NMT 68

Not worrying about anything for two weeks is kind of nice.

I trust everyone had a safe and happy holiday. We opened gifts at both places with the A/C on like everyone else. Ok, maybe not everyone else, but most of you.


OUr pick this week is representivtive of the fact that we all try to be wonderful to all those around us, but it's hard and we're human. Doesn't mean we don't care, but we are trying. It may seem like a negative message, and I"m sure it is (this guy could sing Happy Birthday and make it sound sad), but we all tend to get down on ourselves and it reflects back to our loved ones. I'm just a guilty as anyone, but it's funny when I do it (cause seriously, we've met, I have no ass.).

In the New Year, let's all try to do that less. I love you all.

So, from Berkley, CA:

Counting Crows - "You Can't Count on Me":

Counting Crows - You Can't Count On Me
by Counting-Crows

Bonus Tracks:

Somehow, and she assures me she owned a radio, Top 40 had never heard this song until we heard the end of it on XM the other day. Inconcivable. She did think I was funny while singing along to it in perfect pitch. Its fun.

Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm Mmmmm
by djoik

I Miss the 90's:

Ah, the 90's; when anything could be a hit.

NMT 67

So, you know what's nice? Vacation. Two weeks of not having to get up before 9AM, ok well the difference is now, I don't have to worry about going anywhere. We're here at her parents house in Hawthorne (an old Seminole word that means: "Ass middle of nowhere"), which is 4 min. outside of Gainesville. That's right, outside of Gainesville, as if Gainesville wasn't Podunk enough. It's been nice though. We fished yesterday and I caught three. It inspired me to start dippin'. Seems the natural course of things.

Ok, so it's Christmas in two days and I'm on Vacation, so time to make it simple. It's a little cheeseball, but you guys like cheeseball. Even though it only feels like Christmas everywhere, but in Florida, Happy Christmas everyone.


Most fun Christmas song ever. Don't be shy about belting out the best part. You know you want to:




For some reason one of you likes this. If you worked at Peaches, you can probably sing this backwards and forwards. Ugh:




And because we could all use a little Jesus. MTC in the Hizzy!:

NMT 66

If Jane Austin was actually as hot a Anne Hathaway (she plays her in Becoming Jane), then I might have actually read some of her books. As it is, not so much with the girly books.


Ok, our pick this week is another seection from a band that is growing on me more with each listen. They were a pick a while back and they're back again. They've been releasing a series of singles called Always the Bridesmaid, while they are finishing their new record. They were on vinyl, but I picked them up digitaly and you should too.

This song is Vol. 2. and it's kind of a jaunty song. I'm not sure if it's Mormon Girl dancing naked her living room jaunty, but jaunty none the less.

Also, see if anyone can pick out where Conan says they'll be playing.

From Portland, Oregon:

The Decemberists - "Days of Elaine":





Bonus Tracks:

So, watching some VH1 classic the other so, they did some hour of Madonna videos. I caught this one, which I think was #1 on their countdown or something and I realized it was the last moment Madonna was even remotely hot. The net video is when she cut her hair all short and did the whole peroxide blonde express yourself thing. So, this is it, Madonnas final moment of (remote) hotness:

Madonna - "Like a Prayer":




I Miss the 90's:

No matter how angry or brooding or (falsely accused of being) moody I was. I was just never this angry at anything. Well, we did work with he guitar player's girfriend. She was supa-cool. You can live on my roof, I will bring you bread sometimes.

Bloodlet - "husk":

For all must be complicated

Leave it to Victoria's Secret to make the gift card come in an elaborate box. I bought a gift card (she has a dog and an inability to keep clothes off the floor, a combination that has left her with one bra.) on Saturday and after I paid for it they put in this box they had to fold and lock in an intricate manner that took two sales girls to actually accomplish (the girl who rang me up tried it first, but she's a fake blonde and they all have trouble with that kind of stuff). Then, naturally, the whole thing had to be topped off with a tiny, silk rose. Holy crap, just a $50 gift card. All of this had to then be put in a VS bag and stuffed with pink paper. (Mind you, I had no problem walking through the mall with that bag). I was really just planning on putting it in a Christmas Card and hiding it in the tree, but I felt bad after all the trouble they went through.

