While this blog’s political leanings are no secret, we fully advocate the watching, re-watching, and scrutinizing of every word said by both candidates at tonight’s presidential debate. Some good points made, and definitely some research to be done. Be an active participant in the political process, and double-check every claim made by the candidates. And, recall how a certain candidate said “That’s not true” about a thousand times in response to a series of accusations? Double check on those accusations. You’ll be enlightened, I’m sure.
In any case, I’m exhausted from all that. To cool down, some of my favorite new and elder tunes. Enjoy:
Time
Artist
Track
10:02
TV On The Radio:
Golden Age
10:06
Boom Bip:
Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder
10:11
Mercury Rev:
Butterfly
10:14
Thom Yorke:
Harrowdown Hill
10:20
Hot Chip:
Boy From School
10:26
Vampire Weekend:
Ottoman
10:30
Arcade Fire:
Wake Up
10:36
Deerhoof:
Fresh Born
10:41
Friendly Fires:
White Diamonds
10:45
Menomena:
E is Stable
10:50
Presidents of the United States of America:
Lump
10:54
Radiohead:
National Anthem
11:01
TV On The Radio:
Red Dress
11:06
TV On The Radio:
DLZ
11:10
Immortal Technique:
Harlem Streets
11:13
Secret Machines:
Underneath the Concrete
11:19
The Clash:
I’m Not Down
11:22
Peter Bjorn & John:
School of Kraut
11:26
Kings of Leon:
Sex on Fire
11:29
Pinback:
Chaos Engine
11:34
The Stills:
Eastern Europe
11:37
Cold War Kids:
I’ve Seen Enough
11:40
Let Me Know:
A Night In The Box
11:45
The Mae-Shi:
Kingdom Come
11:57
Nick Drake:
Fly
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Background Music: Various Artists – Droppin’ Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab
To all the brave souls who managed to make it through both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, we salute you. To those of you who only watched Ron Paul’s Counter-Convention, we say good luck on avoiding that income tax. We hear that fight’s going well. DJ Lyz and I stuck it out through both major conventions, our eyes and ear fixed boldly to C-SPAN for hours at a time. And what did we learn?
Modern American politics are a lot like high school. What a bunch of drama queens.
Now that we’re exhausted and find ourselves unaccustomed to eating dinner without hearing someone call someone else inexperienced or out-of-touch, it’s time to unwind and listen to some music.
Time
Artist
Track
10:02
StereoLab:
Cellulose Sunshine
10:04
The Beta Band:
Out-Side
10:09
Beck:
Chemtrails
10:14
Arctic Monkeys:
When The Sun Goes Down
10:19
Radiohead:
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
10:23
Blackalicious:
If I May
10:27
CSS:
Jager Yoga
10:31
Soul Coughing:
Super Bon Bon
10:36
Shearwater:
Rooks
10:39
Camille:
Ta Douleur
10:42
Spoon:
The Way We Get By
10:47
Drums and Tuba:
Brain Liaters
10:52
Dangerdoom:
The Mask
10:55
Justice:
Genesis (sorry about the weird crap at the beginning)
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Background Music: Richard Underhill – Moment In Time
BONUS: Here’s the video for that fantastic Battles tune:
In case you’re wondering about the lyrics to that tune, here they are: bask in their poetic glory:
People won’t be people when they hear this sound
That’s been glowing in the dark at the edge of town
People won’t be people, no
The people won’t be people when they hear this sound
Won’t you show me what begins at the edge of town
The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The kitchen is the cook
The scissors are the barbers
The singer is a crook
The chorus, full of actors*
