Song of the Day

Here's the Song of the Day for Friday. Spoon's hit, I Turn My Camera On. Happy Friday!

Song of the Day

Thursday's Song of the Day is a mashup that well- makes sense. Lady Gaga's Just Dance fits uncannily with the Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams. Check it out!

Song of the Day

Wednesday's Song of the Day is Third Eye Blind's comeback song, Non-Dairy Creamer. Check it out!

Song of the Day

Tuesday's Song of the Day is a song that near and dear to my heart. The Format's The First Single. While they still may not be together I still enjoy their music

Song of the Day

Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead

How neat is Stars? Check out Monday's Song of the Day, the dreamy Your Ex-Lover is Dead.

Playlist of the Week

Here is the next playlist for the week! Tell me what you think of what I'm listening to this week.

1.Adele- Hometown Glory
Adele's amazing album 19 is a real treat. While Adele single, “Chasing Pavements” stands to be her most well known song, my favorite song from 19 is Hometown Glory. Adele voice is extremely unique and I’m really a big fan of the big movement to bring a more soulful sound to mainstream music (big ups to amazing artist like Alicia Keys, Duffy and Norah Jones for just that). The song itself is extremely beautiful, with a great piano rift and a fun insight into Adele’s mind and the pride she has for where she came from.

Watch the video Here

2.Amy Winehouse- He Can Only Hold Her
Speaking of soulful artist, Amy Winehouse’s album Back in Black is a magnificent album as well. While Winehouse’s personal life is messy, her album is tight, focused and just fun to listen to (I do think super producer Mark Ronson did help with that).In this great track, Amy’s smoky voice sings the blues, and you really feel what she’s saying.

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3. Phoenix- Too Young
Phoenix is a less well known band but I hope that changes soon. Too Young is a fun song that makes me think of fun times with friends- and that's really the magic of music bringing up emotions and memories. There lies in the universal appeal of music. Take Too Young for just what it is, a delightful pop song.

Watch the video Here

4. Neko Case- Hold On
I heard this amazing song on VM ( I told you that show is a a goldmine of good songs) but that's not the important part. Neko Case is well known artist that really has a style of her own. Hold On is a great haunting song that I when I first heard, I couldn't stop listening to it.

Watch the video Here

5. Michael Jackson ft. Janet Jackson- Scream
I wanted to choose a song for this week that would honor MJ's amazing repertoire of songs so I chose his duet with Janet. Whenever I think of this song I think of the crazy futuristic video and Janet's crazy look. But, I give huge credit to Michael Jackson, I was never a big fan but his music was a unique combination of R&B Motown sensibility with a big pop makeover. Scream may not be his most well known but I recommend giving this song another one over.

Watch the awesome video Here

6. Starfucker- Cover of Cyndi Lauper's Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun
This is my pick for cover song of the week. I really have no idea who Starfucker is, but I caught this cover and I had to have it. Starfucker sound is very in line with indie-rockability and to have fun with Cyndi Lauper's girl anthem, I think it's just a interesting cover.



7. Keane- Nothing in My Way
Keane has an ear for melody. What's so amazing about this band is that there are no guitars! Insane- you listen to any of their songs and you don't even think about it or at least you don't miss it. Nothing in My Way is from their sophomore album Under the Iron Sea and it is a great representation of their music. Great piano driven melody and a great chorus that will get stuck in your head.

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8. 16 Frames- Back Again
I found this song while looking for some new songs on iTunes. It's just a well written and well crafted song that I think we all can relate to. We all understand a relationship that has got off the track and our desire to bring this relationship back to the way it was. Whether it be about a romantic relationship or just even friendship, the want to bring things back to the way they were is something we all understand.

Watch the video Here

9. Santogold- L.E.S. Artistes
Santogold is another associate of super producer Mark Ronson (I'm a big fan of the guy if you haven't noticed). Santogold brings a type of hipster chick edge to music and was ushered as 2009's version of M.I.A. Santogold voice is super different from everything else out there and she definitely has an ear for music.

Watch the video Here

10. Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire
Kings of Leon exploded on the scene! What really draws me to them is the lead singer's unique voice and paired with great music. Kings of Leon comes off as an extremely intelligent band, assured and well versed in the direction that they want their music to take. Kings of Leon will be around for awhile and I can't wait to hear their next efforts.

Watch the video Here

Song of the Day

Hi everybody! On my twitter (ktho) I've been doing a Ho's Song of the Day and I thought about posting in on my blog. So just for this week let me tell you the song of the day for each day of last week. Next week I'll post daily the song of the day!



