Dastardly Slife

Retrospectacular Xstreet Wishlist

2010-06-14T04:40:00.002-04:00

Sneak Peak at The Love Language's Libraries

2010-06-09T10:33:00.003-04:00

Yup, you read that right. The Love Language's sophomore album and Merge Records debut, Libraries, due out July 13, 2010, is now available for pre-order on CD or LP from the Merge Records site. However, even better than that, you can stream the entire album for free at the Merge site as well. Here's your link, folks: The Love Language's Libraries at Merge Records website.

The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI Needs YOU!!!

2010-06-08T21:19:00.002-04:00

Once again, Alicia Falworth and I are gearing up for The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI, July 9-11, 2010. The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness), is a 3-day event, with djs playing retro sets, with styles and eras of the djs' choosing ranging from the 1960s - 1990s, trivia, karaoke, live performers, kissing booth, date auction, SLag Burlesque Troupe show, mall with items donated for the event, all on a urban/city-esque build on a full sim. Last year we earned over 1100 usd for NAMI, I'm hoping that with your help we can double that this year.

How can you help?

DJ:

2-hour set consisting of any mix of 60s-90s music, or a particular theme or era (examples that are being done -- so please do NOT use these ideas except for as inspiration -- include doo-wap, surf, harmonies of the 60s, etc).

Team Member:

Help plan, promote, recruit, build, and generally do anything else that comes up. You can participate as much or as little as you'd like, as long as you do SOMETHING.

Date Auction:

Be auctioned off for a friendly date to the highest bidder. Come up with an idea for the date. Be willing to spend 2-4 hours with the winner at once or, if you choose, broken up over 7 days. Please be creative and charming.

Kissing Booth:

We are having a kissing booth at the Retrospectacular and we need volunteers who don't mind hopping on poseballs with strangers (and ppl they know) to make L for charity. If you're interested, all ya gotta do is hangout and makeout when requested.

Vendor:

We are having a small mall with exclusive vendor items created specifically with Retrospectacular in min. We need designers to create/donate items for this area. All proceeds from the sales of such items will go to NAMI.

Please send one of us an IM or notecard ASAP if you'd like to volunteer.

xoxo,

Katelynn Dastardly & Alicia Falworth

Regular Sunday Crow's Foot Set - May 31, 2010

2010-06-05T02:32:00.003-04:00

"Kick Out The Jams" - MC5

"In The Ghetto" - Elvis Presley

"Night Dogs" - The Love Language

"Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John

"American Slang" - The Gaslight Anthem

"Here It Comes" - Modest Mouse

"The First Of The Gang To Die" - Morrissey

"Tender Torture" - Islands

"Drunk Girls" - LCD Soundsystem

"Good Ole Fashioned Nightmare" - Matt And Kim

"Son Of A Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

"Sunshine/Pretty Girls" - The Unnaturals

"Prophets" - A.C. Newman

"Turn Up The Faders" - Nathan Asher And The Infantry

"So Many Ways To Die" - Bombadil

"You Don't Know Me" - Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor

"Untouchable Face" - Ani Difranco

"Livin' Thing" - Electric Light Orchestra

"Kiss Me Deadly" - Generation X

"The Little Bit" - The Hidden Cameras

"It's Not Enough" - Johnny Thunders

"That's The Way Boys Are" - Lesley Gore

"Crooked Scene" - Male Bonding

"All The Young Dudes" - Mott The Hopple

"Diamond Dogs" - Beck

"Sunday Girl" - Blondie

"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" - Los Campesinos!

"No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus)" - Gigi (2)

"Morning Light" - Girls

"Everything" - Imperial Teen

"Beautiful Girl" - INXS

"Head On" - The Jesus And Mary Chain

"Lola" - The Kinks

"Do You Believe In Magic?" - The Lovin' Spoonful

"Less Than Thrilled" - All Is All

"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" - Neil Diamond

Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI's Motown/Soul Night Set List - Sat May 29, 2010

2010-05-30T23:49:00.004-04:00

"Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" - The Delphonics

"Mercy Mercy Me" - Marvin Gaye (llive)

"ABC" - The Jackson Five

"Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding

"Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John

"Walk On By" - Isaac Hayes

"My Guy" - The Supremes

"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners

"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye

"Love Man" - Otis Redding

"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke

"Move On Up" - Curtis Mayfield

"Brick House" - Clarence Carter

"Baby It's You" - Smith

"Get Up And Get Down" - The Dramatics

"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" - The Temtations

"If You Want Me To Stay" - Sly And The Family Stone

"The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" - Joe Tex

"Go Away Stay Away" - Gladys Night And The Pips

"I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" - Stevie Wonder

"Gimme Some Lovin'" - Sam And Dave

"Tired Of Being Alone" - Al Green

"He's So Fine" - The Chiffons

"Son Of A Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

"Love Train" - The O'Jays

"Oh Girl" - The Chi-Lites

"Jungle Boogie" - Kool And The Gang

"Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations

"In The Midnight Hour" - Wilson Pickett

"Slip Away" - Clarence Carter

"Soldier Boy" - The Shirelles

"Machine Gun" - The Commodores

"Breakaway" - Irma Thomas

"Up On The Roof" - The Drifters

"Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch" - The Four Tops

"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations

"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" - Aretha Franklin

"Papa's Got A Brand-New Bag" - James Brown

"Good Love, Bad Love" - Eddie Floyd

"Got To Give It Up (Part 1)" Graham Blvd

"Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - The Supremes & The Temptations

Quote of the Day, via TWLOHA's fb page

2010-05-30T18:33:00.003-04:00

To Write Love On Her Arms, a great charity that strives to bring awareness to issues of mental illness, self-harm, and suicide, posted this quote as their fb status today, and I'm totes stealing it.

"Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love." – David Levithan

TWLOHA's fb page

The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI Presents Motown Night At The Nightlight

2010-05-29T14:21:00.002-04:00

As part of a series of events to promote our main event occurring July 9-11, The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI is presenting Motown Night At The Nightlight, tonight, Saturday May 29, 2010, from 7pm slt to 11pm slt. The event will feature djs Alicia Falworth (7-9pm slt) and Rance Alva (9-11pm slt). As usual, all profits will go to NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness).

For more information on NAMI: NAMI website

SLURL: Nightlight 4.0, Kimberly

A special thank you to Rance Alva for djing and to Katherine Ivory for hosting the event at her lovely club and making the kickass flyer.

