A Beach Weekend Playlist

My wife and I are going to hang out at the beach this weekend. I’ve chosen our playlist for the ride very carefully:

Leading Off: Jack Johnson – Sleep Through the Static
Next: Angels and Airwaves – We Don’t Have to Whisper
Closing: Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs

I care deeply for each and every one of these CD’s. If you haven’t heard…

Listen to Death Cab For Cutie Narrow Stairs

UPDATE: Thanks to Sam, check out this interview on NPR’s Bryant Park Project with Death Cab. Enjoy, and thanks be to Sam!

This album is complex. Expect it to last. It’s going to take multiple listens to appreciate how good it really is. It think it…

Aqualung – Something to Believe In

My lady wife, my friend Cole and I went to see these guys at 9:30 awhile ago. That made the second time I’ve seen them live, and they were still amazing. While it wasn’t the “best” show I’ve ever seen in my life, they are certainly one of the most talented bands I’ve ever seen.

They’re from England, and have that…

Last.FM

I’ve been using Last.FM for awhile now, and I’m really enjoying it. I never could really enjoy Pandora as it would consistently play music that just straight up sucked, and it’s shareability was always low. Well, along came Last.FM and so far, so good.

• When you play music through iTunes, Last.FM automatically recognizes that and uploads it to your profile. So, that little widget you see on the right side

The Bad Plus

Since Todd liked Madeleine Peyroux, I thought I’d put up another “jazz” artist–The Bad Plus. I put jazz in parentheses because Wikipedia assures me that “…they defy any genre.” Mostly because they cover anything from Nirvana to Neil Young (not to be confused with Neil Diamond).

I saw these guys awhile ago on TV and didn’t know who they were, and then my…

Watch Death Cab For Cutie’s I Will Posess Your Heart

Well, awhile ago I mentioned Death Cab will be coming out with a new disc, and later I mentioned their new single. With the new album arriving next week (May 14), in case you haven’t heard the single “I Will Posses Your Heart” yet and you weren’t sure about whether you should buy new Death Cab, check out this video.

I’m not saying the video is great (I…

The Filter – A New Entertainment Site

Check out The Filter. It’s supposedly a way to “filter” your music, movies, videos etc. It’s in beta right now, so some things are broken. But it could be a cool idea. So far, the media player won’t work–which makes it useless, and I haven’t figured out how to “Filter” my stuff for me.

So, I just wanted to pass it along. It looks like it has potential…

Brenn – Come Back to Aria

I have no idea how I heard of these guys. Honestly, they just ended up on my computer somehow. I’m thinking a friend put it on here, or it was a free download, or God put it here. Anyhow, I like it. I really like it.

Hailing from Nashville…

Listen to Coldplay – Violet Hill | The New Single

So, awhile ago I blogged about the upcoming Coldplay disc, which I am excited about. They’ve just given us a sneak peak into their new album with the single, Violet Hill.

It starts out with some calm intro space keyboard…