Best of the Week: March 30-April 3

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Have a great weekend,
Erik

Day 50: David Bowie

Wow! Day 50 already!? This week's artist spotlight is Mr. David Bowie. AKA: Dave Jay. AKA: Ziggy Stardust. AKA: The Thin White Duke. AKA: Major Tom. AKA: Aladdin Sane. AKA: Halloween Jack. Whatever his name, Bowie is a music man and a credit to his industry.

Glamorous, Androgynous, and Brilliant, Bowie's work has spanned over four decades and included nearly 30 albums. What makes him so special is his ability to be both artistically credible among critics and popular with a mass audience.

I've boiled down his career into 20 of my favorite of his songs (no easy feat). Some are more poppy, some more experimental. Some hits, some deeper cuts. But all of it great. Enjoy! As a side note, I'm not entirely convinced that Bowie isn't actually from space. Just sayin'.

YouTube:
(All songs by David Bowie)
01. Queen Bitch
02. Panic In Detroit
03. Suffragette City
04. The Man Who Sold the World
05. Space Oddity
06. Ashes to Ashes
07. Saviour Machine (N/A on imeem, "Motel" instead)
08. Subterraneans
09. Fantastic Voyage
10. Starman
11. Lady Grinning Soul
12. Look Back In Anger
13. Station to Station
14. Rebel Rebel
15. The Bewlay Brothers
16. Some Are
17. Teenage Wildlife
18. China Girl
19. Young Americans
20. Life On Mars? (Possibly my favorite song of all time)

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Day 50: David Bowie

Pretty Far Out,
Erik

(Also: I've reached my limit of songs I can upload to imeem without upgrading to VIP. So we'll see what happens from here. I may use 8tracks a bit more often here and there for songs I can't find on imeem.)

Bonus Vids!


Seems Obvious, But:


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Day 49: Charlie Chaplin's Speechless

On this day in 1972, Charlie Chaplin returned to the United States after a nearly 20-year exile on account of McCarthy-era Red Scare politics. Mr. Chaplin (who is best known for his silent-era comedies and physical humor) was labeled a Communist and, after leaving the country in 1952, wasn't allowed return. So he stayed away until the Academy offered him an honorary Oscar in '72.

Originally, I wanted to make a list of songs that effectively use silence. It sounds cool in theory, but I honestly don't know enough about music to make such a list. I'm sure if I had a staff of people it would be a great collaboration.

Instead, I've made a list of instrumental songs. Chaplin made great movies without talking, so I thought a cool tribute would be a list of songs without talking. Granted some of these tracks have a little bit of talking in them, but they are, for the most part, strictly instrumental.

I wanted to have a broad spectrum of musical styles here; and I think I succeeded. There's really a sampling of nearly every genre imaginable. I hope you enjoy! This list would also probably be great for studying (I know I have trouble focusing when there are lyrics going on in the background).

YouTube:
01. Van Halen - Eruption
02. Explosions in the Sky - A Song for Our Fathers
03. Metallica - Orion
04. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings
05. Rush - YYZ
06. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
07. Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good
08. Reel Big Fish - Sayonara Senorita
09. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O!
10. Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
11. The Surfaris - Wipe Out
12. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
13. Brian Eno - 1/1
14. Jon Brion - Omni
15. Rjd2 - Ghostwriter
16. J Dilla - Time: The Donuts of the Heart
17. War - City, Country, City (N/A)
18. Outkast (Andre 3000) - My Favorite Things
19. Blues Brothers - Green Onions/Soul Finger (I was originally going to do both, but I found this dual version. The originals can be found HERE and HERE)
20. Miles Davis - Blue In Green

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Day 49: Instrumental Music

Shhhhh,
Erik

Bonus Video!


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Day 48: Wildcard (10)

New Wildcard this week. I hope y'all enjoy! (Reminder: Old Wildcards can be found HERE.)

YouTube:
01. Radiohead - Airbag (Get that Thom Yorke head sway)
02. The Perceptionists - Love Letters
03. Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight
04. Billy Bragg - It Says Here (Greatest political song ever? It could be argued.)
05. The National - Start A War
06. The Decemberists - Isn't It A Lovely Night?
07. R.E.M. - 7 Chinese Bros.
08. The Cardigans - Rise & Shine
09. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Everything With You
10. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
11. John Mayer - Gravity
12. The Emotions - Best of My Love (Only A Shit Live Version)
13. Soul Position - Night to Remember
14. De La Soul - Eye Know (N/A, at :45 there's a clip here)
15. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
16. Duran Duran - Rio
17. Nena - 99 Luftballons
18. The Parson Red Heads - Out to Sea
19. James Taylor - Something In The Way She Moves
20. Neil Young - After the Goldrush (N/A, A Cappella)

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Day 48: Wildcard (10)

Tell Your Friends,
Erik

Bonus Vids!


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Day 47: WrestleMania

Haha! On this day in 1985 the first WWF WrestleMania stormed the hallowed ground of Madison Square Garden (some of the event highlights include: A $15,000 Body Slam Challenge between Andre the Giant and Big John Studd, and a tag-team match between Hulk Hogan/Mr. T and Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff. I thought it would be fun/funny to do a list of some of the best pro wrestling themes of all-time. Also, tomorrow's April Fool's Day; what better way to ring it in than by watching wrestling videos? Enjoy!

YouTube:
01. Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy
02. Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme
03. Road Dogg/New Age Outlaws - Oh, You Didn't Know?!
04. Vince McMahon - No Chance In Hell AND The Corporate Ministry Theme
05. The Oddities - Freak Show (ICP!)
06. Diamond Dallas Page - Self High 5 (This sounds oddly familiar?)
07. Ric Flair Theme (Woooo!)
08. Sandman (ECW) - Enter Sandman (Metallica)
09. Val Venis - Hello, Ladies (LOL)
10. Goldust - Gold-Lust
11. Rob Van Dam - Walk (Kilgore)
12. Bret "The Hitman" Hart Theme
13. "Macho Man" Randy Savage WCW
14. Hulk Hogan - Real American
15. Triple H, Before Becoming "The Game..." (N/A on imeem)

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Day 47: WrestleMania

Remember: People Still Actually Watch Wrestling,
Erik

Bonus Vid!


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Day 46: New Music Monday (1)

So! As opposed to doing a genre tour this week, I'm going to do something different. I figure every couple/few weeks I'll do one of these. It's just a little update on some new music that I've come across that I think is pretty good. Most of these tracks aren't on imeem, so I've decided to use the 8tracks player. I guess that's all for now!

YouTube:
01. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - The Optimist VS. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In) [MySpace]
02. Pomegranates - Corriander (Starts at around 2:54) [MySpace]
03. Men Without Pants - My Balloon (N/A) [MySpace]
04. Cursive - From The Hips [MySpace]
05. Double Dagger - The Lie/The Truth (I'm Very Excited About These Guys) [MySpace]
06. Young Governor - Virginia Creeper (N/A) [MySpace]
07. Mazes - I Have Laid In The Darkness Of Doubt (N/A) [MySpace]
08. Mumford & Sons - Sister [MySpace]
09. Woods - Rain On (N/A) [MySpace]
10. The Week That Was - It's All Gone Quiet [MySpace]

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Don't Buy the Hype on Wavves,
Erik

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