Can't wait to see you guys in your groovy '60s and '70s attire tonight at The Nightlight! \o/

xoxo,

Katelynn Dastardly and Alicia Falworth

New Poem (Rough Draft) - Breathe In, Breathe Out - May 11, 2010

2010-05-11T22:08:00.007-04:00

Breathe In, Breathe Out

we fade away

we waste our days

i sit and stare

as these four walls

look increasingly the same

look increasingly ashamed

to me here

a prisoner still

after all the secrets i still can't spill

are just a breath away

but i'm too scared to play

the game where you finally let it all out in a single rushing breath

let it die its slow and lovely little death

its final farewell just a swell of the air that surrounds you

as you feel the weight

and all the gates

lift and open up like a flower in full bloom

but for you it's way too fucking soon

so you sit in stale air

breathless, lonely, and scared

never knowing the heights you weren't meant to scale

and it's all so pale

you were once a rascal, now you're lacking in bravado

do you have what it takes

to let everything break

in order to build anew

it's just up to you

do or die

sink or swim

all those old adages are so very wise

when you look in your eyes

and they're so very dead

lacking in that joy that spreads

from within you become a thing that without

is something more than just this sac of skin and bone

but it's up to you to hone

the unsharpened swords

it's time to finally battle the hordes

of kudzu that crowd

you into this place

keeping you stuck in a race

that you never seem to win

to which there is no end

just take a step back and see

what you've done to me

you've got me caged and confined

breathless, shaking, and blind

and all you have to do

is loosen one little screw

let the lid fall from the box

don't stop to think or you'll get lost

let those spirits fly away

don't save them for yet another day

they'll be your undoing

and all it takes is one little breath

just inhale and release

that exhalation is peace

now do it again

and this time let it all just slip away like so much dead skin to shed

that's all you need do

and then it all comes rushing back to you

all those things you've laid waste will suddenly not seem like such a useless waste

the body you've abandoned

the mind you've neglected

will come running back to you

they'll jump in your arms

you'll suddenly feel strong

holding all that power in just a breath or a sigh

a blink of the eye

a curl of the lip

a hand on the hip

your movements so smooth

your gait so improved

and all you need do

is let it all go down the drain

swirling down the pipes

then off to float among the other waste

that's all you need do

it's all up to you

breathe out the garbage and

breathe back in the fiber that is you

let it out, let it in

this is how it begins

the middle to which there's no end

just you and the light

never out of sight

so hold it within

grow thicker skin

forget how to feel

if all you want is these four walls looking increasingly the same

if all you want is these four walls in which you stay ashamed

but if you want to live

the one thing you gotta do is give

give to yourself

the gift of breath, the gift of air, the gift of sight

give yourself the gift of life

then begin this again

it never ends

you must always inhale, exhale

out with the old, in with the new

keep what is pure, fuck the noise that only stifles you

but just do the things you know you have to do

this is your life

it's not just four walls

it's supposed to be a motherfucking ball

but what have you got?

in this moment, this sigh,

the desperate, breathless, soundless, epic cry

of just another old refrain

about the things that'll pass you by

but now you know better than that

so you can get to where the good stuff's all at

just breathe in and breathe out

have faith, rid yourself of doubt

love all that is you

this is the thing that above all else you must do

then you'll see it's all true

so much truer than this

so much closer to bliss

filled with moments of joy

epiphany and grace

but you've gotta put on your brave face

and look at those walls, the ones fencing you in

and say never again

will you hold me in your loving prison to live this waking death

ahead

and

just

take

that

one

first

breath

We Broke Ground (So To Speak)!

2010-04-23T04:54:00.003-04:00

I'm all giddy and uber-excited because today, or rather, as it is currently 4:55 a.m., yesterday, I broke ground on Retrospectacular, in a manner of speaking. Yes, we've been making our lists, we've been checking them twice, and all that goodness, and other stuffs nice. However, we have yet to do anything of real significance (though that will be changing very shortly, in the next week or so, I hope... be ready for some notecards and IMs folks, because we're comin' a'knockin'). But...! But...! But...! Well, I bought the first building for this year's Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI. One that I hope we'll be able to use as a punk club. YAY!

Now, this might not seem of all that much significance to you, however, it was something I did that felt tangible to me, that produced results that I could see and walk through, that I could imagine transformed and start making plans for. It made me feel like I had actually taken a step forward and accomplished something, gave me that shove I needed, that oomph, to be ready to tackle the task at hand. So, folks, be ready for me to start going into work-mode in the next few weeks. After all, have you checked your calenders lately? This year's Retrospectacular is a mere 11 weeks away. Now that may sound like tons of time to you but to me, it sounds like a heartbeat. I'm a slacker and a slow worker and I like to start things early so I can take my time in the beginning.

Anyways, point being, I got something done and I'm proud and I wanted to share my excitement and enthusiasm with you all. The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI's proceeds go to a wonderful charity close to my heart, The National Alliance On Mental Illness. I hope in the coming weeks to talk to many of you about how you can help make this year's Retrospectacular the roaring success that last year's was. For more information and/or to volunteer in any way/shape/form (pariticularly if you're a content creator or dj), contact me, Katelynn Dastardly, or Alicia Falworth by IM or notecard inworld.

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - April 20, 2010

2010-04-22T15:49:00.003-04:00

Good Life - Kanye West featuring T-Payne

Guilty Cocker Spaniels - Modest Mouse

Two Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel

Honeymoon - Bombadil

Kiss On My List - The Bird And The Bee

Gimme Sympathy - Metric

Convinced Of The Hex - The Flaming Lips

Burn It All Down - VHS Or Beta

All This And More - Dead Boys

Serva Ad Manum - Violet Vector And The Lovely Lovelies

Tear You Apart - She Wants Revenge

Horrorshow - The Libertines

Are You Taking Her Home? - Bare Wires

When Sunday Goes - Boy Genius

Girls FM - Happy Birthday

Radio Heart - The Futureheads

Well Alright - Peasant

Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos!

Promises - The Morning Benders

There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C. Newman

If We Can Land A Man On The Moon Surely I Can Win Your Heart - Beulah

You're Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' - Mayer Hawthorne

Discipline - Gang Starr

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Fly - Nick Drake

Haiti - Arcade Fire

What A Drag - Bear Hands

Dreaming - Blondie

Let The Distance Keep Us Together - Bright Eyes and Britt Daniel

Night Dogs - The Love Language

I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Deathcab For Cutie

Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits

Hey Boy - Magic Kids

Time For Heroes - The Libertines

Didja Know? (NEW MUSICS)

2010-04-21T19:35:00.006-04:00

That beaucoup de new albums were released in the past couple days (primarily yesterday)? If not, now ya do. Of note, imho, are Caribou's Swim, Delorean's Subiza, Horse Feathers' Thistled Spring, Kings Go Forth's The Outsiders Are Back, The Radio Dept's Clinging To A Scheme, and last, but most certainly not least, The Apples In Stereo's Travellers In Space And Time (yay)! All of which are available for download on emusic.com and amazon.com (except for the Horse Feathers album, which you can order on CD), and which I'm sure you all have other means of acquiring, including getting 'em at your local record shop, so go out and do it, one way or another (especially the Delorean and The Apples In Stereo, my top two picks, atm). Yay for new musics!

Regular Sunday Crow's Foot Set - April 18, 2010

2010-04-21T09:18:00.004-04:00

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

All This And More - The Dead Boys

Serva Ad Manum - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

Livin' Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

My Year In Lists - Los Campesinos!

