en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal The Last.fm journal for MonkeyHeroes. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2008/09/20/26ciyk_summer_08_playlist Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:29:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2008/09/20/26ciyk_summer_08_playlist I have a neurotic fixation with compiling themed playlists. They help me sort out my emotions and help place things chronologically for future reference. I've been meaning to do one of this summer, but it's hard to think of anything else but the emotional roller coaster I've been strapped into. So here's a tentative playlist of summer 08.

Colour Us Canadian
Wonders Never Cease
On My Mind
Le temps passe
The Good Life
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Nothing
A New Season
Something To Talk About
Dig

On a separate note, while talking to a friend, I've come to realize that I've got new (school) year resolutions to make. This may be one of my last years to do so, and I think I may actually follow through with these.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/12/22/lxc_sept_-_dec Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:00:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/12/22/lxc_sept_-_dec September
Long Talks
Marzo Fúnebre para una Princes
Do It For Me Now
Middle of Nowhere
Oscar Wilde

October
Mental
Driving South
Even Rats
Blankest Year
Lazarus

November
Somethin' Stupid
Blindfold
Dear Father
Orphelia
YYZ
All Mixed Up
Scooters - RPM Adrenalin
Some Girls
Something
Lonely Day

December
Wooward Avenue
Scooters - Except Me
Aphrodisiac
Free Bird
The Sun Comes Through
Angel
February Stars
So I Fall Again
Arriving Somewhere but Not Here
I Can't Win

Dec B-sides

Part of the Process
Song For A Blue Guitar
Money In His Hand
Scandalous
If God Will Send His Angels]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/09/06/lxb_august Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:47:20 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/09/06/lxb_august Human
Times Like These
Valkyrie Missile
Birdies Singing
Rocky Raccoon (Beatles cover)
Waves
Lorraine
I Like The Rain
Drunk Again
Hair

"But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams."
W.B.Yeats]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/08/09/lxa_july Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:37:33 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/08/09/lxa_july One
Last Dance
The Gift
Boris the Spider
Graduation Day
Aqualung
Santeria
Boop
Button For Punishment
Into the Airwaves

"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she had to walk into mine."]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/07/05/lx9_aprilmayjune_mixes Wed, 5 Jul 2006 09:28:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/07/05/lx9_aprilmayjune_mixes April

Until We Say Goodbye
My Ally
Over My Head
Halfway House
Alone In The World
Spending Time
Haiti
The Unforgettable Fire
Requiem
Underworld

May

Butter
Love Song
Come Monday
Last Dance
Gone
Endlessly
No Such Thing
My Way
The Hex
I'll never fall in Love

June

Otherwise
10:04 pm
Lost in Space
Falling For You
Everlong
Immigration Song
The Simple Truth
Boris the Spider
A Portrait of Your Post-Apocalyptic Son
Bruised]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/04/01/lx8_march_mix Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:17:53 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/04/01/lx8_march_mix Reason To Believe
Worth The Wait
Korobeiniki
80 Windows
Emily
Living Hell
Ten Words
Cry Me A River
Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
Drive

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Colder]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/03/12/lx7_ozma_reunion_concert_on_31106_@_soma,_san_diego Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:29:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/03/12/lx7_ozma_reunion_concert_on_31106_@_soma,_san_diego Ozma

"Amazing" simply does not describe my experience at the concert.

The three opening bands (in that order):
OneRepublic
Satisfaction
Parker Theory

OneRepublic was suprisingly not too bad, although it did sound like they were singing something like "too late to father a child" or "too late to farm a child" during one song... I would have checked out their cd, but they didn't appear to have them on sale. I snagged their keyboardist's free cd, but Alea has it with her. Satisfaction had a sort of indie feel and they were decent, too. Mia bought their cd, so I'll steal the songs eventually. I didn't enjoy Parker Theory however, though I'm not sure if it was the antipation of Ozma next or that they were boring (it could be both).

Then it was Ozma...they were fabulous...

