Your Musical Thought of the Day, 4/5/10

If a fight breaks out and you're the cause of it
In some redneck bar where you've been talking shit.
I would not forsake you later in that parking lot
'cause that's the kind of friend that you've got.

---Cracker, "Friends"

A new year, same great Pin Ups, 1/2/10

My internet connection blew goats tonight, but eventually we got things right. Thanks to all who came. So great to see you all again.

Far Pavilions 4:54 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead The Century of Self
Breaking 3:26 Anberlin Tomorrow's Stars From Sxsw
Heads Will Roll 3:41 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! (Deluxe Edition)
The Geeks Were Right 2:56 The Faint Fasciinatiion
Summertime Clothes 4:30 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
Super Honeymoon 3:21 Owl City Maybe I'm Dreaming
Life Is a Highway 4:37 Rascal Flatts Cars [Original Soundtrack]
Indianapolis 3:29 The Bottle Rockets Live in Heilbronn / Germany July 17, 2005
Gravity's Gone 3:33 Drive-By Truckers A Blessing And A Curse
Wilco (The Song) 3:00 Wilco Wilco (The Album)
Baby Please Don't Go 2:41 Them Decca F12018
DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake 3:28 Art Brut Art Brut vs. Satan
Alabama 3:06 Birdmonster No Midnight
Kick Drum Heart 2:54 The Avett Brothers I And Love And You
This Tornado Loves You 3:21 Neko Case Middle Cyclone
Single Ladies (Beyonce Cover) 2:54 Pomplamoose Pomplamoose
Lucky Today 2:10 Cloud Cult Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus
Lolita 3:38 Throw Me The Statue Secretly Canadian 2008/2009 Sampler
Help I'm Alive 4:46 Metric Fantasies
In for the Kill 4:08 La Roux In for the Kill - Single
Panic Switch 5:42 Silversun Pickups Swoon
Juno 2:15 Tokyo Police Club Saddle Creek sampler 2008-2009
Armistice 3:53 MuteMath Armistice
MK Ultra 4:06 Muse The Resistance
Birdhouse in Your Soul 3:19 They Might Be Giants Flood
Up From Below 4:09 Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Chasing Heather Crazy 2:54 Guided By Voices Isolation Drills
Flagpole Sitta 3:38 Harvey Danger Now, Vol. 1
Your Little Hoodrat Friend 3:53 The Hold Steady Separation Sunday
Hey Ladies 3:49 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Box Set)
You May Be Right 4:09 Billy Joel Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1978 - 1985) [Disc 2]
Radio Nowhere 3:19 Bruce Springsteen Magic
Peace Frog 2:52 The Doors The Very Best of the Doors (Bonus Track Version)
Hey Julie 2:37 Fountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers

The Marzipan Teahouse Xmas Ball

Hard to believe this was the third year I've done this. A great and off beat evening.

White Christmas 2:57 Bing Crosby Christmas #1's
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring 3:09 Angele Dubeau & La Pieta Christmas Card
Here We Come A-Caroling / O Christmas Tree / I Saw Three Ships 5:08 Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra A Christmas Festival
The Holly and the Ivy 3:16 Anonymous 4 Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Songs & Carols
O Holy Night 4:47 Josh Groban Josh Groban in Concert
The Nutcracker, Op.71: No. 2 March 2:14 Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
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
Silent Night 4:37 Stevie Nicks A Very Special Christmas
Ode to Joy 3:45 The O'Neill Brothers A Day to Remember: Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah 3:59 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Silent Night
Blue Christmas 2:09 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2:04 Brenda Lee Christmas #1's
Adeste Fideles 2:35 Frank Sinatra & Orchestra And Chorus Of Gordon Jenkins A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
Fairytale of New York 4:35 The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl The Best of the Pogues
Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) 3:24 The Decemberists Alternative Rock X-mas
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 3:11 Asylum Street Spankers Christmas Spanking
Feliz Navidad 3:02 José Feliciano Feliz Navidad
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
Carol of the Bells 3:53 Mannheim Steamroller A Fresh Aire Christmas
Gabriel's Message 2:14 Sting A Very Special Christmas
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings 3:26 Barenaked Ladies Feat. Sarah McLachlan Barenaked For The Holidays
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
Mr. Heatmiser 4:22 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Everything You Want for Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas 1:09 Muppets with John Denver Happy Christmas Music
The 12 Days of Christmas 2:59 Straight No Chaser Christmas Cheers (Deluxe Version)
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
Christmas in Hollis 3:00 Run-D.M.C. A Very Special Christmas
Deck the Halls 2:52 Twisted Sister A Twisted Christmas
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:21 U2 A Very Special Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 4:29 The Pretenders A Very Special Christmas

