I can’t believe the price that I’ve paid for this chemically-induced, perceivably ideal, take-it-with-a-glass-of-water day...

It's been a month since I last posted and I think this song sums it all up for me... I'll try to be better.

Jay Brannan - Drowning

We've got another thing coming undone...

The National - The Runaway

A tear in my brain allows the voices in...

Apparat - Arcadia
Chromatics - In The City
Thom Yorke - Hearing Damage

We take our empty hearts and fill them up with broken things...

Florence and the Machine - Are You Hurting the One You Love?
The National & St. Vincent - Sleep All Summer

There's no escaping now...

Swallow this love or you may drown...

The Chemical Brothers - The State We're In (Featuring Beth Orton)
The Chemical Brothers - Asleep From Day (Featuring Hope Sandoval)
The Crystal Method - Falling Hard (Featuring Mieko)
Tiësto - Knock You Out (Featuring Emily Haines)

Limitation scars...

Natalie Imbruglia - Beauty on the Fire
Natalie Imbruglia - Cold Air

Heaven's so far away...

Soulsavers - Revival
Soulsavers - Paper Money
Soulsavers - Spiritual

RIP John Hughes

Honestly, the news of John Hughes death hit me very hard last week. I was kind of amazed at the power of the blow. I always knew that his movies defined a specific part of my youth, I just had forgotten exactly how vital that part was. I spent the day yesterday revisiting his films, specifically The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and Sixteen Candles. I tried to pick a favorite and found it nearly impossible as there is such a true and relatable voice in each one. So, for this post, I'm focused on the one which had my favorite soundtrack. That was an easy one...Pretty In Pink's soundtrack remains on constant rotation for me even now.
Here are three modern takes on three classic tracks from that soundtrack.

The National - Pretty In Pink
Placebo - Wouldn't It Be Good
Nada Surf - If You Leave

So many dreams on the shelf...

I found my favorite live version of this Tori classic and had to share.

Tori Amos - Winter (Live in NYC, Jan. 23, 1997)

Everybody wants to party with you...

Madonna is getting ready to release her 3rd greatest hits compilation and will contain 2 new tracks. The first new single is "Celebration". It marks Madonna's triumphant return to the dance floor after taking a detour to the more hip hop colored world of Hard Candy.
This is a fanmade remix of the dub Warner Brother's has released to tease fans until the track goes live August 3rd. The music remains unchanged...but Dubtronic has added the leaked vocal samples and it is just fucking amazing.
My anticipation could not be greater...I am so happy to hear my girl back in the clubs, where she belongs....

Madonna - Celebration (Dubstar's Oakenfold Dub)