They each came on sporatically after PT to set up their instruments and they all went backstage when finished. After like a couple more minutes of waiting, Star and Daniel come on stage, each on their respective instruments...and with cheers from the audience, Daniel turns to Star, asks "Are you ready, babe?", and they start up with Natalie Portman The crowd went wild...cheering and singing along (a trend which didn't stop there...most people were singing along to all but one song). Shortly after Star and Daniel start up the song, Kenn (the new drummer), Ryen, and Jose walk in, which prompted more cheering. From that entrance, I knew that this would be amazing. There was just so much energy in that small room, from both Ozma and the audience. I wasn't the only one singing at the top of my lungs to these songs. It's the feeling you get when you're singing and your voice is already ravaged from screaming and singing yet you push your vocal cords past its limit, just so you can finish a verse in "Wake Up" (just replace all the you's with I's in that statement).

I'll see how much I can recall of the line-up of songs:

Next was Spending Time, which is one of the two songs I figured they would open with. The intro to the song is just so neat, with each instrument playing individually before they merged.

The next songs (sans the final three), I cannot remember the order to for the life of me.

I think the song after "Spending Time" was The Business Of Getting Down, but I could be wrong. I've always associated "The Business Of Getting Down" with "Flight Of The Bootymaster", and fortunately I got to see both live. I believe the association is because these two songs I can really relate to, however, I can relate to other Ozma songs, as well...

I have no clue who Wesley Willis is, but Flight of the Bootymaster wouldn't be the same without him. I didn't expect them to play too many songs from Double Donkey Disc.

Hoo boy, then they played Korobeiniki. I totally didn't expect them to play it. Hella fun song, though a mosh pit formed with us in the middle (we were stationed in the middle near the front). Never had been in one before, and it was kinda fun moshing (or rather getting moshed) to a good song.

People early on were yelling for them to play Baseball and eventually they obliged. This was one the songs of Ozma's that I hadn't really listened to before, and I've decided to loop this on end now for as a reparation.

At some point I started chanting for them to play Domino Effect, and a song after that, they played it (for me, of course... XD ).

Gameover is the first song I heard of Ozma's and it was a pretty sentimental moment seeing it live. Well, actually, the entire concert was sentimental for me, because I had just gotten into Ozma when I heard news of their breakup.

They also played No One Needs To Know at some point. Not one of my favorites, but how's that going to stop me from singing along?

I've always thought Restart was one of the more beautifully written of Ozma's songs, but I figured I was part of a very small minority, so I was very pleasantly surprised to see them play this. Ryen sang it with as much passion as it needed...to do otherwise would be butchery.

Shooting Stars was played at some point. I didn't hear to many people singing along, and I didn't recognize it until I came back and listened to the Ozma songs I had. 'Tis tragic that I hadn't really discovered the song until the concert.

I figured they had to play Wake Up at some point or another considering it's one of the few with Star as one of the vocals, and Ozma didn't let me down.

"Last" song was, of course, Eponine. To me, this song and "Gameover" define Ozma for me, and it was a fitting ending song... WHOOOOOOOOA MY EPONINE...CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WOOOORDS I SAY...CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WOOOOOOOOOORDS, I SAAAAAAAY

After "Eponine", all five members walk off stage and everyone begins to chant "ENCORE" or "OZMA" and just as I was about to lose hope, Kenn and Daniel walk back on stage: Daniel on his bass and Kenn on the keyboard. Kenn says something to the effect of, "I'll give this a shot" and they start playing Battlescars. Jose came out and sits down on the drum set and plays, shortly followed by Ryen and Star. Eventually they all go back to their respective places and go into In Search of 1988. Somehow in that time, I got moshed all the way to the side that Mia was standing at.

And somewhere in the midst of all these songs, they squeezed one of their new ones.

What a night.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/03/06/lx6_omg_another_survey Mon, 6 Mar 2006 06:44:55 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/03/06/lx6_omg_another_survey 1. What are you listening to right now?
Living Hell. I heard of Morcheeba through music.download.com and I've really gotten into their recent album.

