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Soul, Man

2009-02-17T19:09:00.002Z

A couple of tracks from the last playlist had a decidedly soulful flavour to them, and put me in the mood for a little soul music. So here's a little something to send you into the night dancing.

I don't have time to do the tracklist just now but I will get it up tomorrow.

Soul, Man

Tracklist:
Coming Soon!

At The Movies 1

2009-02-17T15:48:00.003Z

I love music in movies. A great soundtrack can really make a film for me, so I thought it was about time I put together a playlist with some soundtrack tunes in it.

This is the first of what will hopefully be many film inspired playlists.

At The Movies 1

Tracklist:
George Baker - Little Green Bag
The Kinks - Well Respected Man
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
E.L.O. - Mr Blue Sky
Joy Divison - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Eels - Mr E's Beautiful Blues
Van Morrison - Days Like This
T.Rex - Bang A Gong
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
The Bar-Kays - Too Hot To Stop (Pt. 1)
The Blues Brothers - Shake A Tail Feather
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line
Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want Is You
Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way
Hans Zimmer - You're So Cool

Pop Punk'd

2009-02-12T14:23:00.000Z

I've been on a bit of a pop punk and emo binge in recent weeks, discovering a lot of new artists and rediscovering a lot of old favourites. This kind of music is heaps of fun and reminds me of my younger days growing up listening to Blink 182 and Green Day.

This is a big one. Now comb you hair over your eyes, pierce your face and enjoy!

Pop Punk'd

Tracklist:
Say Anything - Alive With The Glory Of Love
New Found Glory - Kiss Me
All Time Low - Holly (Would You Turn Me On?)
Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades
Billy Talent - This Suffering
Green Day - Sassafras Roots
Forever The Sickest Kids - She's A Lady
You Me At Six - Save It For The Bedroom
Fall Out Boy - Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy?
Alkaline Trio - Mercy Me
Kids In Glass Houses - Good Boys Gone Bad
New Found Glory - Hold My Hand
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
Paramore - Decode
All Time Low - The Party Scene
Fall Out Boy - Homesick At Space Camp
Kids In Glass Houses - Give Me What I Want
The Starting Line - Bedroom Talk
Midtown - Like A Movie
New Found Glory - The Promise
Paramore - Stop This Song
Motion City Soundtrack - This Is For Real
Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves
Boys Like Girls - Heels Over Head
Taking Back Sunday - One Eighty By Summer
Midtown - Perfect
Brand New - The Quiet Things That No-one Ever Knows
Alkaline Trio - Time To Waste
Say Anything - Yellow Cat / Red Cat
The Starting Line - The Best Of Me
All Time Low - Umbrella
Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last
Forever The Sickest Kids - Hey Brittany
+44 - Baby Come On
Moments In Grace - Stratus
New Found Glory - Listen To Your Friends
Green Day - Maria
Billy Talent - Red Flag
Paramore - For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
Moments In Grace - The Patient
The Starting Line - Way With Words
Alkaline Trio - Deathbed
Taking Back Sunday - Error: Operator
Alexisonfire - Boiled Frogs
Boys Like Girls - Five Minutes To Midnight
Forever The Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)
You Me At Six - Jealous Minds Think Alike
+44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
Kids In Glass Houses - Dance All Night
Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin' Down
You Me At Six - Take Off Your Colours
Say Anything - Every Man Has A Molly
Brand New - Jesus

Such A Night

2009-02-11T22:44:00.007Z

With both feet planted firmly in nostalgia-ville, I set out today to make a playlist that would satisfy a hunger borne out of learning to play Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon last night.

So with that as a starting point I leapt back in time through the ages to bring you some great feelgood music that will hopefully put a sentimental smile on your face.

Such A Night

Tracklist:
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Supertramp - The Logical Song
Chris Rea - Josephine
Mark Knopfler - What It Is
Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
Bob Dylan - Hurricane
Chris Rea - The Road To Hell Part 2
Eagles - Somebody
Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)
Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home
Dr. John - Mama Roux
The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel
Eagles - How Long
Gipsy Kings - Hotel California
Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo
Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower
The Band - The Weight
Dr. John - Such A Night
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Derek & The Dominos - Layla
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Live)

Playlist For Paddy

2009-02-11T21:30:00.006Z

Will made this super playlist for me the other day. It includes one of my favourite covers of all time that I had previously been oblivious to; Petra Haden's mostly a capella interpretation of Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. It's utterly delightful.

Anyway, I liked it so much I thought I'd share it on the blog.