Nightcap @ Killing Moon Records 11/1

Yeah, it had been a while. I got the itch, and I knew where the keys to Killing Moon Records were hidden.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You 3:58 Moxy Fruvous You Will Go to the Moon
The Winner Takes It All 4:56 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Easy 4:28 Barenaked Ladies All New Revue - Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
When Doves Cry 4:02 The Be Good Tanyas Hello Love
Eleanor Ribgy 2:08 The Beatles Revolver
Tiny Dancer 5:24 Ben Folds Ben Folds Live
Let My Love Open the Door 2:34 Pete Townshend The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3
True Colours 3:47 Kasey Chambers
Woman 3:28 John Lennon The John Lennon Collection
Glad & Sorry 3:34 Golden Smog Down By The Old Mainstream
Friends 4:14 Cracker Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
Easy On Youself 3:28 Drive-By Truckers A Blessing And A Curse
Golden 4:39 My Morning Jacket It Still Moves
Sick Of Myself 3:39 Matthew Sweet 100% Fun
Fake Empire 3:25 The National Boxer
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) 4:58 U2 Zooropa
Wishlist 3:26 Pearl Jam Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) [Disc 2]
Antichrist Television Blues 5:10 Arcade Fire Neon Bible
Pocahontas 3:24 Neil Young Rust Never Sleeps (Live)
The Ballad of Love and Hate 5:21 The Avett Brothers Emotionalism
Great Expectations (Acoustic) 3:48 The Gaslight Anthem
England 2 Colombia 0 3:46 Kirsty MacColl Tropical Brainstorm
This One's Gonna Bruise 4:44 Beth Orton Daybreaker
I Lost It 3:31 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Tangerine 3:38 Big Head Todd & The Monsters Encomium: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Furr 4:08 Blitzen Trapper Amazon Sampler
No Surrender 4:42 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-1985 (Disc 3)
1234 3:04 Feist The Reminder
Looking for Shelter 3:00 Good Old War Only Way to Be Alone (Deluxe Version)
What You Wish For 3:51 Guster Lost And Gone Forever
Closer To Fine 4:02 Indigo Girls Retrospective
Gun 5:19 Jeff Tweedy The Vic Theatre
The Man Comes Around 4:27 Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around
The Fool 4:19 Old 97's Blame It On Gravity (Bonus Video Version)
Windfall 2:58 Son Volt Trace

The Return of The Pin Ups

The Return of The Pin Ups
Originally uploaded by dswindlehurst

A shot of the random fun at Pin Ups

RAndomness @ Pin Ups 8/14

getting back in the saddle for a bit...

Taking The Farm 4:00 The War On Drugs Secretly Canadian 2008/2009 Sampler
American Names 4:12 Sebastien Grainger Saddle Creek sampler 2008-2009
The Opposite of Hallelujah 4:22 Jens Lekman Secretly Canadian 2008/2009 Sampler
Ships With Holes Will Sink 3:23 We Were Promised Jetpacks These Four Walls
Breaking 3:26 Anberlin Tomorrow's Stars From Sxsw
Alcoholics Unanimous 3:36 Art Brut Art Brut vs. Satan
Gary's Got a Boner 2:29 The Replacements Let It Be
King Of New Orleans 4:08 Better Than Ezra Friction Baby
Traffic And Weather 3:37 Fountains Of Wayne Traffic And Weather
Gimme Sympathy 3:55 Metric Fantasies (preview)
In for the Kill 4:08 La Roux In for the Kill - Single
Smile 3:16 Lily Allen Alright Still
Cream 4:13 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides (Disc 2)
Zero 4:26 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! (Deluxe Edition)
Panic Switch (Remix by Bobby Evans) 4:59 Silversun Pickups
Summertime Clothes 4:30 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Fixer 2:59 Pearl Jam Backspacer
I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked 3:12 Ida Maria Fortress Round My Heart
Angels Of Mercy 4:11 The Badlees River Songs
American Girl 4:03 Everclear Sparkle And Fade [UK] Disc 2
No Surprise 4:10 Daughtry No Surprise - Single
Thunder (Radio Mix) 3:59 Boys Like Girls Boys Like Girls (Bonus Track Version)
Lovecraft In Brooklyn 3:49 The Mountain Goats Heretic Pride
Little Bones 4:45 The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites (International Version)
Beverly Hills 3:16 Weezer Make Believe
Hysteria 3:48 Muse Absolution
Constructive Summer 2:56 The Hold Steady Stay Positive
The '59 Sound 3:10 The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound
I Woke up in a Car 4:13 Something Corporate Leaving Through the Window
Sleeping Sickness 4:06 City and Colour Bring Me Your Love
And Your Bird Can Sing 2:02 The Beatles Revolver
Italian Girls 4:55 Rod Stewart Never a Dull Moment
Hey Ladies 3:49 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science (Box Set)
Timebomb 2:50 Beck Timebomb - Single
Hero of War 4:13 Rise Against Appeal to Reason
Rock Lobster 5:16 B 52's Platinum Series #07
Journey of the Featherless 3:07 Cloud Cult Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Lolita 3:38 Throw Me The Statue Secretly Canadian 2008/2009 Sampler
Until The End Of The World 4:38 U2 Achtung Baby
Dirty Little Thing 3:58 Velvet Revolver Contraband
Rebel Yell 4:48 Billy Idol Rebel Yell
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 2:42 Bruce Springsteen The Essential Bruce Springsteen [Bonus Disc]
Makin' Some Noise 3:27 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Into The Great Wide Open
Friends 4:14 Cracker Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey

A hiatus

RL needs me for a bit. So I'll be back at some point. Thanks for all the support over the last two years...