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/strike88/journal The Last.fm journal for strike88. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/02/22/49bib_if_there%27s_a_cure_for_this,_i_don%27t_want_it._ Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:18:37 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/02/22/49bib_if_there%27s_a_cure_for_this,_i_don%27t_want_it._ This is the mix I should've put together three weeks ago. If I didn't spend so much time alternating between procrastination and boredom (both of which I excel at btw) it would've happened...no matter.

My BFF/roommate/freedom-person Nichobot sadly is no longer with me :( He, like the blue-footed boobie, has joined a study abroad program and will be in Chile for the next 6 months. Yes, I'm sad now...but Wait! Like the four-legged duckling, I will be flying to Chile myself later this year!! Woohoo!!! Going places RULEZZ! This is dedicated to him.

Moving on...

This mix is great for all occasions. Just remember to wipe the lovestains off from wherever you're sitting afterwards ;) It's got everything you could ever want in a mix. Trust me, I know what you want.

So, I put forth my mix in hopes that you will eat it up like a delicious rising soufflé...

01- Sheltered Life(Remix)/Fine Night(Acapella)- Erlend Øye
02- Agua de Beber- Stan Getz
03- Love Hangover- Diana Ross
04- Gimme Your Money- Annie
05- La Corde Et Les Chaussons- Keren Ann
06- Chega de Saudade- Joao Gilberto
07- Stephanie Says- Lady & Bird (Velvet Underground Cover)
08- Amor Em Paz- Antonio Carlos Jobim
09- Sweet Blossom- Emilie Simon
10- Ana- Pixies
11- One Note Samba- Astrud Gilberto
12- The Joker- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
13- Siempre Me Quedara- Bebe
14- Cry Me A River- Julie London


And through some high-tech sorcery you can download this mix HERE

Tell me what you think.

Hope all is swellsville for ya!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/01/22/49bia_you_wrecked_my_hair_ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:19:43 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/01/22/49bia_you_wrecked_my_hair_ it seems like too much of a coincidence that my #1 neighbor this week is also my roommate. conspiracy? Me thinks yes.


Also, isn't Brainiac's album, Bonsai Superstar excellent? I have a really peppy dance that I do to 'you wrecked my hair'. who am I kidding? I do the dance for the entire album. My favorite song on the album by far is 'fucking with the altimeter'. I love tim's whispery singing and how his voice cracks when he says 'will somebody get me my oxygen'. makes you wanna just yell out HELL YEAH! When I listen to the album in my car I almost expect people on the street or in other cars to raise their fists, and start head-banging or something.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/01/13/49bi9_contemplating_suicide Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2007/01/13/49bi9_contemplating_suicide (not really)
Arg! None of the tracks from my trip scrobbled! How irritating!
Stupid isproggler.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/12/27/49bi8_buen_viaje Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:39:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/12/27/49bi8_buen_viaje I'll be in Spain for the next two weeks! I'm going with my wonderful roommate Frutimunch (aka pesadilla pedro). I probably won't be able to scrobble while away, but when I return I'll scrobble like a mofo. fo sho. (unless all my possesions are stolen while I'm away...yay Oakland!)

I've made a playlist for the plane trip (which is something like 16 hours from Oakland
+ escalas.) I attempted to have a flying/plane/Spain theme...

Julie London- Fly Me to the Moon
Miles Davis- My Ship
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone- Airport Samba
The Clash- Spainsh Bombs
Camille- Au Port
Camera Obscura- Let's Get Out of This Country
Goldfrapp- Pilots
The Presets- The Girl and the Sea
Cibo Matto- Working For Vacation
Electrelane- On Parade
The Fall- Hit the North
Kings of Convenience(aka KOC)- Homesick
Felix Da Housecat- What it Feels Like
I'm from Barcelona- We're From Barcelona
Sonic Youth- 'Cross the Breeze
Interpol- Take You On a Cruise
Technotronic- Pump up the Jam (oh, wait that's Nick's song)
Ladytron- Discotraxx
LCD Soundsystem- Yr City's a Sucker
Pixies- Wave of Mutalation (one could travel on a wave, right?)
British Sea Power- To Get to Sleep (on the plane.)
The entire album, Take Offs and Landings

There's at least one line in either the song, band name , or album title which hints at travel/spain/planes. Although the connection isn't really clear in a few of the songs. As I write this, my roommate frutimunch is creating his own travel playlist journal. We can't have any of the same songs on our playlists, because that would make us less individual somehow. I'm my own woman, bitch. Please recommend some more songs for us. (but do it sometime before 12/28 in the afternoon.)

adios todos vosotros,

xx]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/12/25/49bi7_10,000th_track_and_obligatory_best_of_the_year_lists. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/12/25/49bi7_10,000th_track_and_obligatory_best_of_the_year_lists. I'm on 9,997 now so I'll start with the list.

