Category: Music

Quaint But True – a musical interlude

Quaint but True

It’s Thursday. Just two more days till the weekend!

As a little added encouragement for you, I put together a nice little musical interlude for your enjoyment today (or for whenever).

Think of it as an indie mix-tape of love.

The tracks:

Brighteyes – Four Winds
Jes Karper – Land of the Free
Nowhere Boys – Twenty-First Century
Castanets – Worn From the Fight (with Fireworks)
Bluegrass Orphans – That Home Far Away
Katie Herzig – Sweeter Than This
What Made Milwaukee Famous – Sweet Lady
Josh Belville – Union Station
Lee Younger – Quaint But True
David Baazan – Bless This Mess
The Damnwells – Jesus Could Be Right
Spiritualized – Shine a Light (Unreleased Mix)
Brian Lee & His Orchestra – I Need This Girl
Ordinary Time – Heaven
Peter la Grand – When the Colours Die
Shekinah – The Writer’s Ink

Download Quaint But True Musical Interlude (42.4 MB ZIP)

And if you dig the music, be sure and support the artists included in the mix.

Arcade Fire in The Suburbs – Initial thoughts

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

I first heard about Arcade Fire’s latest release, The Suburbs via a snippet I heard on Sound Opinions Sunday night.

I’ve heard of the band, but honestly could have never told you much about them before Sunday night — other than kids seem to really dig them — and it sounded like Sound Opinions did too.

So when I Kevin Hendricks alerted me that their album was only $3.99 for download from Amazon, I grabbed it up.

And now I invite you to join me for my initial listen to the album….
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U2 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup

U2 in Houston, Texas Oct. 2009 :: City of Blinding Lights
U2 in Houston, Oct 2009: City of Blinding Lights | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

I’ve really been enjoying the U2/South African mashup videos during ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The videos feature footage from U2’s Rose Bowl concert last year, mashed up with the Soweto Gospel Choir.

Billboard.com reported earlier this year…

After teaming with ESPN for its coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Bono pulled aside ESPN senior director of sports marketing Seth Ader and said, “This is just a warm-up for the one that really matters: South Africa.”

One of my favorites so far has been the Get On Your Boots mashup…
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25 of the Best Songs of Summer

Feb 2009 Cruise
Enjoying the beach views in Progreso, Mexico | Photo by Laurie Blundell

The heat’s pounding the pavement here in Texas — and the windows are just begging to be rolled down as you cruise through the neighborhood with your tracks blasting (is it still OK to do that if I’m 31?).

Thought I’d revisit some of those great songs of summer I can remember cruisin’ to back in the day…

  1. Gangsta’s Paradise – Colio & Amish Paradise – Weird Al
  2. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
  3. Boot, Scoot and Boogie – Brooks and Dunn
  4. Sign – Ace of Base
  5. Magaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
  6. Saturday in the Park – Chicago
  7. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
  8. Low Rider – War
  9. Joy to the World – Three Dog Night
  10. Little Deuce Coupe – Beach Boys
  11. Car Wash – Rose Royce
  12. Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
  13. Hey Ya! – Outkast
  14. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
  15. Highway to Hell – AC/DC
  16. Schools Out for the Summer – Alice Cooper
  17. American Woman – The Guess Who or Lenny Kravitz
  18. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
  19. Welcome To Paradise – Green Day
  20. Buddy Holly – Weezer
  21. Walk This Way – Run DMC and Aerosmith
  22. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
  23. Ice, Ice, Baby – Vanilla Ice
  24. California Girls – Beach Boys
  25. Wipe Out – Beach Boys and Fat Boys

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What are your favorites?

Top 21 Albums of my Youth

Jonathan and Matt (6th or 7th grade)
My best friend Matt and I with our cool Rayon shirts (circa 6th or 7th grade)

The Search shared a great list of the top CCM albums of the 1990’s today. I think I owned every album on the list at one point or another — some of them I still have.

It got me thinking back to my own youth… primarily the 1990’s and the music I listened to. It was primarily a mix of CCM, Rock, Country and a few others thrown in. So without further ado, here are the Top 21 Albums of my Youth… (ranked primarily in order of how much time they spent in my single disk CD player)
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