Chuck versus Tympanogram, Part 2

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Chuck versus Tympanogram, Part 2

Written on March 26, 2009 by Andy in Music, Television, The General Specific

normal chuck zachary levi Chuck versus Tympanogram, Part 2 My girlfriend was out of town on Monday, so we didn’t watch the new episode of Chuck until Tuesday, and all I had was questions. Will Chuck ever get The Intersect out of his head? That bitch of a general says no, but I’m certain that crafty Charles Carmichael will find a way to make it happen. Then he’ll probably have to abort that at the last second to save bumbling Morgan, or Awesome and Ellie, or, more predictably, Sarah, who is the biggest blue-balls giving shrew this side of Tyra (at least as far as Landry is concerned) on Friday Night Lights.

I watch too much TV.

Not a big night for music on the show, but at the end, they used the following:

Matt Pond PA – Amazing Life (mp3) from The Freeep

That’s not a misspelling of the album title either, but if you slow it down, you can see that the title is “The Free EP,” which you can get for yourself in its entirety right here.

life63 Chuck versus Tympanogram, Part 2 Also, does anyone else watch the show Life? I started because I like Damien Lewis (he was Maj. Winters in Band of Brothers) and stayed because it’s been entertaining for the most part. (And his partner is smoking hot as well.) They’re not as big on the music, but last night they used “Fiery Crash” by Andrew Bird and this one from Secret Machines.

Secret Machines – Now You’re Gone (mp3) from Secret Machines

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1000 Minutes: Dave #6

Written on March 25, 2009 by Dave in Music

Today for my installment of the 1000 minutes project I am going to head off the beaten path briefly to go with some songs that may not appear to be in line with what I’ve written about so far. One is an old track that was written well before my birth and the second is a track from the 1990′s that most would have to consider a modern classic. (Also both come from albums that have unnecessary u’s in them according to American spelling. Personally I like the extra u’s.)

11. Fleetwood Mac – Never Going Back Again from Rumours (2:15) [Time Remaining: 953:23]

Anything I say about this song would fail to do it justice. Obviously one of the all time great songs from an immensely talented band.

12. Foo Fighters – Everlong (mp3) from The Colour And The Shape (4:09) [Time Remaining: 949:14]

This will almost assuredly be the only Foo Fighters track on this list. But I do enjoy this song a great deal still to this day, and have usually found the band’s other music to be enjoyable at the least. It may not fit in exactly with the rest of the music I like but who cares? It’s my list bitches.

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1000 Minutes: Andy #6

Written on March 25, 2009 by Andy in Music

desertisland 1000 Minutes: Andy #6 Today’s installment of my 1000 Minutes project finds me with a couple of new-ish songs – one from 2 years ago, the other from last year.

11. Andrew Bird – Plasticities (mp3) (4:29) [Time Remaining: 958:31] from Armchair Apocrypha

Layered thick with pizzicato violin, whistles, crunchy guitar and handclaps, this song is a tour de force. Warnings about government control never sounded so good.

12. Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains (mp3) (4:26) [Time Remaining: 954:05] from Fleet Foxes

Yes, we just put up some Fleet Foxes yesterday, but this song was far and away my favorite from the album that was far and away my favorite of 2008. I think this song showcases the band at their instrumental best. It doesn’t boast the soaring harmonies that a lot of reviewers rave over, but the jangly guitar, plinking keys and driving drum all build up to provide one of the most overwhelmingly beautiful songs in recent memory.

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mp3 Smörgåsbord #7

Written on March 24, 2009 by Dave in Music

birthday cake mp3 Smörgåsbord #7 In an extra super special 30^th birthday (Andy) edition of the smörgåsbord we have some sweet tracks to down. Whet your appetite with an amuse-bouche of looping, pensive house, wash it down with a Fleet Foxes b-side from their very first single, then saddle up to the buffet line and get a helping of music from a commercial, and and top it all off with a slice of birthday song.

Rekid – Next Stop Chicago (mp3) from the Next Stop Chicago single

Fleet Foxes – Isles (mp3) from the White Winter Hymnal single

Oh No – Heavy (mp3) from Dr. No’s Oxperiment

Andrew Bird – The Happy Birthday Song (mp3) from The Mysterious Production of Eggs

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New Releases: March 24

Written on March 23, 2009 by Andy in Music

New Releases: March 24 Apparently the former members of Bone Thugs are releasing solo albums every couple weeks or so. Note that the Mono song in the post is NOT from the Mono who is releasing an album tomorrow, but from the now-defunct UK Mono from the mid-to-late nineties. Be sure to check out the Now That’s What I Call Music! disc, which is why the Kanye track is being posted.

I’d put something up from The Decemberists’ album, since that is the real prize this week, but we’re planning on talking about it more extensively later in the week. Have a happy Monday.

1990s – Kicks
Blue October – Approaching Normal
Coheed and Cambria – Neverender: Children of the Fence
Dan Deacon – Bromst
Doom and MF Doom – Born Like This
Harlem Shakes – Technicolor Health
Jim Jones – Pray IV Rain
Kaskade – The Grand
KMFDM – Blitz
Krayzie Bone – Just One Mo Hit, Vol. 2
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Mono – Hymn to the Immortal World
MSTRKRFT – Fist of God
MxPx – On the Cover II
Now That’s What I Call Music! 30
Papa Roach – Metamorphosis
Pearl Jam – Ten (Deluxe Edition)
Pete Doherty – Grace/Wastelands
Radiohead Collectors Editions (Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer)
Royksopp – Junior
The Decemberists – Hazards of Love

Mono (UK) – Life in Mono (mp3) from Formica Blues

Kanye West – Heartless (mp3) from 808s & Heartbreak

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