Friday Playlist

I don't know these women, but the picture will do. See if you can guess my musical mood today...right guess wins a copy of the soundtrack from Dane Cook's Tourgasm (winner pays shipping). There, now that's a contest worth engaging in at work.

Stove by a Whale Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Buzzers Scott Walker
Three Questions Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Novelty Joy Division
Gone Beyond Akron/Family
Rejazz Regina Spektor
Nobody Sees Me Like You Do Ono (with Apples In Stereo)
And If All... Guillemots
Wreckroom Loose Fur
Buried Alive Black Lips
Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash

Grizzly Bear: KEXP Session, Feb 16, 2007

The Brooklyn-based band thrill at KEXP. If you haven't heard their debut, Yellow House, you should.

Intro
Easier
Knife
Interview
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (The Crystals Cover)
On A Neck, On A Spit
Interview/Outro

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Arcade Fire: Live on Saturday Night Live (Video + Audio)

Update: Bloody NBC complained about the videos, so YouTube axed it. What can NBC possibly lose from a 3-minute clip - DVD sales? Ridiculous.

Testimony to how the TiVo has significantly improved my life, here's the video and audio tracks of the fantastic Arcade Fire on SNL last night, complete with Win smashing his guitar to bits. Not sure if I said this before, but with the songs on the forthcoming album, Arcade Fire has moved beyond hype: they are now an essential band. Here's your proof.

Intervention
Keep the Car Running