Features - ipod roulette

"Pudding Time" by Primus

Matt Schild — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:08:12 -0700

I never thought I'd be nostalgic for the early '90s, nor refer to anything as Primus' "classic period," but here we are.

"In the End" by Green Day

Matt Schild — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 21:56:35 -0700

This might be one of the last few pop-punk tracks created before the flood of crap pop-punk came out of the Pandora's box Green Day opened.

"A Pretty Girl Is Like" by the Magnetic Fields

Jer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:32:16 -0700

I see a man on the streets of Venice or Paris strumming his ukulele, belting out repeated similes in hopes to woo the ladies passing in the moonlight.

"The End of the World" by Jesu

Matt Schild — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:13:49 -0700

But in music, as in life, isn't destroying expectations where all the fun is?

"Levi Stubbs' Tears" by Billy Bragg

Matt Schild — Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:18:22 -0700

An amazing song written about the amazing power of other songs. Does it get any better than this?

"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers

imaginary ash — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:02:29 -0700

Now the D and the A and the M and the N and the A and the T and the I-O-N!

"Snowball in Hell" by They Might Be Giants

Matt Schild — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:14:17 -0700

Sick of slinging copies at your Kinko's night shift? Keep your nose to the grindstone and follow your dream. Maybe in 20 years, you'll have a 15-album back catalog, a devoted following and cartoon renditions of your songs.

"Astley in the Noose" by The Wonderstuff

Matt Schild — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:09:30 -0700

Making fun of Rick Astley is nothing new. The Wonderstuff was doing it when you were in diapers.

"This is the Life" by The Dismemberment Plan

Matt Schild — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:00:49 -0700

It was like having a kick-ass hipster 25-year-old girlfriend admit that senior year of high school she preferred Warrant and Cinderella to Nirvana and Mudhoney.

"How I Came to Know" by Lois Maffeo and Brendan Canty

Matt Schild — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:55:38 -0700

I'm still shocked, and rather bummed, that this record didn't take off better than it did.

"The Ballad of Punky Brewster" by the Chuck Hestons

imaginary ash — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:06:13 -0700

The good guys DO always win. On classic TV, anyway.

"Broken Plates" by Magneta Lane

Matt Schild — Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:58:25 -0700

What the hell is this? And why is it on my iPod? I kind of feel like a slut at this point.

"Agenda Suicide" by The Faint

Matt Schild — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:52:28 -0700

I'll be the first to admit that if you're going to let your personal philosophy take cues from popular music, it's probably best to let folks like Billy Bragg or The Clash set the agenda rather than The Faint.

"Song for Sunshine" by Belle & Sebastian

Imaginary Shrie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:42:35 -0700

The essence of breezy elation

"Stop the World" by The Clash

Matt Schild — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:20:11 -0700

I skipped my high-school homecoming parade my senior year to bug out and buy CDs. I don't regret it a bit.

"The Cradle, the Brothel and the Bible School" by The Flesh

Matt Schild — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:36:38 -0700

If I were the sort to anthromorphize my iPod, I'd say this is its notice to me not to forget about The Flesh.

"Baby, Let's Rock!" by Zwan

Justin Koeppen — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:15:36 -0700

Everyone has moments in their life they wish other people would forget. Industrio-alterna-goth figureheads are no exception.

"When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin

Justin Koeppen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:30:03 -0700

An unmatched classic revitalized in dozens of tasteless Katrina documentaries.

"Essence" by Lucinda Williams

imaginary ash — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:01:10 -0700

Baby, sweet baby...

"Bonnie and Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot

imaginary ash — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:54:57 -0700

Alors, voila, Clyde a une petite amie!