Monday:Adele- Cold Shoulder
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Tuesday: Uh Huh Her- Not A Love Song
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Wednesday: Weezer- Jamie

Thursday: Hard Fi- Cash Machine
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Friday: Meg and Dia- Black Wedding
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Saturday: Phoenix- Lisztomania
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Sunday: Greg Laswell- How the Day Sounds
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Artist Weekly Highlight

Along with weekly playlist I thought it would be fun highlight an artist for the week. For the first week, I chose the amazing Rilo Kiley, headed by indie-music darling and smoky voiced Jenny Lewis. Anyone that knows my taste in music knows that I love Rilo Kiley. I fell in love with Rilo Kiley during their amazing album "More Adventurous" in which the band strings together a beautiful collection of songs that all create a web of insightful, reflective, intelligent, and utterly devastating lyrics and melody. I don't what it is about this band, whether it be the country twang' of the music, the beautiful lyrics, or the charismatic Jenny Lewis, this band just works out. I've stated that I love music that can draw you in, create a story and make you want to be a part of the song. Rilo Kiley does just this, with lyrics that really grab you, and Lewis's voice- you can sense playfulness, childish innocents yet slightly jaded from being hurt by reality.

Rilo Kiley stands to be one of my favorite artist. With such amazing songs as the fun guilty pleasure of Lewis expressing the desire to start a relationship even though it's doomed (Portions for Foxes) in which she states, "Baby your bad news, but I don't care, I like you" to the painful, "Does He Love You" in which she sings about a deteriorating marriage. In the song, Lewis sings the story of a man who continues to write to her, telling her he wants to leave his wife and child, and the wife who didn't really want to get married- "she just felt her time was running out" but had soon learn to accept her life with him and their child. Other great songs include Execution of All Things, Dreamworld, Breakin' Up, Close Call and my personal favorite Sliver Lining. Watch the video for Sliver Lining!



Also, check out Lewis' solo work. My favorite is Rise up with Fists by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins. Check it out if you like her work on Rilo Kiley.

Music of Veronica Mars

So lately I've been getting tweets about the Veronica Mars movie, or at least fans' attempt to get a movie. I began to think about the show and one of my favorite aspects was the great music. There has been a recent phenomenon of really great and interesting music appearing on television, like Grey's Anatomy and as sad as I like to admit the O.C. So I thought I'd compile a list of songs used on Veronica Mars to celebrate great music from this awesome show. Don't forget to tweet #veronicamars to try and make it a trendy topic.

1.Embrace- Ashes
I made a playlist a few days ago and named one literally called EPIC. That's really what I consider this song. Used on the show at the pivotal moment that sets up the big mystery for season 2 it's a powerful song about inner strength and finding oneself. My favorite part of the song is easily at the end in which he sings, "I sink like a stone, I've lost my control."

Check out their myspace page Here


2.Ivy- Ocean City Girl
I do have to thank Veronica Mars for introducing me to some really great artists that I still follow to this day, Ivy is one of those bands. Extremely melodic, smooth and haunting, Ivy is one of my go to artist when I just want to chill out and listen to some good music. What's really fun about Ocean City Girl is it feels like it's written just for the titular character Veronica. If one knows the show and the story it all just fits in place. Great choice on the part of the music people on VM.

Check out Ivy's Myspace PageHere

3. The Dandy Warhols- We Used to be Friends
I think another strange pleasure of my mine is fast paced and fun songs that are actually not well... happy. (Ex. The Format's First Single). The Dandy Warhols are an awesome band that I recommend checking out. Their hit single We Used to be Friends served as the opening theme for the show and I actually think TV show's themes are really important. We Used to be Friends told you exactly what you were in store for, a hip, super intelligent quasi-noir show.

Check out the opening credits

4. Spoon- I Summon You
I put Spoon in the same category as The Shins and Modest Mouse- wonderfully weird. I thought about choosing their more famous song I Turn My Camera On but I thought I Summon You best represents this delightful weirdness.

Check out Spoon's Myspace Page Here

5. Stereophonics- Dakota
Another epic song- this track is actually included on the VM soundtrack (along with The Dandy Warhols and Ivy so I recommend getting this awesome CD )there is something really different about the singer's voice. An extremely reflective song, it's one of my favorites from the show.

Hear the track on Stereophonics' Myspace Page Here

6. The Stills- Still in Love Song
A classic song from the 90's I was super excited when VM used this song. I'm not sure I remember exactly when this song was used but I don't think it matters too much. Still in Love Song is quintessential 90's alternative and I think there is something really exciting about this song.

Watch them perform it live Here

7. Old 97- The New Kid
Okay another great song that really fit into the show. I don't want to ruin any episodes if you haven't seen the show but it does involve a new character's in Veronica's life that isn't all as what he seems. I think I really enjoy the self depreciating lyrics and the story that it weaves. It's an interesting song that plays a little bit differently than most songs.

Hear the New Kid on youtube Here


8. Tegan and Sara- I Know I Know I Know
Yet another amazing artist I learned through VM. There is something very stripped down about the twins, and about this extremely endearing song. I think what I really like about this song is it captures the sweetness of a faltering relationship and that relationships just fall a part- sometimes for no reason and that even when a relationship is over there is still love.

Check out Tegan and Sara's Myspace page Here

9. Cotton Mather- My Before and After/ Lily Dreams On
Cotton Mather also appeared in season 1 finale with "Lily Dreams On" but I thought I'd choose My Before and After- performed oddly enough by Paul Rudd (long story) but Cotton Mather exudes indie-type cool. Ha ha I also like the line "I'm reprogrammed like the guy in the Manchuarian Candidate." Also I recommend Lily Dreams On, there is something absolutely beautiful about that song.


