Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #106

Another Henric de la Cour song, just to make you understand how fucking good his album is.

(mp3) Henric de la Cour - Clinic
Available on S/t (2011)

(mp3) Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Alle gegen alle
Available on Alles Ist Gut (1981)

(mp3) Comus - The bite
Available on First Utterance (1971)

(mp3) Roky Erickson - Anthem (I promise)
Available on Gremlins Have Pictures (1986)

(mp3) The Rolling Stones - You got the silver
Available on Let It Bleed (1969)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #105

When I made my collection of favorite songs from 2011 (which you can find here), I forgot to include Henric de la Cour. I also forgot P.J. Harvey, Laura Marling, Gorillaz, Beastie Boys, Wallis Bird, Little Dragon, and a few others.

Oh well. C'est la vie.

Here's the de la Cour song I would've included had I not had a brain fart:

(mp3) Henric de la Cour - Dogs
Available on S/t (2011)

(mp3) Neil Young & Pearl Jam - Song X
Available on Mirror Ball (1995)

(mp3) Schoolly D - I wanna get dusted
Available on Welcome To America (1994)

(mp3) Supergrass - St. Petersburg
Available on Road To Rouen (2005)

(mp3) Robin Williams - Friend like me
Available on Aladdin Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)

X-mas Songs That Aren't X-mas Songs

A bunch of songs that have absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but always give me a warm, fuzzy, Christmas-y feeling. This usually just means that there's a xylophone in there somewhere, or perhaps a bit of strings. That's all I need.

For something more traditional, my immaculate X-mas mix of 2008 still works.

Merry Christmas.

(zip) X-mas Songs That Aren't X-mas Songs (52 mb)

1. Isobell Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Asleep on a sixpence
2. Sex Gang - Land of ghosts
3. Radiohead - No surprises
4. Sugar - Changes
5. Eels - Living life (Daniel Johnston cover)
6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Love letter
7. Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley - A sleeping bee
8. Norah Jones - Rosie's lullaby
9. Tom Waits - On the nickel

Pay for your music.

Best Comedy Albums of 2011

#5 Doug Stanhope - Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere

(mp3) Doug Stanhope - New Oslo
Buy it.

#4 Marc Maron - This Has To Be Funny

(mp3) Marc Maron - Cat guy
Buy it.

#3 Doug Benson - Potty Mouth

(mp3) Doug Benson - Dumb things
Buy it.

#2 Patton Oswalt - Finest Hour

(mp3) Patton Oswalt - The best comedy I've ever seen
Buy it.

#1 Louis C.K. - Hilarious

(mp3) Louis C.K. - Dumb thoughts
Buy it.

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #104

(mp3) Monty Python - Brian song/Sermon on the mount
Available on Life of Brian (1979)

(mp3) First Aid Kit - Pervigilo
Available on Drunken Trees (2008)

(mp3) Thom Yorke - Atoms for peace
Available on The Eraser (2006)

(mp3) Ella Fitzgerald - Angel Eyes (Layo & Bushwacka remix)
Available on V/A - Verve Remixed 2 (2003)

(mp3) Scott Walker - Wait until dark
Available on Scott 2 (1968)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #103

(mp3) Mark Lanegan - Stay
Available on Stay (1998)

(mp3) Right Said Fred - Deeply dipply
Available on Up (1992)

(mp3) The La's - Way out
Available on S/t (1990)

(mp3) Johnny Cash - Down there by the train (Tom Waits cover)
Available on American Recordings (1994)

(mp3) Bob Dylan & The Band - Ruben Remus
Available on The Basement Tapes (1975)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #102

(mp3) The Pentangle - Turn your money green
Available on Sweet Child (1968)

(mp3) Cutting Crew - I just died in your arms
Available on Broadcast (1986)

(mp3) Procol Harum - Something following me
Available on S/t (1967)

(mp3) Kate Rusby - Young James
Available on Underneath the Stars (2003)

(mp3) Jon Spencer and the Elegant Trio - Here come the fuzz
Available on V/A - Hot Fuzz Original Soundtrack (2007)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #101

(mp3) Masshysteri - Satans barn
Available on S/t (2010)

(mp3) Langhorns - Knuckleduster/Squad car
Available on S/t (1998)

(mp3) Hanna Hirsch - En andra chans
Available on Tala Svart (2008)

(mp3) Pet Shop Boys - Love comes quickly
Available on Please (1986)

(mp3) The Sonics - Keep a knockin'
Available on Here Are The Sonics (1965)

If you don't have David Bowie on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Peace on earth/Little drummer boy
Single (1997)

Best of 2011

I've put together a wee collection of one track each from twelve albums I enjoyed this year. No list or ranking or anything of the sort, they're in no particular order.

I'd tell you exactly what they are, but as I live in constant fear of the web sheriff, you'll have to download this blindly.

It's incredible and worth your time, that's about all I can tell you.

(zip) Metal Bastard Goes Soft's Best of 2011 (68 mb)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #100

Back posting as usual after nearly seven weeks sans computer! Woohoo!

Hats off to the wizard who through his endless wisdom somehow manage to salvage nearly everything on my hard drive.

(mp3) David Bowie - Please Mr. Gravedigger
Available on S/t (1967)

(mp3) Ken Nordine - Thousand big bangs (feat. Tom Waits)
Available on Devout Catalyst (1991)

(mp3) Larry Jon Wilson - Good time lady
Available on Sojourner (1979)

(mp3) Kent - Spökstad
Available on B-sidor 95–00 (2002)

(mp3) Aretha Frankling - Honest I do
Available on Spirit in the Dark (1970)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #99

(mp3) Elmer Bernstein - March from The Great Escape
Available on The Great Escape Motion Picture Soundtrack (1962)

(mp3) Muddy Waters - Herbert Harper's free press news
Available on Electric Mud (1968)

(mp3) Dropkick Murphys - Peg o' my heart (feat. Bruce Springsteen)
Available on Going Out In Style (2011)

(mp3) Duran Duran - My own way
Available on Rio (1982)

(mp3) Jeff Bridges - Somebody else
Available on V/A - Crazy Heart Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)