There She Goes - Babyshambles

I'm On Fire - Chromatics

Tough - Peasant

Somebody's Baby - Yo La Tengo

Wet Cement - The Morning Benders

The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura

Girls FM - Happy Birthday

Someday Soon - Harlem

Hey Boy - Magic Kids

My Little Red Book - Love

Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys

Here Comes That Feeling - El Perro Del Mar

I'm Waking Up To Us - Belle And Sebastian

Kiss On My List - The Bird And The Bee

Two Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel

Whirring - Arms

Blame Love - Boy Genius

And Now - JJ

D.A.N.C.E. - Justice

The High Road - Broken Bells

Touch - Bright Eyes

All To All - Broken Social Scene

Tear You Apart - She Wants Revenge

Horrorshow - The Libertines

I Lie Awake - Bare Wires

Throw Aggi Off The Bridge - Broken Social Scene

Dead Language Blues - Miles Kurosky

The Wild Hunt - The Tallest Man On Earth

Fake Empire - The National

America - Simon And Garfunkel

Regular Saturday Velvet Set - April 17, 2010

2010-04-19T11:48:00.003-04:00

I Lie Awake - Bare Wires

When Sunday Goes - Boy Genius

Girls FM - Happy Birthday

Return Of The Beserker - The Futureheads

Los Angeles - X

I Wanna Kill - The Crocodiles

Young Americans - David Bowie

Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

I Can't Stop Being Foolish - The Mint Chicks

Wednesday Week - The Undertones

Oh! Bondage, Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex

A Message To You Rudy - The Specials

Razorblade - The Strokes

Can You Dig It - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

Something In The Way - Best Coast

Bad Kids - Black Lips

Falling Down - Cheap Time

We're Not Going - Darlings

I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small) - The Detroit Cobras

Heaven't Stranger - Eat Skull

Kiss Me Deadly - Generation X

Oh Suzanne - French Kissing

Get Rid Of That Girl - The Donnas

The Land Of 1000 Bars - Goodnight Loving

Lust For Life - Girls

I Remember How - The White Wires

My Heart - Smith Westerns

Number One - Harlem

We Love You - Helen Love

Young Hearts Spark Fire - Japanadroids

Chapters - Sonny & The Sunsets

Bang! - The Raveonettes

Music Is My Girlfriend - Let's Wrestle

Atlantis - Box Elders

Before I Was Caught - Jay Reatard

Hey Boy - Magic Kids

Lalita - The Love Language

I'm A Pretender - The Exploding Hearts

Beg, Steal, Or Borrow - Babyshambles

New Poem - An Ode To The Jackpot, 4-18-10`

2010-04-18T18:48:00.005-04:00

So, I had a poetry challenge to write an odd ode. Also, my favorite local dive bar just closed. *insert sad face here* So, I wrote and "odd ode" to it. I think it's aight, at least. Judge for yourself.

An Ode To The Jackpot

you banned me at least once

but i came back and you let me through your doors

i loved you more for it

we danced to 80s music on your grimy floor,

our feet slipping on spilled beer.

death masks above your booths on blood red walls -

were you tryijng to tell us something about life?

or about frequenting dive bars and claiming to be oh

so cool?

that posturing and posing, spouting bs that sounded pretty

killed a bit of our souls.

oh no, that couldn't be what you meant,

not you,

with your pithy and cerebral graffiti mixed in

between the "i love kevin type" scribblings on the bathroom walls.

not you, with your hipster bartenders and djs.

not you, with your trendy beer selection.

or were you just pandering to your crowd?

now, after your soon-to-be legendary last hurrah,

where various local celebrities rubbed elbows

with your average bearded, shaggy-haired hipster,

where people tore the death masks off those deep red walls,

where you ran out of beer,

you've gone down like the titanic

the dj spinning while the ship sank.

i spent my twenties in you hallowed halls,

wasting my days in a haze,

drinking and drugging,

loving and fucking,

exchanging blog urls and facebook addys,

writing poetry on napkins that the next day i reread and threw in the trash

(I've never been good at drunken poetry, despite stereotypes).

I've fallen in and out of love behind your doors,

wrecked and mended my most important friendships,

made mistakes and opened old wounds,

closed chapters in my life and wrote new ones,

you've seen me through a decade,

became a part of the fabric of my life,

and i loved every dirty, dingy inch of you,

which i already pine for.

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - April 13, 2010

2010-04-14T18:51:00.002-04:00

Animal Arithmatic - Jonsi

Mongrel Heart - Broken Bells

Sweet Sixten - Think About Life

Be Your Baby - Harlem

Something In The Way - Best Coast

Drown - Black Tambourine

Only Armour - Unsparing Sea

Promises - The Morning Benders

Whirring - Arms

Dream About Changing - Sally Seltmann

My Life - JJ

Walk In The Park - Beach House

Searchlight - Aloha

Intervention - Arcade Fire

Remember - Lali Puna

Salt Air - Chew Lips

1901 - Phoenix

D.A.N.C.E. - Justice

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear

My Girls - Animal Collective

Wholehearted Mess - Bear In Hand

Two Weeks - The Antlers

Car - Built To Spill

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan

The Year Of Driving Lanuorously - The Lucksmiths

Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My!

No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus) - Gigi

Breakaway - Irma Thomas

Music Is My Girlfriend - Let's Wrestle

I've Smoked Too Much - Lawrence Arabia

Middle Of The Dark - Lightspeed Champion

Straight In At 101 - Los Campesinos!

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones

Sunday's Regular Crow Set - April 11, 2010

2010-04-13T22:30:00.003-04:00

Searchlight - Aloha

Feeling Of Love - Best Coast

An Apple For An Apple - Miles Kurosky

I Don't Want To Wake Up Alone - Lightspeed Champion

Cold Blue Halo - Jason Collett

Sweet Dreams - Holly Miranda

I'm Stupid (Bonus Remix) - Christian Brown

Bad Kids - Black Lips

Beg, Steal, Or Borrow - Babyshambles

I'm A Pretender - The Exploding Hearts

The Warlock In The Woods - Shannon and the Clams

Caroline - Harlem

Swim - Surfer Blood

Sleep Around - Maritime

Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My!

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

... And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison - Los Campesinos!

Oh Modern Girls - The Art Museums

What A Drag - Bear Hands

Casanova, Baby! - The Gaslight Anthem

Be Brave - Strange Boys

I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small) - The Detroit Cobras

Saddest Summer - The Drums

Drown - Black Tambourine

And Now - JJ

All To All - Broken Social Scene

A Side In A Bed - Love Is All

Icarus - White Hinterland

New Theory - Washed Out

VCR - The XX

Walmart Parking Lot - Clem Snide

Drink To Me, Babe, Then - A.C. Newman

Two - The Antlers

Riot Van - Arctic Monkeys

The Year Of Driving Languorously - The Lucksmiths

Sparxxx (LaundroMatinee.com version) - The Love Language

New Poem: Submission, April 13, 2010

2010-04-13T14:17:00.001-04:00

April 13, 2010

Submission

first, it was a thing without a name,

now it's a book on your coffee table

a delivery from fed ex,

a night spent with a lover.

in the space in between

it took shape and form

yet remained shadow.

it still hides in shadow,

though it's taken shape.

You keep it in the shadows,

afraid to share too much of it,

afraid of the damage it could do,

while at other times

you revel in its beauty,

its depravity,

its multitude of meanings for you.

it's not for dinner-table conversation.

you speak of it in hushed whispers

with like-minded people,

so grateful for their friendship.

you embrace it,

for so long ashamed,

now you know there's no other way you can be.

and the end,

you know no end to this.

only a beginning, and a middle that goes on as long as you can foresee

filled with violence, pain, beauty, and awakening

over and over again.

Regular Saturday Velvet Set - April 10, 2010

2010-04-11T16:56:00.002-04:00

Wicked Game - Bassboosa

Blue Moon - Cowboy Junkies

Daniel - Bat For Lashes

Silver Soul - Beach House

And Now - JJ

Honey In The Sun - Camera Obscura

The Child In Me - Emma Pollock

These Days - Nico

No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus) - Gigi (2)

You Better Go - The Sugars

Forward Is All - Sambassadeur

God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get) - El Perro Del Mar

I Can Hear Music - She & Him

Rich Girl - The Bird And The Bee

Know Better Learn Faster - Thao

Video Game Heart - All Girl Summer Fun Band

Throw Aggi Off The Bridge - Black Tambourine

Slow Dog - Belly

Carnival - Bikini Kill

P.R.D.C.T. - Bratmobile

Dreaming - Blondie

Baby Love - The Supremes

The Gold Medal - The Donnas

Devil's Calling - Elizabeth & The Catapult

Fat Cats Keep Getting Fatter - Squirrel Nut Zippers

You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

All Grown Up - Gore Gore Girls

Rockaway Beach For Me Heartbreak Hotel For You - Helen Love

Breakaway - Irma Thomas

Quite A Reputation - The Chymes

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra

Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Reilly

Johnny Are You Queer - Josie Cotton

That's The Way Boys Are - Lesley Gore

Brand New Key - Melanie

Chick Habit - April March

Gigantic - The Pixies

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - April 6, 2010

2010-04-07T15:25:00.004-04:00

Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My!

Have A Little Faith In People - The Lodger

Life From Above - Woodenbox With A Fistful Of Fivers

Throw Aggi Off The Bridge - Black Tambourine

All To All - Broken Social Scene

The First Of The Gang To Die - Morrissey

A Side In A Bed - Love Is All

And Now - JJ

Higher Power - Jens Lekman

I Was Never The One - All Smiles

Only Ones Who Know - Arctic Monkeys

Critics Pass Away - Baby Dayliner

Dominoes - The Big Pink

Rich Girl - The Bird And The Bee

I'm On Fire - Chromatics

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

Close To Me - The Cure

Alone Again Or - The Damned

If This Is Love - The Darlings

John I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie

Heaven's Stranger - Eat Skull

Beginner's Luck - The Eels

God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get) - El Perro del Mar

Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night - The Fratellis

Peacock And Wing - The Fresh And Onlys

Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds

Some Weird Sin - Iggy Pop

Before I Was Caught - Jay Reatard

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

Let's Face These Times - Kissing Party

Untidy Towns - The Lucksmiths

Green Gloves - The National

Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones

Regular Sunday Crow's Foot Set - April 4, 2010

2010-04-05T17:58:00.003-04:00

Good Life - Kanye West ft. T-Payne

That's The Way Boys Are - Lesley Gore

Diamond Dogs - David Bowie

This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks

The First Of The Gang To Die - Morrissey

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

The Passenger - Iggy Pop

These Days - Nico

Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne

Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos!

Find Another Girl - The Hives

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - Bruce Springsteen

Pay No Mind (Snoozer) - Beck

Lalita - The Love Language

Attitude - The Misfits

Jane Says - Jane's Addiction

Tomorrow Wendy - Concrete Blonde

The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) - Joe Tex

Whispering Bells - The Dell-Vikings

Heartbeat - Buddy Holly

As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

The Guns of Brixton - The Clash

Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker

Bikeage - The Descendents

In Between Days - The Cure

I Love Livin' In The City - Fear

A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley

If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle And Sebastian

Haiti - Arcade Fire

If We Can Land A Man On The Moon Surely I Can Win Your Heart - Beulah

Kiss Me Deadly - Generation X

What Became Of The Likely Lads - The Libertines

Outta Here - KRS-One

Friday Fight Club at The Laundromat: Me vs. Mzdeedee Dagger - April 2, 2010

2010-04-03T15:13:00.006-04:00

This Friday I had the immense pleasure of participating in what seems to be becoming a regular event at Mzdeedee Dagger's club, The Laundromat - Fight Club! Two djs, head-to-head, for two hours, in three-song increments. The build (a makeshift boxing ring, of course), is incredible, as are the animations. I fought Deedee herself, and she aptly dubbed the bout "The Battle of the Boobs" and yes, we both ended up topless in fairly short order. We used the "catfight" anims built into the mat, and these are guaranteed to put on a good show for even the most skeptical viewer. The frantic pace of the chat, anims, emotes (yeah, we hammed it up but good), and dj handoffs made for one helluva show. If you ever have an opportunity to go to one of these events, DO EET! SO MUCH FUN! And, lawl, that Deedee sure puts up one helluva fight. Quite the formidable opponent, she is. Who won? Well, the screaming fans did, of course! There are no winners in Fight Club, or rather, everyone is a winner, as it's all done in the name of fun. Yay! Here are my songs only, remember, after each of my rounds, Deedee played three songs as well before handing it off to me again, though I had the pleasure and privelege of both starting the fight off and ending it... Well, sorta, Deedee finished the night off with the official fight club song (which I can't recall at the moment - bad Kate! *slaps self on back of hand*). Anyways, without any further ado, my tuneage:

Round One:

Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys

Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J

Get Rid Of That Girl - The Donnas

Round Two:

Kiss With A Fist - Florence And The Machines

Kill The Poor - The Dead Kennedys

Attitude - The Misfits

Round Three:

Beat You Up - The Prissteens

I Wanna Kill - The Crocodiles

Beat You Up - 6X

Round Four:

Don't Bother Me - Bad Brains

Shitlist - L7

Suck My Left One - Bikini Kill

Round Five:

Untouchable Face - Ani Difranco

It Ain't Me, Babe - Bob Dylan

Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse

Round Six (Final Round):

Beat 'Em Up - Iggy Pop

Shut Em Down - Onyx feat. DMX

Unoriginal - Henrock

Regular Sunday Crow's Foot Set - March 28, 2010

2010-04-03T11:54:00.008-04:00

Let It Go - Asteroid No. 4

Intervention - Arcade Fire

Oh Modern Girls - The Art Museums

Carnival - Bikini Kill

A New England - Billy Bragg

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Mr. Lee - Bobbettes

Cavaliers Car Hur - Bombadil

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

Stuck Between Stations - The Hold Steady

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

French Navy - Camera Obscura

Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

Lover, Killer - The Foxes

Find Another Girl - The Hives

Evil - Interpol

Wholehearted Mess - Bear In Heaven

O.N.E. - Yeasayer

Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) - Atlas Sound

Touch - Bright Eyes

Full Moon - Efterklang

The Loneliness and the Scream - Frightened Rabbit

Alone At The Pier (Rose Melberg) - Gigi (2)

Lust For Life - Girls

Straight In At 101 - Los Campesinos!

Pushing and Shoving - Man-Miracle

You Can Come Over - Shannon and the Clams

Love Is A Dirty Word - Jason Collett

Head On - The Jesus And Mary Chain

My Mistakes Were Made For You - The Last Shadow Puppets

Time For Heroes - The Libertines

I Can Hear Music - She And Him

Gray Court - The Love Language

Down On Loving - The Soft Pack

Walls (Fontan Rework) - Shout Out Louds

Regular Saturday Velvet Set - March 27, 2010

2010-04-03T02:42:00.003-04:00

Middle Of The Dark - Lightspeed Champion

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future - Los Campesinos!