Favorite Albums of 2006
The Knife- Silent Shout
For a while I listened to this album so much, it became part of my daily routine. Get up, get dressed, listen to Silent Shout, brush teeth. It's very good stuff. Seeing them live was ok. Sweet visuals layered with tasty Knife songs, would have been great if it wasn't for the packed to the brims venue they played at. Boo for over selling tickets.

Sonic Youth- Rather Ripped
If I had to pick one band to listen to for the rest of my life, it would be Sonic Youth. They can do no wrong. Rather Ripped is great.

because of my lack of writing ability I'm just listing the rest.

The Firey Furnaces- Bitter Tea
The Grates- Gravity Won't Get You High
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton- Knives Don't Have Your Back
Belle and Sebastian- The Life Pursuit
(even though I have painful memories associated with certain tracks)

List of favorite Albums that are new to me.

Les Savy Fav- Go Forth
Lali Puna- Faking the Books
Buffalo Daughter- New Rock
Adult.- Anxiety Always

List of Shows attended.

dcfc w/Spoon and Mates of State
Massive Attack w/DJ Shadow
Bloc Partyw/Broken Social Scene
Sufjan Stevens w/My Brightest Diamond
Tegan and Sara
The Grates
Every Move a Picture
Ladytron w/CSS
The Knife
The Elected
The Vandals (thanks djloiq!)

Am I forgetting anything? probably

The 10,000th track! It was Keren Ann-Not Going Anywhere.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/11/04/49bi6_cache_money_millionares Sat, 4 Nov 2006 02:19:07 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/11/04/49bi6_cache_money_millionares I just uninstalled the older last fm player from my computer, after the uninstall the only file in the 'last fm player' folder was titled 'cache'. It had in it the cached album art of every song I'd ever listened to on the old last fm player, thousands of covers. It's neat looking at the art of everything, it makes me feel so indie. I'd like to print it all out and use it to wallpaper my room.

a few favorite album covers...

Ta det lugnt

Stars Forever]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/11/01/49bi5_knifed Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:23:46 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/11/01/49bi5_knifed going to see The Knifeon November 3rd at Mezzanine in SF. Anyone else seen them live?

just watched Event Horizon. *activates magnetic boots*. Too scared to sleep. Space demons....so real.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/30/49bi4_hissing_prigs_in_static_couture Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:02:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/30/49bi4_hissing_prigs_in_static_couture I just bought Brainiac's "Hissing Prigs in Static Couture" on ebay for $3.00! I still can't find "Bonsai Superstar" online or anywhere else for less than $50.00. Why is that album so expensive?!? If any last.fm user has it and would be willing to send me some tracks i would greatly appreciate it.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/28/49bi3_a_mix_for_the_mixers Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:39:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/28/49bi3_a_mix_for_the_mixers in honor of joining the group for 'compulsive mix-makers, the creative (and perhaps demented) people' I made a mix which you can download by going HERE

This group is soo awesome. I love making mixes, but it's not much fun unless you have someone to give them to! I highly encourage everyone to join this group and upload a mix.

my mix...

1.Chatterboxes-Deerhoof
2.He Took Her to a Movie-Ladytron
3.Love Will Tear Us Apart-Nouvelle Vague
(best joy division cover ever probably)
4.Bronzed Beach Boys of the Summer-PAS/CAL
5.Walk on By-Dionne Warwick
6.Too Much Love-LCD Soundsystem
7.Sing Softly to Me-Kings of Convenience
8.Patriarch on a Vespa-Metric
9.Nothing Means Nothing Anymore-Alleycats
(Alleycats are lesser known band from the '80's L.A. punk scene)
10.Youngs Shields-Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
11.S.O.S.-Figurine
12.My Coco-stellastarr*
13.40ft-Franz Ferdinand
14.Missing-Beck
15.Something to Look Forward to-Spoon
16.The Second Part-The Dears
17.Autumn Sweater-Yo La Tengo
18.Miss Modular-Stereolab
19.Hot Chocolate-Shonen Knife
20.Marble House-The Knife
21.Hello Tomorrow-Squeak E.Clean
(song from the addias commercial w/karen o. from yyys)
22.Long Was the Year-Broadcast]]> http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/05/49bi2_yamipod Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:53:30 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/strike88/journal/2006/09/05/49bi2_yamipod I finally figured out how get my ipod synced w/last fm!! Joy! now the users of last fm will know my true listening habits and will be able to follow my moods! I've been getting into some electronic 80's music lately. (what mood that corresponds withm, I don't know.) I especially like Tin Tinand Electronic. I've noticed that the time last fm says i listened to the track does not match with the time I actually listened to the track. Other people have this problem too. Right now I'm just thrilled that the program is actually working.]]>