"Look at all his music post thingies." --My High School Drama Teacher
Q: How many kids with ADD does it take to change a light bulb?
A: You guys wanna go ride bikes?
MP3's
Ok, MP3's on this blog (designated by the links that seem like maybe they're songs) are for sampling purposes. So, if you like something you find on this site go buy some stuff by that artist. Go see a show.
If you're not happy that I put an MP3 up on this blog, just email me to take it down and it'll be down.
All MP3's are up for 10 days. Or when I remember to get take them down.
If you want to email me to say hi, ask me to take something down, ask me to put something up (i.e. bands wanting me to check out their music), or anything else, email me at aodblog@gmail.com. You can remember it because it's the Appetite FOr Distraction blog!"But James, you say, why isn't it afdblog?" The answer is, of course, I didn't pay attention to the letters in the initials of my blog. Le sigh.
So this one was tough because we're into the pre-MTV era (I suppose we were last week, too, but not entirely) and the guy is kind of an old-school kind of guy, but I think I did ok.
This is the album that knocked The Wall off the top position after it had been there for 15 weeks and then it kept it off for the 6 weeks it took Billy Joel to get in there and take over with Glass Houses. So that's a pretty tremendous feat.
Tracklist:
Side One:
1. The Horizontal Bop
2. You'll Accomp'ny Me
3. Her Strut
4. No Man's Land
5. Long Twin Silver Line
Side Two:
6. Against the Wind
7. Good For Me
8. Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight
9. Fire Lake
10. Shinin' Brightly
I had no idea what to expect from this song and was pleasantly surprised! This is a mellow, sweet song and definitely gets me in the mood for summer. Well done, United Kingdom!
Great news on the "Punk Bands from the 90's Getting Back Together" Beat!
Hot on the heels of the news of a new Desaparecidos album, I learned this morning that Refused are back together and releasing a new album this summer.
It will be called Freedom and it will be out on June 30!
Listen to the first single, "Elektra" below!
They're on tour, too! Go see them! I would imagine it will be a VERY high energy, fun show!
Refused Tour Schedule
05-02 Meerhout, Belgium - Groezrock 05-22 Hünxe, Germany - Ruhrpott Rodeo Open Air Festival 05-24 Las Vegas, NV - Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 05-25 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory 05-26 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Theatre 05-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 05-29 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 05-30 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 05-31 Chicago, IL - Double Door 06-01 Boston, MA - The Sinclair 06-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 06-04 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 06-05 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel 06-20 Montebello, Quebec - Amnesia Rockfest 06-27 Seinäjoki, Finland - Provinssi 07-02 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival 07-11 Collalbo, Italy - Rock am Ring 07-16 Viveiro, Spain - Resurrection Fest 07-17 Tønsberg, Norway - Slottsfjell 07-18 Tromso, Norway - Bukta Tromso Open Air Festival 07-30 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park * 08-01 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center * 08-02 Columbia, MA - Merriweather Post Pavilion * 08-04 Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion * 08-05 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden * 08-07 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum * 08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival 08-29 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - Pure & Crafted Festival 08-30 Reading, England - Reading Festival
If I'm being honest, this podcast is late because I'm really really into the book I'm reading. And publishing it on time fell slightly below just blasting through it. It's The Girl Who Played With Fire which is the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It's super super compelling.
Please don't take my choices to indicate a bad week on the countdown, though. It was definitely a good one. We have such great songs on the show these days. Enjoy!
PS. Have you noticed that a full 60% of the songs on the Top Ten are by artists with names that start with either F or M? Weeeird.
***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Death Cab For Cutie
Florence + the Machine
Foo Fighters
Milky Chance
Modest Mouse
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Robert DeLong
U2
Walk the Moon
3. Follow My Heart
4. In Your Letter
5. Take It On the Run
6. Tough Guys
7. Out of Season
8. Shakin' It Loose
9. Someone Tonight
10. I Wish You Were There
So in March/April of 1981, this album and the song featured were huge. The album spent 15 weeks at #1 and the song spent 1 week (but was replaced by Blondie's "Rapture", so I mean, it took what it could get.)
A couple of months later, "Keep On Loving You" was the 17th song ever played on MTV (Wikipedia has the full first day along with milestones and stuff HERE, because of course it does.) and the first song to have hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Watching it now, you definitely see how Video Killed the Radio star. Kevin Cronin is a great songwriter and a great singer, but he has the looks of a stereotypical 70's/80's college party movie nerd. And that's why the bands with the great songs but not attractive band members made way for bands like Duran Duran and Bon Jovi, who were more aesthetically pleasing.
YAY! I am so happy that this song has finally made the Top Ten!!! It's a fantastically catchy song that's been on the Countdown podcast all year (one of two songs to be on the countdown every week so far) and the video is, you'll surely agree, adorable and amazing. It's funny and touching and just really lovely! I know you're going to enjoy this one!
Hey, check this out! A post going up at the regularly scheduled time?! This is what I'm talking about!
Hopefully the cover photo doesn't give away any surprises, although, I don't know how it can't. Maybe it'll provide a sense of excitement? Like a teaser for the show!
***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Death Cab For Cutie
Florence + the Machine
Foo Fighters
Milky Chance
Modest Mouse
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Robert DeLong
The Smiths
Walk the Moon
