Today's post starts off questionable

I’m honestly not sure today's list ever rises above that.

• Saddam A Go-Go - GWAR
• SexyBack (Armand's Mix) - Justin Timberlake
• Mr. Brightside - The Killers
• Rollin’ - Limp Bizkit
• Move Bitch - Ludacris
• Music - Madonna
• Ray Of Light - Madonna
• Which MC Was That? - MC Frontalot
• Livin’ At The Corner Of Dude & Catastrophe - MC Frontalot ft. Brad Sucks
• 2x4 - Metallica
• King Nothing - Metallica
• We Are All Made Of Stars - Moby
• This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
• Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix) - N.E.R.D.
• Ride Wit’ Me - Nelly
• I Like The Way You Move - Outkast
• Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
• Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
• Run Runaway - Slade
  

Onward!

Heavy on the electronica and dance today.

• Born Too Slow - The Crystal Method
• Name Of The Game - The Crystal Method
• Insane In The Brain - Cypress Hill
• Fighting Man - DJ Pone & Drixxxe
• What Would Brian Boitano Do? - Southpark
• Heather Graham - Da Vinci’s Notebook
• Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
• Jumpin’ Jumpin’ - Destiny’s Child
• Whip It - Devo
• Salio El Sol - Don Omar
• Salio El Sol (EduK Baile Funk Remix) - Don Omar & Machete
• Seinfeld - Electronic Symphony Orchestra
• Rubberneckin’ (Paul Oakenfold Mix) - Elvis Presley
• The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
• Lose Yourself - Eminem
• Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim
• London Bridge - Fergie
• Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
• We Got The Beat - The Go-Go’s
• Minority - Green Day

So much for another day. I’m working on some longer form, more interesting stuff. As far as you know.

In which you learn yet more about my musical tastes

Next 20, without comment:

• Brown Derby Jump - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
• Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak
• Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Pink, Li’l Kim, Mya
• Sci-Fi Wasabi - Cibo Matto
• Know Your Chicken - Cibo Matto
• Rock The Casbah - The Clash
• Devil In Jersey City - Coheed & Cambria
• Where The River Flows - Collective Soul
• Heavy - Collective Soul
• Try - The Connells
• Home Today - The Connells
• Fantastic Voyage - Coolio
• Hanginaround - Counting Crows
• Low - Cracker
• Get Off This - Cracker & Leftover Salmon
• Afternoons and Coffeespoons - Crash Test Dummies
• Crossroads - Cream
• Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Travelin’ Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Not bad.

Into the homestretch

I haven't update my rotation in a couple of days, so I'm almost caught up with the entire current list. I apologize in advance for the name of the Butter track. Blame Miho Hatorie and Yuka Honda -- yeah, the same two women behind Cibo Matto (who also appear in the playlist). Actually, I think one or both of them have some involvement in Gorillaz as well. In any event, I like the sound and I find the name of the track amusing, if offensive.

• Corncob Pipe - BTK
• Machinehead - Bush
• Butterfucker - Butter 08
• Pepper - Butthole Surfers
• Jerk It Out - The Caesars
• Short Skirt, Long Jacket - Cake
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle - Cake
• Carbon Monoxide - Cake
• Sheep Go To Heaven - Cake
• Word Up! - Cameo
• Don't You - Candlebox
• Cool Jerk - The Capitols
• Life Less Ordinary - Carbon Leaf
• Carnival - The Cardigans
• Bees - Caribou
• She’s a Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
• Let’s Go - The Cars
• Shake It Up - The Cars
• Parisien du Nord - Cheb Mami
• Smells Like Compton (NWA v. Nirvana) - Cheeky Boy

Heheh. If you haven't heard Smells Like Compton, look it up. Or ask me to mux it sometime.

More music

Another twenty, with more Blues Traveler and several tracks from the awesome string quartet Bond. If you've never heard them, you should.

• Carolina Blues - Blues Traveler
• Theme from Skidoo - Bobby Hughes Experience
• Sahara 72 - Bobby Hughes Experience
• Hey Coach, Don't Call Me A Queer - The Bobs
• It's My Life - Bon Jovi
• You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
• Dalalai - Bond
• Alexander the Great - Bond
• Fuego - Bond
• Gypsy Rhapsody - Bond
• Rock Steady - Bonnie Raitt
• Summer of ‘69 - Bowling for Soup
• The Bitch Song - Bowling for Soup
• T-Bone Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
• Dirtbag - Brad Sucks
• The Dirty Boogie - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
• Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson
• Yeah Toxic (Blades Blend Remix ft. Usher & Ludacris) - Britney Spears
• Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
• Murder Incorporated - Bruce Springsteen

Why is it that every one of these lists seems to include one really embarrassing track? It's not as if guilty pleasures are some kind of virtue. Ah, well. Until tomorrow.

Because this is the only thing I have enough energy to post

I'm writing these in advance, to the extent that this can be considered writing. Kicking it right in today with Ben Kweller, and running out through some Blues Traveler, with a brief stop at Blackalicious (elevated momentarily to They Might Be Giants territory with this uber-geek track).