Paul Rudd on VM performing My Before and After



10. Pete Yorn- Just Another
Whenever I think of this song I think of VM. Isn't that how you know you chose the right song? I think it's an awesome song that is used actually a couple times throughout the show during Veronica's flashbacks to a more simple times- and this song sums up a time of youth and innocents that's hard to describe.

Check out Pete Yorn's Myspace Page Here

11. Delays- Long time Coming
What to say about this song? I actually haven't heard too much from the Delays but I do love this song. There is something extremely uplifting about it , that I can't but describe. It's almost a sense of gratification- in a sense that this something that was a long time coming- finally just happened.

Check out the Long Time Coming on the Delay's Myspace page Here

12. Notwist- Pick up the Phone
Quiet and haunting- that's how Notwist's Pick up the Phone plays.There is something sad about this song, and whether it just be the slow music (I know I'm a sharp one :) ) but there it just something so melancholy about the this song. The song becomes even more memorable near the end, when the singer begins to sing " Pick up the Phone, and answer me at least" with a sense of defeated urgency I can't help but sympathize with.

Check out The Notwist Myspace Page Here

13. Mike Doughty- I Hear the Bells
Plain and simple this song always makes me smile. Mike Doughty is a great lyricist in the tradition of many singer song writers but this song is just golden. Mike Doughty celebrates the simple pleasures of life in this song, and he just sounds like he had fun doing it. I also think this song is great way to end the VM playlist.

Watch the music video Here

So that's it- my playlist of favorite songs from one of my favorite television shows Veronica Mars. The music from the show is just as interesting, intelligent, and moving as the show and I hope you not only check out these amazing songs and artists, but the show as well.

My Playlist for the Week

Okay, so I'm a huge fan of music and here goes my first post! I think what I like to do is have a weekly post of my so called "playlist". So here goes my first weekly playlist- I hope you get check out these songs, tell me what you think and what you're listening to.

1. Matt and Kim- Daylight
I think what so special about music is sometimes the reason why we like a certain song isn't clearly tangible. I try to venture out of the top 40 scope and look for music that catches my ear. I've chosen the indie band Matt and Kim and their awesome song Daylight. I think what I really enjoy about the song is the driving piano in the back that just really completes the song. No one out there really sounds like Matt and Kim and I think there is something really unique about their music.

2. Klaxons- Cover of Blackstreet's No Diggity
I'm a huge fan of cover songs done right. No Diggity is one of my favorite songs growing up and to to hear a cover done by the Klaxon's is slightly silly, but it really it just works. There is something really interesting about turning hip-hop songs into pop songs- because really at the heart of music, it all comes from the same place. I definitely recommend this interesting cover.

3. The Ting Tings- We Walk
It took some time but the Ting Tings have really grown on me. I think We Walk is one of my favorites from their album- there is something really just cool about this duo. What I really enjoy about this song is the melody- the song just echoes cool.

4. Weekend Warriors- Take Me to LA
This song has been all over the place! I think there is just something very fun about the tone and lyrics of the song- don't we all wish to get away from our lives? Also the song invokes the images of beautiful sunny California- who doesn't love that?

5. Ben Lee- Cover of Float On By Modest Mouse
Another interesting cover that I really enjoyed. Ben Lee strips down the wonderfully odd Modest Mouse song about hope even during the worst of times. I do love the lyrics " We'll float on" because isn't that the truth? I wish I lived my life to that motto but it's something I'm working on. But Ben Lee also does a great job in bringing a certain sense of refinement to the song.

6. Belanova- Baila Mi Corazon
So I had to include the wacky pop song I'm listening to this week and of course it's in another language. But I think what I really enjoy about the song is the music- it's one of my secret loves electronica/pop. The music is really fun and while I speak not a lick of Spanish the song is super fun. This is definitely the future of pop music.

7. Garbage- Cherry Lips
Okay so this song is a little bit older but as I was making my weekly playlist I thought to myself I haven't heard this in awhile. This gem of a song is something completely different from the rest of the collection of Garbage songs. I think there is something really cool about this song, it makes for a great song to listen to in the car. Go baby go go.

8. Kanye West- Paranoid
I'm actually a big fan of Kanye's pop experiment album. Paranoid plays just like a song from the 80's but totally modernized by Kanye's magical touch. I'm not always the biggest fan of Kanye but everytime I hear this song I just want to get up and dance. Kanye West does have an amazing ear for melody.

9. Mat Kearney- Closer to Love
I love Mat Kearney's music. Closer to Love is the first single off his latest album. Kearney's music always has a effect on me, there is something really powerful about his lyrics. This songs always contain a story and while Kearney's draws to highlight a positive aspect of life by calling on the power of love, it also deals with great loss. There is something in a way moving and at the same time troubling with the line, "We're just one phone call away from our knees".

10. Little Jackie- The World Should Revolve Around Me
What to say about this song? I love the old Motown feel and the lyrics that really just cut to the chase- sometimes we feel maybe the world should revolve around us. Either way, this fun is all about having fun and I promise, you hear this once it will have you singing and laughing.