Playlist For Paddy

Track Listing:
Petra Haden - Don't Stop Believin'
Animal Collective - My Girls
Of Montreal - First Time High
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
Frank Turner - Once We Were Anarchists
King Creosote - Not One Bit Ashamed
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
The Dodos - Men
The Concretes - Back For Good
Beulah - Popular Mechanics For Lovers

Under The Post Rock

2009-02-11T21:11:00.006Z

In celebration of Ireland's exciting win over France in the Rugby on Saturday, I put together this little collection of post rock gems.

So sit back, relax and have a pint to celebrate as you listen.

Under The Post Rock

Tracklist:
Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After Coma
Sigur Rós - Sæglópur
M83 - I Guess I'm FloatingI
Mogwai - Auto Rock
Múm - Blessed Brambles
Amiina - Hilli
Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
Múm - Marmalade Fires
M83 - A Guitar And A Heart
Mogwai - Acid Food
MONO - The Remains Of The Day
Explosions In The Sky - Snow And Lights
Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla
Amiina - Sexfaldur
Mogwai - Friend Of The Night
M83 - Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun
Explosions In The Sky - Look Into The Air
Múm - A Little Bit, Sometimes
Sigur Rós - Starálfur (Live)
Amiina - Kolapot
MONO - Gone
Múm - Green Grass Of Tunnel
Mogwai - Travel Is Dangerous
MONO - Moonlight

He Got Snowballs

2009-02-11T20:06:00.007Z

The snow finally arrived, and as I was going to make a playlist anyway, I thought I'd make one for frolicking in a winter wonderland, American teen drama stylee.

This one is an indie rock feast and plays a little bit like a very nice soundtrack to the O.C. or One Tree Hill.
Hopefully you won't hold that against me.

He Got Snowballs

Tracklist:
Death Cab For Cutie - Marching Bands Of Manhattan
Rogue Wave - Debaser
Modest Mouse - Float On
Tegan & Sara - Where Does The Good Go?
Nada Surf - Hyperspace
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Regina Spektor - Us
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Crowd Surf Off A Cliff
Metric - Poster Of A Girl
Stars - Elevator Love Music
Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up
The Shins - They'll Soon Discover
Cake - Commissioning A Symphony In C
Feist - My Moon My Man
Belle & Sebastian - White Collar Boy
Metric - Monster Hospital
Tegan & Sara - The Con
Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat
Death Cab For Cutie - Grapevine Fires
The Shins - Split Needles
Belle & Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
Iron & Wine - Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car
Calexico and Iron & Wine - Dark Eyes
Bright Eyes - Middleman
Nada Surf - The Way You Wear Your Head
Rogue Wave - Like I Needed
Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson - Winter Song
Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Doctor Blind
Sara Bareilles - Between The Lines
Band Of Horses - The End's Not Near

No Mean Snow

2009-02-11T19:51:00.003Z

While anticipating the arrival of shedloads of snow last week I put together this chilled quickie to accompany the beauty and quietude of a gentle blanketing of frosty flakes.

Unfortunately the snow never really arrived, but at least I have a lovely playlist to share with you.

No Mean Snow

Tracklist:
Morcheeba - World Looking In
Zero 7 - Pageant Of The Bizarre
Massive Attack - Black Milk
The Knife - Heartbeats
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Postal Service Remix)
Lamb - Gorecki (Global Communication Remix)
Groove Armada - At The River
Télépopmusik - Breathe
Air - Modulator Mix
M83 - Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun

Shaken, Not Stirred

2009-02-11T18:30:00.007Z

I thought I'd start off the blog with a collection of remixes that don't subscribe to any one particular genre, as I'll be flitting back and forth through musical styles and eras quite a lot in future posts.

So here you are, playlist number one:

Shaken, Not Stirred

Tracklist:
Feist - Mushaboom (k-os Mix)
Au Revoir Simone - Sad Song (Pacific! Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (Diplo Remix)
The B-52s - Funplex (CSS Extended Remix)
Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix)
Daft Punk - Human After All (SebastiAn Remix)
Digitalism - Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
Bloc Party - The Pioneers (M83 Remix)
Digitalism - Idealistic (A-Trak Remix)
Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
The White Stripes - Blue Orchid (High Contrast Remix)
The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)
Télépopmusik - Don't Look Back (John Tejada Remix)
Au Revoir Simone - Stars (Disco Pusher Remix)
Air - Alpha Beta Gaga (Mark Ronson Remix)