Random Quote from The Big Lebowski Random Quote Generator to get us in the mood:
On to the FRT. To play, put your digital music player on shuffle, click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. Leave your list in comments or trackbacks. If you click past the bad or embarrassing songs, I’m gonna throw you in the shower with Bunny Lebowski — and let Brandt watch for free.
Here’s my list:
1. “I Don’t Blame You” — Cat Power (You Are Free)
2. “Hearts and Daggers” — Espers (Espers)
3. “It Ain’t Me Babe” — Bob Dylan (Another Side of Bob Dylan)
4. “Suite No. 6 in E-Major” — J. S. Bach played by Glenn Gould (French Suites, Overture)
5. “True Faith” — New Order (Substance)
6. “Belle” — Jack Johnson (In Between Dreams)
7. “Stormy Weather” — Spaniels (Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour)
8. “I Pity the Poor Immigrant” — Bob Dylan (John Wesley Harding)
9. “Suite 1 in G Major - Sarabande” — J. S. Bach played by Pablo Casals Suites for Cello
10. “Hungry Heart” — Bruce Springsteen (The River)
Favorite Song: “It Ain’t Me Babe”
Least Favorite Song: “I Pity the Poor Immigrant”
Favorite Album: Another Side of Bob Dylan
A Bob Dylan sweep. I hope to put up a post about his new album soon.
Random live mp3: Cat Power, “Wonderwall” (Peel Sessions) [mp3]
And, hey, as long as we’re talking music, take a look at this inventive stop-motion video for the song “Oh Mandy,” by The Spinto Band (via The BM Rant; video after the jump):
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Curtis:
The Flaming Lips - Stand in Line (In a Priest Driven Ambulance)
Robyn Hitchcock - Certainly Clickot (Eye)
Ray Charles - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Smash Mouth - Then The Morning Comes
Modest Mouse - This Devil’s Workday (Good News for People Who Love Bad News)
Cracker - Wild One
Dave Matthews - Too High
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Taste The Floor (Pschocandy)
Modest Mouse - Custom Concern (Instrumental BBC radio)
Beastie Boys - An Open Letter To NYC
Favorite Song: Taste the Floor
Least Favorite Song: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Favorite Album: Psychocandy
I had to look at the code for the shuffle method on my player — seems like it’s always coming up with doubles — but it seems to check out:
def command_shuffle(self):
import random
l = []
n = len(self.buffer)
while n > 0:
n = n-1
r = random.randint(0, n)
l.append(self.buffer[r])
del self.buffer[r]
self.buffer = l
self.bufptr = 0
self.update()
app.status(_("Shuffled playlist... Oops?"), 1)
How to choose! Hitchcock’s Eye has to be one of my favorite albums of all time. And the Flaming Lips’ In a Priest Driven Ambulance is excellent. Good News for People who Love Bad News is a little gem. Cracker, Dave Mathews, Smash Mouth — all good albums. Ah! But Psychocandy has to be given credit — it kicks ass, sounds good, and was influential as hell and Taste the Floor is a great song.
Helmut:
1. Malajube - Etienne D’aout
2. The Magnetic Fields - Underwear
3. Magneta Lane - Daggers Out!
4. Tamba Trio - Mas que nada
5. The Living Blue - State of Affairs
6. Sheila Chandra - Deeper drone…
7. Tapok - Te Tan
8. Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra - Chillintando
9. Victor Scott - Gotta Go
10. Trentalange - Monster
Favorite: probably “Te Tan,” maybe “Gotta Go” or “Etienne D’aout.”
Least favorite song: “Deeper drone…”
This is kind of a crappy set.
Matt:
Curtis: That’s definitely the first time anyone has posted random code onto a random ten entry.
Helmut: Happens to the best of us, my man. But, I was hoping that you’d chime in with an analogue random ten this week. Perhaps next time?
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