Philadelphonic
What I Got 2:52 Sublime Sublime - 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Crazy 2:58 Gnarls Barkley Crazy - Single
Wagon Wheel 3:52 Old Crow Medicine Show O.C.M.S.
And Your Bird Can Sing 2:02 The Beatles Revolver
Die Die Die 2:51 The Avett Brothers Emotionalism
Crazy Train 4:58 Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard Of Ozz
You Give Love a Bad Name 3:43 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet
Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:21 Simple Minds Glittering Prize 81/92
Jigsaw Falling Into Place 4:09 Radiohead In Rainbows
No Lucifer 3:27 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
Learn To Fly 3:57 Foo Fighters There Is Nothing Left To Lose
The '59 Sound 3:10 The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound
Dancing Queen 3:51 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex 3:07 CSS Cansei de Ser Sexy
Block Rockin' Beats 4:54 The Chemical Brothers Singles 93-03
The Impression That I Get 3:13 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
What Would Brian Boitano Do? Pt. II 2:15 Dvd South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Scraped 3:30 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings 3:26 Barenaked Ladies Feat. Sarah McLachlan Barenaked For The Holidays
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:21 U2 A Very Special Christmas
Christmas in Hollis 3:00 Run-D.M.C. A Very Special Christmas

House Party Radio Broadcast 12/3

Can't Get There from Here 3:41 R.E.M. Eponymous
Delirious 2:39 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides (Disc 2)
And She Was 3:38 Talking Heads The Best of Talking Heads (Remastered)
New Year's Day (Live) 4:36 U2 Under a Blood Red Sky
Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:21 Simple Minds Glittering Prize 81/92
Blister in the Sun 2:24 Violent Femmes Add It Up (1981-1993)
And Your Bird Can Sing 2:02 The Beatles Revolver
She Said, She Said 2:32 The Black Keys The Big Come Up
July, July! 2:53 The Decemberists Castaways And Cutouts
Some Rowdy Women 3:12 Shooter Jennings Electric Rodeo
Big Brown Eyes 4:23 Old 97's Too Far to Care
Gun 3:40 Uncle Tupelo 89/93: An Anthology
Chinese Democracy 4:43 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy
Slither 4:08 Velvet Revolver Contraband
The New Love Song 4:05 The Avett Brothers Mignonette
Fairytale of New York 4:35 The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl The Best of the Pogues

Your Musical Thought of the Day, 12/2

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away

--Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth"