Top Ten Tuesday (UK Edition): Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne "Not Letting Go"

What a fun summer jam! It's definitely a throwback to a certain sound of the 90's and with the song titles he references, Tinie Tempah is well aware of that fact and embraces it. I enjoyed this one a lot! Thanks, UK!

New Countdown: "With Something of a Thud"

Muse

Hey hey! Now we're making some progress. Posting on Tuesday morning isn't bad at all! I'm pretty pleased with myself!

Enjoy the tunes!


Countdown #252

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Death Cab For Cutie
Matchbox 20
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Of Monsters and Men
Saint Motel
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

Throwback Thursday: 1972

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

1. Rocks Off
2. Rip this Joint

3. Shake Your Hips
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn and Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup
10. Happy

11. Turd on the Run
12. Ventilator Blues
13. I Just Want to See His Face
14. Let It Loose
15. All Down the Line
16. Stop Breaking Down
17. Shine a Light
18. Soul Survivor

I think this is a weird non-Greatest Hits album to own. I love it, but I feel like it's more of a "You know their hit albums and now check out what they're doing!" sort of album as opposed to "Here's this band. Get to know them through this album" sort of album, you know?

New Countdown: Two Decades of JLP

Walk the Moon

This week's episode felt a lot shorter than usual. I think it's because of last week's HUGE episode. The songs are here and they're so great. I think you're really going to enjoy this one


Countdown #251

***Featuring***
Alanis Morissette
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Death Cab For Cutie
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Of Monsters and Men
Saint Motel
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

Top Ten Tuesday (UK Edition): Major Lazer featuring MØ & DJ Snake "Lean On"

I think this might be the first time that a post I've made on a previous UK Edition has forced me to do another UK Edition. A song that I posted about in April because it was on the Top Ten in the UK has finally hit our Top Ten. OMI's "Cheerleader" was the song.

So this is a fun little dance track. Simple, straightforward. I like it a lot!

Throwback Thursday: 1973

1. Big Barn Bed
2. My Love

3. Get On the Right Thing
4. Only One More Kiss
5. Little Lamb Dragonfly
6. Single Pigeon
7. When the Night
8. Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)
9. Medley: Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands of Love/Power Cut

So I guess June in the 70's was really all about Paul McCartney and Wings, huh? I have liked all of the albums of his/them that I've listened to. And this one was no exception. I've listened to Ram and this. I have Band on the Run and Wings at the Speed of Sound on my list

New Countdown: Sestercentennial, Semiquincentennial, Bicenquinquagenary

twenty one pilots

I took my time putting this together because I wanted maximum quality for the 250th episode.

I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it!


Countdown #250

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
AWOLNATION
Bush
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab For Cutie
Dinosaur Jr.
Edwyn Collins
Live
Meat Puppets
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Of Monsters and Men
Pearl Jam
Sponge
Stone Temple Pilots
Toad the Wet Sprocket
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

Tag!

This post is just so that all the tags go to the right post because I ran out of room. If you have come to this post from searching for one of the bands tagged here, click on the link below to find the appropriate podcast

http://appetitefordistraction.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-countdown-sestercentennial.html

Top Ten Tuesday: Andy Grammer "Honey, I'm Good"

I had only heard clips of this song, but now that I've heard the whole thing, I like it! I think it's a good message to keep in mind delivered in an enjoyable package. And the video is pretty enjoyable as well!

Throwback Thursday: 1974

1. Band on the Run

2. Jet
3. Bluebird
4. Mrs. Vanderbilt
5. Let Me Roll It
6. Mamunia
7. No Words
8. Helen Wheels
9. Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)
10. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

Another Paul McCartney solo/Wings album at the top of the charts! I really need to just sit down and take all of this content in. What's for sure is that I know I love the title track. What a great song :)

New Countdown: Don't Want to Jinx Anything But...

X Ambassadors

I haven't quite been lapped by the charts, so let's shoot for THAT as the achievement here.

Enjoy :)



Countdown #249

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
AWOLNATION
Death Cab For Cutie
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Nirvana
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

Top Ten Tuesday: David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, and Afrojack "Hey Mama"

This song is very catchy and I'm sure we'll be hearing it a lot this summer.

The video is kind of like "Mad Max Goes to Bonnaroo" which is a decent concept I suppose.

It's not my favorite video so far this year, but it's enjoyable enough.

Throwback Thursday: 1975

1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
2. Tower of Babel
3. Bitter Fingers
4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

6. (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket
7. Better Off Dead
8. Writing
9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes
10. Curtains

So I love Elton John's singles, but the only album I'd ever attempted to listen to was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which has some great singles but is absolutely a slog to get through to the end. This album, on the other hand, feels tight and driven. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am excited to listen to it again. The song selection was easy. There was only one single.

Top Ten Tuesday: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood"

Well, as expected, this song takes over the #1 position on the Hot 100. It's not surprising, since it spent all week breaking Vevo records and being a super intense, fun, cameofest.

I am very pleased with what Kendrick adds to this, as well. Overall, a very well executed project!

See how many people you can recognize!

June 2015 Media Update

Last Thing I Watched: When it's super late, but I still need to clean up, putting on an SNL really helps, plus it gets me closer to caught up. Last night (early this morning), I finished the Reese Witherspoon Mother's Day episode. This sketch had me dying, trying not to laugh super loud and wake up my household!

Last Thing I Read: I started the last issue of March last night and the last thing I read was this short piece by Oliver Sacks. He has such an amazing way with words.

Last Thing I Listened To: I mowed most of the lawn this morning before starting my working from home for the day. I got through the entirety of Reel Big Fish's 1996 debut Turn the Radio Off but I listened to this, the first single, and first track on the album, as I put the lawnmower away. I only saw this video for the first time recently and I love it!

Things I'm Seeing on the Internet: A lot of stuff about kids getting out of school or getting close to getting out of school. Some Graduation stuff. And then all the stuff about the Dugger family. I feel like you should have the option to just completely remove yourself from people's memories when this kind of thing goes down. It sucks that they have to revisit all of this stuff with the spotlight still on them. Overall, though, there's no big THING happening on the internet as we move into June, but watch out: Summer loves memes!

New Countdown: Accomplishing Last Week's Goals This Week

Muse

Last week I sat down with the intention of just hammering out the podcast. And I failed.

But THIS week, that's exactly what I did.....a day late.

I think you can hear the excitement in my voice in talking about the new songs and some old songs and some songs that are sort of in between. I think you're really going to enjoy this one



Countdown #248

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Death Cab For Cutie
Foo Fighters
Gin Blossoms
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Robert DeLong
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors