Connect the Dots: Xiu Xiu to Harvey Danger

So notice anything different? A new banner?
Yes! I made it. Do you like it? I do.
So here's a game I thought I'd try out. I'll connect a band that are considerably different to another band through collaborations, or things along those lines. Like that movie game where you connect actors by films they were in with other actors. I'm sure this has already been done but whatever, I'm giving you MP3's so be quiet.
So we'll start with Xiu Xiu, and end with Harvey Danger. But in the future how about I accept challenges, but it has to be possible. Don't name Beyonce and Yacht cause I'm pretty sure that's impossible. Think one through and send it in the comments and I'll do it next time I do this, with MP3's.
So here's the first one:

Xiu Xiu - Ceremony (New Order Cover)

Sunset Rubdown - Appistat Commander
Appistat Commander is a Xiu Xiu song which Sunset Rubdown played for their cover and remix album, which that New Order cover also appeared on. They also toured together and are kind of friends I think.

Wolf Parade - Disco Sheets
Spencer Krug is in Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade.

Hot Hot Heat - Bandages (The only hot hot heat song i like)
Dante DeCaro joined Wolf Parade after quitting the Hot Hot Heat.

Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticsm
Death Cab's Chris Walla produced the Hot Hot Heat's EP Knock Knock Knock

Harvey Danger - This is the Thrilling Conversation You've Been Waiting For
Sean Nelson sings on that Transatlanticsm track, and Ben Gibbard sings on this song.

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Buy Transatlanticsm, one of my favorite albums of all time.


Wooooooah, 6 degrees of seperation, I didn't even think that out intentionally. OK so new rule, it has to be at most 6 degrees of spereation away.
Send me your ideas, but warning, I'll probably get stumped easily so send me something a little easier.

My hands are blue!

So the other day I was tie dying with some friends (which is tough! let me tell you.) Well I walked away with blue hands from the dye and it doesn't come off that easy. Also I may have ruined one of my favorite shirts and stained my pants. But whatever cause now I've got a sweet shirt and some ugly orange socks that look more like an out of control foot fungus than tie dye. Without furthur ado, here are some songs that help me cope with this new found blueness.

Alexi Murdoch - Blue Mind

Kind of Like Spiting - Blue Period

White Stripes - Blue Orchid

TV on the Radio - Blues from Down Here (live on KEXP)

There's only so much time you could waste on me.

Howdy! Welcome to the first post on my third blog attempt. This one I'm going to be pretty serious about, I'm pretty sure. It should be great! I've got everything a blog needs (not to toot my own horn). The only reason I didn't do this before was I didn't want to throw down money on file hosting. I think I've found a free solution (hotfilelinks.com (thank you Alex)).
A little about me, so you can get an idea of what'll be here. I live in Seattle.... man this sounds dumb. I'm actually not going to talk about me.
So I can't really tell you what to expect, I'll post songs and talk about music. Shows I go to, interesting stuff that happened... Expect hard work though! Just stay tuned.



Today I'll start with one of my favorite songs ever. My posts in future will be... umm i can't really think of a word for it, except better. This is just me warming up with posting.

Kind of Like Spitting - Birds of a Feather
I heard about them while browsing www.barsuk.com and knew Ben Gibbard was kind of a fan (Turns out a bit more than just a fan but friend and collaborator). Ben Barnett has such a raw style of songwriting it's a bit tough to swallow sometimes. It's the kind of music that needs your full attention (which is my favorite kind). KOLS's guitar licks are so ridiculous, they sound so easy and simple which is incredible because they're complicated and extremely difficult on guitar.
This song especially showcases a lot of my favorite things about KOLS. The guitar, the lyrics, Ben's voice... Solid, rough and beautiful. But not for everyone, I haven't got many friends into them, but I strongly recomend them to you if you like this track. Or if you know them, awesome, you've probably been into them longer than I have.
Unfortunately Ben's no longer music. He also played in the Thermals for awhile and lots of other bands but hasn't made anything since 2006's Thrill of the Hunt. I hope to hear something new soon, or just a reunion show.

Here's a link to buy one of my favorite albums.

For future refernce, comments of any sort are good. If you read I'd love to hear everything or anything you think. Just write me something.