The List Finale

And the hits just keep on coming!

Franz Ferdinand's You Could Have it So Much Better
Yeah, so what if it feels like the extra LP that could've been packaged with their last album? Is that a bad thing? Hell no it isn't. That means it's got hooks to get stuck in your head and no one, I repeat, no one can deny "Do You Want To"'s insane ability to be stuck in your head. But, my personal favorites off the album are the slower numbers. Like this one!

Eleanor Put Your Boots On : Yeah, it's been on this blog I think twice already. I don't think you understand how much I like this song, and that you will too when you hear it.


Wedding Crashers
One word: hilarious. This movie, I expected great things from (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson together?) and was I not disappointed. At all. I cried laughing. Yeah, we've all heard it by now, but after opening weekend it spread by word of mouth and more than tripled it's budget in earnings. They deserve it. Too many quotables to choose from, and too many scenes, but for my money, nothing is funnier than getting a handjob at the dinner table.

Thunder, Lightning, Strike! By the Go! Team
Wow. Talk about a surprise. I was like, all the indie kids are talking about it, I guess I'll give it a listen. Surprise factor? It was supremely badass and lived up to a reputation of groovy tracks with lots of sweet samples making happy music. Yah man. Here's a really bad MP3 track off the album, my encoder still won't make it better.

Ladyflash : What an excellent hook. I love it, gots that old school feeling. Or it could be the quality of my mp3. Either way, I think it adds to the overall groove. Man.
Get it Together : Now that's what I call happy music. And how about that completely 80's feel in last thirty-seconds of the song? Badassss.


Family Guy
A glorious return to say the least. Just run out and get that new dvd of this year's return season and be astounded at what you were missing. Sharp wit, pop culture references, and so much shocking material, I'm amazed they're not cancelled again. Give them time though.




Z by My Morning Jacket
I always liked em, and they seemed to have reinvented their sound for this record. Well, maybe reinvent is not the word. It's not like Radiohead going to the Bends to Kid A. It's more like, a cousin to the past albums. And I like it! It's quieter at parts, reminescient of past hits, but definitely have some loud ones.

Off the Record : A long lost ska song made by My Morning Jacket? Sounds like it.
Wordless Chorus : Perfect example of how they've changed. Sparse music with some haunting vocals. They're so laid back and quiet, for awhile atleast. Love that track.

Pixel Revolt by John Vanderslice
Found this one through Alan at sixeyes and loved it ever since. He makes wonderful melodies, almost put you in a trance, yah? Here are two from that album, which I suggest you buy. (like all the others)
Trance Manual and Exodus Damage

Johnny Cash
The Man in Black gets his due with a pretty good movie,an anthology set, and probably a lot more fans. Gotta love that.
I Still Miss Someone and A Boy Named Sue





Jarhead
New movie by Sam Mendes? Has Donnie Darko in it, and Ray Charles, and that guy from Garden State? Gotta see it. Decent war movie, with three or four amazing visual pieces that come to my mind right now. Also, one helluva trailer.

Pandora.com
So, sick of listening to those same old playlists? Need something new in your life, and those blogs aren't helping you? Pandora is a site that lets you type in bands and then plays songs from those bands. You add more bands and it adds more. The thing is, that it starts playing songs from bands that you havn't added, but with the same genre and taste. I've discovered atleast ten new bands from this, try it yourself. I'm telling yah, it's magic.

Resident Evil 4
Three words: scary as hell. The reason I still have a GameCube.