"Where the kleenex at, man"

songs i'm in love with

Spoon - Car Radio - Why is it that every man,woman and child in America has heard of Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance, and not SPOON?

Fischerspooner - The 15th (Gabriel and Dredsen Remix)- no clue how i found this one. Equal parts banal, hummable, and spacey.

Soulwax - Miserable Girl - If god really hates me, this will end up in an ipod commercial.

Camron - On Fire Tonight - hilarious. and even more so because uh, I can't tell if it's a joke or not.

The Zombies - Tell Her No - adorable. even though it's probably a favorite with the 60+ crowd

Polaris - Hey Sandy - The Pete and Pete themesong! I didn't know Mona's dad was played by Iggy Pop until, uh, yesterday. Now they have it on dvd!http://http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007Y08LA/qid=1134244630/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-8926390-4987357?n=507846&s=dvd&v=glance

Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales of San Fransisco - who ever sings for them was just on the top of NME's cool list. Allthough I don't know how savvy that is. Brandon Flowers was in the top ten. To me they sound like a slinkier Libertines.

Jens Lekmen - Pretty Shoes- this song has the most gorgeous/precious indie pop stomp joined with the most stupid lyrics this side of Wham. (I may not be Tom Cruise/ but I've got a pair of pretty shoes)

Patti Smith - Gloria - a Van Morrison cover I think. Tons of writhing and screaming. I'm tempted to use some stupid adjective like 'raw'.

War - Low Rider- so 70s! The Cowbell! The super-low Barry White-esque voice! You can just see the handlebar moustaches and aviators.

Pulp - Common People. This song never. gets. old.

The Duke Spirit - Red Weather- like The Kills if the Kills were from England.

Booka Shade - Mandarin Girl - A bit of light and breezy flute/synth something with a cute little handclap-like stomp

Roman Flugel - Gehts Noch - a jazzy little bit of techno blipping and rolling to get you through the day

Vitalic - Wooo - i keep checking www.amazon.com, and their cd ok cowboy is still a $34 import. sheesh.

Ellen Allien - Your Body is My Body - so deliciously serious and bizarre. Perfect for blowing out your speakers and letting the bass kick the shit out of you.

Madonna - I Love New York - Madge is back and dumb as ever. There's something almost adorable about lyrics as hopelessly stupid as "I don't like cities but i love New York/ other cities make me feel like a dork". This song comes complete with lame half-jabs at the president- "Just go to Texas/ isn't that where they golf". Ever hate a song so muchthat you like it?

Goldfrapp - Koko - unfortunately i don't think my favorite gothy pop-tart's new cd (Supernature) has been released this side of the atlantic. bummer. The fluxuating synth line and cotton candy vocals are perfect.

Girls Aloud - Models -Usually I shy away from bands assembled via reality shows. But British band Girls Aloud have something... different. Or at least retro. Energy, and not that reguritated regurgitated shit that bogs down most pop acts.