A Music-Related Post

This is a sample of the music that I like. I hope you enjoy it.

The Knife -  Heartbeats (Live)

The Crystal Method feat Matisyahu – Drown In The Now

The Elders – Men of Erin (Live)

Harry Connick Jr. – Stardust

My road-trip mix tape

In an effort to help me start pumping out some regular and interesting content, I have joined a website called Plinky.com. Here is my first answer to a question that they have given to me. Enjoy.

Name three songs you’d put on a road trip mix tape.

Feel Good, Inc. by Gorillaz

The vibe of the song is being out in the open. Also, the bass line and the drum beat makes you want to be on the move.

Human Wheels by John Mellencamp

I have always loved John’s work, and it always reminds me of the expansive nature of America both in physicality and in spirit. Plus, the chorus invokes the open road, “Human wheels spin round and round, While the clock keeps the pace.”

99 Problems by Jay-Z

It has a bass line that demands to be played in a car stereo with the volume up to 11. The lyrical flow gives the image of a man in his trusty car with one hand on the wheel, and the other giving the Bronx wave to the haters.

Holiday Mix CDs (2008) version

Here are my two mix cds for the holiday party. Constructive criticism is welcomed. All other kind will be ignored.

CD#1 – “Love isn’t a mystery . . . It’s everything.”

1. Do It (Remix) – Nelly Furtado
2. My Drive Thru – Santogold, Casablancas, NERD
3. Rockaway Life – Kenna
4. 7 Days – Craig David
5. Lots of Lovin’ – C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock
6. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss – P.M. Dawn
7. Is It Love – iiO
8. Message Of Love – The Pretenders
9. Crazy Love – MC Jack in the Box
10. No Substitute Love – Estelle
11. Gone Baby Gone – Gnarls Barkley
12. Right As Rain – Adele
13. Love Lockdown – Kanye West
14. La Tortura – Shakira
15. It Was 1972 – Laswell
16. Love is Blindness – U2

 Disc #2 - Everybody Wants Some!

1. Bad Things – Jace Everett
2. Sin Wagon – Dixie Chicks
3. Lookin’ for a Good Time – Lady Antebellum
4. The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard
5. Wild Wild Young Men – Ruth Brown
6. Tush – ZZ Top
7. Whole Lotta Rosie – AC / DC
8. Let It Go – Def Leppard
9. Piece Of Me – Skid Row
10. Three Pump Chump – Slunt
11. Little Sister – Queens of the Stone Age
12. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
13. Doin’ It – LL Cool J
14. What’s Your Fantasy – Ludacris
15. I Feel You – Depeche Mode
16. Closer – Nine Inch Nails

X-Mas Mix CD Help

I am working on my X-Mas Mix CD for this year. The following are a few of the tracks that I am considering for the CD. Any helpful suggestions will be considered.

Whatever (Nye Mix) – Citizen Nyx
My Drive Thru – Santogold, Casablancas, NERD
Roc Boys – Jay Z
Smiley Faces – Gnarls Barkley
Is or Is You Ain’t my Baby (Rae & Christian Mix) – Dinah Washington
Fried Neckbones & Some Home Fries (Dan the Automator Mix) – Willie Bobo
Mas de lo Mismo – Tanghetto
La Tortura (Remix) – Shakira
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
Too Funky – George Michael
The One – Iio
4 Minutes – Madonna (ft. Justin Timberlake)
It was 1972 – Lasswell
Dangerous – Akon
If I Never See Your Face Again – Maroon 5 (ft. Rhianna)
Desert Rose – Sting
Quicksand (Thievery Corporation Remix) – Natalie Walker
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt – DJ Shadow
Mercy Remix (ft. The Game) – Duffy
Changes – Van She
Weird Fishez – AmpLive
Drivin’ Me Wild (Ft. Lily Allen) – Common
This Could Be Beautiful (It Is) – Metronomy
Rockaway Life (Ft. Justin Timberlake) – Kenna
No Substitute Love – Estelle
Baby – LL Cool J (ft The Dream)
Jesus says ‘Tada!’ – Four Stones
Love’s Theme – Love Unlimited Orchestra

99 Problems . . .

Here is my “valentine” to all of y’all.