Forward Is All - Sambassadeur

Walk In The Park -Beach House

In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

The Child In Me - Emma Pollock

Walmart Parking Lot - Clem Snide

Don't Look Back - She And Him

Buriedfed - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Two - The Antlers

Unless Its Kicks - Okkervil River

Young Americans - David Bowie

Nothing To Hide - Yo La Tengo

Watching the Planets - The Flaming Lips

1901 - Phoenix

Sparxxx - The Love Language

Serva Ad Manum - Violet Vector and The Lovely Lovelies

The Gold Medal - The Donnas

There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C. Newman

You Better Go - The Sugars

Lover I Don't Have To Love - Bright Eyes

Hatef--k - The Bravery

Gimme Danger - Iggy and the Stooges

I Can't Stop Being Foolish - The Mint Chicks

Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca

My Stupid Heart - Turbo Fruits

Before I Got Caught - Jay Reatard

My Little Red Book - Love

Atlantis - Box Elders

Be Brave - Strange Boys

I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small) - The Detroit Cobras

I Wanna Kill - The Crocodiles

Don't Look Back Into The Sun - The Libertines

Manxy Originals at worship at 6pm slt!

2010-03-25T20:22:00.002-04:00

" 'in the end, the Germans were not trying to create the Ultimate Weapon. They were merely getting into the swim with anybody else, and they created the U-Boat simply because it was the only submarine that would be of any use to them. In the spring of 1914, Germany was looking to the U-Boat for her salvation no more than Britain was looking to it for her ruin.' " - Manx's Notice to The Manx Wharton Freakout

Slurl

Regular Wednesday worship Set - March 24, 2010

2010-03-25T10:27:00.009-04:00

Things (Alternate) - Frightened Rabbit

Teeth - Bowerbirds

Too Young To Burn - Sonny & The Sunsets

You Blanks (Demo) - Portastatic

Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema

Love Is A Dirty Word - Jason Collett

Intervention - Arcade Fire

Throwing Stones - Shout Out Louds

Sweet Dreams - Holy Miranda

Like A Fool - Lawrence Arabia

Used To Be - Beach House

No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus) - Gigi (2)

Young Americans - David Bowie

Lalita - The Love Language

Streetwalker - Delta Spirit

Be Brave - Strange Boys

I'm A Pretender - The Exploding Hearts

Last Night - The Strokes

Gold Guns And Girls - Metric

Don't Look Back - She And Him

Breakaway - Irma Thomas

You! Me! Dancing! - Los Campesinos!

Partie Traumatic - Black Kids

1901 - Phoenix

Kiss With A Fist - Florence And The Machine

The Gold Medal - The Donnas

Music Is My Girlfriend - Let's Wrestle

Hatef--k - The Bravery

Janie Jones - The Clash

Marlene - Lightspeed Champion

At The Risk Of Repeating - Zeus

Share The Night - The Clientele

O.N.E. - Yeasayer

Swim - Surfer Blood

New Musics! Woohoo!

2010-03-23T12:51:00.004-04:00

According to the Merge Records website, the label for Teenage Fanclub, the band will be releasing their first album since Man-Made, which was released to critical acclaim five years ago. The new album, Shadows, is due out June 8, 2010. Oh, the wait. /me cries. However, you can download their song, "Baby Lee," from the Merge website, RIGHT NOW, FOR FREE. To see the full article, click here.

Return to The Crow's Foot Set - Sunday March 21, 2010

2010-03-22T18:10:00.004-04:00

Like A Hitman Like A Dancer - A. C. Newman

The Well And The Lightning - Arcade Fire

Make You Mine - Best Coast

Touch - Bright Eyes

Honey In The Sun - Camera Obscura

Walmart Parking Lot - Clem Snide

Fifteen Miles Down River - Tom McRae

Things (Alternate) - Frightened Rabbit

Love Is A Dirty Word - Jason Collett

Bad Kids - Black Lips

Breakaway - Irma Thomas

We Love You - Helen Love

Straight In At 101 - Los Campesinos!

We Got Everything - Modest Mouse

A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene - Okkervil River

Providence - The Love Language

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

Range Life - Pavement

Breaks My Heart (Live) - Radio Birdman

Standed - Sambassadeur

Aspect of an Old Maid (featuring Okkervil's Will Sheff) - Mendoza

Don't Look Back - She And Him

Be Brave - Strange Boys

I'm A Pretender - The Exploding Hearts

Once And Never Again - The Long Blondes

Stay Away - The Marked Men

Stayed Up Late - The White Wires

Ferocious - The Ponys

I Don't Even Care About The One I Love - The Whigs

On The Road - Turbo Fruits

Nothing To Hide - Yo La Tengo

Ride Friendship - The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt

What A Drag - Bear Hands

Regular Saturday Velvet Set - March 20, 2010

2010-03-21T17:06:00.007-04:00

Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca

No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus) - Gigi (2)

Alone At The Pier (Rose Melberg) - Gigi (2)

The Marquee (Kate Eastburn) - Gigi (2)

Impossible Love (Chorus) - Gigi (2)

Lust For Life - Girls

I Remember How - The White Wires

My Heart - Smith Westerns

Heaven's Stranger - Eat Skull

Chapters - Sonny & The Sunsets

Falling Down - Cheap Time

Get Your Head Around It - Headlights

All In My Head - The Len Price 3

Scattered Diamonds - Hungry Kids of Hungary

Hey Boy - Magic Kids

Beg, Steal, Or Borrow - Babyshambles

Silver Lining - Beulah

Can You Dig It - Violet Vector And The Lovely Lovelies

We're Not Going - Darlings

Get Rid Of That Girl - The Donnas

Sparxxx - The Love Language

Faith - Cocktail Slippers

Stay With Me - The Urges

Drowning - Reigning Sound

Before I Was Caught - Jay Reatard

You Can Come Over - Shannon and the Clams

Saddest Summer - The Drums

Fire - The Sandwitches

My Little Red Book - Love

Atlantis - Box Elders

Blue Genes - Champagne Socialists

Falling Down - Cheap Time

Guillotine - The Features

Horror Show - The Libertines

So It Goes - Casper

Beginner's Luck - The Eels

Old Man - friska viljor

The Land of 1000 Bars - Goodnight Loving

Rockaway Beach For Me Heartbreak Hotel For You - Helen Love

I Can't Stop Being Foolish - The Mint Chicks

The Boys Are Leaving Town - The Japanadroids

Retrospectacular 2010

2010-03-18T14:00:00.009-04:00

Guess what, folks? Yes, it IS a long ways off, at least seemingly, but The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) will be here before you know it. My co-organizer, Alicia Falworth, and I would like to announce that this year's Retrospectacular will be held Friday July 9, 2010 through Sunday July 11, 2010. This year's theme is the 1960's through the 1990's and we have several great ideas for builds and events but because those are subject to change, all I'll say at this point is I think you'll love it just as much as last year, if not more.

