It was a rough week, but we'll relax with some music!

The week went by so fast and yet it was full of stress for most of the people I know. Weird, huh?

Well, I know what I always do to destress: Rock out to some Alternative Tunes. The funny thing about this countdown is that the songs can take on a comfort food feel to them. So, pull up a chair and enjoy!

Countdown #88

***Featuring***
The Black Keys
Blink-182
Bush
Cage the Elephant
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Lifehouse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

Countdown #87. Geewilickers!

Haha I have never seen that word spelled out before. It looks silly.

Here's a new countdown. Hopefully no new songs will go on the chart until I figure out how to get my computer fixed after it suddenly found itself sitting in a pool of soapy water. Pray that it's just the power cord that's fried, people!

Countdown #87

***Featuring***
Ben Kweller
The Black Keys
Blink-182
Bush
Cage the Elephant
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

Back on track with a New Countdown!

So, you may not be aware of this, but you are reading this in the middle of my daughter's 6-day birthday extravaganza. Well, maybe "extravaganza" is a bit dramatic, but damn if this kid isn't celebrating her birthday on three non-consecutive days! Her actual birthday was on Thursday (1/12) and K and I took the day off and spent it with her! It was lots of fun. Now, when you're reading this, we'll be preparing for the actual birthday party. Fun times. We're probably rocking out to the countdown right along with you!

Countdown #86

***Featuring***
The Black Keys
Blink-182
Bush
Cage the Elephant
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

Merry Christmas! Have a New Countdown!

Well, it's Christmas and here is the latest AFDATTC (that's what the cool kids are calling it. It rhymes with "Aflac"). Next week is the Year End Countdown and then the Artists of the Year Countdown on the 8th!

Countdown #85

***Featuring***
The Black Keys
Bush
Cage the Elephant
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Fuel
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

New Countdown...Running out of Clever Titles!

How the hell did it get to be December 18th already? One week till Christmas!?! Agh! Well, I'm writing this on December 16th and hopefully K and I have gotten a lot done by way of Christmas shopping/prep. Because right now? Not looking so good. But it'll work out. Probably.

Countdown #84

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
The Black Keys
Bush
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
King Post Kitsch
Seether
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

New Countdown. Needed: A Chisel and a Garter.

This episode rocks. Hard. You will enjoy it so much. I know I did!

Countdown #83

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
The Black Keys
Bush
Chevelle
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Seether
Switchfoot
Young the Giant
Yuck

New Countdown! New Month! New......Shoes?

Well, I did get some new shoes. Was that this week? I haven't actually started wearing them, but I'm sure I will have before the year is out. What a way to start a blog post!

It was a very easy podcast to record this week. Grammy nominations, Festive fifty voting, and all that gave me lots to talk about!

Countdown #82

***Featuring***

AWOLNATION

The Black Keys

Bush

Coldplay

Foo Fighters

Foster the People

Seether

Switchfoot

Young the Giant

New Countdown with a little help (a log of help!) from my parents!

Well, Thanksgiving was this week in America, so my Dad and stepmom came down to visit. Those of you that were listening back in February will remember that I asked them to help me out before.

This time I REALLY put them to work!

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving if you celebrated, and great week if you didn't!

Countdown #81

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
The Black Keys
Bush
Coldplay
Doomtree
Foo Fighters
Foster the People
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

New Countdown, just in case you're worried I've forgotten how to ramble

I did so well up until the last intro and then I literally stopped talking to try to do some calendar math. Oh silly James. But that's just me being me, you know? Sometimes I ramble and that's ok :)

I'm really enjoying the context of this podcast being on the radio.

You guys, lots of awesome stuff is coming up and I talk a little bit about it in the aforementioned last intro. If you've been with me since last year, you won't be surprised, but it's still super exciting!

Countdown 80!

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
The Black Keys
Bush
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Foster the People
The Nearly Deads
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Switchfoot
Young the Giant

Early, you say?

Well, as I mention at the beginning of the episode this week, I'm off to a Me First and the Gimme Gimmes concert tomorrow night. I'm super excited and can hardly wait, but it did mean that the deadline I've (sort of) set for myself was not going to work and so here I am. On a Wednesday morning (technically speaking), posting the countdown!

Countdown #29

I'll let you know how the concert was :)

Ok, well, maybe not IN the eight o'clock hour. But certainly near it

Ok, so maybe I end this podcast with something that turned out not to be true, exactly, but it's still a fun podcast :)

Countdown #28

New Countdown! With a new #1!

Here's the latest episode of the countdown!

I'm enjoying publishing it on Wednesday nights/Thursday mornings. It means practically zero wait time before i can see next week's list!

Countdown #27

Countdown #26 and a bit of accidental (though maybe not entirely inappropriate) irreverence

So, before I get my comments section flooded with hate mail (which would still be preferable to the nothing i get usually), I didn't mean to pick the very least appropriate John Lennon song to play in honor of his birthday. Although, I think maybe he might have gotten a dark chuckle out of it?

Countdown #26

25 countdowns in and still going strong!

Well, here it is: That highly anticipated 25th episode of the countdown! Lots of change. Listen and love it!

Countdown #25

22 and the Boss

Hey everyone! First of all:

Countdown #22!

Second, I've been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen recently. I'm really enjoying the imagery in his lyrics and the stories he has to tell. Someone enjoying Bruce is not news, of course, but I was wondering if anyone out there has a favorite song of his. Leave me some comments :)

Countdown #21

What? 10:47 and i'm publishing the podcast? Fantastic! Of course it's wednesday night.... oh well. We're always improving, aren't we? hopefully.

Here it is!

Countdown #21