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Z-Trip’s All Access (A Beastie Boys Megamix)

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The passing of MCA has me thinking about the Beastie Boys and reminded me of this 23 minute Megamix by Z-Trip you can stream below. Z-Trip says:

“I was stoked and humbled when asked to do this mix. I’ve been a fan of The Beasties since I first heard Mr Magic interview them on WBLS in NY. I included some of my favorites as well as stuff off the new album. All remixed. It’s a Trip, it’s gotta funky beat, and you can bug out to it.”

All Access (A Beastie Boys Megamix)

DJ Format C has also put together a pretty good Beastie Boys mix you can stream below. The tracklist can be found here.

Beastie Boys

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The Beastie Boys release a new track called “Make Some Noise” on their Official Blog stating that:

This wasn’t really part of the plan, but since this track is out there we wanted to let you hear it here first, or maybe second. Enjoy.

The track will be found on the upcoming Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2. It’s really good. Have a listen. Make Some Noise

2013: My Year In Music

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I have been scrobbling my listening habits to last.fm for almost seven years now. Below I have listed the bands that I listened to most during 2013. Two of the bands in my top ten this year were also on last years list.

  1. Ratatat
  2. Ween
  3. Songs: Ohia
  4. Against Me!
  5. Make Up
  6. Built To Spill
  7. Kanye West
  8. 10 Ft. Ganja Plant (6th last year)
  9. Beastie Boys (4th last year)
  10. Cloud Cult

Below is a wave graph of the top artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year.
2013 Wavegraph

Additionally, here is a list of my most listened to songs of 2013:

  1. Ratatat – Wildcat
  2. Ratatat – Tacobel Canon
  3. Ratatat – Tropicana
  4. Brassy – Who Stole the Show
  5. Ratatat – Swisha
  6. African Bush Doctor – Not for Sale
  7. Ratatat – Nostrand
  8. Cat Power – Good Woman
  9. Ratatat – Loud Pipes
  10. Junior Toots – This is Fire

Some of the best live shows I’ve seen this year included:
Dinosaur Jr.
Vampire Weekend
Of Monsters And Men

You can also see similar lists put together for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

2012: My Year In Music

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According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2012. Only one band in my top ten this year were also on last years list.

  1. Aden
  2. John Lennon
  3. Twothirtyeight
  4. Beastie Boys
  5. Rainer Maria
  6. 10 Foot Ganja Plant (4th last year)
  7. Fishbone
  8. Metallica
  9. Push Kings
  10. Rod Stewart

Below is a wave graph of the top artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year.
2012 Wave Graph

Additionally, here is a list of my most listened to songs of 2012:

  1. Wilco – I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
  2. Wilco – I’m the Man Who Loves You
  3. John Lennon – Jealous Guy
  4. John Lennon – God
  5. Aden – Would You Have Stayed?
  6. John Lennon – Working Class Hero
  7. Twothirtyeight – Indian in Your Eyes
  8. Fishbone – Everybody Is a Star
  9. Twothirtyeight – You Made a Way For Moses
  10. Aden – Scooby Doo

You can also see similar lists put together for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007. Last.fm is the service I use to track my listening habits. I’m always trying to discover new music so please go ahead and friend me over at last.fm.

2010: My Year In Music

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According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2010. Four bands in my top ten this year were also on last years list.

1. Descendents
2. Ween (2nd last year)
3. Beastie Boys
4. Modest Mouse (6th last year)
5. The Cure
6. Against Me! (4th last year)
7. Sleater-Kinney
8. Led Zeppelin
9. Mates Of State (9th last year)
10. Sodastream
Below is a wave graph of the top artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year. And it sure is purty.
Music Wave

Below is a list of my most listened to songs of 2009

1. America – Sister Golden Hair
2. Band of Horses – The Funeral
3. Beastie Boys – The Rat Cage
4. Saturday Looks Good to Me – The Girl’s Distracted
5. Descendents – Hope
6. The Magic Numbers – Forever Lost
7. Modest Mouse – Never Ending Math Equation
8. Sleater-Kinney – Good Things
9. Sodastream – Able Hands
10. Rainer Maria – Tinfoil

Some of the best live shows I’ve seen this year include:
Tons of School Of Rock shows
Slayer/Megadeth

2009: My Year In Music

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According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2009. There was only one band that was also on last years list: Ween.

    1. Bishop Allen
    2. Ween (1st last year)
    3. Bright Eyes
    4. Against Me!
    5. The Apples In Stereo
    6. Modest Mouse
    7. Air
    8. The Weakerthans
    9. Mates Of State
    10. Pinback

Below is a wave graph of the top artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year. And it sure is purty.

