The “Hey” Playlist

In no particular order:

• The Chemical Brothers “Hey Boy Hey Girl”
• Led Zeppelin “Hey Hey What Can I Do”
• Outkast “Hey Ya!”
• Jimi Hendrix “Hey Joe”
• The Beatles “Hey Jude”
• Filter “Hey Man Nice Shot”
• Pink Floyd “Hey You”
• Oasis “Hey Now!”
• Foo Fighters “Hey, Johnny Park!”
• Tori Amos “Hey Jupiter”
• Sonic Youth “Hey Joni”
• Beulah “Hey Brother”
• Hank Williams “Hey Good Lookin'”
• No Doubt “Hey Baby”
• Gin Blossoms “Hey Jealousy”

There are plenty of others, but am I gonna include the Black Eyed Peas or Blessid Union of Souls? HELLS NO.

WFMU’s Black Velvet Portrait Gallery

I volunteer at WFMU in Jersey City, and they have this amazing black velvet portrait gallery on the third floor. I would take my own photos but 1) my camera is giving me problems and 2) I found this gallery on Flickr that’s so much better than what I could take. Below is the creepiest one.

Random Video

Some rock stars think This is Spinal Tap is a documentary.

Random Video

Love this song. Hole did a version for their “Unplugged” show. Is anyone else feeling it? The whole witchy aspect of the season and such.

Grammy Nominations 2011

These are not predictions; rather, these are what I want to win. (Yes, I’m biased toward Lady Gaga and Cee Lo.)

Record of the Year

Cee Lo Green – “F*** You” (For the love of God, please don’t let “Empire State of Mind” win.)

Album of the Year

Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster

Song of the Year

Cee Lo Green – “F*** You”

Best New Artist

Florence + the Machine (Yes, it’s the kiss of death. For the love of God, please don’t let Justin Bieber win.)

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” (Not Beyonce or Katy or Norah, because I can’t stand any of them.)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me” (I like this song, okay? Don’t judge me.)

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals

Sade – “Babyfather” (I haven’t actually heard this but the rest are too awful to even consider. Maroon 5 and Glee? Vomit.)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Lady Gaga and Beyonce – “Telephone” (Again, can’t stand Sasha Fierce, but the Gaga love makes up for it.)

Best Pop Vocal Album

Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster

Best Dance Recording

Robyn – “Dancing On My Own” (Rihanna will probably win, that hussy. Does anyone else have “I can’t stand Rihanna” guilt? Yes, what she’s gone through is awful, but that doesn’t mean I have to like her music.)

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Robert Plant – “Silver Rider”

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals

Muse – “Resistance” (Though I won’t be upset if Kings of Leon or The Black Keys take it.)

Best Hard Rock Performance

Soundgarden – “Black Rain” (I missed them so much!)

Best Rock Song

Muse – “Resistance” (Again, Kings of Leon and The Black Keys are a-okay in my book.)

Best Rock Album

Muse – The Resistance (Did you know that Pearl Jam came out with a new album? I didn’t, and I don’t care.)

Best Alternative Music Album

The Black Keys – Brothers (Not Vampire Weekend. Yuck.)

R&B and Rap categories? Don’t care. I spaced out after those listings. Best Zydeco or New Age album? Out of my purview. Don’t know, don’t care.

Did you know that Hillary Clinton has a Grammy? Spoken word. That’s how aspiring EGOTs roll. I’m talking to you, Tracy Jordan!

Crossword Puzzle 11/30/10

I haven’t completed today’s puzzle yet (or gotten as far as I can before I give up), but I must take issue with 10-Down: Weezer’s music genre. I saw the answer was three letters, and knowing what it was, dreaded filling it in. E-M-O. Ack! Can we classify Weezer as “nerd rock” or “geek rock” instead? Emo is dead. When’s the last time you heard anything about Dashboard Confessional? What are the kids even listening to these days? Also, why is “toper” a hint in at least three different clues? What the hell is a toper? One of the answers turned out to be F-L-A-S-K, so I’m guessing this is some antiquated name for a “Good Time Charlie” or something retro no doubt.

Kristian House, you’re on my watch-list.

Random Video

Fun fact: Poe’s brother (who directed this video) also wrote House of Leaves.