Also, one area we're looking to expand on greatly is the number of vendors we have. Last year, OMGWTF Barbecue created an adorable t-shirt for us and everyone seemed to love it. This year, we'd like to recruit tons more designers/content creators to make items for vendors. So, if you fit the bill, and would like to participate, please contact me, Katelynn Dastardly, either in-world, or at KatelynnDastardly@gmail.com. You can also contact Alicia Falworth in-world.

We are also looking for volunteers to help in a number of areas. Any in-world skills can be utilized as well as people with little to no skills. Don't think that just because you're not an expert builder or an expert in photoshop you can't be helpful. If you'd like to be involved or help in anyway, please contact Alicia or I in the same ways as mentioned above. There's something for everyone to do. We especially need djs, of course!

As with last year's event, all proceeds will go to NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness). Here is their website, if you'd like more information:

NAMI website

Live Performer at worship!

2010-03-18T08:39:00.004-04:00

If you didn't already know, every Thursday, from 6-7 pm slt, or thereabouts, musician, singer, songwriter, Manx Wharton, performs live at worship. Generally, he plays indie originals and covers, but on occasion, he switches it up and gets a lil experimental on our asses. Either way, this popular, hilarious, eccentric, and irreverent performer is one not to be missed. See ya for his performance tonight at worship!

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - March 16, 2010

2010-03-17T16:26:00.005-04:00

Walls (Fontan Rework) - Shout Out Louds

Fifteen Miles Down River - Tom McRae

Ruins - Aloha

Love Is A Chain - Jason Collett

The Well and The Lighthouse - Arcade Fire

Caroline - Harlem

Richard II Or Extraordinary Popular Dimensions And The Madne - Titus Andronicus

...And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison - Los Campesinos!

Two Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel

The Loneliness And The Scream - Frightened Rabbit

Everytime I Go To Sleep - Holy Miranda

Make You Mine - Best Coast

I've Smoked Too Much - Lawrence Arabia

Tell Me What It's Worth - Lightspeed Champion

Oh Modern Girls - The Art Museums

Icarus - White Hinterland

Despicable Dogs - Small Black

Three Decades - The Horrors

Fever Of The Time - Zeus

Dead Language Blues - Miles Kurosky

Paper Thin Walls - Modest Moouse

Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer - A. C. Newman

Go On Baby - Baby Dayliner

Casanova, Baby! - The Gaslight Anthem

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

10 Mile Stereo - Beach House

One Fire - The Diamond Rings

A Perfect Sonnet - Bright Eyes

Providence - The Love Language

What A Drag - Bear Hands

I Can't Stop Being Foolish - The Mint Chicks

Skate or Die - Teenage Bottlerocket

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

New Musics! Witwoo!

2010-03-17T16:07:00.005-04:00

First, NPR presents a sneak peak at Volume Two from She And Him (the collaboration between M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel). You can either listen to the album in it's entirety or listen to individual songs at NPR's website here.

Next, Jamie T has a new single out. You can download it, Emily's Heart, and it's b-side, Atlantic City, on itunes, here.

Last, but not least, The Whigs have a new album out, In The Dark, which you can buy in a variety of formats, at their website, thewhigs.com. They also appear to have at least one free song available to download on their site as well.

Lots more good music out there, some of which I'm sure I missed, because I KNOW I downloaded other new musics this week, and some of which is due to be released soon, such as She And Him's Volume Two, which is due out March 23, 2010. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this plethora of newness, as I know I will. Adios amigos. Au revoir, arriverderci.

New Poem - Rough Draft: Just An Old Refrain, March 15, 2010

2010-03-15T14:59:00.004-04:00

March 15, 2010

Just An Old Refrain

Years ago

we began an affair

which turned into so much more than a simple series of trysts

we never imagined

we were beginning a journey

When our lips touch

each one's soft, satiny skin lingering against the other's

we're overwhelmed by sensation and elation,

emotion,

devotion.

I stare deep into your eyes,

run my hand against the apple of your cheek,

your mahagony skin smooth against my fingers.

Loving you is not easy.

It's made up of moments of bliss and frustration,

of frantic and infrequent time spent basking in each other's warmth,

juxtaposed with hours, days, weeks

of waiting and

waiting.

Oh you!

You bohemian,

train-rider,

saw-player,

serenader,

with a heart of gold and a

body my hands can't stay away from --

that v at your pelvis,

the line between your pecs,

your hipbones,

your throbbing cock,

all too eager to enter me,

and me,

oh so eager to spread my legs wide and oblige.

We come together like primal beasts,

like diners having feasts,

like scientist doing experiments,

like youngsters playing games for kicks,

it's all so decadent,

but when it's right,

it's just about perfect.

These are a few of my favorite things:

the way our hands touch when you pass the bowl to me;

the way you pass me a smoke, a beer, a plate of food, anything, really;

the way you look down at me, admiringly, desiringly, devouringly, empoweringly,

overpoweringly, dominantly;

the way you take me, the way you make me

bask in your presence,

at times, unable to voice the simplest things --

like how much this,

you,

mean to me;

or how you take my breath away,

leaving me aching and shaking,

the earth quaking,

my lips quivering,

my knees weak,

shivering,

goosebumps covering my skin,

you've done it to me again,

brought me to the brink

and beyond

and now, i'm gone --

lost on some other plane,

where only the sound of your voice,

the touch of your limbs,

can bring me back to this realm.

And god, darling,

every instant of this bliss,

this deviant kiss,

this extraordinary existence,

is a million and one moments of splendor, wonder, pounding thunder, rioting rain,

as we drain each other

until we lie limp and again begin this old, familiar,

haunting,

delicate,

wondrous

refrain.

Regular Saturday Velvet Set - March 13, 2010

2010-03-15T10:36:00.003-04:00

Yes, I Would - Frightened Rabbit

Sweet Dreams - Holy Miranda

Like A Fool - Lawrence Arabia

Galaxy of the Lost - Lightspeed Champion

Paper Moon - Shout Out Louds

Small Parade - Sambassadeur

Icarus - White Hinterland

Glass Printer - The Besnard Lakes

Oh Modern Girls - The Art Museums

An Apple For An Apple - Miles Kurosky

At The Risk Of Repeating - Zeus

Despicable Dogs - Small Black

Who Can Say - The Horrors

Bottled In Cork - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Quite A Reputation - The Chymes

Nothing To Hide - Yo La Tengo

I Wanna Kill - The Crocodiles

Skate Or Die - Teenage Bottlerocket

Kiss With A Fist - Florence And The Machine

I Can't Stop Being Foolish - The Mint Chicks

Make You Mine - Best Coast

Up - Man/Miracle

Finally - The Frames

Sleep Around - Maritime

Sweet Elaine - Josh Rouse

Best Winter - Tom McRae

My Life - JJ

You Better Go - The Sugars

A Perfect Sonnet - Bright Eyes

Walmart Parking Lot - Clem Snide

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

Singer Songwriter - Okkervil Writer

For Beginners - M. Ward

Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones

A New England - Billy Bragg

My Other Interwebz Info

2010-03-12T12:22:00.005-05:00

All the interwebz data you could possibly want to know about me... I think. If not, just ask. I *may* just hook you up with the details. Then again, maybe not. :P

email: katelynndastardly@gmail.com

yahoo: katelynn7268@yahoo.com

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KatelynnAndrews?ref=profile

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ochojabelle

myspace for poetry: http://www.myspace.com/katelynnrevision

last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/katelynny7268

blip.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/katelynny7268

plurk: http://www.plurk.com/KatelynnDastardly

fetlife: http://fetlife.com/users/70784

skype: ask me and MAYBE I'll hook you up! :P

anything else you wanna know? just ask!

