Off the Charts #9: Birthday 2014 (Part 2)

WELL, this was quite under the wire, wasn't it? But we got it done and we hopefully learned our lesson for next year.

Enjoy!


Off the Charts #9: Birthday 2014 (Part 2)

**Featuring**
Against Me!
Drop Out Orchestra
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Green Day
Metallica
NOFX
Sufjan Stevens
Sun Culture
'Weird' Al Yankovich
Wild Flag

And here are the posts/blogs that I refer to in this episode:

Panda Head
Pitchfork
Sirens of Decay
Shorpy Historical Photo Archive
I Sing In The Kitchen
Snopes
Page-Turner
Not a Fancier of Cats
Garfield Minus Garfield

Festive Fifty 2014 (Part 3)

We did it! We got all three episodes published before the new year and I couldn't be more stoked. Thank you to everyone that contributed and voted and made all of this possible. I hope you've enjoyed these episodes and will decide to participate next year, too!

Hooray!

Festive Fifty 2014 (Part 3)

17. King Creosote - Something to Believe In (Shaun)
16. The Amazing Snakeheads - Here It Comes Again (Kathy)
15. War on Drugs - The Ocean In Between the Waves (Nat)
14. Big Data featuring Joywave - Dangerous (Alan (Big Data))
13. FKA Twigs - Two Weeks (Rachel)
12. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting on You) (Kev/Bella)
11. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Andrew)
10. Tiny Ruins - Me at the Museum, You at the Wintergardens (Tim via James)
9. Shakey Graves - Dearly Departed (Marc)
8. St. Vincent - Prince Johnny (Katy)
7. Johnny Marr - Easy Money (Rob G)
6. War on Drugs - Red Eyes (Mad Mackerel)
5. First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining (Stuart)
4. Elbow - My Sad Captains (Robert Todd)
3. Jenny Lewis - Just One of the Guys (Rick)
2. Hozier - Take Me to Church (Jason)
1. St. Vincent - Digital Witness (Rob G)

Off the Charts #7: Birthday 2013!

No Age

Well, I didn't think I was going to actually get this done. And, in fact, I thought that meant the end of this feature, but inspiration struck for some reason and so here we are. These are all the blogs that I subscribed to on my birthday last year that posted on my birthday (July 16). Multiple posts were pared down to one, because some blogs post a LOT! It's a long one, but I think it's enjoyable. And VERY eclectic!

Off the Charts #7: Birthday 2013

***Featuring***
Against Me!
The Bluetones
Cursive
The Dandy Warhols
Electric Soft Parade
Frank Ocean
The Hood Internet
Jack Handey
Kurt Vile
Michael Alvarado featuring Carissa Rae
Miles Davis featuring John Coltrane
Naked
No Age
Of Montreal
PHOX
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sara Bareilles
SCB
Smashing Pumpkins
The Vaccines
The Wild Swans

***And Featuring the Following Blogs***
What If? (Post From My Birthday)
The Vinyl Villain (After my birthday, JC moved blogs. He moved HERE)
Across the Kitchen Table (Post From My Birthday)
Culture Pop (Post From My Birthday)
Song, By Toad (Post From My Birthday)
I Sing In the Kitchen (Post From My Birthday)
Daytrotter (Post From My Birthday Featured in this Podcast)
Elements (Post From My Birthday)
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (Post From My Birthday)
Page-Turner (Post From My Birthday)
Pigeons & Planes (Post From My Birthday)
Crestfallen (Post From My Birthday) (Oh, I have in my notes that I picked the song I picked for this post because a version (from the rerelease that I talk about) of it was released on my birthday, as well)
Panda Head (Post From My Birthday)
The Hood Internet (Post From My Birthday)
Sandpaper Suit (Post From My Birthday)
Sirens of Decay (Post From My Birthday)
Linear Tracking Lives (Post From My Birthday)
Snopes (Post From My Birthday)
We Listen For You (Post From My Birthday)
Listen Before You Buy (Now over at Unrecorded) (Post From My Birthday)

Against Me!

So I'm listening to all my Against Me! albums today because I've been thinking a lot about Tom Gabel, the lead singer's announcement that he is transgender and will be living his life with his wife as a woman named Laura Jane Grace. I'm not sure if it'll be Laura Jane Grace Gabel or not, but either way, it's such a strong and brave move on her part. I was listening to the last song on their album New Wave, "The Ocean" and heard this lyric:

"If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman.
My mother once told me she would have named me Laura.
I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her."

Which is lovely and relatable and now has a whole added context. Tom Gabel's wikipedia page talks about this and goes on to say that Against Me! has a new song called "Transgender Dysphoria Blues".

So, go listen to some Against Me! and celebrate this brave individual.