• Ann Disaster - Ben Kweller
• A Southern Thang - Better Than Ezra
• Good - Better Than Ezra
• Laid - Better Than Ezra
• Conjunction Junction - Better Than Ezra
• Rollin’ - Big & Rich
• Mister Pinstripe Suit - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• The Entertainer - Billy Joel
• Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
• You’re Only Human (Second Wind) - Billy Joel
• Jealous Again - The Black Crowes
• Pump It - The Black Eyed Peas
• War Pigs - Black Sabbath
• Chemical Calisthenics - Blackalicious
• Home - Blessid Union of Souls (no, I did not misspell “blessid”)
• 2x4 - Blind Melon
• What’s My Age Again - Blink-182
• The Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang
• Don’t Fear The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
• Crash Burn - Blues Traveler

An ongoing saga of epic proportions

I keep adding to my work playlist. Today's segment picks up a little indie edge from Ben Kweller, with a sprinkling of 80s and cheesy pop.

• S.P.A.T. - Badly Drawn Boy
• Swarm - Badmarsh & Shri
• Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men
• Surf Beat - Balboas
• Teri Akhiyan - Bally Sagoo
• Venus (Extended Mix) - Bananarama
• The Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladies
• Get In Line - Barenaked Ladies
• Grade 9 - Barenaked Ladies
• One Week - Barenaked Ladies
• So What’cha Want - The Beastie Boys
• Intergalactic - The Beastie Boys
• Ch-Check It Out - The Beastie Boys
• Brass Monkey - The Beastie Boys
• Ghettochip Malfunction (Hell Yes Remix) - Beck
• Girl - Beck
• The New Pollution - Beck
• Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
• Rocking the Suburbs - Ben Folds
• For Those of Y’all Who Wear Fanny Packs - Ben Folds Five

Ooops...I was wrong. Ben Kweller is at #21. So he'll be in line tomorrow. If you're interested, I'm muxing some of these tracks over at muxtape.

Group the third

Starting with alpha by artist, since that's how I'm creating the list. I'm already wincing at the first entry.

• Voulez-vouz - A*Teens
• TNT - AC/DC
• Phone Call #27 - Admiral Twin
• Rag Doll - Aerosmith
• Train Kept A Rollin’ - Aerosmith
• Red Tape - Agent Provocateur
• Paradise - Alcazar
• Transmetropolis - Alcazar
• Ritmo Del Amore - Alcazar
• Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
• Southbound - The Allman Brothers
• Ijii Mongol - Altan Urag
• Khukh Tolboton - Altan Urag
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash - Ananda Shankar
• Party Hard - Andrew W.K.
• Pango Pango - The Atomic Fireballs
• Show Me How To Live - Audioslave
• Turn Up The Radio - Autograph
• Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
• Private Idaho - The B-52’s

If anyone’s interested in hearing any of this stuff let me know, and I’ll throw a muxtape together.

The Next 20

Let's see if today's selection turns out different from yesterday's in any measure:

• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Eat the Rich - Aerosmith
• Even Better Than the Real Thing - U2
• Evenflow - Pearl Jam
• Everything To Everyone - Everclear
• Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
• Fascinating Rhythm (Openair Remix) - Bhangra Nights
• Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
• Feuer frei - Rammstein
• Geek Stink Breath - Green Day
• Get Low - Li'l Jon and the Eastside Boys
• Get the Party Started - Pink
• Gonna Make You Sweat - C+C Music Factory
• Gorgonzola - Addison Groove Project
• Groove In Green - Addison Groove Project
• Harder To Breathe - Maroon 5
• Head Sprung ft. Timbaland - LL Cool J
• Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
• I Alone - Live

Nope, nothing different, really. A couple of things I wouldn't play with my parents around, even though I'm nearly 40, but that's been the case for most of 30 years. :)

Music notes

Ah ha ha.

Right.

So anyway, I've started culling my iTunes library for my "current mix" again. That sounds like fun, and it is, but it's also a big job, since the library currently sits one shy of 40K tracks. For my amusement, if not for yours, I thought I'd start listing out my current at work/workout playlist. One option that won't be listed, but which is a must-have for anyone who exercises, in DJ Steveboy's Podrunner or Podrunner Intervals podcasts. I subscribe to both, and you should as well.

So for grins, the first 20 items in the current regular rotation. Bear in mind that this list runs to high-energy stuff, so there's a fair dose of otherwise-not-very-listenable dance music, heavy crunch guitar and similar. That should probably cue you to the fact that there are cringeworthy items in the playlist...you've been warned.

• AM Radio - Everclear
• American Idiot - Green Day
• American Jesus - Bad Religion
• Anatomic - Afro Celt Sound System
• Around the World - Daft Punk
• Back in Black - AC/DC
• Bawitdaba - Kid Rock
• Biff Bang Pow - Southern Culture on the Skids
• Blue Turban - Arabic Breakbeats
• Brain Stew - Green Day
• Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
• Cherub Rock (Unedited) - Smashing Pumpkins
• Cocaine (Lit Up) - Buckcherry
• Comfort Eagle - Cake
• Cowboy - Kid Rock
• Culo Remix ft. Sean Paul & Li'l John - Pitbull
• Cumbersome - Seven Mary Three
• Dhol Dogs - Afro Celt Sound System
• Discotheque - U2
• Don't Phunk with My Heart - Black-Eyed Peas

I think I'm surprised that Kid Rock managed to show up twice in that first 20. Hopefully, the presence of ACSS, U2, Daft Punk and SCOTS is enough to overwhelm him.