2007

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

Workin’ It!

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These girls are WORKIN’ IT.

I created this video last night. The music is a song called “Zukunft” by the Estonian band Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot, which I also discovered while surfing around the web last night. Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot’s newest release “Compensator For The Accelerator” is available for download for free (as in beer) on their website, which, of course, is worth an additional 100 cool points. Their cover art states:

We praise the mp3 for giving the creative mind an opportunity to unleash itself from the established hierarchies of music distribution and bypass spoonfeeding by opinion leaders.

The website also contains a .pdf download of the cover and CD art that actually folds into a sleeve that will protectively hold your newly burnt disk. Anyways, cool music, nice design, and great attitude.

The video is of Gwen Verdon (Cacoon anyone?) shaking it to a dance choreographed by her husband, the talented Bob Fosse. The original dance was choreographed to a song called “Mexican Breakfast” by Pat Williams. As you can see Gwen really knew how to move and Fosse was way ahead of his time. Seriously, did Bob Fosse invent the bootyquake? Now go rent “All That Jazz” and “Caberet”, or just watch these videos.

As a bonus, here are three additional Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot songs:
Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot – Nina Robots That Shoot Laser Beams And Stuff
Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot – The Ride Ripoff
Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot – T.A.T.U. Remix

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