Playlist May 16th - 20th, 2011

So Blogger has been a bit of a pain in the proverbial lately, huh? I haven't had a lot of time to write this post, so forgive the briefness and any typos.

Let's just get straight into the music, shall we? This week comes with a couple of new albums, some new discoveries and a bizarre collection of ukulele tracks from Mr E.Vedder.

1. Pretenders - Pretenders II
2. The Warner Brothers - Talking in Your Sleep
3. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing
4. The Pharcyde - LABCABINCALIFORNIA
5. Eddie Vedder - Ukelele Songs
6. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
7. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt II
8. Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
9. Florence and the Machine - Lungs
10. Pegz - Drama
    

Top Five Artists Last Week

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Pretenders
3. Paul Kelly
4. Black
5. Don Henley

Song of the Week : Pretenders - The Wait

Last weekend, I managed to get a stack of wax for cheaps. One of the LPs I got was the Pretenders debut. I had obviously heard Brass In Pocket before, but that was about it. So when I got it home and slipped it on the turntable while playing Skate 3 with Mr Kelly architect, I was rather impressed with what I heard. They have a very listenable post punk pop rock sound. A little like X-ray Specks and a bit like The Police. I wasn't aware of that. If you haven’t heard the album, I recommend a listen. Here is one cut that rawks out a bit, The Wait. I’ve heard that main rhythm riff (duh duh duh duh duuuuh) a hundred times since I reckon. The walking bassline and the jangle just goes off. Chrissie Hynde \m/

Outro

I have a template for this blog post, and the standard title I wrote is Outro and right here the placeholder text says "This is my outro bitches". So, yeah. This is it.

Until next time.

Playlist : May 9th - 13th, 2011

Hello and welcome to Work Tunes.

This week's list is devoted to a recent haul of cheap second hand vinyl I scored at Melville Markets. I've become a tad addicted to buying wax, so it helped the wallet (and my marriage) a lot that these were such bargains. I managed to pick up a couple of LPs on my Amazon wish list as well as some albums I'd never heard but only cost $2. At least one of which was well worth it.

Here's most of what I bought. I left off The Man From Snowy River soundtrack because it wasn't for me. I also left off Joni Mitchell - Blue because it was on a recent list.

• The Pretenders - Pretenders
• Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge of Town
• Black - Wonderful Life
• Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast
• The Pretenders - Get Close
• Paul Kelly - Under the Sun
• U2 - Rattle and Hum
• The Jacksons - Destiny
• Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
• Little Heroes - Play By Numbers
• Rod Stewart - Greatest Hits
• Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits

Top Five Artists Last Week

1. 50 Cent
2. Blondie
3. Drapht
4. John Mellencamp
5. Bingethinkers

Song of the Week : JEFF the Brotherhood - Mellow Out

For this week’s song, I’ve gone with a band I just discovered. JEFF the Brotherhood are a little punky, a lot of grungey and a little bit pop. Their album, We Are The Champions, is a bit of fuzzy fun. This track, Mellow Out has more than a pinch of Weezer in it. I chose it for the Weezer sound, but also to remind myself I need to mellow out this weekend and wash the week off me. Out, out damned spot! I hope you like this little punk pop ditty.

See You Real Soon

Happy Mother's Day to all the Australian Mums and their Mums and even theirs. Until next week, may we not misquote MLK, but instead apply the rule of law in all contexts, to all.