2. What song makes you sad?
There are more than a few. I'll post the first one that gets shuffled. Everlong

3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Can't think of any at the moment

4. Your all time favorite band?
Weezer, for sure

5. Your newly discovered band is?
Morcheeba

6. Best female voice?
Rai ... this is one of the times I'm disappointed that an artist isn't mainstream ... she's far from, and thus I have no idea where the hell I can get a hold of more of her music. The vocalists of Azure Ray aren't too bad either.

7. Best male voice?
Romantica's lead vocalist is very calming

8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Alternative/ska/IDM

9. What do you listen to, to hype you up?
Ska...so much energy in ska, but for the most part it depends on the event

10. What do you listen to, to calm down?
Anything acoustic... or jazz is nice, though I don't have much of the latter, sadly

11. Last gig/concert you went to?
Tritons/DOTs, a cappella on friday night (3/3/06)

12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
I'm so fickle when it comes to this, but right now I'm looping Nada Surf more than anything else

13. Most hated band?
Seriously, if I hate it, I'm probably going to block it out...I can't recall any I particularly hate

14. Song that makes you think?
How to Be Dead is the first that comes to mind, but usually any song that I can relate to in some way or another would make me ruminate a bit...The Big Sleep is another one

15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
If this question can be restated as "Most underrated band", I'd have to answer with Electrasy...other than the obscure bands I find on music.download.com and nowhere else (Rai, Romantica, Koufax), very few people have heard of these fellas

16. Coolest music video?
The music video for Ocean Avenue didn't have much to do with the song, and most of Weezer's music videos are funny as hell. I Want to Break Free was hilarious, too. Other good ones are An Honest Mistake and Chocolate

17. Music video with the most babe watch?
Heh, unfortunately I haven't seen too many of those

18. What "do you play/would you play" in the bedroom to spice things up?
Heh, the closest I have to that kind of music is Joe Satriani, so I'd probably be better without music at least for now

19. Can you play a musical instrument?
Trumpet...barely

20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
Haha, no

21. Are you in a band?
I wish

22. If yes, what kind of music does your band play and what is your role in it?
n/a

23. Ever dated a musician?
Nope

24. If yes, what kind of music did he/she/they play?
n/a

27. If no, would you consider?
Sure, why not?

28. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
Of course

29. Best chick band you know of?
Eh...Azure Ray I guess

30. Best guy band you know of?
Weezer

31. Last song that you heard on the radio/cd...etc...?
Whatever Ivan played on his two-hour slot today

32. What do you think of Classical music?
Yum

33. What do you think of Country music?
Eh, some of it can be good

34. What do you think of Death metal?
Not too big a fan of them

35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
Jack's Manniquin

36. Are you a groupie?
Nope

37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
I have a few

38. What famous musician would you like to fuck!?
Uh...heh, there're too many of them

39. Worst concert moment?
Irvin Conspiracy at the RJD2 concert... spent like 30 minutes trying to fix something, and never actually performed...I really felt bad for the guy

40. Funny Concert moment?
Building a fort made out of couch cushions at a HoB concert I didn't want to go to

41. Sad Concert moment?
Post-Yellowcard, it wasn't exactly the concert that made me sad, but I'll forever connect the two incidents together

42. Best local act you can think of?
Tritons!

43. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
Harmonica

44. Do you listen to the radio?
When I drive

45. Do you watch music TV?
Sometimes Ben or Dan will leave it on, and I'll find myself watching

46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
Nope

47. Have you meet any famous musicians?
Nope

48. Are any of your friends/family etc musicians?
Not really, they play a few instruments though

49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
Over My Head, I have a 10+ page paper I should be writing

50. Song that describes your life?
The Science of Selling Yourself Short, because I'm emo like that...actually, I don't know what would be my life's lietmotif

51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
No, sadly

52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
Hardly

53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
ALL THE CUTE ONES, this is a dumb question

53. Favourite movie sound track?
Donnie Darko, Kill Bill, and Born On The Fourth Of July had awesome soundtracks (although I didn't see the last of the three)

55. Any musician pet hates?
Eh?

56. What do your parents listen to?
My dad doesn't listen to too much music, my mom listens to music from musicals, blues, and a few select country