Below is a list of my most listened to songs of 2009

    1. Bishop Allen – Little Black Ache full track
    2. Bishop Allen – St. Ivan’s Day School full track
    3. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
    3. Beastie Boys – Country Mike’s Theme
    4. Bishop Allen – The Rabbit full track
    5. Bishop Allen – Things Are What You Make of Them
    6. The Apples in Stereo – About Your Fame full track
    7. Bishop Allen – Busted Heart full track
    8. The Mountain Goats – No Children
    9. Sia – Breathe Me
    10. The Apples in Stereo – The Silvery Light of a Dream full track

Some of the best live shows I’ve seen this year include:
Tool / Widespread Panic
Jojo’s Mardi Gras Band
Bishop Allen

Last.fm is the service I use to track my listening habits. I’m always trying to discover new music so please go ahead and friend me over at last.fm.

2007: The Year In Music

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According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2007. There are a few bands that were also on last years list, namely Ween and Modest Mouse, however both have slid down in there positioning.

    1. Wolfie
    2. Rainer Maria
    3. Carissa’s Wierd
    4. Ween
    5. Mindless Self Indulgence
    6. Modest Mouse
    7. The Softies
    8. Tool
    9. The Beatles
    10. Pink Floyd

Below is a wave graph of the top 75 artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). It’s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year. And it sure is purty.
2007 Wave Graph

And these are the songs I listened to most:

    1. Modest Mouse – Float On
    2. Beastie Boys – Son of Neckbone
    3. Modest Mouse – Medication
    4. Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
    5. Cat Power – Remember Me (eMusic Solo Version)
    6. Wreckless Eric – Whole Wide World
    7. Control Freq – Sweetest Day (radio mix)
    8. Rainer Maria – Planetary
    9. Digable Planets – Nickel Bags
    10. Donavon Frankenreiter – Move By Yourself

I don’t think I went to enough concerts this year to complete a top 10 list so I’ll settle for a top three. Here they are (with links to what I thought about them):
1. Manu Chao/Gogol Bordello
2. Widespread Panic / DJ Logic
3. Beastie Boys

If you’re curious, here is a link to my music stats during 2006.

I’m always trying to discover new music so please go ahead and friend me over at last.fm

Whatcha Whatcha Whatcha Want?

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Red Rocks Couple

Caught a great Beastie Boys show at Red Rocks last night. I was pretty impressed with the whole crew but it was Mix Master Mike that blew me out of the water. He made each of their songs sound brand spankin’ new. Even instantly recognized songs like “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” were reworked with different beats to create a song that was fresh yet familiar. You can tell the boys were having a lot of fun and relishing their time on stage and that can really make or break a show to me.

Sunset At Redrocks

Whatcha Want

I also forgot to mention I was in Salt Lake last week for business and got to stay at the wonderful Snowbird Cliff Lodge. I also made my first ever visit to an Ikea store. To describe it in a word – overwhelming.

Music & Movies Of 2006

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According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2006 (of course this doesn’t include what was played on the ipod and ye ole stereo with ye ole cd’s):

    1 Modest Mouse
    2 Ween
    3 Big Bad Mutha Fuka
    4 Dressy Bessy
    5 Stevie Wonder
    6 Sodastream
    7 Snow Patrol
    8 Beastie Boys
    9 The Bouncing Souls
    10 Talulah Gosh

And these are the tracks I listened to most:

    1 Beastie Boys – Country Mike’s Theme
    2 Ben Folds Five – Champagne Supernova
    3 Big Black – I Can’t Believe
    4 Big Star – ST 100/6
    5 Animaniacs – The Planets
    6 Propagodz – Trax Cut Cold
    7 Barry Beatmaster – Benny’s Gay Bar
    8 Bikini Kill – Rah! Rah! Replica
    9 Afghan Whigs – Her Against Me
    10 Billy Bragg – Lovers Town Revisited

The top 5 highest rated movies I saw during 2006 with my rating out of 5 (not necessarily released in 2006):

    1 Little Miss Sunshine – A dark comedy that is loads of fun to watch. All the characters were interesting and the story was well thought out. A great laugh indeed. 5/5
    2 Garden State – One of my recent faves. A movie for the indie yuppy in us all. 4.5/5
    3 Stranger Than Fiction – An enjoyable and eccentric comedy that somehow holds up to its own ending. A sort of “Owen Meanie” meets “Groundhog Day” meets “Delirious”. 4/5
    4 N Judah 5:30 (short) – A melancholy train ride filled with small, rich moments. 4/5
    5 Heavenly Creatures – Macabre, immaginitive, brutal and real this is an unconventional teenage love story. The mood of this movie is what stuck out. I also had no idea it was true to actual events – right down to the verbatim narration. 4/5
    6 Match Point – Not your typical Woody Allen. London not Manhatten, opera not jazz, Johanson not Keaton. A more serious movie for Allen with a touch of the noir and well worth the time & money. 4/5
    7 Primer – A complete brain twister. But in a fun way, not a frustrating way. A movie to watch twice and talk about. 4/5
    8 Me and You and Everyone We Know – ))<>(( 4/5
    9 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – It’s really hard not to compare this to the original – so i will; this had worse music but a better backstory. 4/5
    10 The Puffy Chair – I don’t need healthy relationships or happy endings in my movies which is one reason why I may have liked this movie everyone else loves to hate. I thought it was real, genuine & honest, but most wouldn’t agree with me. 3.5/5
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