Why do they stuff all that paper in the bags? Are the panties fragile? Does it keep them fresh?

And yes, i already gave it too her, so it's OK to mention it here. I gave it too her Saturday night because A) again, one bra and B) I saw that bra's were buy one get one half off and I didn't know how long that would last.

And damn that stuff is expensive. Guess we can't all be lucky, like KG and shop at Ann Taylor all the time.

Honor

I guess this is what it looks like to be greeted as a Liberator:




Jan. 20th cannot get here fast enough.

We are classic rock now

You know how you can tell you're getting old? When you're favorite records from your formative years are getting the reissue treatment. This month the 25th anniversary edition of Murmur came out, U2 reissued all their early albums in 2 cd formats (which is why I never went back and bought those) and announced today after 18 years, yes, 18 years:

Break Out the Flannel: Pearl Jam Reissues Ten


Depending on cost, I may have to chunk out for the Super, Uber-deluxe edition. What the hell right?

(Corin Tucker and some old dude)

NMT 65

Working out is evil.
Working out after a six month layoff due to surgery is really evil.


Our pick this week is something a bit new. Well, probably not for KG since she listens to the radio more then those of us with real jobs ( I mean, it's not like you're doing anything, you think you can keep the office straight? Honestly). I keep hearing about his band and I do believe their album is part of Amazon.com's top albums for $5 sale (dangerous), so I figured we'd check them out. Plus Mormon Girl has been pestering me for something she can dance naked in her living room too. I think this accomplishes that. I'm a very accommodating person.

So, let's all, um, get comfortable, shall we say, even if you're at work, just shut the door and do it. Let loose, maybe even let Footloose.

From New York, NY:

Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk":





Bonus Tracks:

Oh, that's right. Guess what got released today! You thought rock and roll was dead, but you are wrong! Behold in the time of Jesus' birthday, for 'tis reborn! (and if you live outside of Atlanta, you probably haven't heard this yet.)





I Miss the 90's:

I don't know if I've mentioned this before and I don't care if I am repeating myself, but I had this uber crush on cute little alterna-girls. Oh, yea. The whole short, bobbed hair, skirts, tights, the Mary Jane's, journal keeping, all that. And the singer of this band was high up on that list. I can't even explain it (and you wouldn't care if I could), but so it was. Oh, and if she came in wearing glasses, all over. I've grown out of that (mostly). I loved this band (they broke up a couple of years ago) and they were one of the most over-looked bands of our generation. They opened for Pearl Jam and Corin Tucker (google he and check out the pictures) sang back up on the Eddie Vedder track from the Into the Wild soundtrack that was the pick way back on NMT 2 I believe. Enjoy it. (She's the one in the blur shirt, black skirt and tights)

Sleater-Kinney - "You're No Rock N' Roll Fun (the ballad of Mormon Girl)":

Prop 8

Brilliant.

Everyone should be afforded an equal chance to be chained to misery.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

NMT 64

She's been introduced to the cookies and has declared that when you decide to have just one more a broken or otherwise non-whole cookie does not count.


Our pick this week is a local band. I don't remember where I heard their name, but I think it was when Top 40's sister "graduated" and we all went out to dinner at Gill's and they said they were playing the next night. May have been a different band. It's nice to find a good local band. I"m sure we have other good bands here, but I don't go outside, so it's hard for me to be sure. I would like to check these guys out, but again, say and do...

The sound on this is a little wonky. It's probably from the compression on the file since it's locally done, but doesn't change the song. So give a listen.


From Tallahassee, FL:

The humBELL - "My friend, the loser":




Bonus Tracks:


I hear this is a good song.





I Miss the 90's:

Sometimes, just sometimes, the most tortured of souls create the most beautiful of things. This song is an example. Just a wonderful lyric from a man slowly killing himself and unable to stop.

Blind Melon - "Change":






And while we're here, let's learn a little bit with this band. As Top 40 always tells me, learning is always F-U-N!