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Selection #25: Se7en
Artists mentioned:I was having a hard time picking a theme for this month’s lists while poring over the suggestions readers sent us back in April. “Man,” I thought, “I wish I could come up with ideas as good as those. I appreciate everyone’s help, but I want the inspiration to come...(read full post)
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Lust Me Do
Artists mentioned:I always thought that The Beatles would have had more of an edge if they’d written about lust, rather than love. Think of the title possibilities: “Lust Me Do” “She Lusts After You” “All You Need Is Lust” Lust is a tough nut to crack in my music collection, mainly...(read full post)
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…In the name of love? Not quite.
Artists mentioned:Pride. Here’s what goeth before the fall: UNKLE Matt: Muddy Waters, “Mannish Boy” This is the version from “Electric Mud” - the song that launched a thousand brag-rap careers. The Man(del) from UNCLE: Elton John, “Ego” One of the great forgotten gems from Elton John’s canon. This was released as...(read full post)
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Our cup runneth over…
Artists mentioned:Gluttony. Here’s what’s filling us up: UNKLE Matt: Depeche Mode, “Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix)” Unfortunately, The Fat Boys’ “All You Can Eat” really just isn’t that good a song. The Man(del) from UNCLE: Mousercise, “Pig Out” This cute, corny song was from the 1981 Mousercise album, part of...(read full post)
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Green with, well, you know…
Artists mentioned:Envy. Here’s what we’ve got to offer: UNKLE Matt: Jellyfish, “All I Want Is Everything” I suppose The Jungle Book’s “I Wan’na Be Like You” fits this perfectly, but somebody had to go and use it on another playlist not too long ago… The Man(del) from UNCLE: Joe Jackson, “Is...(read full post)
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Sloth love Chunk
Artists mentioned:Because I came up with the idea for this month’s lists I got first dibs, so I chose the sin most in line with my priorities: sloth. I am, of course, the man who, at 32, still tries to sleep until noon on weekends and has remote controls for just...(read full post)
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Greed is Good
Artists mentioned:Well, seeing how I worked on the game show “Greed” as a question writer, I decided to tackle “greed” for this month’s sinful playlist. Here are my picks: “I WANT IT NOW” from the “Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory” soundtrack I mean how could I NOT include this. It’s the...(read full post)
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Wrath Of My Mattness
Artists mentioned:Okay. Wrath. Well let’s just get this out of the way first, let us just stipulate that there probably isn’t an angrier song to be found than Marshall Mathers’ “Kim”. Sure, it’s acted pretend wrath, but that’s what our little website here deals with; performance pieces, usually in song form....(read full post)
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Monthly Crush in 3-D: The Kills
Artists mentioned:My third crush for the month is a British duo who finally got it right: The Kills. I bought into the massive hype surrounding The Kills’ 2003 debut album Keep on Your Mean Side, but was woefully disappointed. Sure, their stripped-down garage rock was full of attitude, but is was...(read full post)
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Monthly Crush: The Heavy
Artists mentioned:If the play count in my iTunes library is any indication, I think I’ve found the soundtrack to my summer: Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, the debut album from the UK’s The Heavy, has been getting loads of love in my speakers and headphones recently, and it keeps growing on...(read full post)
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False Idols
Artists mentioned:Initially I approached this assignment much as Sam did, simpatico as we are: pick a bunch of songs that would be just so inappropriate that the cringe factor would send people scrabbling for their remotes faster than Carl Lewis singing the national anthem. Unfortunately once I quickly hit upon Ween’s...(read full post)
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Not Quite Making George Carlin Proud
Artists mentioned:It was tough to do this and avoid profanity, but I giggled in giddy glee as I winnowed down the tracks for this set. And I think Mr. Carlin would be proud at how this list rises to the challenge! “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” - Jimmy Buffett Now coming...(read full post)
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Draft Board for 6/3/08: Weezer, Aimee Mann
Artists mentioned:Here’s what’s new in stores & worth your time this week, kids: Amy MacDonald, “Mr. Rock and Roll” (single) MacDonald’s excellent debut album (which was in my top 5 discs of last year) will finally see a US release in August, and this first single just popped into the iTunes...(read full post)
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Selection #23: Not Ready For Prime Time
Artists mentioned:For this month’s playlists, we started dipping into the pool of suggestions from April’s Tax Day contest. Thanks again to all who entered — you’ve given us months of inspiration! Anyway, our good pal P-Funk from PA hit us with this bit of fun: Songs that will never be covered...(read full post)
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Wholly Inappropriate
Artists mentioned:Before I settled on my final approach for this month’s lists, I tossed around a few ideas — this was a fun, light theme to work with: “impossible-to-sing songs” could have been anything by Sigur Ros, who sing in a made-up language, or stuff by Fatboy Slim that everyone “sings”...(read full post)