Random Video

I’ve been on a ’90s kick – some videos I considered putting up here included Lush’s “Ladykillers.” Tracy Bonham’s “The One,” and Letters to Cleo’s “Awake,” which I couldn’t find the original for and didn’t want to use that song from Melrose Place (I think that’s where it was from). I also looked for (not necessarily) one-hit wonders/alt-rock stuff from the Noughts, without much good stuff. I’ve called the decade the Noughts for a number of reasons, both numerically and linguistically. (I love puns!)

But regardless, Fountains of Wayne rock. Enjoy.

Random Video/”Hot Chick” Beavis and Butthead Critique

I was going to do this one as a Random Video only, as sometimes late at night I stumble across songs I haven’t heard in 15 years and go, Oh yeah, I remember that one. I liked it. I also remembered Beavis and Butthead’s take, which was missing from the previous “Hot Chicks” edition.

Agnetha’s First Playlist

Most of my playlists got lost during the Jarvis coma, so I’ve got a few old favorites that I’ve used often enough, plus some new stuff that bleeds into one another quite nicely. I broke a cardinal rule and put two songs by the same band (Beulah) next to each other, but it works, I swear. There’s also some nice little Bryan Ferry bookends, beginning with a cover from Velvet Goldmine and ending with Roxy Music. Awesome. I’ve kept the original cut-and-paste from iTunes to Safari, save for separating each song. I think it looks cool.

1. 2HB – Venus In Furs Feat. Thom Yorke Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack 1 11/12/10 9:26 PM
2. Doing Nothing 3:23 Of Montreal Aldhils Arboretum Alternative & Punk 4 11/12/10 9:26 PM
3. Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin 1:46 The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs (Disc 3) 1 11/12/10 9:26 PM
4. Some Candy Talking 3:19 The Jesus & Mary Chain Psychocandy Alternative & Punk 3 11/12/10 9:26 PM
5. Carey 3:04 Joni Mitchell Blue Pop 3 11/12/10 9:27 PM
6. So Long, Marianne 5:41 Leonard Cohen The Best of Blues 1 11/12/10 9:27 PM
7. Teen Angst 5:03 M83 Before The Dawn Heals Us Alternative & Punk 1 11/12/10 9:27 PM
8. Opus 40 5:11 Mercury Rev Deserter’s Songs Alternative & Punk 1 11/12/10 9:27 PM
9. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 1:07 Queen A Night At The Opera Rock 5 11/12/10 9:29 PM
10. Sunken Waltz 2:28 Calexico Feast Of Wire Rock 3 11/12/10 9:29 PM
11. Poor Little Rich Boy 2:28 Regina Spektor Soviet Kitsch Pop 8 11/12/10 9:30 PM
12. Popular Mechanics for Lovers 3:04 Beulah The Coast is Never Clear Pop 1 11/12/10 9:30 PM
13. Emma Blowgun’s Last Stand 5:22 Beulah When Your Heartstrings Break Pop 4 11/12/10 9:32 PM
14. Fake Plastic Trees 4:51 Radiohead The Bends Alternative & Punk 7 11/12/10 9:33 PM
15. All These Things That I’ve Done 5:02 The Killers Hot Fuss Rock 2 11/12/10 9:33 PM
16. Hounds Of Love 3:03 Kate Bush Hounds Of Love Alternative & Punk 1 11/12/10 9:34 PM
17. Gimme Sympathy 3:55 Metric Fantasies Alternative Rock 4 11/12/10 9:36 PM
18. Nowhere Again 4:16 The Secret Machines Now Here Is Nowhere Alternative & Punk 1 11/12/10 9:36 PM
19. Execution Day 3:00 The New Pornographers Mass Romantic Alternative 1 11/12/10 9:36 PM
20. Squalor Victoria 3:01 The National Boxer Rock 2 11/12/10 9:37 PM
21. Loaded 7:03 Primal Scream Screamadelica Alternative & Punk 2 11/12/10 9:38 PM
22. Here Come The Warm Jets 4:02 Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets Electronica/Dance 2 11/12/10 9:39 PM
23. Street Hassle 11:00 Lou Reed Street Hassle Rock 4 11/12/10 9:39 PM
24. The Day I Tried To Live 5:19 Soundgarden Superunknown Rock 4 11/12/10 9:39 PM
25. Space Dog 5:12 Tori Amos Under the Pink Alternative & Punk 1 11/12/10 9:40 PM
26. Ladytron 4:27 Roxy Music Roxy Music 4 11/12/10 9:44 PM