57. What are you listening to right NOW?
Heh, whoever wrote this survey gets kudos...How I Feel

58. Do you wear band etc T-shirts?
Nope

59. What do you think of people who do?
Nothing much, a tee is a tee

60. What music sub-culture do you feel like you belong to?
Ska or some electronic genre

61. What song is stuck in your head right now?
If You Leave

62. Do you sing in the shower?
I'm usually too tired to

63. If so, what? If not, why not?
See previous question

64. Would you rather marry a musician or be one yourself?
Be one myself

65. What is in your walkman/discman right now?
MY MIX OF RANDOM SONGS THAT I NEED TO GET LOOPED OUT OF MY HEAD

66. How important is your partners taste in music to you?
It shouldn't be, but it's a lot

67. Hanson moves in next door to you, do you go introduce yourself, or do you arrange to beat them up?
Get their autographs, and leave it at that

68. Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll, you dig?
Shoal...

69. Do you cook to music?
PLEASE TEACH ME HOW TO COOK AND I WILL LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE COOKING

70. Do you sing in the toilet?
lol]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/02/27/lx5_10_bandsartists Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/02/27/lx5_10_bandsartists I've also seen something like this except about friends...and they didn't recycle the same six or so questions

Anyhoo.

1. Ozma
2. The Killers
3. U2
4. Nada Surf
5. The Temptations
6. Less Than Jake
7. Bobby Darin
8. Weezer
9. Garbage
10. The Strokes

Now answer the questions according to the numbers.

+ what was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Look What Happened

+ what is your favourite album of 8?
Pinkerton

+ what is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
"I've got so much honey/The bees envy me/I've got a sweeter song/Than the birds in the trees" from My Girl

+ how many times have you seen 4 live?
You are truly evil

+ what is your favourite song of 7?
That's All probably

+ what is a good memory you have considering the music of 10?
Belting out the songs with Alea in the car

+ what is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
Heh...cliche, but "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier", All These Things That I've Done naturally

+ what is your favourite song by 9?
Right now, Androgyny

+ how did you get in to 3?
We did a presentation on our favorite songs in some class, and Adam played Sunday Bloody Sunday, which I digged. Later, Haskell sent me a few more songs of theirs, and that kinda sealed it.

+ what was the first song you heard by 1?
Mia told me to listen to Gameover

+ What is your favourite song by 4?
Hi-Speed Soul is quite genius

+ how many time have you seen 9 live?
I would like to.

+ what is a good memory you have concerning 2?
Heh, chanting "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier" enough to get Ryan to listen to them

+ is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
I suppose Butterfly does...but then Madame Butterfly wasn't the most cheerful opera

+ what is your favourite album of 5?
dunno, I just have a couple random songs of theirs

+ what is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"Though I want to be with you/Be with you night and day/Nothing changes on New Year's Day" (New Year's Day)

+ what is your favourite song of 1?
The Business Of Getting Down

+ what is your favourite song of 10?
You Only Live Once

+ how many times have you seen 6 live?
EVIL, I TELL YOU

+ what is your favourite album of 2?
Heh, don't they only have one out? Hot Fuss

+ what is a great memory you have considering 9?
Um...being happy on a stormy day? I don't really know. Garbage is music you listen to for drowning out less cheerful memories.

+ what is your favourite lyric that 6 has sung?
"And there've been a few times/That we thought it felt right/To take all the westbound signs/And just leave town tonight" (Look What Happened)

+ what was the first song you heard by 8?
Island in the Sun...yeah, I know]]> http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/02/26/lx4_januaryfebruary_mixes Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:31:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/MonkeyHeroes/journal/2006/02/26/lx4_januaryfebruary_mixes January

Rag Doll
Bedshaped
There's A Fire
Tectonic
Chocolate
The World Is Not Enough
You Only Live Once
The Business Of Getting Down
Last Show
Hi-Speed Soul

February

How to Be Dead
We Are The Few
On My Mind
MFEO
Burnin' For You
Domino Effect
Everywhere
Que Sera
The Science of Selling Yourself Short
If You Leave]]>