Daily Tuneage (and more...)

“I can’t get my head around it,I keep feeling...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:36:22 -0800

“I can’t get my head around it,
I keep feeling smaller and smaller.”

The National’s new song - I Need My Girl - that they debuted last week (and played live at their last show on the US High Violet tour at the Beacon Theatre.) Merry Christmas to ME!

Aubs: Mixology

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:24:48 -0700

Aubs: Mixology:

aubreysabala:

It was a black tape recorder, the type that had six buttons at the bottom and one place for you to insert the tape. It had a handle; I remember this as I had to hold tight to it while my other hand gripped the staircase so I wouldn’t trip over the hem of my nightgown. The microphone attachment…

I had forgotten how much I loved Birdmonster until they played...

Fri, 06 May 2011 14:30:22 -0700

I had forgotten how much I loved Birdmonster until they played Ali & Todd’s Amazing Nuptials last weekend…not only are they the cutest, sweetest guys (who are insanely talented) but their songs are just perfect. They played an acoustic version of this song - Born to be Your Man - as part of the wedding & I’ve had it in my head ever since.

nevver: Mr. Harris Tweed Damn. Why didn’t I think of...

Fri, 06 May 2011 14:25:32 -0700

nevver:

Mr. Harris Tweed

Damn. Why didn’t *I* think of this?

Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: What happens to doctors who think outside the box?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:02:42 -0700

Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: What happens to doctors who think outside the box?:

jayparkinsonmd:

Upon finishing my second residency at Hopkins in Baltimore in September of 2007, I moved back to Williamsburg to start a new kind of practice:

Patients would visit my website

See my Google calendar

Choose a time and input their symptoms

My iphone would alert me

I would make a house call

Another song from who I think may be my new favorite discovery...

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:59:57 -0800

Another song from who I think may be my new favorite discovery of 2011: The Naked and Famous. This one’s called “Punching in a Dream” and makes me wish MGMT was more Oracular Spectacular and a lot less Congratulations.

The more I listen to this entire album - Mine is Yours - the...

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:59:25 -0800

The more I listen to this entire album - Mine is Yours - the more I love it. This will be the first song to hit my January Mix, so catch ‘em live last night on Jimmy Kimmell. (Then, go buy the album. Worth every penny!)

The new Iron & Wine album - Kiss Each Other Clean - dropped...

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:00:57 -0800

The new Iron & Wine album - Kiss Each Other Clean - dropped today. First listen, not HUGELY impressed, except for this song, “Walking Far From Home”. Not sure it’s fit for a monthly mix (or at least doesn’t really fit with January’s vibe thus far) but it’s a pretty catchy, solid song in the meantime. Enjoy!

I’ve been asking for a new Bon Iver album for a while, and...

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:57:00 -0800

I’ve been asking for a new Bon Iver album for a while, and while Justin hasn’t yet delivered the awesomeness, Seattle’s Slowwave is helping fill the gap. Their EP drops tomorrow (which I will be purchasing immediately) but in the meantime, they’ve released one song - Pour - for free download.

My favorite on the 6-track EP is “Gold” - you can listen to it all here:

Drag Lake Sin EP by SLOWWAVE

fred-wilson: awesome

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:54:57 -0800

fred-wilson:

awesome

earwormdaily: In honor of the announcement yesterday that the...

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:27:55 -0800

earwormdaily:

In honor of the announcement yesterday that the lead singer of one of our favorite bands, Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit, will be playing a solo tour supporting Josh Ritter throughout the U.S. this winter (including a stop at Washington DC’s 9:30 Club on Valentine’s Day!), here is my favorite Josh Ritter song. This song swells and builds so beautifully, you can’t help but be filled with a sense of hope— perfect song for starting off a new year.

Not typically one to get all jazzed over...

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:26:09 -0800

Not typically one to get all jazzed over electronica-dancey-oonce-oonce songs, but the merging of Crystal Castles’ very listenable beats + Robert Smith’s (yes, THAT Robert Smith, from The Cure) vocals make “Not In Love” the catchiest song that will grace my upcoming December 2010 mix.

THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. The word...

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:59:22 -0800

THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. The word ‘epic’ was invented for it. It keeps getting better and better and holy shit…just watch it.

Typical Stars…talking about sex. Simple concept - the...

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:48:24 -0800

Typical Stars…talking about sex.

Simple concept - the singer describing the first five occasions on which a new couple had sex - but it’s charming nonetheless. Touching, no pun intended.

zbzb: Photo of @ryanm. November 21, 2010. San Francisco,...

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:21:25 -0800

zbzb:

Photo of @ryanm. November 21, 2010. San Francisco, CA.