Regular Wednesday worship Set, March 10, 2010

2010-03-12T01:07:00.004-05:00

Walmart Parking Lot - Clem Snide

I Was Never The One - All Smiles

Middle of the Dark - Lightspeed Champion

For Beginners - M. Ward

Slow Parade - Brozens

Knife - Grizzly Bear

Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones

Buddy - Iran

Young Americans - David Bowie

Fun Stuff -Frightened Rabbit

Forward Is All - Sambassadeur

God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get) - El Perro del Mar

Sparxxx (LaundroMatinee.com session) - The Love Language

Riot Van - Arctic Monkeys

Buriedfed - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Who Fell Asleep - Los Campesinos!

Hot Sprawl - Man/Miracle

Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse

Nothing To Hide - Yo La Tengo

Dance of Love - Deer Tick

Dog Days Are Over - Florence And The Machine

I'm Stupid (Bonus Remix) - Christian Brown

The Child In Me - Emma Pollock

Our Movie Is Not A Movie Or Maybe - Okkervil River

Marathon Not A Sprint - Camera Obscura

Touch - Bright Eyes

Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise - The Avett Brothers

Fortune - Midlake

Used To Be - Beach House

Ana - The Pixies

A New England - Billy Bragg

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Quote of the Day: Thursday, March 11, 2010

2010-03-11T14:48:00.004-05:00

Via To Write Love On Her Arms' Facebook page:

"It is as if the smallest amount of light is infinitely more powerful than massive amounts of dark." - Rob Bell

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - March 9, 2010

2010-03-10T20:52:00.005-05:00

Yeah, I was wearing a sheer top that had one tit out out. Wanna make somethin' of it? And sorry, no photographic proof exists, to my knowledge. I'm sure it's a real shocker, though. Me, with naked pixels? Nevah!

"Nothing Ever Happens When You're Gone" - The Sad Little Stars

"Heart Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise" - The Avett Brothers

"You Better Go" - The Sugars

"I Can Hear Music" - She And Him

"Sandy Dunes" - Sambassadeur

"Paper Moon" - Shout Out Louds

"Walmart Parking Lot" - Clem Snide

"Red Moon No. 5" - Owen Pallett

"Walkabout [w/ Noah Lennox]" - Atlas Sound

"I Was Never The One" - All Smiles

"Wholehearted Mess" - Bear in Heaven

"Touch" - Bright

"Honey in the Sun" - Camera Obscura

"Nothing To Hide" - Yo La Tengo

"Up From Below" - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

"The Child In Me" - Emma Pollock

"Swim Until You Can't See Land" - Frightened Rabbit

"I Don't Want To Wake Up Alone" - Lightspeed Champion

"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" - Los Campesinos!

"In Our Talons" - Bowerbirds

"Fortune" - Midlake

"Range Life" - Pavement

"For Real" - Okkervil River

"Back of the Card" - Man/Miracle

"The Passenger" - Iggy Pop

"The Gold Medal" - The Donnas

"Watching The Planets" - The Flaming Lips

"Share The Night" - The Clientele

"Young Americans" - David Bowie

"Meet By The River's Edge" - The Gaslight Anthem

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?" - U2

"Song For You" - Alexi Murdoch

"Two" - The Antlers

"Sparxxx (LaundroMatinee.com session)" - The Love Language

Regular Saturday Velvet Set, March 6, 2010

2010-03-08T16:41:00.000-05:00

"Saddest Summer" - The Drums

"Suicide" - The Raveonettes

"Who Knows Who Cares" - Local Natives

"I'm With You" - The Ponys

"Pushing and Shoving" - Man/Miracle

"Lewis Takes Action" - Owen Pallett

"Unless It's Kicks" - Okkervil River

"Last Night" - The Strokes

"There Are Listed Buildings" - Los Campesinos!

"1901" - Phoenix

"Burn You Up" - Thao with The Get Down Stay Down

"A.M. Dial" - Midtown Dickens

"VCR" - Xx

"There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve" - A.C. Newman

"Gimme Danger" - Iggy and The Stooges

"Brand New Start" - Little Joy

"Gravity Rides Everything" - Modest Mouse

"Days" - Sambassadeur

"Never See Me Again" - Vivian Girls

"Bad Kids" - Black Lips

"Girly Girly Girly" - The White Wires

"Serva Ad Manum" - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

"Wicked Game" - Bassboosa

"The Way We Get By" - Spoon

"Take It Easy" - Surfer Blood

"Somebody's Baby" - Yo La Tengo

"There's Nothing Underwater" - Lightspeed Champion

"I've Been Tired" - The Pixies

"Sparxxx (LaundroMatinee.com Session)" - The Love Language

"Kick Drum Heart" - The Avett Brothers

"Sheila" - Jamie T

"Fluorescent Adolescent" - Arctic Monkeys

"She's Bored With You" - Reigning Sound

New Musics! Yay!

2010-02-23T13:00:00.005-05:00

Soz, the much-anticipated Merge Records release from Shout Out Louds, Work, their third full-length album, is out today. It's available on CD, LP, in mp3 format, and in flac format, all of which can be found at the Merge Store. In my humble opinion, you should totes download Merge's downloader as well, as they have tons of great digital downloads from a variety of their bands, including some stellar compilations. For a complete listing of The Merge roster, check out the "Browse Artists" drop-down menu on the upper-right hand side of your screen. Anyways, I soz wish I had monies to download Work, but Friday (payday) isn't THAT far off, is it? It just friggin' seems that way. Le sigh. Yall lemme know whatcha think, k?

Kate Dastardly

Quote of the Day, via Ina Centaur's plurk

2010-02-23T11:10:00.001-05:00

"Each person is as if a jewel on the great cloak of humanity... even if they do not connect with others, they will always shine, in their own brilliant light, to make that great evolving coat of sapiens that much more dazzling." - Douglas Adams. Thanks to a Ina Centaur for plurking this and turning me on to this amazing quote. Totes troof.

Breaking News!

2010-02-21T20:23:00.005-05:00

So, all you The Love Language fans, I gots the scoop for yas. Well, maybe. Based on status updates on The Love Language's facebook, they've been hard at work recording their upcoming Merge Records debut. Soz, I also have Stuart McLamb individually on my facebook. His last status message simply says, "done." Most of the comments would make it seem that most people believe he is referring to the album. However, since he has not said anything else since, who can say for sure? Also, nothing new of interest on The Love Language's page. So... done for the day? done for now? Or, DONE?!"

UPDATE 2-22-10: He was "done" with the dishes. What a tease! *Rolls my eyes*

UPDATE 4:08 slt/pst, 2-22-10: from 3 hours ago, The Love Language's facebook wall:

"the album's done. it's all so bitter sweet."

