47 posts tagged “lastfm”

In order to make me feel better about it, here's another little ditty about someone who lost something important.

Where's Me Jumper_

Sultans Of Ping FC

Detachable Penis

King Missle

And, since it's monday, here are my last.fm charts:

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 1 February 2009

1		Calexico		9
2		Tom Waits		7
2		Soul Coughing		7
4		Muse		6
4		The White Stripes		6
6		RJD2		5
6		Aesop Rock		5
6		The Decemberists		5
9		The Billy Nayer Show		4
9		Talking Heads		4
9		Mike Doughty		4
12		Yard Dogs Road Show		3
12		The Upper Crust		3
12		Guns N' Roses		3
12		Radiohead		3
12		The Pierces		3

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 25 January 2009

1		Talking Heads		4
2		The Killers		3
2		The New Pornographers		3
2		Tom Waits		3
2		The Decemberists		3
2		Mike Doughty		3
7		Orbital		2
7		Cornershop		2
7		Block		2
7		Utah Philips & Ani DiFranco		2
7		Elvis Costello		2
7		The Presidents of the United States of America		2
7		Aesop Rock		2
7		The Postal Service		2
7		Josh Ritter		2
7		The Black Crowes		2
7		Modest Mouse		2
7		Calexico		2
7		The Magnetic Fields		2
7		Nerina Pallot		2
7		Boneless Children Foundation		2
7		Belle and Sebastian		2

It just seems odd that I have a couple of fours, some threes and this many 2s. Too tired now to figure it out.  Have some Bonzos, even though they have nothing to do with this.

Trouser Press

Bonzo Dog Doodah Band

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 11 January 2009

1		Talking Heads		8
1		Fleet Foxes		8
3		of Montreal		5
3		Calexico		5
5		The Black Crowes		4
5		Ra Ra Riot		4
7		Puerto Muerto		3
7		Guns N' Roses		3
7		Tom Waits		3
10		Amy Winehouse		2
10		Steriogram		2
10		The New Pornographers		2
10		Iron & Wine		2
10		The Decemberists		2
10		Roxette		2
10		Handsome Boy Modeling School		2
10		Mike Doughty		2
10		The Moog Cookbook		2
10		LCD Soundsystem		2

We didn't publish last week's charts, on account of 64 tracks of an audio book that Boots and I were listening to as our bed time story.  Let's just say it was a bit more embarrassing than Harry Potter.  I think it'ssafe to say it's time to dial back the Fleet Foxes now that the holiday season is over. 

I thought a little bit more about my angst and decided it would be dismissive to say that it's just a social angst.  There's a touch of professional malaise in there as well.  We're down one designer and, I have to admit, everything that out "senior" designer cranks out for the web is exactly the fucking same.  There is only so much of that I can take before I start phoning in my efforts to match the lackluster design performance.  We've got a new hire coming in a couple of weeks, but it is a crying shame to think that the modicum of pride I felt in the quality of my firm's work was built around someone who doesn't work here any more.  (Of course, the sites we are putting together are fine, possibly even professional looking if each one is considered in a void.  It's just when you start thinking of them as a continuum of what is possible that they lose their luster.)  In any case, I am genuinely considering looking at other places if the new hire doesn't give me something worthy of my skill set.

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 7 December 2008

1		Talking Heads	18
2		Ra Ra Riot	8
2		of Montreal	8
4		The Decemberists	7
5		Fleet Foxes	6
6		Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip	5
7		The Killers	4
7		Upper Crust	4
9		Jonathan Richman	3
9		Tom Waits	3
9		RJD2	3
9		The Pierces	3
9		Elvis Presley	3

Nothing much out of the ordinary here.  The Sears guy turned up on Saturday to fix the treadmill that Botts' folks got us for Christmas, so I've had a couple of chances to underscore how out of shape I am.  We did some especially fine dining over the weekend, including one place that is actually close to us.

And, in contrast with your average Monday, I'm still so nervous about lapsing back into this cold I just beat that I am actually well rested today.  Coo-razy.

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 23 November 2008

1		The Decemberists		15
1		Talking Heads		15
3		Fleet Foxes		8
3		Upper Crust		8
5		Ra Ra Riot		7
5		Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip		7
5		Calexico		7
8		Palast Orchester mit Max Raabe		5
8		Jonathan Richman		5
10		Tom Waits		4
10		The Upper Crust		4
10		Soul Coughing		4

Nothing new to see here.  Refer to last week's post for information about my a-listers.  The Decemberists' new EP probably accounts for most of the new plays for them last week, though I'm not entirely sure why they've only just made it on to the chart.  I may have bumped the ratings up a bit, just to make sure I had plenty of Decemberists to prepare me for actual December.

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 16 November 2008

1		Talking Heads		18
2		of Montreal		17
3		Fleet Foxes		14
4		The Decemberists		11
5		Ra Ra Riot		10
6		Upper Crust		8
7		Jonathan Richman		6
7		Palast Orchester mit Max Raabe		6
9		Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip		5
10		Electric Six		4
10		Soul Coughing		4
10		The White Stripes		4

David Byrne's appearance on the BPA track had me looking for some Talking Heads.  I know the greatest hits, but I felt it was worth delving deeper into the collection.  New(ish?) of Montreal disc.  Fleet Foxes are the palatable alternative to excessive Christmas music.  Ra Ra Riot is very Vampire Weekend, thanks to RedPen.  Still got that Upper Crust discography working its way through the playlist.  That about covers it.

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 9 November 2008

1		Talking Heads		13
2		The Decemberists		9
3		The Upper Crust		7
3		Jonathan Richman		7
3		Palast Orchester mit Max Raabe		7
3		Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip		7
7		Upper Crust		6
8		The Submarines		5
8		Tom Waits		5
8		RJD2		5
8		They Might Be Giants		5
8		Aesop Rock		5
13		Belle and Sebastian		4
13		Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds		4
13		The White Stripes		4
13		OK Go		4

This is just my way of saying, "Hey everyone, I'm back from the weekend."

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 2 November 2008

1		Jonathan Richman		8
2		John Williams		7
3		Talking Heads		6
4		The Submarines		5
4		Mike Doughty		5
6		Tom Waits		4
6		Calexico		4
6		Pink Martini		4
9		Vampire Weekend		3
9		Bitter:Sweet		3
9		The Airborne Toxic Event		3
9		The Decemberists		3

Our Harry Potter listening continues to throw John  Williams into the mix here, everything else is (I think) pretty much what you've come to expect from me.  I'm having some kind of allergen-rich experience today which has resulted in some sneezing, but mostly itchy eyes and restlessness. 

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 26 October 2008

1		John Williams		21
2		Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip		12
3		Jonathan Richman		7
3		The Faint		7
3		The Submarines		7
6		She & Him		6
7		The Decemberists		5
7		Palast Orchester mit Max Raabe		5
7		The Airborne Toxic Event		5
7		RJD2		5
11		Shirley Bassey		4

Boots and I have been listening to Stephen Fry read Harry Potter as our collective bed time story.  He does voices, it's pretty rad.  Unfortunately, Boots is the one prone to insomnia, so I have gaps in the story on nights when I fall asleep before she stops it.  Really, I should shut off scrobbling on that machine, but I haven't.

Listening to a couple of tracks by The Streets and The BPA inspired me to dig up the Scroobius Pip disc.  UK Neighbors, what is that accent of his?

Other than that?  Look like a pretty typical week around Mooktown.  I listened to a bunch of Vampire Weekend and LCD Soundsystem over the weekend, using my phone for its mp3 playing capabilities.

Did I mention that I didn't get enough sleep?  Please excuse any incoherence.