Music is the Best Apology

To those who still read this: Thank you!
I apologize for the horrible lack of updates and posts. While most likely a handful of people read this - and I probably know all of you - it is a fun little thing to do. Dare I call it a hobby? Nope, because it doesn't involve a park bench, cheap sunglasses, weird looks from moms and the cops asking me questions to which I respond to being overly polite.

Here is a song to ease the pain of being gone for so long and to slowly slip back into your daily lives.

Music: Back in the Habit...

MUSIC: Back to the Front

I'm very eager to share new music with all you that sometimes I forget to share my favorite music I've listened to for years. Here is that example. There are times my iPod just perfectly shuffles the songs and playing this song on the CTA at night was that. Here is Four Tet - My Angel Rocks Back and Forth.

Also, please enjoy another Four Tet - Hands.

And who could forget this little number. Click to find the mystery song.

MUSIC/TV: New Stuff

After a handful of new Conan episodes, it is safe to say he is back to old form. However, this TSA guard made me cry of laughter when he said “mmm,
now give it back.” Great stuff. I’ve also decided to include a new song, courtesy of an ad from Mozilla Seabird’s concept phone - which is pretty freaking cool if it ever gets made. Anyway, have a great one and enjoy the clip and music!

The Submarines - Modern Inventions

From My Wish List

I'm so tired of my music library that I don't even listen to music anymore at work. It's podcasts and sports radio all day. However, the afternoon show that I listen to is hosted by a complete moron who will turn an internet rumor into front page news. So my 2:00-5:00 slot is open for new music. Here are a couple songs from albums that are currently sitting in my iTunes wish list.

A Little Something For Everyone

Today I let the iTunes run wild on shuffle and I came across a few new favorites. Here are the songs that were buried in my playlist and won themselves a second play. I should note that I actually do like The Avett Brothers quite a bit, I just didn't know I had this song. I think I downloaded it through NPR. Thanks NPR!

Monday Music

Here are a couple songs I've had stuck in my head this morning.

Scissor Me Timbers

This song has been stuck in my head for days, and what's the best way to get a song out of your head? Post it on a blog so you can hear it again.

Hey, I Was There!

Here is a new song from Margot and the Nuclear So and So's that they played at Lincoln Hall on September 19th. Overall, the show was good, but I thought they played a little too much new music making it hard for the crowd to get into it. Or maybe I just needed more beer?

Mix Tape Friday

Here are some tunes to start your weekend. Now go root the Jayhawks on at your local pub, unless you prefer to watch at home. It's on ESPN you know.



Free Energy - Free Energy
Heartless Bastards - All This Time
Julian Casablancas - Out Of The Blue

Some Booze Cruisin' Music

Tomorrow is Booze Cruise 4! Or "Booze Cruise Lite" as I like to call it since it will be about half the size of the last three years. Oh well, that won't keep me from enjoying an icy cold bohemia style beer on Lake Michigan.







Since we'll be cruising in September instead of June I thought this was appropriate.

From the Mrs.

Our place is currently under a lot of construction and every morning the wife and I are woken up at 7:00am by the sounds of hammering, drilling, pounding, and best of all the construction worker's boom box. That's right, boom box. I've seen it, it looks exactly like the one my dad keeps in the garage. It's large, black, has paint on it, and right in the middle between both speakers is the cassette deck. They don't bring tapes though, they listen to the crappiest radio stations Chicago has to offer. According to the Mrs. this song was just being pumped outside of our sliding glass door. She likes to think they started dancing in their hard hats, but I think they just turned it up and there was a lot of "Oh Yeah!" and "Here we go!" exchanged when the first notes were heard.

I would also like to point out that once again Chad has disappeared from the blog. If he doesn't give up his job as KC Wolf soon I may have to change the banner at the top of the page to say "A Conversation With Myself".

Play Count - 0

I'm getting really tired of the music in my iTunes library, the podcasts I subscribe to, and listening to people breakdown football games that haven't been played yet on sports radio stations. Today I decided to make a change, I'm only listening to music in my library that has a zero play count. Surprisingly, there are a lot of songs I have not listened to, here are a couple favorites from this morning.




AND

Jemina Pearl - Retrograde

Final Days of Summer

Summer is ending here in Chicago and we need to start preparing for a long winter. Here are a couple songs by The Long Winters to help us ease into the next eight months.

Song of the Afternoon

I've had this song in my head all day so I thought I would share and try getting it stuck in yours.

Jack and Conan

I came across this today and thought it was pretty cool. Conan O'Brien and his band playing Seven Nation Army at Jack White's Third Man Records. I'm ready for Conan to be back on TV, not much longer until November!



Here's one of my favorite White Stripes videos with a Conan cameo.

A Conversation About Concerts

Last night the lady and I went to the My Morning Jacket concert at Charter One Pavilion and it got me thinking, out of the shows I've been to what are my favorite? What are my least favorite? Even though I had a blast last night and the show was really good, it doesn't make my list of favorite shows I've been to (I would really like to see My Morning Jacket again at an indoor venue). Here are my favorite, least favorite, and comments on other concerts I've seen.

Favorite Shows
1. South / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Something for Rockets at the Double Door - Chicago
2. U2 at Kemper Arena - Kansas City
3. The Dead Weather at the Vic - Chicago

Least Favorite Shows
1. Tom Petty at Sandstone Amphitheater - Kansas City
2. Dave Matthews Band at Sandstone Amphitheater - Kansas City

Loudest Show
Foo Fighters at AllState Arena - Rosemont, IL

Awesome Recent Shows
1. The Whigs at the Bottom Lounge - Chicago
2. The Heartless Bastards at the Bottom Lounge - Chicago

Bands I've never seen and will pay large amounts to see them if I have to
The White Stripes
The Black Keys

My Friday Shuffle is Playing the Goods

My iTunes shuffle mode has been playing a lot of South and Margot the Nuclear So and So's today, so here is a little taste of two of my favorite bands.



Band members from Margot get on stage with South at the end of this video.



It also looks like Margot has a new album coming out sometime in September. That makes sense since they're starting up a new tour and I'll be seeing them on Sept 19th.

Halloween with Mumford & Sons

I just learned that Mumford & Sons will be playing at the Vic on Oct. 31 and tickets go on sale tomorrow! I know how I'll be spending my Friday morning. Here are a couple of my favorite songs by them, "Winter Winds" and "The Cave". I'll also be seeing My Morning Jacket this Tuesday. Last time I tried to see them one of the band members fell off the stage the night before and the show I was going to see was canceled. Hopefully everything goes well this time around.

From the Way Back Machine

For whatever reason I was thinking about this performance by this artist, Raul Midon, on David Letterman about four or three years ago. He happens to be blind, and I'm just amazed; very impressive. This performance makes me sad my oldest brother stopped playing the saxophone - because he would of been a legend! Also, we are in the early stages of naming our fall coed softball team. So please, leave suggestions!



Also, here are my last few posts on 100percentofnothing.com.
Entourage Final Season
Film Project
James Franco's post GH days (nice comments!)

Any and all posts are welcome.