Odd Thomas Music

I have been following the adventures of (spoiler alert via wikipedia link!) Odd Thomas, arguably Dean Koontz’s most likable character.  The weird, otaku and geeky in me identifies readily with that fictional hero.  Maybe it’s because of this “oddness” that I tend to gravitate towards certain shall we say, “odd” types of music.  You can call it weird, odd, or off.  If you’re in a kind mood, describe them as unique, different or unusual.  Here’s my list of oddly delicious music:

1.       Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass – Theme De YoYo

2.       Amadou & Mariam – Sabali

3.       !!! – Me & Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)

4.       Fred Eaglesmith – Worked Up Field

5.       Gogol Bordello – Sally

6.       Kevin Johansen – Daisy

7.       The Red Elvises – Ukranian Dance # 13

8.       Gorillaz – Left Hand Suzuki Method

Again, I’d like to thank MdM for introducing me to most of these music.  The picture above is the album art for Panic! at the Disco's Pretty Odd.

Dr. Horrible Once Again

I posted earlier (albeit as an aside) on Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog. Perhaps I've mentioned there how much of a fan I am, but I am of course going to say it again, being the big fan that I am (and the fact that I sometimes repeat myself, sometimes repeat myself). So naturally I found this "game version" (at digg) of that video blog weirdly appealing, even funny. It's really weirdly appealing. Oh, I said that already.

"Also Known As" Songs

Here’s a list of a few songs I really like done differently by artists other than the original. The originals are great of course. You might call these interpretations, version, renditions, revivals (dear God no!), covers etc. of the original. It’s not exactly better iterations of the original song but the unique way it’s done lends to its attraction and aural allure. Have a listen and tell me what you think … perhaps you can recommend some songs like them:

1. Rita Lee – She Loves You

2. Howie Day – Help

3. Bolipata – Kamusta Ka

4. Rufus Wainwright – Across the Universe

5. Estancia – We’re All Alone

6. Cristina – Drive My Car

7. Nick Cave – Let It Be

8. Madonna – American Pie

9. Sonia – Fly Me to the Moon

10. Faye Wong – Dream Person

Music Blog Part 2: Holy Week Soundtrack

Perhaps inspired by Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (you can tell I'm a Joss Whedon fan, here's the trailer) and due to the "suckcess" of my previous most recent post featuring the infectious Plant vs Zombies theme song (my nephew loves this game), we've decided -- me and the voices inside my head that is -- to feature music in my blog. Sort of making it a musical blog, or a blogging musical, or a blog with a soundtrack or ..... well you get what I mean. There is nothing original about this idea of course, as with most of what we refer to as our life and times -- sorry folks, hate to break it to you but it's all rehash. Just think of it as my sorry excuse to impose my audio proclivities to unsuspecting victims/netizens. For a better blog on music you can start looking here.



So the theme is the Holy Week (Neil Diamond's Holy Holly), or what's happening to me during this time .... or whatever I'm inclined to think about actually, it's my blog see. I was feeling quite under the weather lately starting Monday (Beck's Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes). By Tuesday (Stereophonics' Don't Let Me Down) I was losing the battle between a very nasty virus and my pill popping certain health supplements. On Wednesday I had to bring in the big guns, Zithromax and Fluimicil, hoping to win this fight and regain my honor (Tomayusu Hotei's Battle Without Honor or Humanity). Thursday (David Axelrod's Holy Thursday) came along, a bit friendlier and non-confrontational. Maybe the drugs (ACDC's Highway to Hell) were working. When Friday came I popped another pill happy that I was feeling a bit better which is a good thing since it was the kumander's birthday (Oren Lavie's Her Morning Elegance). We can't celebrate though because it's a Good Friday. I just hope I can recover in time for Saturday's kendo (Madeleine Peyroux's Don't Wait Too Long). Hopefully by Sunday (Bach's Air on a G String) I'll be 100 % just in time for some celebration!

Shut Up!! Just ....

I'm recently rekindling my love for music. We've been cold to each other lately, what with all the work and stuff you know .... the usual, you know .... I try to always be there for her, you know .... try to listen to her, you know ..... I love you pooo, I love you too, you know. But things get in the way of a good relationship, you know. Still I try to make it work ..... but she goes ..... Black Eyed Peas – Shut Up

You have to pardon the rambling above, I'm just trying to see if last.fm and snap.com will work together. Please bear with me, you know.

A widget, a widget real good.

Quick blog update here: installed (and updated) some widgets in my blog.

Installed three (3) widgets from last.fm namely: recent tracks played, my recommended playlist and top tracks. Why? Because I can, it's my blog after all. Also updated the digg.com widget to display the top stories. Lastly, changed my blog design to make the entire thing sorta blend, sorta. Lacking creativity, I went for black since I figured, the presence of all the colors is better than the absence thereof. Arguably, I still used colors albeit all of it. If you so desire, you can get your own widgets from the site links provided above.