[ROLL 47]

[Leica M7. Summilux-m 35 pre aspherical. Tri-X.]

I’m a broken record, I know it. 2010 has been all about...

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:20:00 -0800

I’m a broken record, I know it. 2010 has been all about two bands: The National and Frightened Rabbit. And I’m completely, 100%, totally alright with that. (Hey, when you know what you like, you know what you like.) So it should come as no surprise that I set my alarm to listen to Sirius XMU’s in-studio session with The National last month. And ooh boy, it didn’t disappoint. Probably the best live recording I have heard from them. So I promptly proceeded to spend a LOT of time trying to track down those four tracks, to no avail.

Until today. It coincided with the early acquisition of the expanded edition of “High Violet” but I’ll leave that for next week. In the meantime, enjoy the best of the four tracks from the National’s Sirius XMU session, a breathtakingly brilliant version of ‘Terrible Love’.

And because I love y’all, you can download all four tracks here.

ENJOY…I am.

Today’s obsession: Frightened Rabbit’s “Foot...

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:37:07 -0800

Today’s obsession: Frightened Rabbit’s “Foot Shooter”. It’s been on repeat all morning, and I don’t see an end anywhere in sight.

“Lock up your ears, my dear, I’m verbal when I’m loaded.”
Scott, m’dear, you are. And we <3 you for it.

How I wish I had seen The National in 2002…this is amongst...

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:41:00 -0800

How I wish I had seen The National in 2002…this is amongst my favorite songs of theirs. And hot damn…eight years later, and they STILL have it.

An Ocean Not to Break: Aubs' October 2010 Mix

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:20:00 -0700

So here we are, two days into November, which means I’m right on time for posting my October Mix. Really, internets, I’m not usually THIS much of a slacker. It’s just that I like to post the mix of the music I’m most listening to THAT MONTH which, you know, takes most of the month. Without fail, there’s always a few late additions, and this month is no exception.

Standouts for October include ‘Big Wave’ by Jenny & Johnny (you know, Jenny Lewis and her darling fiance Jonathan Rice, who I saw at a private party during the Democratic National Convention and wow, they’re great.) While all y’all are chatting about the new LCD Soundsystem, I’m still hooked on their older track, ‘Someone Great’ because HOT DAMN, those lyrics hurt my soul. I spent FAR TOO LONG trying to rip the audio from a live version of ‘Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl’ because I saw Emily Haines perform it live at SXSW and someone else did it at Treasure Island this past month, and let’s just say that Emily’s version blew the other one out of the water. Also, it’s widely documented that I have a girlcrush on her. There’s also some older songs that I had to include, like Damien Rice’s ‘Lonelily’ (another soul crusher) and this version of DeVotchka’s ‘How It Ends’ that is really, really hard to find on the Interwebs if you have lost it. (Suffice it to say, my old external hard drives got some trolling.) AND, for your listening previewing pleasure, ‘Lover of the Light’, which I anticipate will be my favorite new song whenever Mumford & Sons release their new album. (Yep, unreleased. GO SEE THEM LIVE, they don’t disappoint.)

As for the title of this month’s mix, “An Ocean Not to Break”, that comes from the lyrics of ‘Terrible Love’, The National’s song that leaves me breathless every time they end their concert with it. Which - after seeing them SIX TIMES this year (read: obsessed), was a lot.

So here it is for your downloading pleasure, “An Ocean Not To Break: Aubs’ Oct. 2010 Mix”. May it accompany you notice the changes in the air…the evenings getting colder, the days shorter, and leaves underfoot.

1. Angela Surf City - The Walkmen
2. Wait Up (Boots of Danger) - Tokyo Police Club
3. Jesus - Dom
4. Big Wave - Jenny & Johnny
5. Autumn Sweater - Yo La Tengo
6. Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
7. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
8. Wicked Blood - Sea Wolf
9. Love Lost - The Temper Trap
10. Lover of the Light - Mumford & Sons
11. Lonelily - Damien Rice
12. You Will Leave a Mark - A Silent Film
13. Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl (live) - Broken Social Scene featuring Emily Haines
14. The Lengths - The Black Keys
15. INTIL - Menomena
16. Terrible Love - The National
17. How it Ends - DeVotchka

“After when I’m caught, touch turns into...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:52:51 -0700

“After when I’m caught, touch turns into fisticuffs.
It’s all in your head, wonder if I’m fixed or cuffed.”

I posted this song before - Fixed, by Stars - but this line keeps playing over, and over, and OVER in my head. As it has been for a while.

I should really cut down on the caffeine.