The first full week of July is coming to an end. I, for one, think this summer is moving pretty quickly. July has some sweet live musical shows in the works too. Jens Lekman, The Format, Cursive, Cold War Kids, and a little festival called Pitchfork.
The firework friendly Fourth has come and gone and I never got to make a festive post. I'm not really shedding any tears over it, but here are a few MP3s and a short clip from a hilarious (uber-American) South Park episode.
[MP3] Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
[MP3] Elliott Smith - Bottle Up And Explode!
[MP3] Jeremy Enigk - Set It On Fire
[MP3] Iron & Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down
I'm not sure if the rest of you are aware, but July is chock full of various Independence/Bastille days around the world. And how about the fact that it is National Hot Dog Month in the USA?! I bet you didn't know that, unless you have some unhealthy fetish with sausage or Oscar Meyer. Or how about the month deemed as Cell Phone Courtesy Month too? Maybe you know of National Picnic Month? Or, my personal favorite, Anti-Boredom Month. This being known, I can't forget some awesome July themed tunes. I think this Decemberists track is one of the best summertime songs ever, really.
[MP3] The Decemberists - July, July!
[MP3] Third Eye Blind - 1000 Julys
Cell Phone Courtesy Month: [MP3] Backstreet Boys - The Call
National Hot Dog Month: [MP3] Led Zeppelin - Hot Dog
National Picnic Month: [MP3] Modest Mouse - It Always Rains On A Picnic
Anti-Boredom Month: [MP3] The Walkmen - I'm Never Bored
Stereogum posted a hilarious Best Week Ever rendition of the new Apple vs. PC commercials. I'm a Mac guy so I've always liked the commercials from the get-go, but Stereogum's post-worthy parodies are comically truthful.
Rolling Stone put together a sweet little Fourth Of July playlist that includes a ton of different "Star Spangled Banner" renditions. I posted a Sufjan version in an older post and might as well bust it back out. Check out how many artists have covered the anthem and hear their versions here.
[MP3] Sufjan Stevens - The Star Spangled Banner
5 comments:
Voxtrot will be playing at Pitchfork's pre-party!
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if you're going to post an elliott smith song, why not "Independence Day"?
ehh. too obvious of a choice? they're both amazing songs, i know. i just chose bottle up and explode instead. reminds me of fireworks, kind of.
lol @ the amazingly ironic posting of that Iron & Wine song
good post but i've got to ask what is with this quicktime nonsense?
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