Update, 2-23-10:

The official word from Stuart McLamb, re: status of The Love Language's Merge debut, Libraries, as well as the scoop on some changes in the band, from the official Love Language blog.

The Infamous "Shameless" Laundromat Set from Tues 2-9-10

2010-02-11T18:12:00.005-05:00

"Does This Mean Your Moving On?" - The Airborne Toxic Event

"Left Of The Dial" - The Replacements

"All This And More" - Dead Boys

"Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" - Okkervil River

"California" - Phantom Planet

"Providence" - The Love Language

"Kids In America" - The Muffs

"Serva Ad Manum" - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

"Higher Power" - Jens Lekman

"Convinced of the Hex" - The Flaming Lips

"Help I'm Alive (acoustic)" - Metric

"Cavaliers Car Hur" - Bombadil

"Alone Again Or" - Calexico

"Promise" - The Violent Femmes

"Do You Wanna Dance?" - The Ramones

"Baby I Love Your Way" - Irene

"Frank Mills" - The Lemonheads

"28 Butts" - Little Jackie

"Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" - Urge Overkill

"Strange Vine" - Delta Spirit

"Gravity Rides Everything" - Modest Mouse

"Cigarette Burns Forever" - Adam Green

"Memories" - Slick Rick

"I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small)" - The Detroit Cobras

"Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley

"Magic Show" - Electric Owls

"Sideways" - Citizen Cope

"Let It Go" - Asteroid No. 4

"Walk You Home" - The Features

"Hole In My Head" - Box Elders

"Nightmare Hippy Girl" - Beck

"Chick Habit" - April March

"Go On Baby" - Baby Dayliner

"Some Weird Sin" - Iggy Pop

"Slow Dog" - Belly

"Lollipop (Squeak E. Clean and Desert Eagles Remix)" - The Chordettes

Soz a lil later I'll try to post my Laundromat set list from today but for now...

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You'll have to be satisfied with these lovely posts from The Laundromat blog concerning the set, and The Violent Femmes, both posts featuring vids as well. Oh, and a semi-nude pic of moi!!!

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The Violent Femmes - Promise

And, because I'm UBER-nice, an uncensored pic from the set which will be sure to become infamous as the one where I got the title of first dj at The Laundromat to get fully nekkie! Yay me! Pic courtesy of SimonTemplar Bernard, with mucho thanks.

Sunday's Regular Crow Set, 2-7-10

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"Just A Ride" - Jem

"Father Figure" - George Michael

"Swimming Pools" - Thao

"Memories" - Slick Rick

"We Used To Be Friends" - The Dandy Warhols

"That Should Stand For Something" - My Teenage Stride

"Tenth-Ave Freeze-Out" - Bruce Springsteen

"Kids In America" - The Muffs

"Runaway" - Del Shannon

"Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne

"Dancing Queen" - Abba

"Saturday Night" - Bay City Rollers

"The Way We Get By" - Spoon

"California" - Phantom Planet

"Lover I Don't Have To Love" - Bright Eyes

"Does This Mean You're Moving On?" - The Airborne Toxic Event

"Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee

"Candyland" - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

"Brand New Key" - Melanie

"Fox On The Run" - Sweet

"The Exploding Boy [Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85]" - The Cure

"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield

"Hooked On A Feeling" - B. J. Thomas

"I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small)" - The Detroit Cobras

"Glass Onion" - The Beatles

"Living Thing" - Electric Light Orchestra

"You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You" - Dean Martin

"Walk Like A Man" - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

"It Ain't Me Babe" - Bob Dylan

"28 Butts" - Little Jackie

"Radio" - Alkaline Trio

"You Only Live Once" - The Strokes

"Strange Vine" - Delta Spirit

"Not Fair" - Lily Allen

"Cigarette Burns Forever" - Adam Green

"Creep" - Radiohead

"Cum On Feel The Noize" - Slade

Regular set, The Crow's Foot, Sun. Jan. 17, '10

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1. "Shake a Shot" - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

2. "Green Gloves" - The National

3. "This Time Tomorrow" - The Kinks

4. "Plus Ones" - Okkervil River

5. "Watching the Planets" - The Flaming Lips

6. "If You're Feeling Sinister" - Belle and Sebastian

7. "Young Hearts Spark Fire" - Japanadroids

8. "She's Bored With You" - Reigning Sound

9. "Always Wanting More" - Jay Reatard

10. "Serva Ad Manum" - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

11. "Drugs" - Black Kids

12. "I'm With You" - The Ponys

13. "Providence" - The Love Language

14. "Once and Never Again" - The Long Blondes

15. "When They Fight" - Generationals

16. "My Heart" - Smith Westerns

17. "Music is My Girlfriend" - Let's Wrestle

18. "TV" - The Darlings

19. "Hole In My Head" - Box Elders

20. "Get Rid Of That Girl" - The Donnas

21. "Girl In Black" - The Branded

22. "Always the Same" - The Legends

23. "seems to be on my mind" - Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

24. "MLKs" - Strange Boys

25. "Mais Maintenant Il Faut Danser" - Nous Non Plus

26. "Lover, Killer" - The Foxes

27. "Call Me" - Reigning Sound

28. "Go On Baby" - Baby Dayliner

29. "Maroon Bible" - Beulah

30. "The Land of 1000 Bars" - Goodnight Loving

31. "Girl About Town" - Helen Love

32. "Little Things (That Tear Us Apart)" - Irene

33. "Faking It" - Jay Reatard

34. "Sexy In Latin" - Little Man Tate

35. "Well Alright" - Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays

36. "Does This Mean You're Moving On?" - The Airborne Toxic Event

37. "The Golden Age Of Aviation" - The Lucksmiths

38. "Everything With You" - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

39. "That's The Way Boys Are" - Lesley Gore

40. "Letter To Memphis (Live At The BBC)" - The Pixies

My worship Grand Reopening set, 1-17-09

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"It Ain't Gonna Save Me" - Jay Reatard

"Honey In The Sun" - Camera Obscura

"Lisztomania" - Phoenix

"Memories" - Slick Rick

"Hey Boy" - The Magic Kids

"Heaven's Stranger" - Eat Skull

"Beg, Steal, or Borrow" - Babyshambles

"Bad Kids" - Black Lips

"If This Is Love" - The Darlings

"Always Wanting More" - Jay Reatard

"Can You Dig It" - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

"Last Nite" - The Strokes

"What Became of the Likely Lads" - The Libertines

"Lalita (Daytrotter Sessions)" - The Love Language

"Maps" - Rogue Wave

"Where Eagles Dare" - David Pajo

"For Real" - Okkervil River

"Pocket and Wing" - The Fresh & Onlys

MY CLUB OFFICIALLY REOPENS TODAY! YAY!

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So, I'm just going to post the flyer, because it pretty much speaks for itself. All the djs are doing one-hour sets, and it's starts at 7pm slt and will end, well, when the last person leaves, according to our closer, Katherine (Katy) Ivory. It should totes be a blast, folks, so if you don't bring your ass out here tonight, I'm seriously going to think you don't believe in fun and good musics. Oh, and by the by, I'll be wearing one of the sluttiest outfits in my inventory and drinking 40s of Miller High Life. If ya can't afford the good stuff, you might as well get shit that goes down like water so you can chug, at least that's my philosophy ;)

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